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This conference will bring together leading experts to discuss how neuromodulatory systems shape neuronal circuit dynamics, behavior, and computation. The program will focus on how neuromodulators such as dopamine, noradrenaline, acetylcholine, and...
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2026
From 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 noon
Speaker : Yulong LI, Pekin University "Quantitative imaging of neuromodulator dynamics in vivo by constructing new GRAB sensors"
What if the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease could be assessed with an EEG? Pierre Champetier and his colleagues in the DreamTeam think the idea is worth taking seriously. In a study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the team shows that slow...
09.07.2026
Research, science & health
Sometimes, doctors cannot find the cause of intracranial hypertension, a syndrome characterized by excess pressure inside the skull. Patients’ symptoms are effectively relieved by a procedure that dilates a vein in the brain… yet no one truly...
07.22.2026
Research, science & health
The Paris Brain Institute, the Ban Ki-moon Foundation and the Vascular Brain Health Institute are launching the Global Brain Care Scholars Program, a new international scholarship for ten outstanding young professionals working in brain health each...
07.22.2026
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The Foulées du Cortex challenge returns for a 3rd edition. From 16 to 27 September 2026, you're all invited to register for the challenge that advances brain research. Registration is open!
07.02.2026
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Understanding the brain
Every day, scientific research tells us a little more about the brain, the body’s control room for all cognition, memory and emotions. From the anatomy of the brain to the latest knowledge about consciousness and the different neurological diseases...
Mental health, an essential component of our overall health, is a state of well-being, and an ability of the mind to function normally and respond appropriately to environmental stimuli. Mental disorders occur when this state of well-being is...
The word ‘epilepsy’ originates from a Greek word meaning ‘to seize’, reflecting the sudden and unpredictable onset of seizures. In France, 600,000 people are affected by this chronic neurological disease, which can present with different symptoms...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or ‘Lou Gerhig’s disease’, is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular condition involving the gradual death of motor neurons, the neurons that control walking, speech, swallowing and breathing. This loss of motor...
Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s disease, and the main cause of Parkinsonian syndrome.
With longer life expectancies and the biological mechanisms at the origin of neurodegenerative diseases becoming increasingly complex, it is now estimated that, in France in 2020, 1.3 million people were affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Today, more...
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