Year: 2020

Research News

Brain & Body Integrity Dysphoria

July 1, 2020
Persons with Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID) feel disturbingly uncomfortable in their body and seek the amputation of a limb to feel complete. We found abnormalities in the brain architecture of these persons. Our neuroimaging data, […]
Videos

Farewell Lecture of Martin Schwab

July 1, 2020
In his farewell lecture “The long way from bench to bedside for a regeneration enhancing therapy for spinal cord injury” Prof. Martin Schwab reviewed his scientific journey from the idea of neurite growth inhibition, via […]
Awards

ERC Grant for Becher

July 1, 2020
Prof. Burkhard Becher was awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his research projects. He receives 2,5 million Euro over a period of five years from the European Research Council for better prediction of the disease […]
In the Spotlight

Finding the Key to Chronic Pain

March 7, 2020
Chronic pain is one of the most common medical conditions and has a big impact on the quality of a patient’s life. Yet, it is often difficult to treat. The Clinical Research Priority Program (CRPP) […]
Services

From Discovery to Patient

March 7, 2020
Responding to an unmet need, Wolfgang Knecht and Roland Martin founded the Therapy Development Accelerator (TDA) of the University of Zurich exactly three years ago to help researchers bridge the gap from academic discovery to […]
Publications

Recent Publications by ZNZ Members

March 7, 2020
Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich. What does “moderate pain” mean? Subgroups holding different conceptions of rating scales evaluate experimental pain differently.Eur J Pain. 2020 Mar;24(3):625-638Authors: Becker S, […]
Videos

Podcast Artificial Intelligence

March 7, 2020
Do we have to rethink intelligence in the context of AI? In this podcast, ETH professors Benjamin Grewe, Simone Schürle, and Thomas Hofmann talk about the advantages and the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. The pace […]
Awards

Pfizer Award for MS Research

March 7, 2020
Ivan Jelčić and Faiez Al Nimer from the Department of Neuroimmunology and MS Research at the University Hospital Zurich were among the winners of the 2020 Pfizer Research Award. They have investigated the interactions between […]
Research News

Sleep Spindles and Schizophrenia

March 7, 2020
Can sleep be used to diagnose early onset schizophrenia in adolescents? A new study suggests that certain brain processes are altered during sleep in adolescent schizophrenia patients and that these changes are specific for schizophrenia. […]
Publications

Desert Navigator

March 7, 2020
In his book “desert navigator” Rüdiger Wehner shows us how mini brains can solve mega tasks. Wehner describes the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants and explains the sophisticated ways insects function in their natural […]