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Tackling the great paradox of biodiversity with game theory
(Disponível em Português) One of the main puzzles of ecology research has been to explain how hundreds, often thousands, of different species coexist on a very limited number of different resources. Scientists in Lisbon, […]
Science (in)verse: Ben Zarov iii
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! […]
Could one brain region be the “seat” of consciousness?
(Disponível em Português) Is consciousness generated by multiple areas throughout the brain or does it arise in one specific brain region? Some scientists believe in the existence of a “seat” of consciousness. Do not […]
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Life of PI: The young woman who decided she could – and would – do science for a living
(Note: the PI, or principal investigator, is the research group leader) In 1996, when she was a young graduate student in biotechnology, Luísa Vasconcelos realized she wanted to do neuroscience research for a living. […]
Serotonin speeds learning
(Disponível em Português) Why do treatments with antidepressants like Prozac seem to work better when combined with behavioral therapies, which promote the learning of positive behaviors by the depressed patient? A new study suggests […]
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Science Snapshot: Microbial Mind Control
Do the microbes that live inside our gut have access to areas of our body we might feel more private about, such as our brain? Scientists at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown discovered […]
Life of PI: In search of the rules that govern the social life of living cells
(Note: the PI, or principal investigator, is the research group leader) For years, Eduardo Moreno has been unraveling how competition for survival between cells in an organism plays out to make it develop healthily […]