FENS President Monica Di Luca warmly congratulates The Brain Prize winners

04 March 2016

04 March, 2016 in FENS News ERROR FENS President Monica Di Luca warmly congratulates The Brain Prize winners, Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris for their groundbreaking research on the cellular and molecular basis of a brain mechanism known as long-term potentiation (LTP) and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underpins spatial memory and learning. "At FENS, [...] Read More

The Brain Prize Winners 2016 announced

01 March 2016

01 March, 2016 in Societies & Partner News Ground-breaking research into memory honoured with the world’s largest prize for brain research. The Brain Prize for 2016 is awarded to Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris for their ground-breaking research on the cellular and molecular basis of Long-Term Potentiation and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underpins spatial memory and [...] Read More

Seen by the FENS-Kavli Scholars: 2015 research breakthrough

25 February 2016

25 February, 2016 in FENS News For the very first time, the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence has made its own selection and voted on the most prominent research breakthroughs of the year. A great variety of outstanding research papers in the field of neuroscience has characterised the year 2015. And for the first time the [...] Read More

Two FENS-KAVLI Scholars received ERC Consolidator Grants

24 February 2016

24 February, 2016 in FENS News leana Hanganu-Opatz and Tara Spires-Jones awarded as outstanding young leaders in the field of neuroscience. Congratulations to Ileana Hanganu-Opatz, University of Hamburg and Tara Spires-Jones, University of Edinburgh, who have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, which rewards outstanding young leaders in their field seeking to consolidate their independence. A total of 91 [...] Read More

Launch of the EBC Consensus Statement on European Brain Research

23 February 2016

23 February, 2016 in Neuroscience News The event will take place on 18 March 2016 from 12.30 to 14.30 at the University Foundation, Rue d’Egmont 11 in Brussels in the form of a seated lunch. In promoting brain health in Europe, the EBC recognizes the vital need to create a body of evidence supporting our [...] Read More

Getting published: how to write a successful neuroscience paper

23 February 2016

23 February, 2016 in FENS News A new opinion article from the FENS-KAVLI Scholars has been published on the European Journal of Neuroscience. It discusses how to write a successful paper in the neuroscience field. Getting published: how to write a succesfull neuroscience paper Lars Schwabe, Guillermina López-Bendito, Carlos Ribeiro DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13169 The Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS) and [...] Read More

Supporting the ‘Under the Umbrella’ Initiative by EFNA

18 February 2016

18 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS supports the ‪#‎UnderTheUmbrella‬ initiative by EFNA that aims to raise awareness of ‪brain disorders‬. FENS gives its support to the 'Under the Umbrella' campaign, which is an initiative by EFNA - the European Federation of Neurological Associations. The campaign aimas to an increase in public, political and [...] Read More

Public survey conducted by the JRC in the framework of animal testing

12 February 2016

12 February, 2016 in Neuroscience News Accelerating progress in the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animal testing through better knowledge sharing. In the context of the European Commission's Communication (Action 1) published in response to the European Citizens' Initiative "Stop Vivisection", the Joint Research Centre's European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternative to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) is conducting this [...] Read More

EMBO Workshop on Dendritic Anatomy, Molecules and Function

10 February 2016

10 February, 2016 in Neuroscience News The conference will put the spotlight on molecules, structure, and function. Among the speakers, FENS President Monica Di Luca and FENS Kavli Scholars. 18-21 June 2016 - Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete. Dendrites 2016 will provide the substrate for inter-neuronal communication and their nonlinear properties play [...] Read More

FENS-Kavli Network on “How to get funding for neuroscience in Europe” published in the European Journal of Neuroscience

09 February 2016

09 February, 2016 in FENS News The third article in a series by the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence offering tips for young neuroscientists is now online. The article focuses on funding opportunities for young principal investigators working in Europe, and ways to maximize the possibility of funding neuroscience research projects. The link is here: “The road to independence: how to [...] Read More

EJN Special Issue call for papers

05 February 2016

05 February, 2016 in FENS News The European Journal of Neuroscience is pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled “Neurobiological and psychological modulators of multi-component behaviour”, which will be guest edited by Prof. Christian Beste and Dr. Ann-Kathrin Stock. Everyday activities, such as driving a car or preparing a meal, require both cognitive flexibility and [...] Read More

Opinion from FENS to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) Bill 2015

04 February 2016

04 February, 2016 in FENS News On 4 February the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), represented by its president Professor Monica Di Luca sent an opinion to the Australian Senate Committee for Environment and Communication which is considering a proposal to ban import of lab-bred, non-human primates. The committee held a public hearing on [...] Read More

FENS Forum 2016: Extension of Early Registration and abstract submission

02 February 2016

02 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS announces the extraordinary extension of early registration and abstract submission for the 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience. Registration rates during the last hours before the deadline for early registration today has greatly exceeded the expected level leading to longer than usual server response times. FENS President Monica Di [...] Read More

FRM 2017 to take place in Hungary on 20 – 23 September 2017

01 February 2016

01 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS is proud to announce that the next FENS Regional Meeting (FRM) 2017 will take place in the picturesque city of Pécs, Hungary, on 20 - 23 September 2017. The FENS Governing Council made the host-city selection at its meeting last November. Monica Di Luca, FENS President, commented: "The Hungarian Society of [...] Read More

Supporting European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes

28 January 2016

28 January, 2016 in FENS News The statement in support of Directive 2010/63/EU has been now signed by 213 organisations, including FENS. On the 10 November the European Animal Research Association (EARA) published a Statement on behalf of leading biomedical research organisations, learned societies, industry representatives, universities and patient groups in Europe in support of the Directive 2010/63/EU. The [...] Read More

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