(Disponível em Português) The expression “sixth sense” is often used to refer to some sort of special intuition that gives people the ability to know and perceive things without using the five traditional senses. […]
Science Snapshot: Navigating Virtual Worlds
How can virtual reality be used to study how the brain works? In this episode of Science Snapshots, Eugenia Chiappe, head of the Sensorimotor Integration lab at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, explains […]
Florian Engert: “If you say computers will never beat a human… you’re going to lose”
Will we ever understand the brain? Should we be afraid of artificial intelligence? Will Humankind be surpassed by machines? Harvard neuroscientist Florian Engert shares his views on these matters. If you happened to walk by […]
Science (in)verse: Ben Zarov iv
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! “ […]
Science snapshot: Run faster, learn better
While trying to figure out how connections between neurons change with experience to give rise to learning, the Neural Circuits and Behaviour Lab accidentally stumbled upon an important finding: the existence of a strong […]
Two seemingly opposing forces in the brain actually cooperate to enhance memory formation
(Disponível em Português) The brain has a way to keep nervous activity in check as we learn new things and consolidate memories. Otherwise, it would gradually “saturate”, losing its ability to store any information at […]
Humans of science: Raphael Steinfeld
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: Raphael Steinfeld Lab: Circuit Dynamics & Computation Project: Dynamics of […]
Lab Comics
Inspired by: the Neuroethology lab. More Lab Comics: About Lab Comics: Serious research can sometimes inspire some seriously silly thoughts… We are looking for more whimsical contributions, so do send us your science-doodles anytime! Diogo […]
Doris Tsao, the woman who cracked the code the brain uses to recognize faces
How can our brain discriminate and identify a particular face among a virtually infinite number of extremely similar faces? Doris Tsao has solved this enigma. In one of his most famous clinical tales, The Man […]
How the brain decides what to do in the face of danger
(Disponível em Português) Fight, flee, or freeze; when faced with a threat, everyone, from mice to humans, are certain to choose one of these three strategies. Though critical for survival, we are still at […]