RESEARCHERS
YEARS average age
PROFESSORS
% WOMEN researchers
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS per year
90
RESEARCHERS
35
YEARS
average age
30
PROFESSORS
60
% WOMEN researchers
50+
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS per year
Neuroscience Institute
Cavalieri Ottolenghi
The main goal of NICO research center is to study the fundamental biological mechanisms of nervous system function, whose knowledge is essential for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders.
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Haloperidol induces neuroprotection and enhances neuromuscular function in both murine and human models of SMA
Our latest publication in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (Nature portfolio)
Menduti G, Perez-Gomez R, Berenger-Currias N, Ruatti C, Espinosa-Espinosa J, Januel C, Konieczny P, Artero R, Martinat C, Boido M.
NICO Research Group: Brain development and disease
Changes in the cortical GABAergic inhibitory system in a Spinal Muscular Atrophy mouse model
Cell Death and Disease, 28 February 2026
Menduti G, Ferrini F, Caretto A, Hassan A, di Vito R, Beltrando G, Marnetto D, Usiello A, Di Cunto F, Boido M, Vercelli A
NICO Research Group: Brain development and disease
Motor Neuron Diseases 2026 – IV edition
SAVE THE DATE! The fourth edition of the meeting is scheduled, again in Turin, on November 6 and 7, 2026. The conference, organized by prof. Marina Boido and Serena Stanga, will still focus on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), two severe neurological pathologies affecting motor neurons and causing their progressive degeneration.
Hybrid seminar
- 21/05/2026 - 2:00 pm
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NICO intends to provide high quality neuroscientific research, with a specific interest in prevention, diagnostics, and cure of neurological disorders.
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Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) are the most commonly known neurodegenerative diseases, and many families are touched, directly or indirectly, by the burdens of these diseases.
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