This is part of a series of short clips addressing common brain myths. The clips were made for the Ar event “How the brain got its wrinkles, and other stories”.
The big and the small: variations on a theme
I was a neuron once Two baby giants met last evening, 23rd of November, to play Pong against each other at the Champalimaud Foundation (Figure 1). By waving colored cards at a camera’s eye, […]
Interview with Albino Oliveira-Maia
Albino Oliveira-Maia studied Medicine at the University of Porto and obtained his PhD at Duke University Medical Center in the USA. He is currently a resident in psychiatry and mental health at Centro Hospitalar […]
Engineering the brain with light and DNA
The brain is an amazing structure that mediates all of our cognitive skills: our senses, perceptions, our emotions and feelings, our movements, what we think, what we decide and what we do. In […]
The daily rhythms of living matter
Imagine observing a plant moving its leaves up and down throughout the day. During the night they are in a fully upright position while during the day they move downward, avoiding excessive light. Intuitively, […]
Interview with Joaquim Alves da Silva
Joaquim Alves da Silva, 32, has interrupted his clinical work to enroll in a PhD research project in neuroscience. However, he still teaches Psychiatry at Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Universidade Nova de […]