The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases
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 first award-winning project aims to observe the effects of mindfulness Read more…
22 December 2014
Professor Draganski’s team analysed brains from people at risk of developing autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. This led to the discovery of a potential biomarker for preclinical use. Autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia and obesity all have in common a ‘bad’ Read more…
14 January 2014
Bogdan Draganski’s team, from the ‘Laboratoire de recherche en neuroimagerie (LREN)’ at CHUV/UNIL, publishes an article highlighting the potential effects of electroconvulsive therapy on the brain. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment with electroshock for mood disorders, is controversial in psychiatry. Read more…
