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FENS President Monica Di Luca warmly congratulates The Brain Prize winners

04 March 2016

04 March, 2016 in FENS News ERROR FENS President Monica Di Luca warmly congratulates The Brain Prize winners, Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris for their groundbreaking research on the cellular and molecular basis of a brain mechanism known as long-term potentiation (LTP) and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underpins spatial memory and learning. "At FENS, [...] Read More

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Seen by the FENS-Kavli Scholars: 2015 research breakthrough

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

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Two FENS-KAVLI Scholars received ERC Consolidator Grants

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

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Getting published: how to write a successful neuroscience paper

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

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Supporting the ‘Under the Umbrella’ Initiative by EFNA

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

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FENS-Kavli Network on “How to get funding for neuroscience in Europe” published in the European Journal of Neuroscience

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

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EJN Special Issue call for papers

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

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Opinion from FENS to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Live Imports of Primates for Research) Bill 2015

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

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FENS Forum 2016: Extension of Early Registration and abstract submission

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

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FRM 2017 to take place in Hungary on 20 – 23 September 2017

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

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Supporting European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes

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

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FENS President at the ERA-NET Neuron meeting

18 January 2016

18 January, 2016 in FENS News FENS President, Monica Di Luca, participated to the kick off meeting of ERA-NET Neuron which took place this 12 January in Berlin. At the meeting, priorities on brain research have been discussed with European policy makers and stakeholders. Monica Di Luca strongly made the point of the importance of [...] Read More

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FENS welcomes the Malta Neuroscience Network as new member

15 January 2016

15 January, 2016 in FENS News This month, the Malta Neuroscience Network (MNS) joins FENS as the 43rd member organisation. FENS now represents neuroscience societies across 33 countries in Europe. FENS President, Monica Di Luca, says: “Our mission is to promote all aspects of neuroscience and to be at the service of the European neuroscience [...] Read More