Show Me Your Brain…
… and I’ll tell you who you are. One driving force behind human individuality is individual experience, which shapes our behavior and the neural underpinnings of [...]
Articles by Mick Lehmann
New Tool for Studying Synapse Biology
Neuroscience currently requires the use of antibodies to study synaptic proteins, where antibody binding is used as a correlate to define the presence, plasticity, and [...]
Stem Cells for Brain Regeneration
The human brain is one of the most complex objects we know. However, in the event of injury or disease, the brain has very limited intrinsic regenerative capacity. Stem [...]
Joint Projects with the MNI
ZNZ’s partnership with the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) funded two new joint pilot projects, which have been launched last September. The following two [...]
Election of the Steering Committee
At the ZNZ General Assembly of the group leaders on 15 September 2022, the new Steering Committee was confirmed. Six members were re-elected and three members are new. Armin [...]
New Joint Master Has Started
The ZNZ has implemented a new specialized Master’s in Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences.The Program is offered jointly by UZH and ETH Zurich. In the fall semester 2022, the [...]
Inaugural Lectures
We congratulate Nathalie Giroud, Christophe Valmaggia and Mital Hitendu Dave on their inaugural lectures. On 7 March, Nathalie Giroud talked about age-related brain changes [...]
Combining MRI and Magnetencephalography
Within the UZH Global Strategy and Partnerships Funding Scheme, Patrick Freund from the University Hospital Balgrist has received funding for a joint project with colleagues [...]
BrainFair 2022 on Brain Injury
The 25th edition of the BrainFair was dedicated to treatments for brain injuries. In four discussion panels, the speakers covered a wide variety of perspectives on the topic: [...]
Funding For Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases
In the past ten years, numerous ZNZ researchers have received a grant from the Dr. Wilhelm Hurka Foundation. An application window opens again this summer and invites to [...]