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. Upcoming CDBS/CCBS Seminars 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 News and events Stroke and “fight-or-flight” response weakens the immune system (McColl + McCulloch labs)Prof Stephanie Schorge delivers this year's Mary Pickford lecture + Dr Ian Hawes (Nolan lab) is awarded 2025 Alison Douglas prize (CDBS best PhD thesis)New spinning disk confocal microscope coming soon thanks to a BBSRC awardCongratulations to the Durrant lab for their recent publication in Nature!CMVM Staff Recognition Awards 2025 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. This article was published on 2023-12-08