Did you ever wonder if you could control an artificial arm? And that this artificial arm could also give feedback back to you about what you feel. For instance, a hot cup of coffee or an ice cube. To realize such approaches in the future, the brain’s basic understanding and […]
Start small. We don’t expect a fully developed article or piece of art. Here are our proposed contributions: Send an interview Q&A to someone you look up to and write a post with their responses. Write about your career development plans Write about something interesting in neuroscience or your specific […]
In the last few years there has been quite a surge of texts discussing psychological challenges of academic careers at a graduate level, particularly regarding the rates of depression among PhD students, and impostor syndrome. But what about those of us who made it through? With all the antidepressants we […]
A few late experiments, some more words typed for the publication or the thesis, a couple of fixes on that analysis, turning off the devices in the lab, and finally heading home on Christmas Eve 2020… Many of us did not travel back to our home-countries, everything is special this […]
Oh boy. I knew this day was coming, the day when I would have to address the elephant in the room full of films with bits of science. Which elephant are we talking about? Well, I think you have already read the title and know we are going to take […]
Today is a bit of a different topic. Generally, I like to discover whether or not some media are scientifically relevant. Most of the time, science is bent in unusual ways to fit the world or scenario. Sometimes it is just bent. I could also say that some people are […]
The vivid redness of a rose, the soothing sound of the waves and the sweet blissful flavor of chocolate in your mouth—these are all sensations that we are familiar with. From a scientific perspective, these constitute stimuli that the brain can comprehend and manifest into a plethora of emotions that […]
So today is a bit special. Confinement and social distancing make it easier to think about oneself and guess what, this introspective mood also got to me. Just like everyone at some point in their life, I started wondering how I got to where I am; meaning doing a PhD […]
Thoughts during the self-quarantine period… # Find accurate knowledge Among the anxiety and distress of a new pandemic, misinformation is easy to come by. Some say that the COVID-19 has been made into a bigger hype than needful because of social media and sensationalism news. Let’s clarify that. Free access […]
Evolution is a film about, you guessed it, a famous shampoo brand. Any other idea would be preposterous. Who in their right mind would say that Evolution is a film about evolution? Well, I do. You do too, don’t you? As a first point, I would like to say that […]