The internationally known scientist Noam Chomsky received on 17th September an honorary PhD in Neuroscience from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste. During his visit, the scientist held a Lectio Magistralis with the title "The minimalist program and language acquisition" in the Main Lecture Hall of the school.

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July 24, 2012

Neurobiologists at SISSA have discovered the regulation mechanism of a particular group of ionic channels which have been deceiving scientists for twenty years. Transmission of electric signals carried by neurons and many other physiological mechanisms are due to the action of ionic channels. A SISSA study, that unveils new details on a specific group of these molecules, important for the sensory system, has now been published in Nature Communications (A. Marchesi, M. Mazzolini, V. Torre, "Gating of cyclic nucleotide gated channels is voltage dependent", Nat. Commun., 24 July 2012).

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July 23, 2012

The Summer School on Dopaminergic Neurons, held at SISSA some days ago, has ended successfully. Several speeches were held on cutting-edge research on Parkinson's disease, one of the most common neurological disorders in our society.

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July 18-19, 2012

During the Summer School on Dopaminergic Neurons, organised by SISSA and CBM, the most innovative approaches to treat Parkinson's disease will be handled. Internationally known speakers and several researchers will be participating. Within the activity of the school, the results of Dopaminet, a European project involving SISSA and CBM, will be illustrated.

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