Date and time: 12 April 2026, 9:30 – 11:30
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Participation is free of charge.
World Physical Activity Day is on 6 April, and we’re celebrating it with a walk on 12 April.
Research shows that every step counts: increasing your daily steps, even by 2,000 at a time, is linked to meaningful reductions in the risk of death and chronic disease.
Patterns and Plasticity in the Adult Cortex
Host
Leopoldo Petreanu, PhD, Cortical Circuits Lab
Venue
Seminar Room
Abstract
Mark will discuss his lab’s work on the patterns of neuronal activity in the cortex of awake adult mammals and how this interacts with a range of different plasticity mechanisms that contribute to learning.
From Synapses to Cities: Exploring Environmental Neuroscience
Host
Susana Lima, PhD, Neuroethology Lab & Zach Mainen, PhD, Systems Neuroscience Lab
Venue
Seminar Room
Abstract
Environmental neuroscience explores how brain function and behaviour emerge from continuous interactions between neural systems and the environments in which organisms operate. While neuroscience has traditionally relied on controlled laboratory settings, many of the behaviours studied—decision-making, perception, navigation, and social interaction—unfold in complex real-world contexts.
Champalimaud Open Seminar (COpS)
Neural mechanisms for learning and storing knowledge about the world
Leopoldo Petreanu, Cortical Circuits
From Clinical Questions to Research Answers: The Immune Microenvironment of Multiple Myeloma and New Immunotherapy Opportunities
Cristina João, Myeloma Lymphoma Research Group
Medica AI 2026
Healthcare is entering a decisive decade.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a promise on the horizon – it is already transforming diagnostics, treatment, research, education and health systems worldwide. The real challenge we now face is not whether AI will change healthcare, but how we design that transformation responsibly, sustainably and at scale.
PATEO – Pessoas com Autonomia, Tecto, Espaço e Oportunidade
Date and Time
27 March 2026, 2:30pm – 6:30pm
Location
Auditorium, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon
About
PATEO is a Science4Policy project that translates scientific evidence on the prevention of dementia and age-related functional decline into concrete, actionable solutions to support healthier aging, greater autonomy and improved quality of life.
