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21 October 2021
What's the next big thing in Neuroscience research? Wiley has invited editors of four neuroscience journals, published by Wiley, to share their perspectives on what emerging trends and directions are evident in recently published articles. [...] Read More
08 June 2021
The Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders (VOT) is a health economics and outcomes research project coordinated by the European Brain Council (EBC). EBC conceptualized the Value of Treatment research framework to address the increasing burden of brain disorders – both neurological and mental alike. Budgetary restrictions across the EU are… Read More
08 February 2021
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Thomas Willis's birth by learning more about the impact Willis and his work had on neuroscience! Watch this space every Monday for new content by the University of Oxford. [...] Read More
30 September 2020
30 September, 2020 in Neuroscience News Mark your calendars! The Neuromatch conference will take place online on 26-30 October. Organised with the support of FENS-Kavli Scholars and Alumni, the conference is open to all fields of neuroscience. Submit your abstract by 7 October! This October, FENS-Kavli Scholars and Alumni, Yiota Poirazi, Tim Vogels (conference organisers), [...] Read More
27 January 2020
27 January, 2020 in Neuroscience News Human Brain Project / EBRAINS: Call for Proposals for European Neuroscientists at Large for Using ICEI e-Infrastructure Resources The Human Brain Project (HBP) offers in the context of the Interactive Computing E-Infrastructure (ICEI) project access to compute and storage resources of Fenix. With this call, European neuroscientists are invited [...] Read More
19 March 2019
19 March, 2019 in Neuroscience News The Art of Neuroscience is an international competition open to scientists and artists worldwide. The deadline for this year's competition is 15 May 2019. The 9th annual Art of Neuroscience competition is now open for submissions. The Art of Neuroscience is an international competition open to scientists and artists [...] Read More
13 February 2019
13 February, 2019 in Neuroscience News The French Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting: 22-24 May, Marseille, France. Come join the French Society for Neoroscience at NeuroFrance 2019, the most important meeting in the neuroscience field in France! More than 1300 delegates for 3 days of top-notch science in the lively city of Marseille: 8 plenary [...] Read More
15 October 2018
15 October, 2018 in Neuroscience News Call for Nominations open in the field of Cosmology, Genetics, or Neuroscience. The Gruber Foundation invites nominations on behalf of individuals whose achievements in Cosmology, Genetics, or Neuroscience would make them suitable candidates for recognition through the 2019 Gruber International Prize Program. Each prize, which is accompanied by a [...] Read More
17 September 2018
17 September, 2018 in Neuroscience News The European Animal Research Association (EARA) with the support of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), invite to you to discuss improving openness in communications with the general public, political decision makers and opinion formers in Germany on animal research. There is [...] Read More
05 September 2018
05 September, 2018 in Neuroscience News The Japanese Neuroscience Society will open the call for the 2019 Joseph Altman Award in Developmental Neuroscience on 1st November 2018. Scope of the Award: Research in developmental neuroscience at the tissue and cellular levels. The scope of the Award is not limited to phenomena during fetal or developmental stages; [...] Read More
30 August 2018
30 August, 2018 in Neuroscience News The Human Brain Project is opening its expertise and skills to researchers and groups around the world through a new voucher programme. The Call invites researchers to apply for free access to the HBP Platform's services and engineering support to advance their research. Each voucher provides the winner with [...] Read More
22 August 2018
22 August, 2018 in Neuroscience News The website for registration and abstract submission for the 13th Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society (20 - 23 March 2019) will open on 27 August 2018. The Meeting offers 9 plenary lectures, 36 symposia and extended poster sessions. The German Neuroscience Society will provides travel grants for young qualified researchers. [...] Read More
10 July 2018
10 July, 2018 in Neuroscience News (Berlin, July 8 2018) Eighteen-year-old Piotr Oleksy from Krakow (Poland) has won today (July 8) the international Brain Bee Competition at Europe’s biggest brain research conference in Berlin. (Berlin, July 8 2018) Eighteen-year-old Piotr Oleksy from Krakow (Poland) has won today (July 8) the international Brain Bee Competition at [...] Read More
10 April 2018
10 April, 2018 in Neuroscience News The 8th annual Art of Neuroscience competition is now open for submissions. This is an international competition open to scientists and artists worldwide. We are looking for striking artworks related to the field of Neuroscience in the broadest sense. Submissions can include images or videos representing actual neural data [...] Read More
23 March 2018
23 March, 2018 in Neuroscience News Serving a three-year appointment, the next Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for BrainFacts.org will be the third Editor-in-Chief, following John Morrison and Nicholas Spitzer. The EiC’s term will begin 1 January 2019, after a period of transition with Dr. Morrison. SfN solicit nominations from its members for the BrainFacts.org EiC position.Nominations, or [...] Read More