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New findings on the link between nerve cells at the interface to the hippocampus

Engelhardt A team led by Dr Jakob von Engelhardt focused on the ‘AMPA’ receptors. These bind the neurotransmitter ‘glutamate’ and are particularly common in the brain. “We looked at AMPA receptors in an area of the brain, which constitutes the main entrance to the hippocampus,” explains von Engelhardt, who works for the DZNE and DKFZ. “The hippocampus is responsible for learning and memory formation. Among other things it processes and combines sensory perception. We therefore asked ourselves how the flow of information into the hippocampus is controlled.”

German National Brain Bee was record breaking in 2014

The three Heidelberg University neuroscientists who served as judges were Prof. Dr. Armin Blesch, Director of the Laboratory for Neuroregeneration at the Spinal Cord Injury Center, Prof. Dr. Stephan Frings, Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Centre Masters Program, and Dr. Lucia Poggi of the Neurodevelopment Division of the Centre for Organismal Studies.

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit (ZI): Verleihung des Prix ROGER DE SPOELBERCH an Professor Meyer-Lindenberg

Meyer-lindenberg Professor Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Direktor des ZI sowie Ärztlicher Direktor der Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, erhielt am 25. April 2014 in Genf den mit 750.000 Euro dotierten Prix ROGER DE SPOELBERCH 2013. Der Preis würdigt das wissenschaftliche Gesamtwerk von Professor Meyer-Lindenberg im Bereich der klinischen psychiatrischen Forschung.

Open positions at the IZN

The group of Ana Oliveira at the Department of Neurobiology (Prof. H. Bading) is offering a Postdoctoral position investigating the molecular mechanisms of Learning and Memory.
07.-08.2014

The group of Ana Oliveira at the Department of Neurobiology (Prof. H. Bading) is offering a PhD position studying the role of DNA methylation in memory formation.
06.-08.2014

Contact

Managing Director:
Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading
Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 364
D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Phone:	+49 - 6221 - 54 8218
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eMail:	Hilmar.Bading@uni-hd.de

Coordinator:
Dr. Otto Bräunling
Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg
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D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Phone:	+49 - 6221 - 54 8694, 56 39007
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Administration & Information:
Dipl.-Biol. Ute Volbehr
IZN, University of Heidelberg
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D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

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	+49 - 6221 - 54 8227 afternoons
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Latest Revision: 2014-07-30