Reactive (swollen) astrocytes with enlarged cell body and double vesicular nuclei. This is a relatively rapid response to a wide range of brain stimuli (stress conditions).

WASAD Congress 2023

WASAD 2023 was the 4th International congress of WASAD and was held as an onsite event with virtual elements in Zurich, Switzerland, from September 11-13, 2023. The congress attracted 348 clinicians, researchers, psychologists and health care professionals from 20 countries.

Keynote speakers 2023:

  • Tomas Furmark, Sweden
  • Iryna Frankova, NL
  • Dominique de Quervain, CH
  • Naomi Fineberg, UK
  • Eric Hollander, USA

The scientific program of the congress with 23 scientific sessions including keynote lectures, plenary symposia and workshops was certified with 20 SGKJPP points.

Abstracts of the congress are published by SpringerNature in the December issue (2023) of the Journal of Neural Transmission.