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"Music and Brain” with Prof. Ina Vorberg and Severin von Eckardstein (piano)
An in-depth look into spinal cord regeneration - Scientists develop new methods for the study of spinal cord injury
Bonn, December 25th, 2011. After spinal cord injury nerve fibers do not regenerate by themselves; loss of neuronal function up to complete paralysis is the consequence. When investigating new potential therapies, scientists are often confronted with an…
Green Light for New Center in Berlin - Berlin Senate approves funding for DZNE research center
Bonn, December 21st,  2011. Yesterday the Berlin Senate approved the signing of a joint federal and state agreement to grant funding to the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK). “DZNE is…
"Music and Brain" with Prof. Gerd Kempermann and musicians Susanna Kadzhoyan and Werner von Schnitzler
Berlin’s neuroscientists decode important mechanism of nerve cell communication
Berlin, December 16th, 2011. By researching fruit flies, neuroscientists of the NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence in Berlin were able to gain a better understanding of a meaningful mechanism of neuronal communication. They demonstrated the importance of a specific…
Methuselah’s Descendants – What Keeps Us Healthy in Old Age? The New Director of Population Health Sciences at the DZNE Investigates
The New Director of Population Health Sciences at the DZNE Investigates
DZNE hosts industry conference - First "DZNE Industry Day" highlights opportunities for cooperation
Bonn, December 2nd, 2011. On Monday, 28th of November, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) held its first “Industry Day.” The event aimed to showcase the work of the recently founded DZNE and discuss potential areas of cooperation with…
Researchers unlock secret to mysterious movement disorder
Prof. Oliver Brüstle and his team use neurons to study disease etiology
Speaker of the DZNE site Magdeburg awarded with research prize
Computer simulation of memory cells
DZNE scientists and their US colleagues have received US$1.5 million in funding to research learning and memory using computer models