🧠🎉 April 9–10: IN-CNR, UniPi & SNS host the celebrations for Lamberto Maffei’s 90th birthday. 📄 Program: laboratoriobiologia.sns.it/evento/maffe... 💻 Live: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3492433... ✨🔬🏛️

IN, UniPi, and SNS are proud to host the celebrations for Lamberto Maffei’s 90th birthday on April 9–10 🎉 The event is free, but registration is required. Find all the details here: laboratoriobiologia.sns.it/evento/maffe... Can’t join us? You’ll find links on the event page to attend online.

Oggi, le sedi IN di Cagliari, Padova e Pisa ospitano le Olimpiadi delle Neuroscienze, evento annuale SINS per studenti delle scuole superiori.🧠🏆 Today, the IN sites in Cagliari, Padua and Pisa host the Olimpiadi delle Neuroscienze, annual SINS event for high school students.🧠🏆

VISI-ON-BRAIN: The CNR-Institute of Neuroscience has announced VISI-ON-BRAIN, a €4.5M Horizon Europe doctoral network. This initiative is set to redefine how we study the human brain by moving beyond traditional animal models. Contact: Dr. Vania Broccoli ([email protected]).

IN-CNR porta le neuroscienze nelle scuole: a Mirano focus su astrociti, e declino cognitivo; a Pontedera dialogo su plasticità e neurodivergenza. 🧠🏫 IN-CNR brings neuroscience to schools: in Mirano focus on astrocytes, memory & cognitive decline; in Pontedera brain plasticity & neurodivergence. 🧠🏫

Per la giornata internazionale delle donne nella scienza, vogliamo celebrare la passione delle nostre ricercatrici, tecnologhe e amministrative! 👩‍🔬🔬💡📚✨🌍 For the International Day of Women in Science, we want to celebrate the passion of our researchers, technologists, and administrative staff! 👩‍🔬🔬💡📚✨🌍

Amazing science day at Scuola Normale Superiore for the Seasonal School “Neural Circuits of Behavior: from synapses to action”! 🧠✨ Huge thanks to all the speakers, attendees, and organizers Tommaso Pizzorusso, Nicola Origlia, and Bianca Silva.

Felici di aver partecipato alla conferenza di DSB🧬 e di essere parte di questa grande famiglia per la ricerca! 🤝🏛️ Delighted to have participated in the DSB departmental conference! 🧬 We are proud to be part of this great family, promoting research and innovation. 🤝🏛️

New FIS Starting Grant at IN-CNR @Elisa Greotti (IN-CNR) has been awarded an Italian Science Fund (FIS) Starting Grant for MitoSens, a project exploring the role of mitochondrial calcium in sensory integration and cognition. 📍Padova #FIS #CNR #Neuroscience #BrainResearch #WomenInScience

🧪 Science is also about how we work together. A new paper shows how young PIs turned everyday lab needs into an open, shared handbook for positive lab culture. elifesciences.org/articles/108... Proud to see Letizia Mariotti and @erikadona.bsky.social among the authors. #SAFELabs #LabCulture #eLife

La sede di Milano dell'Istituto di Neuroscienze augura a tutti un Felice Natale 🎄🎄🎄

A long-known drug raises new hopes for retinitis pigmentosa 🧪👁️ www.cnr.it/it/comunicat... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40998215/

Un viaggio tra neuroni e astrociti: un numero speciale di Neurochemical Research celebra la carriera di Giorgio Carmignoto A Journey Between Neurons and Astrocytes: a special issue of Neurochemical Research celebrates the career of Giorgio Carmignoto link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Nuova review @TrendsinPharma: dagli psichedelici alla neuroplasticità: come la psilocibina riplasma il cervello🧠 New review @TrendsinPharma: from psychedelics to neuroplasticity: how psilocybin reshapes the brain🧠 bit.ly/4nLeiTb

Today we are at the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Area della Ricerca di Pisa. The director presented the Institute’s activities and gave an outlook on where future research might take us. It is wonderful being part of such a large and lively community!

Another year full of insights and interactions at SfN ✈️🇺🇸. It was good to share our research, 🧠 and equally interesting to catch up with the latest developments in neuroscience. Heading home with plenty of new ideas! #SfN #SfN2025 #Neuroscience #Research #Neuroscienze #Science

Nuovi risultati da IN-CNR. Sette mesi di allenamento di corpo e mente 💪+🔋+🧠 rallentano il declino cognitivo New results from IN-CNR. Seven months of body and mind training 💪+🔋+🧠 slow cognitive decline share.google/e2wNI9Vv1lyoEw

Oggi siamo a Firenze ⚜️ per “meet THE innovation”, l’evento del Tuscany Health Ecosystem sul futuro della salute in Toscana. Today we are in Florence ⚜️ for “meet THE innovation” the Tuscany Health Ecosystem event on the future of health in Tuscany. #TuscanyHealthEcosystem #PNRR #Neuroscience #CNR

💡Ripristinare la rigenerazione muscolare nella Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica (SLA): le novità sul ruolo dei microRNA in questo recentissimo lavoro: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... 💡Restoring muscle regeneration in ALS: a novel role of microRNAs in this new article

Le neuroscienze hanno aperto la strada all’#AI, e oggi l’#AI aiuta i ricercatori a svelare i segreti del cervello. Leggi di più su #AlmanaccoCnr in questo articolo realizzato con il contributo di @erikadona.bsky.social del #Cnr_In👇 almanacco.cnr.it/articolo/146...

The first CNR Neuroscience Congress concluded with new ideas and projects 🧠🧬 Thank you to everyone who joined us! A special thanks to the organizers and, above all, to our sponsors for their support!

Con la visita alla Casa e Libreria del grande neurofisiologo Giuseppe Moruzzi, si conclude il Congresso di Neuroscienze CNR 2025🧠🧬 And with the visit to the home and Library of the great neurophysiologist Giuseppe Moruzzi, the Neuroscience Congress CNR 2025 comes to an end!

La seconda giornata del Congresso di Neuroscienze CNR 2025🧠🧬 tra talks, poster session e una speciale cena sociale! The second day of the Annual Congress of CNR Neuroscience 2025🧠🧬 talks, poster session and ended with a special social dinner!

La prima giornata del Congresso di Neuroscienze CNR 2025, tra scienza e musica 🧠🧬 The first day of the Annual Congress of CNR Neuroscience 2025, between Science and Music🧠🧬 Thanks to all the speakers and to the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito of Parma’s musicians!

📍 October 15–17, Parma. Over 150 researchers from our IN-CNR will meet to share and discuss across multiple fields of neuroscience through talks, poster sessions, and keynote lectures. Stay Tuned!🧠

Nice interview from our former Director Prof. Matteoli! 👏🏻👏🏻 Bella intervista del nostro precedente direttore Prof.ssa Matteoli! 👏🏻👏🏻 www.vanityfair.it/article/la-n...

Thrilled to announce that Mirko Luoni have been awarded the FIS2 Research Grant 🎉 to support my research on innovative approaches for Rett syndrome. This funding will help advance our work and foster collaborations in neuroscience and gene therapy. 🧠 🧬

IN is participating to European Researchers' Night! Come and meet us! 📍 [Pisa]: Interactive labs: tinyurl.com/5t3a78vu Talks: tinyurl.com/39mwcf6c 📍 [Parma]: Cervelli in Azione activities: tinyurl.com/479sf32j 📍 [Padua]: Open Labs: tinyurl.com/4jmhzah6 Talk: tinyurl.com/yc7ktbaf

Professor Giacomo Rizzolatti (@unipr, Research Associate IN-CNR) wins the 41st International Prize for Biology (2025) for his groundbreaking discovery of Mirror Neurons in Neurobiology! Ceremony & Symposium: Tokyo, Dec 20–21, 2025. www.jsps.go.jp/english/ebio...

💡Il nostro cervello reagisce in modo unico alle espressioni facciali altrui! Scopri come leggendo il nostro ultimo lavoro! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40516664/ 💡 Our brain reacts in a unique way to other people’s facial expressions! For more, read us!

✏️Il magazine 'Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly' parla di noi! 'Neuroarchitettura: come l'architettura dei nostri spazi può cambiare il nostro cervello'. 'Neuroarchitecture: How the Design of Our Spaces Can Change Our Brain'.

🧠💡New paper out on optogenetic silencing of cortical sensory responses! 🔬 The paper introduces a novel all-optical system that allows simultaneous inhibition and imaging of cortical activity in the mouse brain. Read the full paper here 👉 www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S193...

✋🧠 “Non sappia la tua mano destra ciò che fa la sinistra” (Mt 6:3-4). Ma se il cervello lo sapesse? ✋🧠 "Do not let your right hand know what your left hand is doing" (Mt 6:3-4). But what if your brain does? New article out now in Brain Stimulation! 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.br...

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🔬The Institute of Neuroscience is committed to translating basic research into meaningful support for families living with neurological disorders. At the recent CDKL5 ALL IN(VOLVED) Conference Dr Michela Fagiolini summarized new research avenues and shared her hope for the future ☀️

🔬How does a brain tumor change your brain? Discover our latest study on how glioblastoma disrupts inhibitory circuits, drives cortical reorganization, and reveals new therapeutic targets. Read the full story here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper out now!🧠 In che modo il nostro cervello diventa consapevole di un stimolo tattile? Scopri i nostri ultimi risultati su Current Biology! How does the brain become aware of a touch? Our latest findings are out on Current Biology! www.cell.com/current-biol...

📢 SAVE THE DATE 📢 📌 Women Stand up for Science - Breaking barriers, building the future. 📆 19-20 Giugno 2025, Aula Magna del Rettorato, via Università 40, Cagliari Contatti: Prof.ssa Miriam Melis (UNICA), [email protected] 📬 Dott.ssa Anna Lisa Muntoni (IN-CNR), [email protected] 📬 STAY TUNED!

Welcome to the official page of the Institute of Neuroscience of the National Research Council of Italy! From Milan to Cagliari, passing through Padua, Pisa, and Parma, our centers are ready to share daily research, events, job opportunities and public engagement. Stay tuned!