Science & Technology A new study from the Asari group at EMBL Rome shows a different retinal function in awake mice compared to isolated retinal samples. These new insights could help to develop prosthetic devices that can act as a retina in the future.
2023
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Interim head of EMBL Rome Cornelius Gross has been awarded an Advanced grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project TERRITORY, aimed at investigating the neural basis of territorial aggression and fear.
2023
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ConnectionsLab Matters Scientists from EMBL and its French academic partners gathered at EMBL Rome for a workshop to foster collaboration and advance research in neuroscience.
2023
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NIH BRAIN Initiative to fund brain atlases, network coordination, and knowledge sharing to explore brain function research.
2022
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Experiences at EMBL Rome led former group leader to establish his start-up in Italy, developing a new generation of gene therapies.
2022
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Science & Technology EMBL scientists have found evidence of an unexpected role for retinal cells in pre-processing visual information; their results provide potential opportunity for future prosthetic visual aids.
2021
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Science & Technology Researchers in the Gross group at EMBL Rome have investigated the mechanism behind defensive behaviour in mice. They have identified a specific area of the brain that encodes both spatial and threat cues to drive location-specific defensive responses.
2020
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives The nervous system has fascinated Georgia Rapti ever since her first introduction to biology. Her research group in the Developmental Biology unit will focus on understanding the early biological events involved in the nervous system’s formation.
2020
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Science & Technology Exploring the diverse routes by which EMBL scientists are driving forward neurobiology
2019
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EMBL Announcements The next stop on Tara’s journey will be at the mouth of the Tiber
2019
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Lab Matters Nobel prize laureate Susumu Tonegawa describes his work in memory research over the past decade
2019
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL begins partnership with Polish centre of excellence for neural plasticity and brain disorders
2019
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Connections EMBL alumni and researchers working throughout Spain met in Madrid
2018
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Science & Technology For the first time, EMBL Rome researchers have captured microglia nibbling on brain synapses on film.
2018
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL Group Leader creates Ben Barres Prize to support talented young neuroscientists
2018
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Science & Technology EMBL scientists discover how two guidance cues work together when neurons project axons across the midline
2018
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People & Perspectives New EMBL group leader investigates the mystery of heritable gene silencing
2018
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL’s unit in Italy changes name to better reflect new research focuses and highlight its location
2017
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Science & Technology EMBL’s Cornelius Gross wants to understand fear responses and the brain circuitry that governs them
2017
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Science & Technology EMBL researchers complete a molecular atlas showing gene expression in all cells in an entire animal
2017
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Science & Technology EMBL’s Hiroki Asari investigates how our internal state can change the way our eyes work
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL’s Monterotondo site strengthens links with the Italian scientific community
2017
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Science & Technology ERC grantee Detlev Arendt shares his vision for the next ten years
2017
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Science & Technology EMBL scientists find out how the prefrontal cortex puts a break on instinctive behaviours
2017
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Science & Technology Research on the effect of nerve cell stiffness on sensitivity to touch could lead to new painkillers
2016
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People & Perspectives Robert Prevedel develops deep-tissue microscopy for scientists to peer deep inside living organisms
2016
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives We catch up with neuroscientist Craig Stark, speaker at the EMBL/EMBO Science and Society Conference
2016
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Science & Technology A perfect match: behaviourist Takefumi Kikusui visits the Gross group to explore animal attraction
2016
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People & Perspectives Neuroscientist and comedian Sophie Scott explains the complexity and social importance of laughter
2016
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People & Perspectives Why does a cookie look different depending on how hungry you are? Neuroscientist Asari wants to find out
2016
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Science & Technology Neural mechanisms in mouse brains indicate that we actively forget as we learn
2016
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Science & Technology Multifaceted approach reveals how brain and liver age, helps explain why ageing brain loses plasticity.
2015
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Not all embryonic macrophages are the same, and only some are destined to become microglia.
2015
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Radiocarbon studies are helping researchers shine light on how neurons stay stable yet adaptable.
2015
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EMBL Insight Lecture – Why do we do what we do? – now available to view online.
2015
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From using light to control brain activity to illuminating fruit fly development and mice’s sense of touch
2015
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Lab Matters Alumnus Stefan Hell on his 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
2015
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Unprecedented detail in images of mouse neurons thanks to new SNAP-tagging microscopy technique.
2014
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The important thing is forming good biological questions, says new group leader in Genome Biology.
2014
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Lab Matters Alumnus Giovanni Frazzetto on what happens when art, literature, theatre, and science come together.
2014
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Science & Technology How plankton gets jet lagged: the same hormone governs our sleep patterns and a daily marine migration.
2014
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Lab Matters Scientists from EMBL's five sites reflect on the opportunities and challenges that might lie ahead
2014
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Science & Technology A kaleidoscope of molecules is needed to clean up dead brain cells, and failure can have disastrous consequences
2014
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Science & Technology Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not only the part of the brain but the specific type of neurons that determine…
2010
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Science & Technology Many neuronal disorders, including epilepsy, schizophrenia and lissencephaly ─ a form of mental retardation ─ result from abnormal migration of nerve cells during the development of the brain. Researchers from the Mouse Biology Unit of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Italy,…
2007
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