The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases
3 February 2022
The Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics (LGC) of the Brain Mind Institute at EPFL is looking for participants for a study on the brain basis of behavior. If you are interested, we invite you to complete the inclusion criteria here or scan Read more…
17 December 2021
Depuis bientôt deux ans et la survenue de la pandémie, le sujet de la santé mentale s’impose dans le débat public. L’isolement, le manque de perspectives et les mesures inhibant le contact social : autant de changements générateurs de stress Read more…
7 July 2021
A Synapsy team from the UNIGE and the HUG has found that a special type of brain training based on the principle of ‘neurofeedback’ enables people with attention deficit disorder to improve their ability to concentrate. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Read more…
20 August 2018
Merely having the prosthetic limb is not enough to assist the amputees with their activities. Many amputees skip the extended use of their prosthetic limb as their misplaced limb does not meet the criteria of their prosthesis. This actually means that Read more…
13 July 2018
‘Nuit de la Science’ in Geneva, the night of Saturday July 7, 2018 The ‘Night of Science’ keeps its audience awake ! When scientists share some of their knowledge to everyone, it’s just great! The Neurofeedback booth at Campus Biotech Read more…
31 October 2017
Virtual reality reduces phantom body pain in paraplegics and creates the illusion that they can feel their paralyzed legs being touched again. The results could one day translate into therapies to reduce chronic pain in paraplegics. In breakthrough research led Read more…
27 October 2017
EPFL scientists from the Center for Neuroprosthetics have used functional MRI to show how the brain re-maps motor and sensory pathways following targeted muscle and sensory reinnervation (TMSR), a neuroprosthetic approach where residual limb nerves are rerouted towards intact muscles Read more…
19 September 2017
The seventeenth International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) — with “transition” as its central theme — was held in Geneva in July 2017 with nearly 1,400 psychiatrists in attendance. The congress received substantial backing Read more…
