March 2016 - ZNZ Newsletter

Understanding the developing brain

March 3, 2016

Theofanis Karayannis recently joined the Brain Research Institute. With his expertise in the development of neuronal circuits he is a great addition to the team. We interviewed the new assistant professor about what attracted him […]

Astrocytes charge neurons with lactate

March 2, 2016

The brain has high energy requirements and lactate has been shown to be an important energy source for the brain. Prof. Bruno Weber and colleagues present in-vivo evidence in favor of the concept that astrocytes […]

Zurich meets London

March 2, 2016

Experts from the University College London and the ZNZ will present and discuss their pioneering work at the event entitled “Neuroscience – Novel Approaches to Understanding the Mechanisms of Mental Health and Illness” in London, […]

Brain Fair 2016 – Motion and the brain

March 2, 2016

This year’s BrainFair starts from the surprising premise of Cambridge neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert who says that the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. Indeed, movement is the only way we […]

Improve post-stroke hand function

March 2, 2016

EIT Health has awarded an innovation project aimed at developing a new technology for improving hand function in post-stroke patients. Prof. Volker Dietz of the Balgrist University Hospital and Dr. Miriam Schrafl-Altermatt, together with the […]

The gender gap in academia

March 2, 2016

Despite our best intentions, we all unconsciously favor men in leading professional posts. In her essay “The Gender Gap in Academia may be a Cognitive Neuroscience Problem”, Prof. Magdalini Polymenidou of the ZNZ Gender Equality […]

Accelerating neuro-science research

March 2, 2016

In his inaugural lecture, Prof. Mehmet Fatih Yanik talks about the role technology can play in acceleration neuroscience research. From automated screening of large libraries of chemicals on neurological disease models in zebrafish to automated […]

ZNZ Steering Committee in tweets

March 2, 2016

Who are the people behind the ZNZ? We have asked Prof. Dr. Fritjof Helmchen, co-director of the ZNZ Steering Committee, to answer a few personal questions in tweets. Me: Married, father of two. Besides science, […]

Recent publications by ZNZ members

March 2, 2016

Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. Mildly compromised tetrahydrobiopterin cofactor biosynthesis due to Pts variants leads to unusual body fat distribution and abdominal obesity in mice. J Inherit […]