The Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis at University of Zurich provides simple and uncomplicated access to modern technologies. We spoke with Dr. Urs Ziegler, Head of Facility, about the Center’s comprehensive services. ZNZ News: […]
What makes a leader? A new study from the Department of Economics examined the behavior and neurobiology underlying leadership preferences and found that individuals who showed less “responsibility aversion” had higher leadership scores. Despite the […]
Nine scientists share their passion for neuroscience with lay interviewers in a video produced for the ZNZ BrainWeekend that took place September 8-9, 2018. This beautifully made video features interviews with Adriano Aguzzi, Patrick Freund, […]
Two studies published in high impact journals have recently reported contradicting results about the ability of the adult human brain to continue to produce new neurons. This reignited the debate about adult neurogenesis. We asked […]
Over 60 research group leaders participated in the one-day workshop on 19 April 2018 at Schloss Au. The meeting aimed at finding strategies to pool resources in new ways to strengthen neuroscience research and training […]
What inspires scientists to start a career in academia and how do they manage their “Work / Life balance”? In this series of posts initiated by the ZNZ Gender Equality Committee, scientists talk about their […]
Save the date for the 2018 ZNZ Symposium on Thursday, 13 September 2018. The program features many highlights such as the Volker-Henn Lecture by Prof. Wolfram Schultz, about rewards and decision making, the Koetser Lecture […]
How and where do we generate thoughts? What does our brain do during sleep? Can we trick our brain? And what happens if it doesn’t seem to think normally? The ZNZ invites you to the […]
The serotonin 2A receptor in the brain plays an important role in how we experience ourselves and others, researchers at the University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich have found. They used the hallucinogen lysergic acid diethylamide […]
A 15-year collaboration with the Functional Genomics Center Zurich has helped the Neuroepigenetics lab of Prof. Isabelle Mansuy advance their research on memory and epigenetic inheritance. Prof. Mansuy explains how the FGCZ has contributed to […]
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