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"Perde-se o olfacto em menos de um dia"

(COVID-19, PT only)

Psicadélicos imitam a serotonina no cérebro

(PT only)

Serotonin speeds learning

Neuroscientists network to study the whole brain

(International Brain Laboratory)

What depressed robots can teach us about mental health

Could artificial intelligence get depressed and have hallucinations?

Serotonin promotes perseverance

Virtual mega-laboratory is assembled to probe the brain's deepest secrets

(International Brain Laboratory)

O Desconhecido

(PT only)

We create this incredibly complicated illusion of the real world that is what we experience all the time

How the brain "plays" with predictability & randomness to choose right time to act

When our world turns "upside-down", serotonin helps us deal with it

Artificial neural networks learn to "unmix" a mixture of odors

More serotonin, less motivation? It depends on the circumstances!

Neuroscientists call for deep collaboration to "crack" the Human brain

(International Brain Laboratory)

Zach Mainen gets ERC Advanced Grant to study the role of serotonin in perception and belief

BONSAI: The art of creating new worlds

Get to know the scientists behind the Roots of Curiosity

Good things come to those who wait? Study finds that more serotonin, more patience

Using the brain to forecast decisions - Room for free will after all?

To wait or not to wait – the role of confidence in decision making

From happiness to pain: understanding serotonin’s function

How we danced…

2014 and beyond

We can programme our brain to be happier

Zach Mainen @ TEDxO'Porto 2013

Should I trust my intuition?

How rodents make decisions

Zach Mainen, life-long member of the EMBO

Zach Mainen awarded a €2,3 million ERC grant