The National Research Programme "Diseases of the Nervous System" (NRP 38) promotes the link between basic research and clinical practice. It encourages clinicians to further engage in scientific research and stimulates researchers to focus on current relevant clinical problems.
Framework budget: CHF 16'000'000
President of experts: Volker Henn until December 1997 † and Jürg Kesselring from 1998
End of research: 2001
Publications:
- Brain Research Reviews, Special Issue «The Brain in Health and Disease», Elsevier, Vol. 36, October 2001, wissenschaftliche Review-Artikel des Projektleitenden des NFP 38 und der Gastreferenten des Schlusssymposiums des NFP 38.
- Wunderwelt Gehirn, eine anschauliche Broschüre, die die Funktionsweise des Nervensystems und des Gehirns in allgemein verständlicher Art erklärt.