Miguel Castelo-Branco

Jul 15, 2024 | newsfarma.pt | Miguel Castelo-Branco

O Prémio BIAL de Medicina Clínica foi concedido ao seu projeto que representa 15 anos de investigação dedicados ao autismo e às perturbações de neurodesenvolvimento: “É uma área muito desafiante”, partilha. Este prémio permitiu-lhe trazer “visibilidade, embora também aumente a responsabilidade”, com o crescimento do contacto de famílias para a Associação de Autismo e da Federação de Autismo.

Apr 18, 2024 | mdpi.com | Melissa Mariana |Miguel Castelo-Branco |Elisa Cairrao

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Mar 16, 2024 | nature.com | Miguel Castelo-Branco

AbstractInhibition is implicated across virtually all human experiences. As a trade-off of being very efficient, this executive function is also prone to many errors. Rodent and computational studies show that midbrain regions play crucial roles during errors by sending dopaminergic learning signals to the basal ganglia for behavioural adjustment. However, the parallels between animal and human neural anatomy and function are not determined.

Nov 23, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Miguel Castelo-Branco |Joana Gonçalves |Joao R Neves

AbstractIn recent years, our understanding of the physiological role of kisspeptin (Kiss1) has evolved significantly, revealing its pivotal role in shaping sexual differentiation within the brain. Predominantly expressed in the hypothalamus, Kiss1 plays a crucial role in regulating release of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH).

Mar 24, 2023 | nature.com | Tor D. Wager |Kirstine Amris |Jaime C Branco |Miguel Castelo-Branco |Leslie J. Crofford |Tiago Reis Marques | +2 more

We read with great interest the comments by Clauw et al. (Clauw, D. J. et al. Hypothetical model ignores many important pathophysiologic mechanisms in fibromyalgia. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-023-00951-3 (2023))1 on our Perspective article presenting the Fibromyalgia: Imbalance of Threat and Soothing Systems (FITSS) model (Pinto, A. M. et al. Emotion regulation and the salience network: a hypothetical integrative model of fibromyalgia. Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 19, 44–60 (2023))2.