Setmana del Cervell 2025: How the brain and the heart talk to create our sense of self-consciousness

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)

Duration

45

Seats

100

Level

3r d'ESO

4t d'ESO

1r de Batxillerat

2n de Batxillerat

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.

Sustainable Development Goals

Available dates

11/03/2025