Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Rolf Detlef-Treede (Co-PI in Projects B09 and S01) who was recently awarded the John J. Bonica Prize at the World Congress of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)! Press release from UMM (University Medical Clinic, Mannheim), in English: Interview from IASP TV (on YouTube), in English: Photo credit: Prof. Dr. Rolf Detlef-Treede

“Layer-specific pain relief pathways originating from primary motor cortex” Newly discovered link: Motor centers in the brain can alleviate chronic pain: Research paper from Heidelberg Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1158 “From Nociception to Chronic Pain” published in Science Magazine. Press releases from Heidelberg University Hospital: English Version German Version Citation: Layer-specific pain relief pathways originating from primary motor cortex. Science. 2022 Dec 23;378(6626):1336-1343. doi: 10.1126/science.add4391. Epub 2022 Dec 22. PMID: 36548429. Photo credits: Heidelberg University Hospital and Science Magazine

Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Valery Grinevich (Co-PI, Project B02) and his collaborators who have been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant from the European Research Council for their project, “Oxytocin-driven territorial mapping in the mammalian hippocampal formation”! Researchers: Valery Grinevich, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Angela Sirigu, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Dori Derdikman, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology David Omer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ERC funding: EUR 10 million over 72 months Announcement from the ERC (available only in English) Press release from ZI Mannheim (available only in German):