The Wits Cortex Club serves as a platform for knowledge exchange in the field of neuroscience.
03/07/2022
SANS Women in Neuroscience Workshop SANS will be holding a workshop for women in neuroscience who are interested in improving their grant writing and scientific writing skills. The workshop will be held on Friday 16 September 2022 in…
10/01/2022
The 15th Canadian IBRO School of will take place in Montreal, QC , April 20-May 25, 2022.
If you are a Latin-American or African student interested in cell and molecular mechanisms underlying neural plasticity, you can apply now! tinyurl.com/ymppeukn
17/11/2021
17/11/2021
Henry C**k not only makes his way to breaking the World Record of the most consecutive half marathons but his also surpassed his R1 Million mark of funds raised for the SADAG Su***de Crisis call centre! We are so incredibly proud. 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️.
Let’s all share some words of encouragement with Henry in the comments below.
Read more about his route, journey, and inspiration here - Henry C**k
02/10/2021
Paracetamol During Pregnancy Could Be Linked to Increased Risk of ADHD and Autism A new international study shows that Acetaminophen (paracetamol) use during pregnancy may be linked to an increased risk of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
28/09/2021
the Southern African Neuroscience Society is inviting you to their virtual event “From Fossils to Mind” which will take place from 30 November to 1 December 2021!
The overall objective of the workshop is to better extract information about the minds of fossil species and discuss applications in neuro and behavioral sciences
https://saneurosoc.co.za/fromfossilstomind/
14/09/2021
Registration is now open for the 'From Fossils to Mind' workshop taking place 30 Nov- 1 Dec! Students and early career researchers are encouraged to submit an abstract for a flash talk before 20 October. https://saneurosoc.co.za/fromfossilstomind/
15/07/2021
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Learn all about Neuroscience & COVID-19 in the upcoming webinar!
🗓️ 26 July
🕓 16:00 - 17:30 (CEST)
Free registration
With Prof. Carare, Prof. Verkhratsky & Dr. Livio Provenzi. Chaired by Prof. Blandini.
https://ibro.org/horizons-webinar-3/
18/05/2021
Learn with this free TReND in Africa coding workshop for beginners!
https://trendinafrica.org/python-course/
02/04/2021
Most studies examining sleep in mammals are done under controlled conditions in laboratory or zoological facilities.
Malungo et al. recorded the sleep of 2 free-roaming adult blue wildebeest. Read their findings in IBRO Neuroscience Reports
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667242121000130
13/03/2021
In Major Depression, Accelerated rTMS Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Researchers have obtained encouraging results in an early test of an accelerated form of non-invasive brain stimulation to treat major depressive disorder.