NCCR-Synapsy

The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases

Two Synapsy project leaders nominated at EPFL

frackowiack -petersen

Richard Frackowiak and Richard Petersen At its meeting held in December, the Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology appointed seven professors at EPFL. Among them, two project leaders of the NCCR-Synapsy. Carl Petersen as Full Professor of Life Read more…


Scientists discover the origin of a giant synapse

calyx of held synapse

Calyx of Held synapse covering the neuron soma How do we locate the spatial position of sounds? Scientists have revealed a mechanism responsible for the creation of giant synapses in the brain that allow us to efficiently process auditory information. Read more…