CDBS about our centre

Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) is an interdisciplinary research centre within the Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research (INCR), part of the School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences.  CDBS, along with other university-wide, often philanthropically funded, themed research centres, make up Edinburgh Neuroscience: the vibrant interdisciplinary research structure that facilitates interaction and collaboration between researchers across groups, centres, schools and colleges.

Neuroscience Seminar

Please find details of upcoming seminars here: The majority of seminars will be held in person every second Thursday in the Central Area and every fourth Monday at BioQuarter at 1:00pm (UK time), unless otherwise indicated. 

Seminars, along with joining links, are listed Events pages of the INCR SharePoint: INCR Events - Home  

CDBS Our research

Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences (CDBS) carry out research at molecular, cellular, systems and behavioural levels to understand fundamental mechanisms and pathways relevant to brain and body function in health and disease.  

Our research themes are: ageing and degeneration, genes and development, injury and repair, signalling, homeostasis and energy balance and synapses, circuits and behaviour.