How can our brain discriminate and identify a particular face among a virtually infinite number of extremely similar faces? Doris Tsao has solved this enigma. In one of his most famous clinical tales, The Man […]
Author: Ana Gerschenfeld
Life of PI: The young woman who decided she could – and would – do science for a living
(Note: the PI, or principal investigator, is the research group leader) In 1996, when she was a young graduate student in biotechnology, Luísa Vasconcelos realized she wanted to do neuroscience research for a living. […]
A serotonina acelera a aprendizagem
(Available in English) Por que é que os tratamentos com antidepressivos como o Prozac funcionam melhor quando aliados a terapias cognitivo-comportamentais, que promovem a aprendizagem de comportamentos positivos nos doentes deprimidos? Um novo estudo […]
Serotonin speeds learning
(Disponível em Português) Why do treatments with antidepressants like Prozac seem to work better when combined with behavioral therapies, which promote the learning of positive behaviors by the depressed patient? A new study suggests […]
Life of PI: In search of the rules that govern the social life of living cells
(Note: the PI, or principal investigator, is the research group leader) For years, Eduardo Moreno has been unraveling how competition for survival between cells in an organism plays out to make it develop healthily […]
Run faster, learn better
(Disponível em Português) Learning and performance can be enhanced by locomotor activity in mice, concludes a new study. A new study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience by a team from the Champalimaud Centre […]
Quem corre mais depressa aprende melhor
(Available in English) A aprendizagem e o desempenho podem ser melhorados pela actividade locomotora no ratinho, conclui um novo estudo. Um novo estudo, publicado na revista Nature Neuroscience por cientistas do Centro Champalimaud, em […]
Being a “food lover” is not enough to explain why people become obese
(Disponível em Português) Many experts think that obesity is essentially the result of being hooked on food. But a new study reveals a much more complex reality. In collaboration with other Portuguese centers, scientists […]
Ser um “bom garfo” não chega para explicar por que as pessoas são obesas
(Available in English) Muitos especialistas pensam que a obesidade é essencialmente o resultado de um “vício” por comida. Segundo um novo estudo, a realidade é bem mais complexa. Numa colaboração com outros centros portugueses, […]
Carmen Sandi: “There is a causal link between mitochondrial function and rank in social hierarchy”
Can brain biology negatively affect an individual’s position in society? The answer seems to be yes – and the mitochondria (the cell’s batteries) appear to be an important player. Could this negative impact be reduced […]