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PODCAST Dans le coin du ciboulot : Is it true that we can walk while sleeping? (In French)

Elia asks the neurologist and researcher at the Paris Brain Institute, Ana Gales, if we can walk while sleeping, as we sometimes see in movies and cartoons. The researcher explains what somnambulism is, what happens in the brain and why it affects many children.

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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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    including 84% scientific, medical and paramedical staff (as at September 30, 2025)

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    selected by a Scientific Advisory Board

  • 50 Nationalities

    (as at September 30, 2025)

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Understanding the Brain
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...
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Depression
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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Epilepsy
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...
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Lou Gerhig’s disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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...
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Parkinson's disease
Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s disease, and the main cause of Parkinsonian syndrome.
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Alzheimer's disease
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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