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{{Short description|Research institute in Cuba}}
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{{Infobox laboratory
| name           = Cuban Neuroscience Center
| logo =
| province       = Havana City
| country        = Cuba
| research_field = [[Neuroscience]]
| affiliations   = [[BioCubaFarma]]
| director       = [[Mitchell Valdes Sosa]],<br />[[Pedro Antonio Valdes-Sosa]] (Vicedirector and Founder)
| established    = 1969
| website        = {{URL|http://www.cneuro.cu/}}
}}
The '''Cuban Neuroscience Center''' ('''CNEURO''') is a research institute located in Playa, [[Havana]] City. It was founded in 1969 as one of the first groups in the world to use [[Information technology|informatics]] for the analysis of the [[brain]]`s [[electrical activity]]. CNEURO was officially established in 1990 and is nowadays one of the [[BioCubaFarma]] institutions,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biopharmadealmakers.nature.com/users/114910-biocuba-farma/posts/35960-biocubafarma-bringing-cuban-biopharma-to-the-world|title=BioCubaFarma: bringing Cuban biopharma to the world|last=Dealmakers|first=BioPharma|date=2018-07-02|website=BioPharma Dealmakers|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27|archive-date=2019-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527110501/https://biopharmadealmakers.nature.com/users/114910-biocuba-farma/posts/35960-biocubafarma-bringing-cuban-biopharma-to-the-world|url-status=dead}}</ref> that focuses on basic and applied research as well as the development of high technology in order to screen, diagnose and treat problems related to mental health. It has a [[DNV Healthcare]] accreditation.
== Research ==
CNEURO carries out research in several medical and scientific fields. Main activities include medical projects on [[Social impact assessment|social impact]] of disabilities caused by neural dysfunction, strategic [[neuroscience]] research, and the development of products, [[medical equipment]]s, specialized software and other resources for the neurophysiologic diagnostic.
== Other activities ==
CNEURO coordinates the National Program in Science and Technology for neurosciences and [[neurobiology]] emerging technologies. It also develops care for the country`s National Network of Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories (57 locations), and provides technical assistance services. CNEURO received post-doctoral students from Germany, Japan and Switzerland. Authorized by the Cuban Higher Education Ministry, it also developed a Neuroscience Master Program
The institute coordinates the National Cochlear Implant Program for deaf and deaf blind patients, that was developed by CNEURO in collaboration with institutions of the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Higher Education. Furthermore, CNEURO contributes to a new [[patent]] portfolio in some countries such as United States and [[South Africa]], and publishes a large amount of research in scientific magazines.
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== External links ==
*[http://www.cneuro.cu/ Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba]
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[[Category:Neuroscience research centers in Cuba]]
[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in Cuba]]
[[Category:Research institutes established in 1969]]