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Professor Eilon Vaadia, the Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences led a panel of experts including Professor Yadin Dudai, the Sara and Michael Sela Professor in Neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science; Professor Richard Frackowiak, the Director of the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at the CHUV University Hospital in Lausanne and Henry Markram, professor of neuroscience at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (EPFL), who is also the founder of the Brain Mind Institute, founder and director of the Blue Brain Project.
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Dr. Einat Wilf, former Member of Knesset who served as Chair of the Education, Sports and Culture Committee, led a panel of education experts who presented their visions for the future of education and outlined ways to overcome existing challenges in order to make their visions a reality.
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A Peptide to Protect Brain Function Tel Aviv University researcher develops a protein
to protect and restore nerve cell communications
Tel Aviv — A structure called “the microtubule network” is a crucial part of our nervous system. It acts as a transportation system within nerve cells, carrying essential proteins and enabling cell-to-cell communications. But in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson's, this network breaks down, hindering motor abilities and cognitive function.
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The International Technological Exhibition opens tomorrow:
New multi-tasking Robots, future world changing applications, and new rescue training dummies
The 22nd International Technological Exhibition for innovation and achievement
Held on June 18-20 2013 at the Tel Aviv Trade and Convention Center 10am through 8pm
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The Technion and Tel Aviv University (TAU) have become members of Coursera’s network of educational partners, and will soon offer free online courses to anyone in the world. These two universities will join 80 universities and other educational institutions, including fellow Israeli institution and current partner Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to promote learning without limits.
