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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
09 August 2017
09 August, 2017 in Neuroscience News FENS warmly congratulates the 2017 World Brain Bee Champion, Sojas Wagle, a sophomore from Har-Ber High School in Arkansas, USA. Future neuroscientists from around the world met in Washington, DC this week to compete in the nineteenth World Brain Bee Championship. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for young students, [...] Read More
31 July 2017
31 July, 2017 in Neuroscience News Press release: Future neuroscientists from around the world will be meeting in Washington, DC USA to compete in the nineteenth World Brain Bee Championship from August 2 to 7 in the Washington Convention Center. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for young students, 13 to 19 years of [...] Read More
25 July 2017
25 July, 2017 in Neuroscience News The International Neuroethics Society (INS) is now a member of the FENS, making connections with thousands of neuroscientists all over the world. FENS members can benefit from new opportunities. INS is pleased to announce exciting new rewards for INS members. Book Discounts – INS members are eligible for a 20–30% discount on [...] Read More
20 July 2017
20 July, 2017 in FENS News ‘Direct and indirect effects of attention and visual function on gait impairment in Parkinson's disease: influence of task and turning’ by Stuart et al. This study revealed that visual function did not significantly account for changes to gait parameters in Parkinson's disease patients, but rather worked indirectly through attention, [...] Read More
03 July 2017
03 July, 2017 in FENS News Warm congratulations to Dr. Guillermina López-Bendito, Senior Scientist at the Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Alicante, Spain. A FENS-Kavli Scholar since 2014 and an EMBO Young Investigator since 2013, Dr. López-Bendito has been awarded with the 11th IBRO Kemali Prize [...] Read More
30 June 2017
30 June, 2017 in Neuroscience News The 2017 European Synapse Meeting is the sixth edition of a biannual event, after Bordeaux (2007), Göttingen (2009), Balatonfured, (2011), Bordeaux (2013) and Bristol (2015). The Milano edition in 2017 is organised by members of previously funded ITN European projects as well as members of University of Milano and [...] Read More