(Disponível em Português) Thoughts, sensations, and emotions zap across the brain via a meshwork of fine nerve fibers called axons. Axon size is crucially important for general brain function as well as in certain neurological conditions. […]
Mice “detectives” hint at how humans read between the lines
(Disponível em Português) Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous example of the power of inference – using indirect evidence to reveal hidden truths. Understanding the neural basis of this sophisticated cognitive skill has been a […]
ProjectAr take 02: Screening a better tomorrow
Melanie and Cyril are two French actors that, together with a team of four people, decided to tell us a different story about the human race. Their documentary Tomorrow, sets out to showcase alternative and […]
SCIENCE (IN)VERSE: BEN ZAROV VII
Science and art inspire each other to create new forms of expression. Here, at Science (in)Verse, we bring an unusual outcome of this encounter: science-inspired poetry. If you are feeling poetic, we welcome contributions! “ […]
Fighting Depression with Magnetic Stimulation
One of the main challenges in treating psychiatric disorders is the ability to predict which treatment will work best. The Neuropsychiatry Unit at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown is using a procedure called TMS […]
Jürgen Knoblich: “Cerebral organoids are great for studying processes that only happen in human brains”
For the last few years, scientists have been able to grow 3D nervous structures in the lab – called “cerebral organoids” – which mimic the brain of a few-week-old human embryo. In 2016, they allowed […]
Neuroscientists decipher a critical switch that controls brain state
(Disponível em Português) A central hub of neurons act as pulse generators. An international team of brain researchers achieved a breakthrough in uncovering a switch-like mechanism that flips the brain between two motivational states in larval […]
Zebrafish “avatars” can help decide who should receive radiotherapy treatment
(Disponível em Português) To date, there is no method for clearly determining whether radiotherapy will be an effective treatment for individual cancer patients. This is a significant problem as patients may be unnecessarily subjected to potentially […]
ProjectAr take 01: out of our seats and into the streets
Richard Vevers, a toilet paper salesman, decides that he’s had enough. He packs his bags and travels across the world to Australia, where he reinvents himself as an underwater photographer. All is well in the […]
Peeping into the black box of AI to discover how collective behaviours emerge
(Disponível em Português) For decades, scientists seeking to explain the emergence of complex group behaviors, such as schooling in fish, have been divided into two camps. Now, a way out of this dichotomy has been found […]