2015 - Page 6 of 6 - ZNZ Newsletter

Using smartphones changes our brains

February 20, 2015

A whole new group of test persons is available for investigating neuroplasticity. Chances are you are one of them. Arko Ghosh and colleagues have demonstrated that smartphone users show interesting changes of cortical sensory representations […]

BrainFair 2015

February 20, 2015

With our sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch we make sense of the world around us. This year’s BrainFair on 16 – 21 March is all about perception, and looks beyond the classical five senses […]

Research prize 2015 of the Swiss Brain League

February 20, 2015

The Swiss Brain League calls for proposals for the Research prize. The prize is awarded to outstanding contributions in the field of neurological research. Every two years, a prize of CHF 20,000 is awarded to […]

PhD Retreat 2015: the clinic and animal models

February 20, 2015

Each year, the ZNZ organizes a retreat for its PhD students, with the main objective to stimulate the exchange among doctoral students from various institutes and clinics. At this year’s Retreat, that will take place […]

Publications December 2014 and January 2015

February 20, 2015

Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Real-Time Measurement of the Vertical Binding Energy during the Birth of a Solvated Electron. J Am Chem Soc. 2015 Jan 30; Authors: […]

New @ the ZNZ

February 20, 2015

The Neuroscience Center Zurich welcomes its new members. New ZNZ research group leaders: Annika Keller, PhD Division of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich Annika Keller’s research focuses on brain vasculature, in particular on pericytes and how pericyte-deficiency […]

Event-Based Neuromorphic Systems

February 20, 2015

The new book edited by Shih-Chii Liu, Tobi Delbruck, Giacomo Indiveri, Adrian Whatley and Rodney Douglas of the Institute of Neuroinformatics is an indispensable resource for practicing neuromorphic electronic engineers, advanced electrical engineering and computer […]