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Welcome to the Neuroscience Network Basel

Research Networks of the University of Basel

The Neuroscience Network Basel (NNB) promotes the exchange of information between basic research, biomedical and clinical research. It organises interdisciplinary collaborations, promotes the introduction of new treatment concepts and publicises trends in brain research.

Researchers from the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Psychology at the University of Basel as well as scientists from the University Hospital Basel and the Friedrich Miescher Institute are involved in the network. The NNB also works closely with the trinational Neuroscience Upper Rhine Network Neurex.

Courses

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12 Nov 2026

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Location: Biozentrum, U1.131

Organizer:
Neuroscience Network Basel

Lecture series

Jason Rihel (UCL); “Evidence for Multiple Sleep Homeostats in Zebrafish”

03 Dec 2026

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Location: Biozentrum, U1.131

Organizer:
Neuroscience Network Basel

Lecture series

Adrien Peyrache (McGill Unversity); Titel “TBA”

17 Dec 2026

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Location: Biozentrum, U1.131

Organizer:
Neuroscience Network Basel

Lecture series

Andrea Burgalossi (Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) Tübingen); Titel “TBA”

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Our research in the news

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12 Oct 2026

Optogenetic therapy shows safe step forward in vision restoration

Five years after a landmark result in a single patient, new findings from the first treated cohort show that optogenetic vision restoration can work beyond an individual case.

Prof. Dr. Botond Roska. (Photo: Ruy Ochoa)

24 Sep 2026

Botond Roska wins world's top award for vision research

Botond Roska, a professor at the University of Basel and director of science at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), will receive the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award together with José-Alain Sahel of the…

Sleep-promoting neurons (green) and recently activated neurons (magenta) in the mouse brain.

31 Aug 2026

Why do we get sleepy? How neurons control sleep drive

Why does staying awake inevitably make us sleepy? Researchers led by Prof. Alex Schier at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, have identified neuronal populations in the brain that become activated during prolonged wakefulness and are…

Upcoming Events

What protects our brain? / Was schützt unser Gehirn?

Thursday, 3 December 2026, 18:30–20:00
The Neuroscience Network Basel (NNB) is pleased to announce a new public outreach collaboration with GGG Stadtbibliothek Basel as part of its “Stark im Alltag” event series. The lecture will be held in German. More

Donnerstag, 3. Dezember 2026, 18:30–20:00
Das Neuroscience Network Basel (NNB) freut sich, eine neue Zusammenarbeit im Bereich Wissenschaftsvermittlung mit der GGG Stadtbibliothek Basel im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe «Stark im Alltag» anzukündigen. Mehr

Woche des Gehirns 2027

In Basel wird die Woche des Gehirns vom Neuroscience Network Basel organisiert. Vom 15. bis 19. März 2027 finden im Zentrum für Lehre und Forschung (ZLF) fünf öffentliche Abendveranstaltungen statt. Forschende präsentieren aktuelle Erkenntnisse aus der Hirnforschung und geben Einblicke in ihre Arbeit. Das Publikum erhält zudem Gelegenheit, Fragen zu stellen und mit Fachleuten ins Gespräch zu kommen. Mehr