The human brain is one of the most complex biological systems, and its development begins before birth and continues throughout childhood and adolescence. During this period, billions of neurons must be generated, migrate to the correct regions, form specialised connections, and communicate through precisely regulated electrical and chemical signals. Disruption at any stage can contribute […]

We’re all nerds in some subjects. Topics we know in depth, whether through work, studies, or for no particular reason at all (those are the best kind). But what’s crazy is the amount of things we don’t know at all, even facts that others would call basic. A few months ago I attended a talk […]

My research on older immigrants in Finland is approaching its final stages. My third and latest manuscript addressed the risk factors for social exclusion among older immigrants. This study focused on exclusion from services and social relations. This study is based on empirical evidence from semi-structured interviews with 26 older immigrants and 19 social and […]

How molecular genetics, artificial intelligence and precision technology are reshaping discovery, treatment and the researcher’s role Neuroscience has long forced researchers to choose a scale: DNA, a cell, a circuit or a patient. That separation is fading. Single-cell and spatial omics reveal which genes are active in particular cell types and where those cells sit […]