Justyna Osmulska

Empathy offers advantages and increases the chances of survival in challenging conditions

23.04.2021

Reading other individuals’ emotions allows animals to obtain knowledge about potential threats in the surrounding environment, and adjust their own behaviour accordingly. Scientists from the Nencki Institute argue, that empathy can be evolutionary advantageous, as it makes use of cooperation with other individuals to increase the chance of survival. Traditionally, empathy – the ability to read the emotions of others – was considered a purely human ability. However, more recent research ...

Nencki Institute Seminar

23.04.2021

Dear All next Thursday, April 29th, at 3pm, Dr. Ali Jawaid, who leads the Translational Research in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (TREND) lab at the Center of Neural Plasticity and Brain ...

SPARK Innovator Cafe Series – webinar

21.04.2021

Dear all, I am very glad to announce that Nencki Institute is the host of the next meeting within European SPARKs joint webinar series “Innovator Café”. The webinar will take place on April ...

Nencki Institute Seminar

16.04.2021

Dear All Next Thursday April 22nd at 3pm, Anna Goncerzewicz, who is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Ewelina Knapska the head of the Neurobiology of Emotions Lab and Marek ...

Brain Imaging Meeting

15.04.2021

Dear Colleagues, we would like to invite you to upcoming Brain Imaging Meeting organized by Laboratory of Brain Imaging (LOBI) and Laboratory of Language Neurobiology (LLN). The seminar will ...