The Department of Basic Neurosciences is at the heart of the neuroscience community in Geneva, with a core team of 16 research groups covering two campuses (CMU and Campus Biotech).
We are exploring brain function, from molecules to neurons and circuits, using cellular and animal models as well as human subjects, with the long-term aim of understanding the neural bases of human behavior in health and disease.
Research groups
Prof. Camilla Bellone
Synaptic brain dysfunctions
Prof. Alan Carleton
Laboratory of sensory perception and plasticity
Prof. Sami El-Boustani
Experimental and computational neurosciences laboratory
Prof. Nathalie Ginovart
Individual differences and vulnerability to addiction
Prof. Anne-Lise Giraud
Speech and language group
Prof. Alexis Hervais-Adelman
Dynamics of Brain and Language Lab
Prof. Anthony Holtmaat
Structural synaptic plasticity
Prof. Daniel Huber
Neural circuits and behavior
Prof. Denis Jabaudon
Developmental neurobiology and plasticity
Prof. Christian Lüscher
Addiction and dopamine system
Prof. Pierre Mégevand
Human neuron lab
Prof. Christoph Michel
Functional brain mapping laboratory
Prof. Alexandre Pouget
Laboratory of cognitive computational neuroscience
Prof. Ilaria Sani
Attentive brains and Behaviors Lab
Prof. Sophie Schwartz
Sleep and cognition neuroimaging laboratory
Prof. Patrik Vuilleumier
Laboratory for behavioral neurology and imaging of cognition