Event Brain Week: three conferences on the agenda
The Brain Institute is participating in three conferences organized as part of Brain Week, the international event dedicated to neuroscience, held from March 16 to 22, 2026.
Video Neurofocus: the CaCovi Project on Epilepsy and Schizophrenia
Discover the CaCovi project, which has shown that brain activity is regulated by inhibitory neurons called "basket cells", endowed with receptors sensitive to endogenous cannabinoids, opening up therapeutic prospects for pathologies such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and anxiety.
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An international team led by Jaime de Juan-Sanz at the Paris Brain Institute has shown that slightly increasing the metabolic capacity of neurons can enhance long-term memory in both fruit flies and mice. The study, published in Nature Metabolism...
02.24.2026
Research, science & health
Paris Brain Institute is co-organizing the 3rd edition of the “Modeling Human Neuropathologies” Summer School, together with the Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (University of Heidelberg). The summer school is an intensive international...
03.04.2026
Teaching & training
There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease. The treatments available in France—which are not reimbursed—are known as symptomatic treatments, meaning that they act on the consequences of the disease rather than its underlying cause. In 2018...
02.19.2026
Research, science & health
The most severe form of epilepsy, status epilepticus is a high-risk neurological emergency. Yet its epidemiology remains poorly understood, particularly in France. By analyzing data from the French National Health Insurance system, compiled within...
02.19.2026
Research, science & health
The Paris Brain Institute is launching a Call for Junior Group Leaders, inviting outstanding early-career scientists in artificial intelligence, data science, computational neuroscience, and related fields to establish their own independent research...
02.11.2026
Institutional
Violetta Zujovic is team leader and scientific manager of the facility. Her research focuses on the immune system’s role in myelin repair, which is a key factor in neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and certain leukodystrophies. With...
03.04.2026
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Since its creation, Paris Brain Institute has placed patients at the heart of its scientific and medical strategy.
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878 Staff including 84% scientific, medical and paramedical staff (as at September 30, 2024)
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29 Research teams selected by a Scientific Advisory Board
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51 Nationalities (as at September 30, 2024)
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12 Technical facilities and biobank
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...
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...
Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s disease, and the main cause of Parkinsonian syndrome.
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...
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...
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...
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