NCCR-SYNAPSY The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases
Researchers and psychiatrists of the Swiss National Centre Competence in Research NCCR-SYNAPSY have joined forces to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders. In order to offer patients new perspectives of a cure and a higher quality of life, this innovative union between psychiatry and neuroscience is seeking to better understand the origins of mental disorders, and thus settle upon better diagnosis and treatments.
SYNAPSY LATEST NEWS
The insular cortex processes pain and drives learning from pain
17 May 2019
Neurons and their synapses in the mouse brain. © Aiste Baleisyte, EPFL Neuroscientists at EPFL have discovered an area of...
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Back to the sources of neural diversity
14 May 2019
By deciphering the genetic programs of neurons of the cerebral cortex, Swiss and Belgian researchers unravel the mechanisms controlling the...
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A synaptic perspective of intellectual disabilities
14 May 2019
Synapsy researcher Claudia Bagni, Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Department of Basic Neurosciences at the University of Lausanne,...
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BMI Seminar – Camilla Bellone
6 May 2019
15-MAY / BMI SEMINAR @ EPFL By Camilla Bellone, Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva "Role of reward system in social...
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Public Lecture – Daniel Schechter
5 April 2019
Public lecture (April 15) by Professor Daniel Schechter as part of his appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of...
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Mindfulness to treat anxiety in high-risk adolescents of WP#4
4 April 2019
Anxiety and stress regulation will be the focus of Phase-3 investigations in high-risk clinical cohort of Synapsy's WP#4 (Developmental Stress)....
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A 9th Retreat for the NCCR-Synapsy
2 April 2019
Members of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Synapsy met in Villars on March 21-22, 2019 for its...
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Impulsivity increases with severity of childhood trauma in bipolar disorder
1 April 2019
In the context of the WP#5, the clinical dimension of impulsivity was studied in people with attention deficit disorder either...
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Brain Awareness Week 2019 : Synapsy members in the spotlight
25 March 2019
The 2019 Brain Awareness Week took place March 11 to 17. The Universities of Geneva (UNIGE >) and Lausanne (UNIL-CHUV...
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