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17 November 2017
17 November, 2017 in Neuroscience News Executive Director of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Alexander Schubert looks at how science is unravelling the complexity of the human brain. Read the article by Alexander Schubert, PhD about the importance of brain research, especially when it comes to mental illness. It is mentioned "Brain research is one [...] Read More
15 November 2017
15 November, 2017 in FENS News FENS provides travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 41st Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (New Horizon of Neuroscience: Kobe Convention Center, Japan, 26-29 July 2018). These grants - of up to € 1.200 each - are intended to cover the associated travel [...] Read More
14 November 2017
14 November, 2017 in Neuroscience News The Russian Physiological Society created by Ivan .P. Pavlov organised a scientific forum on the occasion of its 100th anniversary on 17-19 April 2017 in St Petersburg. The Russian Physiological Society was created by Ivan Pavlov in St Petersburg in 1917. On the occasion of its 100 years, the society organised [...] Read More
10 November 2017
10 November, 2017 in FENS News On 10 November the European Commission issued the report that reviews the requirements of Directive 2010/63/EU – all uses of live animals for research or education and testing must be carried out in compliance with the Directive. FENS promotes and advocates for the responsible use of animals for neuroscience [...] Read More
07 November 2017
07 November, 2017 in FENS News New initiatives by editors John Foxe and Paul Bolam ensure that EJN publishes papers of the highest quality in all fields of neuroscience and provides rapid, rigorous, fair and totally transparent peer review. Now is the time to submit your high-quality research to EJN. The journal is subscribed to [...] Read More
24 October 2017
24 October, 2017 in FENS News Submit your papers to The European Journal of Neuroscience. Submission Deadline: 1 March 2018. SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS Addiction Guest Editors: Michel Barrot (University of Strasbourg, France), Antonello Bonci (National Institute of Drug Abuse, USA), Barry Everitt (University of Cambridge, UK) & Rita Goldstein (Mount Sinai, USA) Estimated [...] Read More
19 October 2017
19 October, 2017 in FENS News "Neuroscience in British literature" by Roni Tibon, Ph.D is now available on the History online platform. The project "Neuroscience in British Literature by Roni Tibon, Ph.D (Newton International Fellow at the MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK) was awarded in 2016 and it is now available [...] Read More
17 October 2017
17 October, 2017 in Neuroscience News The Award was established to commemorate the outstanding achievements in developmental neuroscience of the late Dr. Joseph Altman, who discovered adult neurogenesis in the cerebral cortex. Announcement of the Second Call for Applications On April 19, 2016, Dr. Joseph Altman, who discovered adult neurogenesis in the cerebral cortex and received [...] Read More
11 October 2017
11 October, 2017 in Neuroscience News FENS congratulates the 2017 Nobel Prize Winners in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. FENS had the honour to have Michael Rosbash as a speaker in one of its activities. He attended The Brain Conference on 'the Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian [...] Read More
25 September 2017
25 September, 2017 in Neuroscience News The Grass Foundation: 2018 Grass Fellowship Program. The 14-week Grass Fellowship Program provides early-career investigators with an unparalleled opportunity to develop and conduct independent neuroscience research projects within the vibrant scientific community of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole. Fellows function as both an intellectual and social group during their stay and [...] Read More
20 September 2017
20 September, 2017 in Neuroscience News The application deadline is Friday 29 September, 17.00 BST. Interviews will take place in London on 5 and 9 October. The European Animal Research Association (EARA) is a communications and advocacy organisation whose mission is to uphold the interests of biomedical research and healthcare development across Europe. By providing [...] Read More
11 September 2017
11 September, 2017 in FENS News The Boehringer Ingelheim FENS Research Award 2018 has been awarded to Dr. David Dupret for his research on the dynamics of neuronal assemblies during memory processes. David Dupret is leading a research programme at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Brain Network Dynamics Unit in the University of Oxford. His research [...] Read More
25 August 2017
25 August, 2017 in FENS News Edited by Stephane Boudoin, John Foxe, Sophie Molholm, and Mark Wallace. The issue is being edited by Stephane Boudoin, John Foxe, Sophie Molholm, and Mark Wallace. You can read some of the accepted articles at EJN Early View. Follow the link below: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1460-9568 Read More
22 August 2017
22 August, 2017 in Neuroscience News Nominations open for The Brain Prize, awarded by the Lundbeck Foundation. It is € 1 million prize. The Brain Prize 1 mio. € is a personal research prize awarded annually by The Lundbeck Foundation. The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution [...] Read More
10 August 2017
10 August, 2017 in Neuroscience News Obituary: Ray Guillery, friend, colleague and founding editor of European Journal of Neuroscience. Ray Guillery, the founding Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neuroscience, was a major figure in the field of neuroscience. His research output represents a highly productive and influential body of work, profoundly advancing our understanding [...] Read More