Do the microbes that live inside our gut have access to areas of our body we might feel more private about, such as our brain? Scientists at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown discovered […]
Author: Alexandre Azinheira and Liad Hollender
Science (in)verse: Ben Zarov ii
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! […]
Humans of science: Gautam Agarwal
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Gautam Agarwal Lab: Systems Neuroscience | Mainen Lab Project: A […]
Science (in)verse: Ben Zarov i
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! […]
Humans of Science: Hedi Young
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Hedi Young Lab: Cortical Circuits Lab Project: Patterns of long-range […]
In Pursuit of Pleasure, the Brain Learns to Hit the Repeat Button
(Disponível em Português) New study in mice shows how the brain learns to reproduce patterns of brain activity that lead to reward; provides insights for treating addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder In a scientific first, […]
Como o cérebro aprende a fazer “replay” para obter mais prazer
(Available in English) Novo estudo no ratinho mostra como o cérebro aprende a reproduzir os padrões de actividade cerebral que levam a obter uma recompensa – e dá pistas para o tratamento da adicção […]
Humans of Science: Marina Fridman
Who are today’s scientists? Inspired by the project “Humans of New York”, Ar Magazine turns the spotlight on individual humans of science every month. Name: Marina Fridman Lab: Cortical Circuits lab Project: Characterization of the […]
Reveladas as “peças de Lego” na base dos movimentos complexos dos peixes-zebra
(Available in English) O comportamento motor poderá consistir num leque contínuo de possíveis movimentos ou, alternativamente, por sequências de movimentos distintos, isto é, não contínuos. Novos resultados apontam para a segunda possibilidade, pelo menos […]
Scientists reveal the “Lego pieces” that form complex zebrafish movements
(Disponível em Português) Motor behavior could be formed from a range of continuous possible movements. But it could also be constituted by sequences of distinct, discrete movement types. New results suggest that the latter […]