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01 March 2016
01 March, 2016 in Societies & Partner News Ground-breaking research into memory honoured with the world’s largest prize for brain research. The Brain Prize for 2016 is awarded to Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris for their ground-breaking research on the cellular and molecular basis of Long-Term Potentiation and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underpins spatial memory and [...] Read More
25 February 2016
25 February, 2016 in FENS News For the very first time, the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence has made its own selection and voted on the most prominent research breakthroughs of the year. A great variety of outstanding research papers in the field of neuroscience has characterised the year 2015. And for the first time the [...] Read More
24 February 2016
24 February, 2016 in FENS News leana Hanganu-Opatz and Tara Spires-Jones awarded as outstanding young leaders in the field of neuroscience. Congratulations to Ileana Hanganu-Opatz, University of Hamburg and Tara Spires-Jones, University of Edinburgh, who have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, which rewards outstanding young leaders in their field seeking to consolidate their independence. A total of 91 [...] Read More
23 February 2016
23 February, 2016 in Neuroscience News The event will take place on 18 March 2016 from 12.30 to 14.30 at the University Foundation, Rue d’Egmont 11 in Brussels in the form of a seated lunch. In promoting brain health in Europe, the EBC recognizes the vital need to create a body of evidence supporting our [...] Read More
23 February 2016
23 February, 2016 in FENS News A new opinion article from the FENS-KAVLI Scholars has been published on the European Journal of Neuroscience. It discusses how to write a successful paper in the neuroscience field. Getting published: how to write a succesfull neuroscience paper Lars Schwabe, Guillermina López-Bendito, Carlos Ribeiro DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13169 The Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS) and [...] Read More
18 February 2016
18 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS supports the #UnderTheUmbrella initiative by EFNA that aims to raise awareness of brain disorders. FENS gives its support to the 'Under the Umbrella' campaign, which is an initiative by EFNA - the European Federation of Neurological Associations. The campaign aimas to an increase in public, political and [...] Read More
12 February 2016
12 February, 2016 in Neuroscience News Accelerating progress in the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animal testing through better knowledge sharing. In the context of the European Commission's Communication (Action 1) published in response to the European Citizens' Initiative "Stop Vivisection", the Joint Research Centre's European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternative to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) is conducting this [...] Read More
10 February 2016
10 February, 2016 in Neuroscience News The conference will put the spotlight on molecules, structure, and function. Among the speakers, FENS President Monica Di Luca and FENS Kavli Scholars. 18-21 June 2016 - Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete. Dendrites 2016 will provide the substrate for inter-neuronal communication and their nonlinear properties play [...] Read More
09 February 2016
09 February, 2016 in FENS News The third article in a series by the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence offering tips for young neuroscientists is now online. The article focuses on funding opportunities for young principal investigators working in Europe, and ways to maximize the possibility of funding neuroscience research projects. The link is here: “The road to independence: how to [...] Read More
05 February 2016
05 February, 2016 in FENS News The European Journal of Neuroscience is pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled “Neurobiological and psychological modulators of multi-component behaviour”, which will be guest edited by Prof. Christian Beste and Dr. Ann-Kathrin Stock. Everyday activities, such as driving a car or preparing a meal, require both cognitive flexibility and [...] Read More
04 February 2016
04 February, 2016 in FENS News On 4 February the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), represented by its president Professor Monica Di Luca sent an opinion to the Australian Senate Committee for Environment and Communication which is considering a proposal to ban import of lab-bred, non-human primates. The committee held a public hearing on [...] Read More
02 February 2016
02 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS announces the extraordinary extension of early registration and abstract submission for the 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience. Registration rates during the last hours before the deadline for early registration today has greatly exceeded the expected level leading to longer than usual server response times. FENS President Monica Di [...] Read More
01 February 2016
01 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS is proud to announce that the next FENS Regional Meeting (FRM) 2017 will take place in the picturesque city of Pécs, Hungary, on 20 - 23 September 2017. The FENS Governing Council made the host-city selection at its meeting last November. Monica Di Luca, FENS President, commented: "The Hungarian Society of [...] Read More
28 January 2016
28 January, 2016 in FENS News The statement in support of Directive 2010/63/EU has been now signed by 213 organisations, including FENS. On the 10 November the European Animal Research Association (EARA) published a Statement on behalf of leading biomedical research organisations, learned societies, industry representatives, universities and patient groups in Europe in support of the Directive 2010/63/EU. The [...] Read More
20 January 2016
20 January, 2016 in Societies & Partner News Published in the European Journal of Neuroscience, a new study in rats may provide significant insights into the long-term impacts of over-consumption of sugary foods during adolescence. The study shows that the enjoyment of such foods later in adulthood is reduced in those who over-consumed early in [...] Read More