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Multidisciplinary center of international reference in neuroscientific research.
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Sensory activity of the brain after birth
A study with rodents led by the CSIC shows that the late maturation of cortical circuits as they are used reveals a pattern of biological economy.
The Cajal Institute, present at the Venice Biennale with an exhibition from Fondazione Prada dedicated to the brain
About twenty drawings by Cajal, belonging to the Legacy collection that the Cajal Institute guards and manages, can be seen in the Ca’ Corner Della Regina palace in the capital of Veneto, as part of the exhibition “Human Brains: It Begins with an Idea”.
Discovered a new mechanism to activate stem cells in the adult brain
An international study led by CSIC researchers has discovered a new mechanism that controls the activation of stem cells in the brain and that promotes neurogenesis (generation of new neurons) throughout life.
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Seminar: Study the effect of Stress memory in the brain fitness: parental environment experience shapes offspring brain susceptibility to glioblastoma progression
📌 Teresa de los Reyes, Instituto de enfermedades raras ISCIII
🗓️ May 30 2023 12:30
Seminar: From microbes to minds: using a Brain-Bacteria Interface to discover a universal code for information-processing across scales of biological organization
📌 Celia Herrera-Rincón, UCM
🗓️ May 26 2023 12:30
Seminar: Cellular and Sub-cellular targets of cannabinoids in the basal ganglia: from signalling to behavior and beyond
📌 Luigi Bellocchio, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux
🗓️ May 19 2023 12:30








Neuroscience Research Center dependent on the CSIC. Founded in 1920 and initially directed by Santiago Ramón y Cajal. World reference in the study of the brain. Custodian of the Cajal Legacy.
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