(Available in English) Sherlock Holmes é talvez o mais célebre exemplo do poder da inferência – isto é, da utilização de indícios indirectos para revelar verdades escondidas. Há muito tempo que os neurocientistas tentam perceber as […]
Author: Liad Hollender
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 […]
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… […]