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Really? And What Now?

Unfortunately, sexist comments appear regularly in female PhD candidates’ careers. Even if women react to them differently, they share the similar experiences of sexism, hearing the same comments again and again. The 500 Women Scientists […]
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BrainFair 2022 on Brain Injury

The 25th edition of the BrainFair was dedicated to treatments for brain injuries. In four discussion panels, the speakers covered a wide variety of perspectives on the topic: brain injuries in children, consequences of severe […]
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When the Brain is Hurt

The BrainFair 22 is devoted to the topic of Brain Injuries. In four panel discussions and a series of short lectures, experts will look at brain injuries, their consequences and therapies from various perspectives. On a […]
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Vector Computation in the Fly Brain

Many neuroscientists enjoyed the ZNZ Symposium 2021 on 16 Septemberin-person again after last year’s online version. More than 380 visitors followed a diverse program with 145 posters, workshops, short talks of new membersand plenary talks […]
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Documentary Starring Lutz Jäncke

Last month, a new documentary about fear has started in Zurich cinemas. Amongst several experts from neuroscience, psychology and politics, Lutz Jäncke explains the phenomenon. The Scent of Fear takes you on a journey across […]
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Coronavirus and the Brain

Covid-19 has a huge impact on us as society and individual human beings. But what do know about the effects on our brain? The BrainFair 2021 takes a closer look. Unfortunately, the BrainFair 2020 was […]
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Joint McGill-ZNZ Workshop on iPSC

The Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University and ZNZ organized a joint workshop on December 8th 2020 on induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based research. As the directors of both institutions, Fritjof Helmchen and Guy Rouleau […]