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Peter Jonas received Leibniz Prize
Peter Jonas, Professor for neurophysiology at the University of Freiburg and scientist at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, together with ten further scientists was selected to receive the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) on December 2nd, 2005 (Dezember 2005).
Presentation of all German BCCNs at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington DC, 2005
More than 34.000 visitors from all over the world participated in the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Washington 2005. The German BCCNs took this opportunity to introduce themselves to the international neuroscience community (November 2005).
Brain Day 2005
On 11 and 12 November 2005, the first "Brain Day" will take place in the Urania Berlin and is co-organized by the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (2005).
Opening of the Freiburg Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience and first national symposium of all Bernstein Centers
In October, Neurosciences in Freiburg can look forward to two major events: the grand opening of the Freiburg Bernstein Center and the first ever national symposium of all German Bernstein Centers (Berlin, Göttingen, Munich and Freiburg, October 2005).
First Bernstein Symposium on Computational Neuroscience held in Freiburg
From 10 to 12 October, scientists from the four German Bernstein Centers for Computational Neuroscience (BCCNs) got together in Freiburg for their first symposium to present and discuss their latest research results. Last year, the BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) had established the four Bernstein Centers to concentrate scientific expertise in neuroscience and thus get a step closer to the common goal of understanding thought (October 2005).
Bernstein Centers as an example for funding scientific excellence
German Bernstein Centers mentioned in "Science" (October 2005).
Presentation at the "35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience"
The four Bernstein Centers will be represented at the 35th annual meeting of the "Society for Neuroscience" (November 2005).
Florentin Wörgötter becomes Professor for Computational Neuroscience
Former Scientist of the University of Stirling is now a member of the Bernstein Center in Göttingen (2005).
Presentation of all German BCCNs at the German Protestant Church Day ("Kirchentag") 2005, Hannover
'When your child asks, in time to come...' (Deuteronomony 6:20). This theme brought together over 100,000 people in Hannover from 25th-29th May 2005 at the 30th German Protestant 'Kirchentag'. The Kirchentag housed hundreds of presentations and events highlighting all topics that relate to human life - ranging from truly theological up to technological and scientific contents. The four German Bernstein Centers took up this opportunity to present and discuss their work with the German general public.
BMBF supports network for brain research with 34 million euro
Four Bernstein Centers presented at conference held in Berlin from 14 to 16 October 2004 (October 2004).