(Disponível em português) Time flows, time flies, time stands still. All these expressions show just how highly variable, depending on multiple factors, our perception of the passage of time can be. How is […]
The neurobiology of sex: Finding “The One”
Pleasure, pain, hormones, nature, nurture… There are many players that determine when or even if sex happens. In this short, 3-parts series, Susana Lima, head of the Neuroethology lab at Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in […]
Seeking to unlock the inner workings of the brain… from behind a computer
(Disponível em português) In a universe with parallel lives, we could have found Christian Machens hidden behind a pile of books, immersed in the plot of his most recent novel. Or leaning over a […]
“We had a behavior that could be measured as a physical property”
Did some genes evolve to “tell” a little desert mouse whether to dig a big or a small burrow, and whether to equip it with an emergency exit? Did other genes evolve to […]
Neuroscientists call for deep collaboration to “crack” the human brain
The time is ripe, the communication technology is available, for teams from different labs and different countries to join efforts and apply new forms of grassroots collaborative research in brain science. This is […]
“I was always curious about how the small details add up to form the world we are living in”
(Legendado em português) Sabine Renninger still remembers the day she had her first samples under the microscope in school. The possibility of expanding her view of the world and zooming into the unknown […]
How the fruit fly’s brain knows where the fruit fly’s going
(Disponível em português) When we turn our head to one side, the visual field “turns” the other way. When we are on a train, the landscape slides by us. However, we know that […]
Fruit flies: Food, Camera, Action!
(Disponível em português) Fruit flies deprived of specific essential nutrients alter their food choices – and even the way they search for food. A team of neuroscientists, led by researchers from the Champalimaud Foundation […]
“The immune system is needed for repair and lifelong maintenance of the brain”
Two decades ago, it was anathema to go against the established idea that the nervous system doesn’t need the immune system at all for its protection or repair. But Michal Schwartz, who pioneered […]
To bee means to navigate: a story of maps and honey-making
Even though they have a tiny brain, honeybees are amazingly good at finding their way in a complex environment. What do we know about it and why should we care (even if we […]