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Neurobiologe der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen und Leiter einer Arbeitsgruppe am Deutschen Primatenzentrum erhält 2015 den wichtigsten deutschen Forschungspreis. Moser erforscht Probleme des Gehörs mit neurowissenschaftlichen Methoden und arbeitet an der Verbesserung von Cochlea-Implantaten.

Stefan Treue, director of the German Primate Center (DPZ), gave an interview to radiostation Stadtradio Göttingen, which was be broadcasted on Friday, December 12th. Treue explains, why animal research with monkeys only is a minute part of all research relying on animals and why they are irreplaceable.

German Research Foundation (DFG) prolonges funding for Collaborative Research Center „Cellular Mechanisms of Sensory Processing“.

The second MRI-Scanner arrived safely on Thursday, November 20th at its new location in the imaging center of the DPZ. The device weighs ten tons and was specifically made to screen smaller animals such as new world monkeys and rodents.

The first of two new imaging devices was delivered to the German Primate Center (DPZ) on Monday, November 10th. With the help of a large crane, a lot of precision work and muscle strength, the device was moved into its specially constructed building. The scanner weighs twelve tons, costs nearly two million euros and starting in spring 2015, it will provide first images of the brains of primates.

The European and American neuroscience societies FENS and SfN emphasize in a joint statement the importance of non-human primates for biomedical research.