Specialists will meet to discuss reading and writing

The meeting will take place as part of an international symposium on Reading and writing organized by UNESCO, on October 26, at the National University of Cuyo. In this context, Adolfo García, will lecture on “Reading, movement and heir constant neurocognitive integration”.

Most of our memories are at some point false

Argentine scientist Pedro Bekischtein is one of the most prestigious researchers in this field and after years of investigation, he has became somewhat of an authority on memory and its intriguing mechanisms.

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Improving MRI: Processing time reduced in half

The method led by researchers from the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience reduces in half the processing time of brain imaging obtained with MRI. This breakthough aims to contribute to the diagnosis of stroke, aneurysms, and other complications. Read full article here

Findings on brain connectivity will help patients with dementia

Agustín Ibáñez, neuroscientist of the Center for Geroscience, Mental Health and Metabolism, studies alterations in brain networks and their relation with cognitive deficits. Regulation of internal states could aid in the rehabilitation of patients. In Chile there are more than 180,000 people affected by age-related dementias. Read full article here

No more than 25% of people develop very fast and successful strategies of negotiation

“What makes a social negotiation between two people successful? It all depends on the ability to integrate one’s interests with those of others”  Read more about the interview granted by Dr. Agustín Ibáñez to Chilean newspaper La Segunda, by clicking here.

 

Our racist inclinations, detected in milliseconds

Neuroscientist Agustín Ibáñez carried out a study in Chile that showed that racial prejudice is unconscious. Read the full article here.

 

Argentinean neuroscience

The Faculty of Exact Physical and Natural Sciences will hold a Seminar on Education, Technology and Neuroscience, which will take place on 23 and 24 September at the Sarmiento Theater. The seminar will feature leading authorities in the field of neuroscience. Read the full article here.

 

Science and technology, for audiences of all ages

The XIV National Week of Science, Technology and Scientific Art took place from September 19 to 23 in the province of San Juan, under the auspices of the VocAr Program of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council and other institutions. Read the full article here.