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 […]
Author: Alexandre Azinheira and Liad Hollender
Neurocientistas decifram um interruptor que controla o estado do cérebro
(Available in English) Identificado um grupo de neurónios que atua como um regulador eletroquímico do estado geral do cérebro. Um grupo de neurocientistas internacional, do qual faz parte João Marques, investigador no Centro Champalimaud, em Lisboa, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Espreitar para dentro da caixa negra da IA para descobrir como os comportamentos colectivos emergem
(Available in English) Durante décadas, os especialistas que procuram explicar a emergência de comportamentos de grupo complexos, tais como como a formação de cardumes de peixes, têm-se dividido em dois campos de investigação. Agora, graças a […]
LAB COMICS
INSPIRED BY: The Cell Fitness Lab Recent news stories & videos about the Cell Fitness lab: Outcompeting Cancer; Squeezing Out The Competition (the micro-version) ; Losing neurons can sometimes not be that bad More Lab Comics… […]
Humans of science: Liad Hollender
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. “I grew up in a small town on the northern seashore […]
Science (in)verse: Ben Zarov VI
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! In […]
Lab Comics
Inspired by: Using the brain to forecast decisions – Room for free will after all? About Lab Comics: Serious research can sometimes inspire some seriously silly thoughts… We are looking for more whimsical contributions, so […]
Untangling the where and when of walking in the brain
(Disponível em Português) How do our brains know when and where to place our feet in order to prevent us from tripping each time we find ourselves on a new terrain such as an icy path, […]