A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), reveals a causal link between dopamine and the reward responses in humans when listening to music. The study was… Read More from DOPAMINE MODULATES REWARD EXPERIENCES ELICITED BY MUSIC
New findings on autoantibodies targeting synaptic proteins have been recently published in Neuron and BRAIN journals by researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences and IDIBAPS. Both articles have been leaded… Read More from SCIENTISTS PUBLISH NEW FINDINGS ON AUTOANTIBODIES TARGETING SYNAPTIC PROTEINS
On November 22nd, the Institute opened the doors of its laboratories to high school students. The activity was part of the municipal program Escolab, which aims to show high school… Read More from Escolab 2018 – From feeling to perception: illusion or (virtual) reality
The INPhINIT fellowship programme 2019 is now open and accepting applications. The 16 calls from the UB Institute of Neurosciences can be found through this link. This call is a… Read More from INPhINIT fellowship programme 2019
One of the most important and surprising traits of the brain is its ability to reconfigure dynamically the connections to process and respond properly to stimuli. Researchers from Tohoku University… Read More from Precision neuroengineering enables reproduction of complex brain-like functions in vitro
The grants of la Caixa Banking Foundation to leading research and innovation with great social impact were given on November 5. Researchers from the UB working on several field will… Read More from UB researchers receive grants from la Caixa Banking Foundation
Researchers Elisabet Augé, Carme Pelegrí and Jordi Vilaplana from the Institute of Neurosciences, in collaboration with Jordi Duran and Joan J. Guinovart from Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)… Read More from Scientists discover new role of astrocytes in Lafora disease
The Institute of Neurosciences hosted its annual General Assembly Meeting on the 3rd of October, 2018. This meeting celebrated the Institute’s success from last year and looked onward to the… Read More from The Institute of Neurosciences shares 2018 strategy at the General Assembly Meeting
Monday, the 1st of October, 2018, marked positive steps taken between Mexico and Spain’s collaboration in the field of Neurosciences. Members from CINESTAV (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados… Read More from The Institute of Neurosciences of the UB strengthens collaboration with CINESTAV to support their new research centre on Aging
In this report we reveal the main activities of the Institute, projects, funding and scientific output for 2017, a year in which we got an ongoing funding of €28M… Read More from Annual Report 2017
The Institute of Neurosciences has been awarded the “María de Maeztu Units of Excellence Programme”. This programme acknowledges the research centres that demonstrate scientific leadership and impact at global level…. Read More from The Institute of Neurosciences of the UB receives the María de Maeztu award
NEK7 protein regulates the formation of neurons, since it is required for the growth and branching of dendrites and for the formation and morphology of dendritic spines. These are the… Read More from Researchers discover new protein involved in neuron formation