On the Wellcome Trust site:

Twenty one leading neuroscience groups from the UK, USA, France, Switzerland and Portugal have formed a ‘virtual brain lab’ to test how the brain controls learning and decision making.

Through the £10 million International Brain Lab , the groups will work together to collectively understand a single behaviour in mice. The novel approach will allow greater insight into learning and decision making than any single lab could achieve alone. It’s one of the first steps to identifying the brain network dysfunctions that underlie mental health disorders.

The project is funded by the Simons Foundation and Wellcome.

IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) https://www.facebook.com/InternationalBrainResearchOrg/posts/10155563780861343

http://ibro.info/about/history/

The origin of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) can be traced back to a meeting of clinical neurophysiologists in London in 1947 under the auspices of the Electroencephalography (EEG) Society, which led to the establishment of the International Federation of EEG (IFEEG) and Clinical Neurophysiology in London in 1947

Partnerships include: http://ibro.info/programmes/partnerships/

The CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme is a FENS and IBRO initiative in partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, Bordeaux Neurocampus (France) and the Champalimaud Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) whose objective is to establish dedicated neuroscience training facilities in Europe.

the Champalimaud Foundation http://www.fchampalimaud.org/en/the-foundation/mission/

Coincidentally - ahem - Madonna moved to Lisbon a few months ago: Madonna House Hunting in Lisbon Adds to Rising Price Fears https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/madonna-house-hunting-in-lisbon-adds-fuel-to-hot-property-market

The U.S. singer, the latest celebrity to consider a home in Lisbon, last month visited a hilltop palace that belonged to Antonio Champalimaud

Just a coincidence?

Well, International royalty out in force in Lisbon

Pop royalty Madonna was spotted at the Luz stadium on Tuesday night where she cheered on as she watched Portugal beat Switzerland in their final World Cup qualifier. The star, who is in the process of moving to Portugal, was seen at the stadium with her son David Banda, who was dressed in a Portugal shirt sporting the name of Cristiano Ronaldo. In related news , King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands arrived in Portugal on Tuesday for a three-day visit that included meetings with government officials and businesses and also cultural visits.

The first day ended with a glamorous banquet put on by the President in the Palace of Ajuda. On Wednesday Willem and Máxima visited the Champalimaud Foundation , lunched with business leaders at the Belém Cultural Centre and visited the National Museum of Ancient Art to inaugurate an exhibition of works by Dutch artists and from royal collections entitled ‘Rembrandt – Missing links’.

Also on Wednesday, they were received by Portugal’s Prime Minister, António Costa, at his official residence. The final day of the visit was spent in Alverca, where the king and queen visited aeronautics manufacturer OGMA and the National Fire-fighters School, and the town of Sintra.

It is Maxima’s first time in the country, whereas her husband had previously visited in 2004 while still a Prince to watch a Euro match.

Interesting timing, don't you think?

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