Events
The European consortium EpiEpiNet invited Fala-me Neuro to participate in the Epic2024 conference. In this context, we presented a poster about the impact of Fala-me Neuro on the dissemination of (neuro)sciences and participated in a round table alluding to the dialogue between researchers, science communicators and patient associations.
In addition, we participated in a satellite event of the conference, where we promoted activities at the Alvalade Market as part of Children's Day.
7 June 2024
“Dialogues about the Brain: for better communication between researchers, patients and society” - Epic2024
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10 May 2024
Revolutionizing communication in (neuro)sciences in Portugal - SciCom
At the invitation of a group of 12th grade students from Escola Secundária Emídio Navarro, Fala-me Neuro held a talk alluding to the brain, mental health and depression
The audience consisted predominantly students from the secondary school or the senior university of Almada (USALMA).
Porto
4 May 2024
Brain, mental health and mood disorders
As part of the Health and Physical Activity Festival, organized by Espinho City Council and at the invitation of the Nursing Association "O Toque", Fala-me Neuro gave a talk on the impact of nutrition on the brain and mental health.
6 April 2024
“Nutrition, mood and aging – what happens in the brain?”
At the invitation of the Irish Network of Young Researchers in Neurosciences (NSI-ECRN), Fala-me Neuro went to Ireland to participate in a round table on how to navigate a professional career in scientific communication.
This event was held as part of International Brain Week
15 March 2024
"Navigating Career Paths in Science Communication"
Fala-me Neuro promoted lectures on the theme of the international brain week "The brain and neurodiversity".
It was carried out in a school context:
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Reynaldo dos Santos School in Vila Franca de Xira
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Stuart Carvalhais School in Massamá
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Secondary School with 3rd Cycle of Basic Education Poeta Al Berto, Sines (in partnership with Cartas com Ciência)
And in a business context:
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Clarity AI
Porto
March, 2024
Brain Awareness Week 2024
On the 2nd and 3rd of December 2023, São João da Madeira hosted, at the Oliva Creative Factory, the first edition of Veggie Christmas. Around 2000 visitors were able to enjoy vegetarian and vegan food, with a Christmas theme.
From the typical Christmas market, to show cooking and lectures, the offer was vast and, of course, guaranteed success!
The Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) team gave a talk entitled "Effects of sugar on a vegetarian brain" where they clarified basic concepts of the brain, how appetite is regulated and the effects of a vegetarian diet and sugar on the brain.
3 December 2023
Veggie Christmas
In partnership with LOLit (“Low literacy at play”), a European project on health literacy, we took neuroscience to the streets!
“Let's Talk Neuro in the Park” took place at Parque Verde do Mondego in Coimbra and included activities aimed at children and adults to promote literacy in neurosciences. In this Health and Longevity Square, questions about the brain and mind were answered in an interactive way, using anatomical models of the brain, material to get your hands dirty and interactive content. The event will be open to everyone and just show up for an informal conversation over the brain and let the conversation flow. There will be space for questions and lots of interactive learning about the brain and mind!
April 15, 2023
Porto
"Let's Talk Neuro in the Park"
Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) promoted discussion about nutrition and the impact of sugar on the brain at Gira Terra in Porto.
At this event we had the following guests:
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Inês Magazão (nutritionist)
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Juliana Rocha (psychologist)
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Regina Lima (content creator)
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Igor Costa (psychiatrist)
Porto
April 15, 2023
Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) will participate in International Brain Week 2023 whose theme is
“The Digital Brain”.
As this is a topic linked to the digital revolution and technology, this year Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) aims to decentralize Neuroscience communication, leaving large urban centers, and taking content related to the brain and mind to rural areas.
This year's topic being "The Digital Brain", let's talk about the brain-technology relationship in 3 schools in the country:
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Montemor-o-Velho School Group on March 30th and 31st
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Lousada Secondary School (Porto) on April 17th, 18th and 21st
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Alexandre Herculano School Group (Santarém) on April 19th and 26th
13-19 March 2023
"The Digital Brain"
International Brain Week 2023
As part of the 1st CompreenderSAÚDE teachers' conference, Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) participated in the panel "Public Health in schools" on January 20, 2023 and hosted a workshop for teachers entitled "A vision of Neurosciences in everyday life" in 4 sessions held on January 21, 2023.
20-21 January 2023
1st CompreenderSAÚDE Teachers Conference
Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) was invited to participate in the round table on scientific communication, within the scope of COLife Postdoc Day'22, alongside projects and personalities such as "Native Scientist", "Podcast com Razão" and Dr Maria Serrano.
During this round table we had the opportunity to debate the importance of scientific communication, particularly for academic researchers.
18 November 2022
COLife PostDoc Day 2022
Fala-me Neuro participated in the 2022 European Researchers' Night, at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon.
In a night full of activities and surrounded by super interesting projects, we were in contact with the public for around 3 hours sharing Neuroscience in the most diverse ways. From explaining a 3D brain model to adults, to crafts with little ones.
We had a lot of fun sharing a lot of knowledge about Neuroscience.
September 30, 2022
European Researchers' Night 2022
As Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) is one of the winners of the FENS and Dana Foundation grants for International Brain Week 2022, we were invited by FENS as speakers for an interactive webinar to share useful tips on how to prepare an effective application for FENS-Dana Awareness Week 2023 and how to hold a science communication event for the public. The webinar had around 100 participants and included an interactive question and answer session with the speakers to provide practical tips to the audience.
8 November 2022
Running a Brain Awareness Week Event in 2023
Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) joined the inauguration of the IZZI Educational Activities Center, in Figueira da Foz, where it held a workshop for children and adults.
Activities:
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Brain myths
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Construction of neural networks
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Brain under a microscope
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The brain behind optical illusion
April 30, 2022
How about we educate Neuroscience?
We were invited by Brain Gain, a project focused on stimulating careers in Neuroscience for higher education and secondary school students, to participate in an online debate about science communication. We had the opportunity to discuss and share ideas about the state of science communication in Portugal and about possible careers in this area with other communication projects. This first edition had around 800 entries from students across the country and was extremely stimulating!
2 March 2022
Brain Gain- Discovering Neuroscience
As part of International Brain Week 2022, Talk Neuro to Me (Fala-me Neuro) visited Basic and Secondary Education schools in 5 locations spread across Portuguese territory (Vila Nova de Famalicão, Coimbra, Lisbon and Portimão), where we addressed the topic "The Brain and the time".
In this initiative funded by FENS and Dana Foundation, we reached approximately 500 students with lectures on brain development and circadian rhythm (adapted to different ages) and many practical activities (puzzles, quizzes, crafts, souvenirs) that promoted Neuroscience education.
March 2022
International Brain Week 2022
At this event, held in Coimbra, we addressed the topic of Mental Health and Humor. Topics related to “Can comedy and humor help reverse some effects of stress?” or “Do mood changes influence the way we perceive the world?” were addressed in this exceptional event, which was attended by:
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Catarina Gomes
Proteacher and investcattle in FFaculty of Medicine at the University of Coimbra
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João Moreira
Screenwriter (creator "Bruno Aleixo")
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Miguel Bajouco
Psychiatrist at the Hospital and University Center of Coimbra and Professor and Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra
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Rita Leitão
Humorist/ Encouraging sociocultural
3 December 2021