News archive Prof. Dr. Peter Scheiffele
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April 17, 2024
Perfect balance: How the brain fine-tunes its sensitivity
A sensitive perception of the environment is crucial for guiding our behavior. However, an overly sensitive response of the brain’s neural circuits to…
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June 20, 2022
SNSF Advanced Grant for Peter Scheiffele
The Swiss National Science Foundation has awarded Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, a highly endowed SNSF Advanced…
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August 05, 2020
Autism: How gene alteration modifies social behavior
Prof. Peter Scheiffele’s team at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered a new connection between a genetic modification and social…
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March 10, 2020
Prof. Peter Scheiffele participates in EU-funded research project CANDY
The CANDY project investigates the biological links between neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring somatic illnesses and how treatment of…
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October 08, 2019
New public lecture series: «Einblicke Biozentrum»
What happens during human and animal development? What is muscle training good for and why do our cells age? On November 5, 2019, the Biozentrum…
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September 30, 2019
Peter Scheiffele new member of the National Research Council
Prof. Peter Scheiffele at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel is a newly elected member of the National Research Council in the field of…
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September 02, 2019
Unique fingerprint: What makes nerve cells unmistakable?
Protein variations that result from the process of alternative splicing control the identity and function of nerve cells in the brain. This allows…
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August 09, 2018
Synapses of the reward system at stake in autistic disorders
Autism spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, one of the main characteristics of which is impaired social…
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June 18, 2018
Biozentrum again part of the largest EU-funded research project on autism
The neurobiologist Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has received a grant of 1.2 million euros to study autism. He is a…