It all began with a little theatre play.

Three women working in  neuroscience walk into the stage. They have to decide what will be the topic of the next Ar Event. After some discussion, they settle on the theatre. How does neuroscience explain what happens when people watch actors perform?, they want to know. So they put their white labcoats on to better think scientifically. 

Each year, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, honours exceptional research contributions that enhance our understanding of obesity, its causes, complications, prevention, and management. 

Applications are welcome for a Research fellowship (Bolsa de Investigação) for a Master’s student to develop their Master’s thesis. 

Host

Christa Rhiner, Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab

Venue

Seminar room

The Champalimaud Foundation has always been at the intersection of cutting-edge science, and exceptional care. 

Specialising in cutting-edge cancer treatment, neuropsychiatry, and experimental clinical research, the Champalimaud Clinical Centre is committed to advancing personalised medicine through groundbreaking research, merging advanced technology with human-centred care.

Watch the video to see how the Champalimaud Foundation has been transforming healthcare and improving lives for the past 20 years—and how we’ll continue to do so in the future.

An international team of scientists, including a principal investigator in neuroscience from the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, has analysed the way expert London taxi drivers plan their route in advance every time they pick up passengers. It is the first time a study about human planning has been performed in a real-world, large-scale environment. Their results are published today (23rd of January) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 

Host

Eugenia Chiappe, PhD, Sensorimotor Integration Lab

Venue

Seminar room

Over the past decade, interest in psychedelics—including psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA—as treatments for psychiatric disorders has grown exponentially among scientists, mental health professionals, the media, and the public.