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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
A forward-looking poster session!
14 April 2022
The last NCCR Synapsy retreat, held on April 4 and 5 in Les Diablerets, was a time of emotion, sharing...
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Social interactions divert the established motivational system
31 March 2022
A Synapsy study has demonstrated that the first step required to embark on a social interaction, moving towards others, follows...
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Post-traumatic pain expressed physically from generation to generation
29 March 2022
A Synapsy article has demonstrated that mothers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders resulting from domestic violence often convert their mental...
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Get More or Give Up, a Question of Anxiety
23 March 2022
Individuals can respond to stress in diametrically opposed ways. A NCCR-Synapsy study shows that the behavioral response depends on the...
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Connecting stress, weight, and social anxiety in early adolescence
9 March 2022
Scientists at EPFL have found a biological connection explaining why there is an increased predisposition to develop obesity and being...
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Communication defect in psychotic disorders
3 March 2022
Scientists at the UNIGE demonstrate how a defect in communication between brain areas is linked to the onset of psychotic...
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Recruiting participants for a study on brain metabolism and behavior
3 February 2022
The Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics (LGC) of the Brain Mind Institute at EPFL is looking for participants for a study...
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A mother’s lack of empathy impacts her child’s mental health
1 February 2022
A Synapsy study shows that mothers with post-traumatic stress disorder due to interpersonal violence misread their children's emotions due to...
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Gene-environment interactions that drives autism
31 January 2022
A UNIGE team demonstrates how genes and environment interact in autistic disorders, thus explaining the vast variability of the disease’s symptoms. People...
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