A new EBRAINS large-scale brain scanning endeavour is being coordinated in Padua
The city of Padua has a dualistic approach to health. It was, and still is, a place of pilgrimage – generations have flocked to the Basilica of Saint Anthony since the 13th century, seeking healing for their ills. At the same time, it has a storied medical history: some of the earliest European hospitals have been built in Padua. Here, Giovanni Battista da Monte (1489 – 1551), professor of medicine at the University, first formalised the concept of “clinic”, as in, a place where physicians visited patients at their beds.
