Every year, around 30 thousand professionals and students participate in the Neuroscience, the largest global Neuroscience congress in the world. Organized by Society for Neuroscience, the event took place this year between November 11th and 15th, in Washington, USA. O Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience (IIN-ELS) integrated the event with the presentation of works in poster format.
The master's student in Neuroengineering at IIN-ELS, Lorraine Andreoli, brought to Neuroscience a behavioral study on a social interaction model with rats and an evaluation method that uses inertial sensor. She also presented this work at the Society for Social Neuroscience Annual Meeting, on November 10, 2017. For Andreoli, “seeing the greatest neuroscientists in the world and the research they are developing made me even more certain that we have the conditions, here in Brazil, to produce studies with the same quality as those that were presented”.
Leila Cavalcante, former master's student in neuroengineering at IIN-ELS and professor at Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN) of Ceará-Mirim, presented a work on design of implantable spinal cord stimulation electrode for treatment of motor disorders. “This event is inspiring, as it is possible to visit the main research institutions in the world and have the opportunity to talk to students and professors from all corners of the planet. And you can even take a photo with great neuroscience personalities”, says Cavalcante.
Finally, Edgard Morya, research coordinator at IIN-ELS, presented how the education and research they can enhance social development in Brazil, using neurosciences and neuroengineering, which are areas of strategic interest in developed countries. He comments that IIN-ELS received a transfer of technology and knowledge that allows it to develop advanced research and train differentiated human resources. “Our challenge now is to make Brazilians themselves aware of the extraordinary search tool that we have in Macaíba (RN), which is not far behind foreign institutions”, explains Morya.
