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Inflammation, Brain, and Depression

Depression can be a devastating disease and many patients do not respond well to medication. The search for the cause of this non-responsiveness has led to a seemingly unrelated condition: inflammation. But how are inflammation […]

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In memory of Prof. Konrad Akert

Founder of the Brain Research Institute of the University of Zurich and strong advocate for neurosciences, Prof. Konrad Akert has laid the groundwork for today’s neuroscience research in Zurich. At the age of almost 96 […]

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BrainFair 2015

With our sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch we make sense of the world around us. This year’s BrainFair on 16 – 21 March is all about perception, and looks beyond the classical five senses […]

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Not one-solution-fits-all

The ZNZ retreat on scientific career planning was organized to show participants that it is possible to pursue a scientific career and have a family. ZNZ News asked participants Corinna Wentzel (Institute of Molecular Life […]

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New era for clinical neurosciences

The newly founded Center for Clinical Neurosciences was inaugurated November 21-22, 2014 with an opening event and a scientific symposium. The center has the goal to advance clinical neurosciences both in Switzerland and internationally. The […]

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Workshop with UCL Neuroscience

On 22-23 September 2014, the second joint workshop ZNZ/UCL Neuroscience took place in Zurich. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the progress made in various collaborative projects  set up last year and identify […]

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Join the 17th ZNZ Annual Symposium

The ZNZ invites you to join the ZNZ Annual Symposium 2014. The program featuring Jeff Lichtman as the Volker-Henn lecturer, presentations by award winners and a poster session will make it worth your while. The […]