This first year of Sciencecalifragilistic, the CNP science education project may be over but the team is already thinking about its future!

Videos from past Ar events are now online!

If you missed “that” Ar event or you want to refresh your memory about “that” special moment, follow this link

Com apenas 40 anos, Rui Costa, investigador principal no Programa de Neurociências do Centro de Investigação da Fundação Champalimaud, conta já com uma vasta experiência académica e uma extensa lista de prémios internacionais, com destaque para uma bolsa do European Research Council ou o Prémio Jovem Investigador da Sociedade Americana de Neurociências, pelo trabalho desenvolvido no estudo das diferenças nos processos cerebrais que estão na base dos hábitos adquiridos ou das ações intencionais.

Prova Oral Podcast

Rui Costa, o convidado, é investigador principal do Programa de Neurociências da Fundação Champalimaud. Entre outras coisas, a sua investigação tem contribuído para o tratamento de doenças como Parkinson. Lido aqui .

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Like Portugal – Portugal, the place to grow!

LIKE PORTUGAL is a platform established for promoting positive information about Portugal. Check their new video and pay attention to minute 3.30!

“Research is needed”

Would you like to have an overview of what’s going on at the CCU?
Do you know how many people work at the CCU?
How many clinical services there are?
Well, the number of CNP Labs you should all know by heart!
Tabu, the magazine from Sol newspaper, draw the map of the CCU where you can find the answer to these, and to other, questions.

It’s not every day that Science is on the cover and on the two central pages of a newspaper!
Alvaro Pascual-Leone’s explains his “spectacular work” that combines brain imaging, neuropshysiologic techniques and non-invasive brain stimulation.

Read the full article in Jornal Público (PT) here

Meet Ziphius!

This street is home to many Lisbon inhabitants but it is also the name of scientist and theologian Portuguese-Goan, José Custodio Faria, who in addition to who in addition to its’ training in Theology was one of the first in the scientific study of hypnotism. He was also an inspiration to Alexandre Dumas famous romance “The Count of Monte Cristo”.