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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?

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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”.

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BIAL Foundation launch new nobel-style award in biomedicine

The BIAL Foundation today announced the launch of the inaugural BIAL Award in Biomedicine. Worth €300,000, the new award will recognise high quality, scientifically relevant research in the biomedical field published as of 1st January 2010. The award will be granted bi-annually from 2019 onwards.

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Researchers supported by the BIAL Foundation carried out a project to find how facial expressions are read by the brain

Group of researchers from Porto and London (University College London) With the support of the BIAL Foundation, a group of researchers from Porto and London (University College London), is carrying out a project to find how facial expressions are read by the brain, which results can allow the development of psychological assessment instruments which may help to diagnose disorders, such as autism, that affects emotional perception and behavior.

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BIAL Foundation opens applications for research grants

018/2019 - Grants in total amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50,000 The applications for the scientific research grants 2018/2019 of the BIAL Foundation are ongoing until August 31st. The approved applications shall benefit from grants between €5,000 and €50,000 in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.

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