An interesting scientific outreach event, “100 Years of Brainwaves,” took place on August 21st and 22nd at Centex in Valparaíso, organized by the researcher from the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, AC3E, Dr. Wael El-Deredy, through the ViBrain project. This event invited the Valparaíso community to celebrate a century of scientific progress and to learn about this important branch of research.

Over two days, an international symposium was held, highlighting the role of brain oscillations in cognition, perception, and neurological disorders. Prominent neuroscientists from Chile and abroad presented cutting-edge research on EEG technology and brainwave analysis.

“While we do basic research on the brain mechanisms involved in aging and how to correct, alter, and modify to help people in their daily lives, we are also concerned with the general view of aging as a normal process, which is accompanied by different sensory, cognitive, and motor changes and patterns. These should not be treated as diseases, and the responsibility is on the community in general to facilitate and accommodate these changes,” highlighted Dr. Wael El-Deredy.

The use of public spaces to talk about science is an excellent way to bring people closer to new discoveries and projects that are being developed, establishing a close dialogue between citizens and researchers. “It is important to use the common space of Valparaíso, to take advantage of events like this, where many like-minded people circulate in the city plan to start reoccupying the streets, our streets, our space,” mentioned the researcher.

The event highlighted the important participation of international researchers Joanna Cabral and Jesús Cortez in person, and Christoph Herrmann remotely, as well as that of national researchers Francisco Aboitiz; Francisco Javier Parada; Pavel Prado; Alejandra Figueroa-Vargas; Christ Devia; Begoña Góngora; María Francisca Alonso; Andre Gomez and Sebastian Espinoza.