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Early psychoses
1 August 2018
NAC improves fornix integrity in parallel to the increase of brain glutathione and cognition improvement. 6-month longitudinal gFA changes : NAC vs Placebo. Coronal, sagittal and axial views show voxel-wise...
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Synapsy sets it course for 2022, borne along by rising synergies
1 August 2018
Do/Conus Team Members. From left to right, front : Sara Camporesi, Gloria Reuteler, Ines Khadimallah, Adeline Cottier, Kim Do Cuénod, Martine Cleusix, Margot Fournier, Lijing Xin; behind : Clémentine Vincent, Raoul Jenni,...
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Camilla Bellone interviewed by RTS-CQFD radio
16 July 2018
Let's meet with Camilla Bellone, a specialist in social interactions. One hour to get to know this specialist in social interactions and talk about neurons, autism and schizophrenia. On the...
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Carmen Sandi appointed President of FENS
16 July 2018
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies has appointed EPFL Professor Carmen Sandi as its President. FENS has appointed EPFL Professor Carmen Sandi as its new President. Professor Sandi directs the...
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‘Nuit de la Science’, Neurofeedback booth
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...
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Parent’s tough childhood can cast shadow across generations
10 July 2018
When a parent has suffered abuse or other adversities as a child, their children may be more prone to mood and behavior problems, a new study suggests. Their kids were...
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The neurons that rewrite traumatic memories
21 June 2018
Neuroscientists at EPFL have located the cells that help reprogram long-lasting memories of traumatic experiences towards safety, a first in neuroscience. The study is published in Science. Memories of traumatic experiences...
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Women and science, a “solid glass ceiling”
26 April 2018
In scientific disciplines, women remain underrepresented in positions of responsibility, despite their increasing numbers. Anglophones call this phenomenon the leaky pipe issue, or problem of the pierced pipe. The metaphor...
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Roland Hasler at the International ADHD Congress in Tel Aviv
23 April 2018
Roland Hasler presenting - March 2018 Dr Roland Hasler presented Synapsy’s research on electroencephalogram (EEG) Neurofeedback on adult patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Neurofeedback (NF) uses EEG brain-computer...
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SIRS Outstanding Basic Science Award 2017-2018 to Kim Do
12 April 2018
Prof. Kim Do Cuénod, Head of the Psychiatric Neuroscience Center (CNP-CHUV), has been awarded with the SIRS Outstanding Basic Science Award 2017-2018 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to schizophrenia...
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Kathryn Hess, a born mathematician
11 April 2018
Professor at EPFL, Kathryn Hess Bellwald, puts into practice her discipline, the topology, to better understand how the brain works. She is also committed to the promotion of female science careers....
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The fascinating quest for neuronal origins
22 March 2018
Confocal microscopy image showing the embryonic preoptic region, sitting on the brain floor. Cortical neurogliaform cells come from this region that borders the third ventricle (middle, in black), marked by...
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Fondation Leenaards Scientific Prizes 2018 to Synapsy’s Members
14 March 2018
Arnaud Merglen, Paul Klauser and Camille Piguet The Leenaards Foundation awarded this year two awards for translational medical research projects to groups of researchers from the Lake Geneva region. The...
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‘Social brain’ networks are altered at a young age in autism
1 March 2018
Each dot represents the gaze position for an individual child watching the movie. The blue dots on the left represent the typically developing toddlers. The red dots represent toddlers with...
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Kim Do Cuénod – Leçon inaugurale à l’UNIL
1 February 2018
Neurobiologist, Kim Do Cuénod has specialized in the etiology and pathophysiology of schizophrenia. She is Head of the Schizophrenia Research Unit and Head of the Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience at the...
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Unraveling the biological function of a 22q11 locus gene
22 January 2018
Synapsy researchers reveal the developmental function of a new schizophrenia (SZ) risk-gene. The candidate SZ-risk gene DGCR2 is located in the 22q11.2 locus, whose deletion is a major risk factor for SZ. In...
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Synapsy conference highlighted at UNIGE
16 January 2018
In the UNIGE-Journal no 140, two articles regarding Synapsy : "A baby is not a blank page" Psychologists now have tools to better understand how babies develop cognitive and affective...
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Women in science – Equal gender opportunities
18 December 2017
Equal Gender Opportunities New Synapsy Perspectives During the first and second phases of NCCR-Synapsy, several practical actions for the advancement of women were realized, inter alia, via a fruitful collaboration...
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Portrait : 5 questions for Thomas Marissal
18 December 2017
Thomas Marissal was born in Carpentras, France. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's in neurobiology from the University of Aix-Marseille. Thomas subsequently completed a doctoral thesis...
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Re-orchestrating neural networks to counter schizophrenia
18 December 2017
A three-level study of the synaptic structure, neural network and behavior is particularly helpful for understanding neuropsychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia and patients with 22q11 microdeletion. The structural properties of neurons...
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