I am (and some of you might be?) a researcher, and some of my experiments involve rats and mice. For some readers, that sentence alone may be uncomfortable. Some may immediately question whether animals should be used in research at all. Others may simply wonder: What kind of experiments? Why animals? And what actually happens […]

This summer, I had the opportunity to spend some weeks in London for two experiences that complemented each other in a meaningful way: a research visit at UCL and participation in the AAIC 2026 conference. Looking back, what stays with me is not only what I learned from the research and conference sessions, but also […]