Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience in Professor Silver’s Laboratory, Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, UK. The studentship covers fees and provides a stipend for UK and EU nationals.
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By Morgen E. Peck
IEEE Spectrum Online, June 2008
Michigan engineers are developing a closed-loop deep-brain stimulation device for Parkinson’s disease that would listen to the brain while stimulating it.
PHOTO: Dr. Helen Mayberg
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Published in Research Headlines, Research Information Centre, European Commission
Autoimmune diseases establish themselves when antibodies designed to protect the human body against foreign invaders turn against their own cells and tissues. In multiple sclerosis (MS), antibodies begin to attack nerve cells which leads to a degeneration of the myelin fibres, the sheath that surrounds neurons. Very little is known about where these antibodies come from, but now scientists have identified a way to allocate antibodies to their source cells, thereby allowing a better tracking of these rogue molecules.
In multiple sclerosis healthy nerve cells are attacked by aggressive antibodies,© Shutterstock
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Institute of Cognitive Science
The research group for Neurobiopsychology (Prof. Dr. Peter König) offers a vacancy (50%) for the position of a Researcher (Diploma/Master level)
(Salary level according to E 13 TV-L) to be filled at earliest practicable date for a period of two years.
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