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The idea for the establishment of a neuroscience institute in Cyprus was conceived for the first time in Paphos in 1988 when [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[Uwe Windhorst]] and [[Hans Diedrich Henatsch]] organized in Cyprus a symposium called [[Symposium Perspectives in Motor Control|Perspectives in Motor Control]]. During an enchanting dinner offered by Bishop of Paphos Chrysostomos in his Bishopric one of the guests proposed the establishment of a research institute. The Bishop immediately proposed to offer land at Tsada. Even though the 100 donums of land offered to the institute on a 100-year lease | The idea for the establishment of a neuroscience institute in Cyprus was conceived for the first time in Paphos in 1988 when [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[Uwe Windhorst]] and [[Hans Diedrich Henatsch]] organized in Cyprus a symposium called [[Symposium Perspectives in Motor Control|Perspectives in Motor Control]]. During an enchanting dinner offered by Bishop of Paphos Chrysostomos in his Bishopric one of the guests (Sten Grillner, Karolinska Institute) proposed the establishment of a research institute in Cyprus. The Bishop immediately proposed to offer land at Tsada. Even though the 100 donums of land were offered to the institute on a 100-year lease, the land has never been used. Nevertheless, the institute was established 3 years later. |