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01 July 2024
FENS is proud to welcome FENS President Ole Kiehn, FENS Secretary General Panayiota Poirazi and FENS Treasurer Aniko Korosi as they begin their active terms in FENS leadership from 2024-2026. [...] Read More
28 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Embargoed: 00.01 hrs CEST Friday 28 June 2024 Amnesia caused by sleep deprivation could be reversed with existing drugs Vienna, Austria: The loss of social memories caused… Read More
28 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Friday 28 June 2024 Researchers discover how nerve cells in bat brains respond to their environment and social interactions with other bats – First study of social groups of… Read More
27 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Thursday 27 June 2024 Specific bacteria in your gut are involved in compulsive eating and obesity – new research shows how your brain and gut talk to each… Read More
26 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Wednesday 26 June 2024 Mouse studies reveal possible benefits of CBD and… Read More
25 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Tuesday 25 June 2024 New research questions safety of cannabidiol for pregnant women Mouse studies… Read More
25 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Tuesday 25 June 2024 Our brains respond differently to human and AI-generated speech, but we still struggle to tell them apart Vienna, Austria: People… Read More
20 June 2024
Dear colleagues and members, As we journey further into this year of ground-breaking discoveries in neuroscience [...] Read More
13 June 2024
Coordinated by FENS in partnership with the Spanish Society of Neuroscience, the FENS Forum 2026 will take place on 4-8 July in Madrid, Spain. The FENS Forum 2026 will bring together experts in all fields of neuroscience to take us to the forefront of our current understanding of modern brain science. Read More
13 June 2024
The FENS Communication Committee and the European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN) are delighted to announce that the winner of the FENS-EJN Image Competition 2022 is [...] Read More
12 June 2024
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Committee on Animals in Research (FENS CARE) is pleased to announce the winners of the FENS CARE Writing Competition for early career researchers 2024, focusing on Exploring the necessity of animal experiments! The winner of section A (Literary Work) is Ivan Montiel (MX) … Read More
11 June 2024
SfN member Yang Dan, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and professor of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the… Read More
22 March 2024
The biennial congress of the European Sleep Research Society “Sleep Europe” is Europe’s leading congress on sleep medicine and sleep research. [...] Read More
07 March 2024
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Committee on Animals in Research (FENS CARE) announces an opportunity for young scientists [...] Read More
05 March 2024
FENS is celebrating Brain Awareness week across 17 countries in Europe with these 33 projects funded by FENS with the support of the Dana Foundation! [...] Read More