Escolab

Title: How the brain and the heart talk to create our sense of self-consciousness

Description: In this talk, We will present how the brain and the heart communicate and how that can be relevant for many different aspects of our mental activities (self-consciousness, for example). The take home message is that the brain does not work alone, it is in a constant dialogue with the rest of the body. We will discuss with students cases where our body reveals what is going on in our mind (for example, stress, love...).

Speaker: Mariana Babo-Rebelo is a biologist, specialized in cognitive neuroscience. Her research focuses on brain-body interactions and how they support different aspects of self-consciousness. She did her PhD in Paris, followed by research stays in London, Geneva and now Barcelona.

This talk will be held in English.