Questioning the Brain
A new book features the answers of 16 Swiss neuroscientists to 300 questions. Journalist Barbara Schmutz interviewed neuroscientists – amongst them several from the ZNZ [...]
Publications
Pharmocotherapy of Tinnitus
A buzzing, ringing or hissing sound in the ear in absence of an external source – tinnitus is a common symptom that affects 10-20% of the population. Many drugs have [...]
Recent Publications by ZNZ Members
Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Shifts and drifts in prion scienceScience. 2020 Oct 2;370(6512):32-34. doi: [...]
Recent Publications by ZNZ Members
Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Drowning in Children: Retrospective Analysis of Incident Characteristics, Predicting [...]
Recent Publications by ZNZ Members
Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. What does “moderate pain” mean? Subgroups holding different conceptions of [...]
Desert Navigator
In his book “desert navigator” Rüdiger Wehner shows us how mini brains can solve mega tasks. Wehner describes the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants and [...]
More than Sleep
In his book “Mehr als Schlaf”, Alexander Borbély interweaves an account of his personal life with his research into sleep. Among the main topics are sleep and [...]
Pharmacology of Sleep
The new book “Sleep-Wake Neurobiology and Pharmacology”, edited by Hans-Peter Landolt and Derk-Jan Dijk,connects current ideas and concepts about sleep functions [...]
Remembering Walter Rudolf Hess
Who was Walter Rudolf Hess? 70 years after he was awarded the Nobel Prize, Anton Valavanis and Alexander Borbély of the Clinical Neurocenter issued a book about his life and [...]
Recent Publications by ZNZ Members
Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Sleep EEG slow-wave activity in medicated and unmedicated children and adolescents with [...]