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European Dana Alliance for the Brain European Dana Alliance Plays Major Role at FENS 2012 © Caroline Gill © Caroline Gill EDABNEWS NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN DANA ALLIANCE FOR THE BRAIN European Dana Alliance Plays Major Role at FENS 2012 Caroline Gill Caroline Gill © © Neuroethics Seminar, participants from left: Helen Mayberg, John Rothwell, Damiaan Denys, Max Cowan Lecturer: Peter Seeburg. Carlos Belmonte, Roger Barker. EDAB has supported and played a Denys, a psychiatrist, spoke of of the Max-Planck Institute for very active role in the Federation of “a huge gap between assessing Medical Research, on Behavioural European Neuroscience Societies efficacy as a doctor and what Correlates of Hippocampal and (FENS) since it was founded in 1998 Hypothalamic Functions Studied in the patient feels.” in Berlin. At the FENS meeting in Rodents and was introduced by EDAB Barcelona on July 14-18, EDAB Vice Chairman Pierre Magistretti. was again a major participant, The speakers, experts in the fields presenting two symposia, a special of deep brain stimulation, cell The lecture was established in 2004 BAW meeting, an EDAB reception transplantation and gene therapy, in memory of Max Cowan, one of the and Executive Committee meeting discussed not only the potential for founders and vice-chairman of the and sponsoring the press office. these techniques in treating debilitating Dana Alliance who played an important brain diseases but also the ethical role in the formation of EDAB. The In recognition of his early involvement issues that can arise from their use. lecture recognizes the contribution and support for the field of of a prominent neuroscientist whose neuroethics, EDAB renamed its Denys, a psychiatrist, spoke of work resonates with some aspect seminar The William Safire Seminar “a huge gap between assessing of Cowan’s interest in molecular on Neuroethics. Jointly presented by efficacy as a doctor and what the neuroscience and who shares his and EDAB and the International Neuroethics patient feels.” He gave an example EDAB’s commitment to the public Society, the topic in Barcelona was of an artist in his 60s who, having understanding of neuroscience. Invading the Brain: What Are the been depressed for over 25 years, Ethical Issues on Invasive Treatments responded very well to deep brain Geoff Raisman gave the first lecture for Brain Disorders? Panellists included: stimulation but became more in 2004, followed by David Amaral Dr Helen S. Mayberg, Emory University; impulsive as a result. Eventually, his in 2006, James Fawcett in 2008, Professor John Rothwell, University family asked the surgical team to and Colin Blakemore in 2010. College London; Dr Damiaan Denys, lower the implant voltage “to make University of Amsterdam; Dr Roger European BrainTeam members and Audience at the Mala Pécoras pub him a little more depressed again.” Barker, University of Cambridge; and Brain Awareness Week partners came in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. EDAB executive committee member The Max Cowan lecture was given by together at the Network of European Carlos NEUROcom. Belmonte (moderator). Professor Peter H. Seeburg, director Neuroscience Schools (NENS) event Continues on page 2… WINTER 2013 VOL 13 ISSUE 1 THINKING ALOUD NEWS IN BRIEF Ralph Gerard © Barbara Gill A letter from Pierre Magistretti Prize 2012 The 2012 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, the highest Dear EDAB members, recognition conferred by the Society for Neuroscience, was Though the New Year will be firmly awarded to Colin Blakemore for established by the time you read this, his significant contribution to the may I take the opportunity to wish each one of you joy, health and good progress field. His impressive career has throughout 2013. provided fundamental insights into the neural mechanisms underlying Following in the footsteps of the visual perception development. His successful initiative taken by the Society efforts to elucidate key molecular for Neuroscience and by FENS for Europe, a Global Advocacy Initiative has and cellular mechanisms underlying been established by IBRO, FENS and the developmental plasticity of the Society for Neuroscience; the Japanese visual cortex have been particularly Society for Neuroscience and the helpful in improving knowledge International Society for Neurochemistry about amblyopia. He continues to have recently joined as well. The aim of explore the molecular mechanisms Colin Blakemore receives the award from Moses the Global Advocacy Initiative is to inform that contribute to plasticity. V. Chao, SfN President. and educate the general public, the media and opinion formers about recent developments in brain research. Dana will also participate in the grant making process, subject to certain conditions. ...continued from page 1 National neuroscience societies may apply for a limited number of grants, at FENS 2012 to discuss their recent One of the exciting ideas to emerge €5,000 per project, to enable members outreach activities and future plans. from the event, developed by to do advocacy work within their own NENS was founded in 2003 and Winlove, is to launch a social media countries. The forms and modalities represents more than 150 graduate network to help neuroscientists plan of advocacy will be determined by the schools and programmes across 30 innovative outreach activities and nature of the local issues and culture. European countries that offer degrees share research with a wider audience. Details can be found on the FENS in neuroscience. NENS is a formal “By establishing new connections, website: http://www.fens.org/fens- structure within FENS, and members and strengthening existing ones, sfn-AdvocacyGrants/. are primarily post docs and young the network should serve as a And so to Brain Awareness Week researchers—an excellent audience for testing ground for ideas and help (BAW) 2013…the means by which we the BAW and BrainTeam programmes. bring neuroscience to mainstream nowadays communicate our research attention,” Winlove said. To do this, seems to become more sophisticated “By establishing new connections, Neuroconnexions will employ a variety and original by the day. Your ideas for of media forms and appear across all and strengthening existing ones, spreading the word during BAW 2013 major social media platforms—search will be warmly welcomed by us. We the network should serve as a for “Neuroconnexions” on Facebook strongly encourage you to register at testing ground for ideas and help http://www.dana.org/brainweek/ to find out more and get involved. bring neuroscience to mainstream Register.aspx if you have not already With funding from Dana, Elaine done so. attention” Snell, on behalf of EDAB, organized Looking forward to hearing from you all and managed the FENS press centre. very soon. There were lively talks by: Martina Abstracts were selected for publicity, Michalikova (Germany), who won 11 press releases were written and the EDAB film contest; Casto distributed and press conferences With best wishes. Rivadulla Fernandez (Spain); Elzbieta in Barcelona were arranged on Pyza (Poland); Crawford Winlove topics ranging from “Optogenetics: (UK); Spiros Efthymiopoulos Controlling the Brain with Light” (Greece); and Pierre Magistretti. to “New Brain Connections Explain Poster presentations were given Teenage Turmoil.” A press contact by: Ferhan Esen (Turkey); Margret from each national neuroscience Franke (Germany); Nadia Japaridze society liaised with their national Pierre Magistretti (Georgia); Isabelle Lebrun (France); media to promote the neuroscience Martina Starc (Slovenia); Sandra from their respective countries Vieira and Joanna Rocha (Portugal); and translate and circulate the and Yves Tillet (France). meeting’s press releases. WINTER 2013 VOL 13 ISSUE 1 relationships between people of different cultures and nations. With this reasoning MAZAHIR T. HASAN in mind, we launched this new initiative. Our primary scientific goal is to advance the Mazahir T. Hasan is a Group Leader at the NeuroCure understanding of the brain. The brain gives Cluster of Excellence, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, us our individual identities and governs all Berlin. He is also the Founder of The Science our actions. The brain makes us “who we Bridge initiative. are” and tell us “who and what is important to us.” Neuroscience research, by the very nature of what it investigates, will give us a deep appreciation of others and ourselves. Please tell us about your research into of sensory perception, our next goal with Ultimately, we hope to develop treatments for information encoding in neuronal FCIPs is to investigate what specific role neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s, inhibition plays in controlling the functional circuits and memory functions. Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases. boundaries within a single sensory modality The human brain has roughly 100 billion and between different sensory modalities. Our secondary goal is to promote neurons and these neurons encode all our understanding between the Middle-Eastern experiences. In my mind, a single neuron We have developed powerful and versatile and Western worlds, whose relationship is like a single key on a piano board. The genetic tools with recombinant adeno- is currently at a crossroads; tensions are modern standard piano has 88 keys but there associated viruses equipped with chemically- running high between them. Through are only 12 notes, which repeat themselves controlled genetic switches for inducible gene scientific collaboration and a focus on what over and over again in a pattern. I think expression in the mammalian brain. These we all have in common, namely a desire that the
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