Think of you either taking a casual stroll on a sunny Sunday afternoon or running at full speed to catch a bus for work on Monday morning as two extremes. Both forms of locomotion entail a perfect interplay between arms and…
The neurobiologist Prof. Silvia Arber receives the Brain Prize together with Prof. Ole Kiehn from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Prof. Martyn Goulding from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA. The…
Every movement – from reaching for a cup to turning our head – depends on the brain combining information about the body, surroundings and the actions we want to perform. But how some key brain regions that control movement…
In mammals, movement is controlled by circuits spanning throughout the central nervous system from the cortex to the spinal cord. The role of motor cortex in the control of movement is still unclear. In humans, lesions to…
Picking up a pen and writing our name or reaching for a fork to eat spaghetti with tomato sauce are things we take for granted. However, holding a pen properly or bringing spaghetti to the mouth without making a mess…
Neuroscience Prof. Silvia Arber Motor circuit function Prof. Fiona Doetsch Stem cells in the adult mammalian brain Prof. Flavio Donato Development of neuronal circuits and cognitive functions Prof. Anissa Kempf Deciphering…
Prof. Silvia Arber explains how neurons control our movements All motor behaviors of the human body are controlled by neurons in the brain. Silvia Arber's team investigates how neurons build networks, how they control our…
Alumni Since its inception, the “Biozentrum PhD Fellowship” program has recruited many extremely talented doctoral students - around half of them women - from over 26 different countries. Over 90 PhD students have in the…
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