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On October 8, 2024, the French Consulate in New York hosted the annual dinner of Paris Brain Institute America (PBIA), gathering prominent philanthropists and influential figures from the scientific community for an evening dedicated to transatlantic...
10.15.2024
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From September 9 to 13, the Open Brain School, the education center at Paris Brain Institute, organized the 10th edition of its flagship training program in neuroscience and entrepreneurship—dedicated to fostering innovation. This event brought the...
10.07.2024
Teaching & training
The European Research Council's (ERC) Starting Grants are prestigious and highly competitive awards, designed to enable young scientists to build their research team, and to carry out ambitious and innovative projects addressing unexplored scientific...
09.16.2024
Institutional
Paris Brain Institute is proud to be celebrating 20 years of partnership with its first and longest-standing private funder: the watchmaking company F.P.Journe. This partnership, based on shared values of trust, loyalty and excellence, has seen F.P...
09.17.2024
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While Alzheimer's disease is the best-known form of dementia, other types exist and are the subject of research. Our experts will be talking about the frontal lobe and its pathologies, early and related forms of Alzheimer's disease, and innovative...
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09.10.2024
Les Matinales de l'Institut du Cerveau (in French)
What if we could resist compulsions? These irrational behaviours, particularly common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are hard to suppress. At Paris Brain Institute, Éric Burguière's team shows that we can anticipate them and block them...
09.10.2024
Research, science & health
Research at Paris Brain Institute
Since its creation, Paris Brain Institute has placed patients at the heart of its scientific and medical strategy.
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846 Staff including 83% scientific, medical and paramedical staff (as at September 30, 2023)
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27 Research teams selected by a Scientific Advisory Board
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45 Nationalities (as at September 30, 2023)
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11 Technical facilities and biobank (as at September 30, 2023)
Understanding the brain
With nearly 860 000 people suffering from Alzheimer type dementia in France, this disease is now a central focus. It is characterised by slow neuron degeneration beginning at the level of a specific area and then extending to the rest of the brain.
Every day, scientific research makes it possible to learn a little more about the brain, the seat of cognition, memory and emotions. From the anatomy of the brain to current knowledge about consciousness and various neurological diseases, discover...
Parkinson's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's and the first cause of parkinsonian syndrome.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the 2nd leading cause of acquired disability in young adults, after trauma. It currently affects 120,000 people in France, with 3,000 new cases diagnosed each year. The disease is a major public health issue, as it affects...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or ‘Charcot's Disease’ is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular pathology characterised by the progressive death of motor neurons, the neurons that control walking, speech, swallowing and breathing, among other...
A tumour is formed by cells that multiply uncontrollably, hijacking surrounding cells and, to varying degrees, disrupting brain function. A brain tumour can develop in any area of the brain.
The name ‘epilepsy’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘struck by surprise’, reflecting the sudden and unpredictable onset of seizures. In France, 600,000 people are affected by this chronic neurological disease, which can manifest itself in different...
A cerebrovascular accident or stroke is a pathology that occurs very suddenly and causes motor deficits (movement of the limbs), loss of feeling or language problems.
Autism or autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder with two main symptoms: persistent deficits in communication and social interaction in a variety of contexts, and restricted and repetitive behaviour, interests and activities.
Mental health, an essential component of health, is a state of well-being, an ability of the mind to function normally and respond appropriately to environmental stimuli. Mental disorders occur when this state of well-being is disrupted by specific...
Tourette's syndrome (TS) was first described in the 19th century by the French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette. It is a neuropsychiatric disorder with a genetic component characterised by sudden, brief and intermittent movements (motor tics...
Although the word ' bipolar' is increasingly used in the media these days, and is sometimes misused, there is a serious and debilitating pathology behind this term, which affects almost 3% of the population.
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