Welcome // Mission Statement

The Medical Neuroscience Cluster bundles the clinically relevant research activities in all areas of neuroscience and psychosocial sciences at the Medical University of Vienna. The research groups forming the cluster cover a broad spectrum of disciplines including anatomy, physiology, immunology, cell biology, pathology and pharmacology of the nervous system, neuroimaging, molecular genetics as well as clinical neurology, pediatric neurology, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, psychiatry and psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, child- and adolescent psychiatry.

The overall aim of all members in the MNC is to provide a better understanding of disease mechanisms in the nervous system and the psyche, to improve prevention, diagnosis and therapy and to communicate this knowledge to patients and the public.

Another important goal of the MNC is also to provide a high-level, systematic training for doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical scientists in basic neuroscience as well as in neurological, psychiatric and psychosocial research.

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Events

3.11.2021 - 12:00 | JOUR FIXE (Webinar) - Thibault BOUDERLIQUE: "An unsought effect of methamphetamine in meth mouth"

Dear Colleagues, Johannes Berger invites you to the Webinar: Jour Fixe - Thibault BOUDERLIQUE (Dept. Neuroimmunology) Topic: "An unsought effect of..

18.11.2021 - 2:00 pm | Sleep Medicine JOUR FIXE (Webinar) - Yves DAUVILLIERS: "The Orexinergic System – Neurobiology and Clinical Implications"

Dear colleagues, Stefan Seidel cordially invites you to the upcoming Sleep Medicine Jour Fixe on November 18th 2021 (2:00-3:30 p.m.). You can join the Webex event via the link attached to this email. >> further information Prof...

24.11.2021 - 12:00 | JOUR FIXE (Webinar) - Hannah TEUCHMANN: "Anti-nociceptive and anti-aversive drugs differentially modulate distinct inputs to the lateral parabrachial nucleus"

Dear Colleagues, Johannes Berger invites you to the Webinar: Jour Fixe - Hannah TEUCHMANN (Neurophysiology) Topic: "Anti-nociceptive and anti-aversive drugs differentially..

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News

Wulf Haubensak takes over professorship for neuronal cell biology at MedUni Vienna - Brain researcher maps out neuronal architecture for emotions

On October 1st, 2021, Wulf Haubensak took over the professorship for neuronal cell biology (§98) at Medical University of Vienna. The brain researcher comes from the Research Institute for Molecular Pathology (IMP) to MedUni Vienna and will head the..

MedUni Vienna team cycles with ALS patient Michael Gradwell in a good cause - Raising awareness of the rare disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and funding for research

MedUni Vienna neurologist Hakan Cetin and his colleagues from the Neuromuscular Diseases Outpatient Clinic at MedUni Vienna's Department of Neurology are supporting the cause of ALS sufferer Michael Gradwell by cycling a leg of his journey from the..

Eight percent of Austrians suffer from pathological insomnia

Chronic insomnia is widespread and leads to generally poor physical and mental health and has a high societal cost. General data on insomnia from Austria, including the help-seeking behaviour of those affected, have been lacking until now. A recent..

Rupert Lanzenberger takes up professorship in the subject field Clinical Neurosciences - Expert with focus on molecular and functional imaging in psychiatry

On September 1st, Rupert Lanzenberger, a neuroscientist specialising in molecular and functional imaging in psychiatry at the Medical University of Vienna, took up a § 99(4) professorship in the subject field Clinical Neurosciences at MedUni Vienna...

Gut bacteria influence brain development - Researchers discover biomarkers that indicate early brain injury in extreme premature infants

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the..

New guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases

Brain metastases are a common and dangerous complication in cancer patients. Under the leadership of experts from MedUni Vienna, two of the largest international oncology societies have published new clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and..

Leading journal "NeuroImage" recognises MedUni Vienna study as Best Paper of the Year 2020

The editorial board of the journal NeuroImage has voted a MedUni Vienna paper, produced in collaboration with colleagues in New York, Paris, Baltimore and Hamburg, with major contributions from Karl-Heinz Nenning (as shared first author) and Ernst..

Ultrasound brain stimulation slows dementia-related brain degeneration - Technique improves brain function by externally activating still-functioning neurons

Die an der MedUni Wien unter Leitung des Neurowissenschafters Roland Beisteiner von der Universitätsklinik für Neurologie entwickelte transkranielle Pulsstimulation mit Ultraschall (TPS) ist ein Verfahren, das bei diversen neuropsychiatrischen..

Medical Neuroscience Cluster has awarded its first Grants and Young Investigator Awards - Ten MedUni Vienna researchers honoured – videos about each project online

MedUni Vienna's Medical Neuroscience Cluster has awarded its very first grants and Young Investigator Awards – among the recipients were ten researchers from MedUni Vienna (three duos for research grants and 4 Young Investigators), who were..

High consumption of US crime shows on television distorts social perceptions and promotes common myths - People who consume a lot of US crime shows are more likely to believe that Austria still uses the death penalty

People with a great amount of US-based crime-related television viewing are more likely to be susceptible to misconceptions regarding the death penalty – irrespective of their age, education, or gender. This is the basic finding of a new edition of..

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