UCCi Divulgacio, Autor a Institut de Neurociències

October 26, 2017 In Uncategorized By UCCi Divulgacio

UB finishes the coordination of the Eurolife network with a symposium on neurosciences

[caption id="attachment_4309" align="alignright" width="300"] Representatives of the institutions that are members of the Eurolife network[/caption] The University of Barcelona, in charge of coordinating the Eurolife university network during the period 2015-2017, held, on October 24 and 25, three meetings for this network which assessed the task...

October 20, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Eurolife Autumn Symposium: A journey through Neuroscience

On Tuesday, October 24, the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the UB will hold the Eurolife symposium “A journey through Neuroscience”. This symposium gathers Eurolife university network, the Institute of Neurosciences of the UB and their respective members, as well...

October 18, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Researchers identify neural mechanisms that strengthen or weaken memories during sleep

A study led by the University of Barcelona has identified the process in the brain which strengthens or weakens memories of our daily events while we sleep. According to the study published in the scientific journal The Journal of Neuroscience, the brain reactivates networks of...

June 29, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Researchers find functional change in brains of patients with type 1 diabetes

The Advanced statistical techniques applied to psychology research group, lead by Dr. Joan Guàrdia, has identified functional changes related to activation patterns in the brain of type 1 diabetes patients. The research group of the Institute of Neurosciences also belongs to the Institute of Complex Systems ( UBICS...

June 20, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Annual Report 2016

The report shows the launch of the new institute giving detail of the objectives, aims and goals to be reached. The main activities of 2016 are summarized, as well as the opening session in the Medicine Campus and the PhD Workshop, organized last December. In 2016,...

June 16, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Barcelona holds the new edition of the National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Pharmacology

The National Meeting of Pharmacology will host more than two hundred lectures in six plenary conferences, apart from symposiums, oral and poster presentations. The 37th National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Pharmacology (SEF) is a science summit with the participation of international experts of the field,...

June 14, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Pyk2 deficit modulates cognitive alterations in Huntington’s disease

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences and from IDIBAPS together with a team from the University Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC, France) and the Institute du Fer à Moulin have published a study in Nature Communications. The study demonstrates that the regulation in Pyk2, a protein-tyrosine...

May 29, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Conference series of the Institute of Neurosciences

The Conference Series of the Institute of Neurosciences are an opportunity to enjoy the experience of international distinguished neuroscientists, who will talk about the latest breakthroughs in their field of research, during an hour. The conferences will take place every two weeks, at 13h, on Thursdays or...

May 24, 2017 In Divulgació, News, Research, Success Story, Uncategorized By UCCi Divulgacio

Mel Slater receives an Advance Grant from the European Research Council

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Mel Slater with an advanced grant. Slater is an ICREA researcher from the Faculty of Psychology of the UB, member of the Institute of Neurosciences and director of Event Lab, one of the 231 grants given in 2017 within the...

May 24, 2017 In News By UCCi Divulgacio

Nicole Mahy designated new Numerary Member

Nicole Mahy, professor of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and member of the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, has joined the Royal European Academy of Doctors as Numerary Member in a ceremony held this March. During the ceremony, Nicole Mahy...