Tracking Neurodegeneration
Many neurological diseases arise initially from a focal lesion. Only with time neurodegeneration spreads to other brain areas and the spinal cord – a phenomena called [...]
Articles by Mick Lehmann
Engineering Networks of Human Neurons
The brain is composed of more than 80 billion neurons, which are highly interconnected and communicate through electrical signals. Understanding how neurons use these [...]
Silencing Anxiety
Anxiety disorders burden millions of people world-wide. Recently, a new source of anxiety in the brain was identified: the orexin/hypocretin neurons in the hypothalamus. [...]
A New Perspective On Neurodegeneration
Magdalini Polymenidou from the Department of Quantitative Biomedicine at the University of Zurich has received an ERC Consolidator Grant. Together with her team she will [...]
Valerio Zerbi Receives Eccelenza
SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowships are aimed at highly qualified young researchers who aspire to a permanent professorship. Valerio Zerbi from the Department of Health, [...]
Welcome to the ZNZ Community
We are proud to welcome our new members. Read on to learn about the research expertise they contribute to our community. PD Dr. Lukas ImbachSwiss Epilepsy Clinic, Klinik [...]
ERC Starting Grant for Katharina Gapp
In her ERC funded project “Heritability of stress receptor signatures in the germline Father-Son-Talks“, Katharina Gapp aims to investigate mechanisms how stress [...]
Inaugural Lectures
We congratulate Michael Meier and Luka Kulic on their inaugural lectures. On October 25th, Luka Kulic from the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, [...]
When the Brain is Hurt
The BrainFair 22 is devoted to the topic of Brain Injuries. In four panel discussions and a series of short lectures, experts will look at brain injuries, their consequences [...]
Sleep the Toxins Away
Deep sleep is nowadays recognized as a potential regulator of brain waste removal. Boosting sleep has proven to clear protein deposits that hallmark Alzheimer’s disease. [...]