In a study published today (January 15, 2015) in the journal Current Biology, a team of scientists, led by Zachary Mainen, found a causal link between the activation of serotonin neurons and the amount of time mice are willing to wait, and rejected a possible link between increased serotonin neuron activation and reward.

This month 8 new students began their first year at the International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP).

Each year, 8-10 new graduate students join the INDP, a PhD programme of the Champalimaud Foundation that trains future neuroscientists within the community of the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme (CNP).

Researchers discover neurons that combine social information with hormonal state in female mice.

Beginning with a performance at CCB, and continuing with a conference dedicated to the symbiosis between art and science – The scientists behind The Roots of Curiosity, reflect on the outcome of this art-science project.

Your brain has a remarkable ability to learn complex rules and adapt to new situations. Brainflight, a European project in partnership with Champalimaud Foundation (PT), Tekever (PT) Eagle Science (NL) and Technische Universität München (DE), is taking advantage of this learning process to develop a Brain Machine Interface where neural activity can control aircrafts.

CNPers reach out all across ages and all across the Lisbon area.

Video and pictures available from another successful event organised by CNP outreach initiative Ar | Respire connosco.

What are the latest discoveries in neuroscience that can help us understand the brain, consciousness, memory and attention? What practical advice is there on detecting and coping with stress? What is ‘Mindfulness’, why is it important and how does one practice it?

State-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners will establish Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown (CCU) as one of the most advanced preclinical imaging institutions worldwide.

How a side project became a powerful open-source tool.

What does Bonsai, the Japanese art form of carefully shaping miniature trees have to do with scientific research? For Gonçalo Lopes, a graduate student at Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Bonsai perfectly captures the essence of his doctoral thesis – “just like the art form, the main aesthetics and challenge of our work involve being able to recreate all the complexities of a living landscape in a very confined space.”

Time is represented by a slow wave of sequential activity across neurons within a specific brain area, say Researchers at Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon