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Impairment of experience-dependent cortical plasticity in aged mice.

06.07.2010

Experience – dependent plasticity reorganizes connections between neurons according to importance of incoming sensory information. In mice, during the exploratory behaviour, one the most important instruments are facial vibrissae that function as a tactile sensors. Their representation in the cerebral cortex can be modified by sensory experience and learning. The results of the present study demonstrate differences in the effect of age on the plasticity of vibrissal representations in the ...

14. Scientific Picnic of the Polish Radio and the Copernicus Science Centre

25.06.2010

More than 200 institutions participated in the event, presenting their scientific goals and achievements. Like in previous years Nencki actively contributed to the picnic. This year we prepared a ...

START Stipends Programme for young researchers

25.06.2010

The eighteenth edition of the START stipends programme has just finished. 995 young researchers submitted their applications to the programme. The Foundation for Polish Science awarded 159 ...

Brain Awareness Week 2010 in Warsaw

25.06.2010

Brain Awareness Week 2010 in Warsaw was held on March 13-19. Series of lectures aiming at an increase of knowledge about brain and nervous system in general public was organized traditionally by ...

Dr Artur Czupryn has been appointed as a member of the Council of Young Scientists

25.06.2010

The Council of Young Scientists is an advisory body to the Ministry of opinions on the legal settlement of the Polish science sector and universities. The Minister Prof. Barbara Kudrycka proposed ...