Epilepsy affects about 1% of the population. The condition expresses itself in very different ways, and in some cases epileptic seizures are life-threatening. Several treatments already exist, but unfortunately, in many cases they are still inadequate.
Doctors and other scientists at 4BRAIN at Ghent University study how to optimise the promising technique of deep-brain stimulation. Because research with patients does not lead to sufficient results, rats are also used. As such, more patients can be helped earlier, and lead a life as normal as possible sooner.
FOOD4BRAIN @ Marsh
On January 9th 2024 4BRAIN visited Marsh for the FOOD4BRAIN-event.
Thank you for having and supporting us!
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VOTE for our our COMON project and make Ghent patients with a neurological problem MOVE!!
COMON wants to make people in Gent “move”.
4BRAIN is involved in one of the project in this competition.
In our project we want to make patients with neurological disorders in Gent move more as physical activity is healthy for the brain! #run4brain ❤️
Please support our COMON project and place your vote here!
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Congratulations Isabeau!!!
One of the 4BRAIN PhD students, Isabeau De Bie, was awarded with a poster price at the 15th meeting of the Belgian Society for Neuroscience.
👏👏👏👏👏 Isabeau👏👏👏👏👏
Dag van de Wetenschap 2022
Dag van de Wetenschap 2022 👉🏻 🔬🧬🦠🧫🧪🧠🫁🫀🦷
On 27/11/2022 we had many visitors at the UZGent Campus to learn more on science including our neuroscientific work 🧠🧠🧠🧠.
4BRAIN made it in the AFTERMOVIE of Dag van de Wetenschap 2022 🙌🏻
Check it out below 👇🏼 👇🏼 👇🏼
We are looking forward to the next edition on 26/11/2023 📆
See you all there 👋🏻 👋🏻 👋🏻 👋🏻
portofoostende4BRAIN
De Haven van Oostende ontwierp in samenwerking met Herr Seele een 🧠-kalender ten voordele van 4BRAIN.
Herr Seele creëerde 12 schilderijen met ‘het brein’ als centraal thema en de afdrukken van de schilderijen werden omgevormd tot een unieke jaarkalender voor 2023.
Vacancy for a PhD candidate
4BRAIN is looking for a highly motivated PhD student to further unravel how astrocytes regulate (hyper)excitability in the epileptic brain.
Interested: https://www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/phd-student-6
HORSE-RACE4BRAIN @Waregem Koerse
Congratulations to the winner Jan Eggermont who won with driver Hanna Huygens and Conway Limburgia of owner Roger Grijp the Horse Race 4BRAIN @Waregem Koerse!!!!
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Thank you for supporting our BRAIN research 🙏🏻
Thank you Tromso Marathon runners 🙏🏻
Wim Petermans and his wife set-up an amazing support action for 4BRAIN!
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Together with Bart and Ellen Jacobs, Julie Petermans, Johanne Grelet and Kenny Burssens, Wim ran the Tromso Marathon during midsummer night 🤩.
Besides becoming 24th in his age-group and 1st Belgian in a time of 3 hours and 40 minutes, Wim raised over 6.000€ supporting the 4BRAIN research!
Congratulations 🙌🏻 and thank you so much 🙏🏻!!
European Brain Health Summit
Prof. Paul Boon, 4BRAIN Director and EAN President-elect, took part in the European Brain Health Summit of May 31st 2022.
Check it out here and find out more about what Brain Health is & how it relates to neurology and other fields of healthcare?
How can an approach centred on Brain Health improve healthcare outcomes in Europe?
What is the current landscape of Brain Health initiatives in Europe?
What is the future for Brain Health in the EU?