2024
by Oliver Mai-Kolerus
Call for Association Open
The Einstein Center for Neurosciences (ECN) Berlin accepts again applications from PhD students for an association to the ECN. Eligible are all PhD students of workgroups within the ECN. Interested PhD students should send their application until May 8, 2024.
by Linda Faye Tidwell
When thoughts flow in one direction
Contrary to previous assumptions, nerve cells in the human neocortex are wired differently than in mice. Those are the findings of a new study conducted by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and published in the journal Science.* The study found that human neurons communicate in one direction, while in mice, signals tend to flow in loops. This increases the efficiency and capacity of the human brain to process information.
by Oliver Mai-Kolerus
Hagai Bergman has been awarded for the Israel Prize in Life Sciences Research
On May 14, 2024, Professor Hagai Bergman of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will receive Israel’s most prestigious cultural prize: the Israel Prize in the category ‘Life Sciences Research’.
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