Choosing the usual or taking a chance?

We always choose the same route back home, but one day, alerted about traffic restrictions, we decide to risk an alternative route. What drives us to make this decision?

Dream and daydream: differences and similarities

Did you know that daydreams reflect events from the previous two days and “night” dreams resemble a fictional plot?

Does your dog have social skills?

A study suggests that viewing the owner’s face works as a positive social reinforcement for dogs. Learn more about this and other surprising results about “man’s best friend”.

Researcher supported by the BIAL Foundation publishes in the journal “Glia”

In the scope of the research project 207/14 - The role of astrocytes in complex cognitive processing supported by the BIAL Foundation, João Filipe Oliveira and collaborators published the paper Astrocytic signaling supports hippocampal–prefrontal theta synchronization and cognitive function in the journal GLIA.

Research project supported by the BIAL Foundation published in the journal “Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging”

In the scope of the research project 50/10 - Trance: Cortical Representations supported by the BIAL Foundation, Alessandra Mainieri and collaborators have recently published the paper Neural correlates of psychotic-like experiences during spiritual-trance state in the journal Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.

Research project supported by the Bial Foundation published in the journal "Scientific Reports"

In the scope of the research project 122/14 - Internal and External World in Parietal Cortexsupported by the BIAL Foundation, Paolo Capotosto and collaborators published the paper Temporal dynamics of TMS interference over preparatory alpha activity during semantic decisions in the journal Scientific Reports.