NCCR-Synapsy

The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases

Is schizophrenia the cost of a poor brain optimisation?

Patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have a high risk of developing schizophrenia. According to a recent study by neuroscientists from Synapsy, the Swiss National Research Centre of Competences in Research into Mental Illness, their brains seems to use energy in Read more…


Why making the right choice is difficult when you’re stressed

Study by members of Synapsy, the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research in psychiatric disorders, explains why we make poor decisions after stress even when motivated by the prospect of reward. The ability to assess the costs and benefits Read more…


Invitation for entries for the Research prize of the Swiss Brain League

Every two years, the Swiss Brain League awards a prize of CHF 20,000 to a Swiss research group in recognition of its outstanding scientific contribution in the field of neurological research. Both clinical and basic research projects are eligible. The Read more…