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Megascience Efforts and the Brain

20 June 2014

20 June, 2014 in FENS News Sten Grillner has recently published a paper discussing about the recent megascale neuroscience efforts in the U.S. and Europe.   Megascience Efforts and the Brain Grillner SNeuron, Volume 82, Issue 6, p1209–121118 June 2014  Several recent megascale neuroscience efforts in the U.S. and Europe are concerned with developing infrastructure for [...] Read More

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The Cost of Brain Diseases: A Burden or a Challenge?

19 June 2014

19 June, 2014 in FENS News Monica Di Luca, together with Jes Olesen, recently published a paper about brain diseases and the social and economic costs they entail for Europe.   The Cost of Brain Diseases: A Burden or a Challenge? Di Luca M, Olesen JNeuron, Volume 82, Issue 6, p1205–120818 June 2014   Brain diseases [...] Read More

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A Tale of Two Sexes

18 June 2014

18 June, 2014 in FENS News FENS past President Marian Joëls, together with SfN President Carol Mason, published a paper about the challenges that women face in moving through the ranks of academia and propose ways to increase women's representation in the field.   A Tale of Two Sexes Joëls M, Mason CNeuron, Volume 82, Issue [...] Read More

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Three Win Awards for Neuroscience Outreach to be presented at the FENS Forum 2014

09 June 2014

09 June, 2014 in FENS News In order to celebrate neuroscience outreach, The Dana/EDAB in collaboration with FENS reward projects and special contributions by individuals and organisations during the FENS Forum every second year. Based on the assessment of received applications following a call for proposals and nominations launched in March 2014, three prestigious prizes [...] Read More

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NEUROPENEWS

06 June 2014

06 June, 2014 in FENS News Read the latest news on the Election of the Board of the European Academy of Neurology   Today, during the first General Assembly of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the officers of the Board were elected by 72 institutional and individual delegates from 45 member countries of the Society. [...] Read More

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Brain Awareness Week 2014: Final Report is now available

06 June 2014

06 June, 2014 in FENS News ERROR The final report summarizing the 27 awarded Brain Awareness Week projects in 2014 is available for download here. Visit the Brain Awarenes Week page, where you can read and download the final reports summarising awarded projects in previous years. Read More

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Brain conference: Applications for The Social Brain conference are now open

14 May 2014

14 May, 2014 in FENS News The Social Brain conference will focus on how the brain implements social interactions and how these affect the brain, in humans and in animals. The Brain Conferences are organised by FENS in partnership with The Brain Prize.They bring together outstanding researchers in key broadly defined areas of contemporary neuroscience [...] Read More

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Between Hope and Opportunities – Horizon 2020

05 May 2014

05 May, 2014 in FENS News FENS President Marian Joëls and President-elect Monica Di Luca set out the current landscape of brain disease research in Europe and call for greater attention in Horizon 2020. Both research and innovation are at the core of the Europe 2020 agenda, which aims at pulling all EU member states [...] Read More

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Call for Applications for the 1st Human Brain Project

28 April 2014

28 April, 2014 in FENS News We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 1st Human Brain Project Education (HBP) Workshop, 18th - 20th June, 2014, Tel Aviv University, Israel. THe first Human Brain Project Education Workshop will present new horizons in neuroscience research and education. The workshop will bring together key [...] Read More

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Call for Applications for the First Human Brain Project School

28 April 2014

28 April, 2014 in FENS News We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 1st Human Brain Project School, 8th - 14th September, 2014, Congress Centre Alpbach, Austria. The HBP School will provide a platform for reviewing and discussing new developments regarding the research areas in the HBP: Strategic Mouse Brain Data [...] Read More

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FENS Forum 2014: Video contest – Deadline Extended until June 9, 2014

28 April 2014

28 April, 2014 in FENS News The contest is open to individual neuroscientists or teams of neuroscientists, who include at least one PhD student or postdoctoral fellow registered to the FENS Forum 2014. Up to three (3) prizes will be awarded €750 each. For videos produced by teams, prizes will be equally divided between the [...] Read More

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9th World Congress of the International Brain Research Organization

16 April 2014

16 April, 2014 in FENS News The 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience will take place in a Latin American country. Nature, economic growth, warm-hearted people and, of course, good neuroscience will blend together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to create an unforgettable experience for all the attendants of the congress. The Program is being [...] Read More