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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
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
19 January 2016
19 January, 2016 in Neuroscience News The Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Societies is one of the largest multi-disciplinary neuroscience meetings in Europe with around 1.700 participants. The meeting covers a wide range of research fields in the neurosciences including vertebrate and invertebrate systems, molecular, cellular and systemic neurobiology, neuropharmacology, developmental, computational, behavioral, cognitive [...] Read More
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
17 January 2016
36 projects across 23 different European countries were selected and supported by the Dana Foundation Grants. [...] Read More
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