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An international study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity shows that patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have a unique biology, different from those who respond to standard therapies. More than 5,000 genes were found to behave...
11.03.2025
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The anomalies underlying neurodegenerative diseases may arise during development—decades before the first symptoms appear. This hypothesis is gaining traction thanks to a new study published in Nature Communications. According to researchers from the...
10.20.2025
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On October 14, 2025, Paris Brain Institute America (PBIA) held its 3rd annual dinner in New York. PBIA, Paris Brain Institute’s sister organization, is chaired by Martine Assouline, joint president of the Paris Brain Institute Friends Committee. This...
10.24.2025
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A first international course on epidemiology, neuroepidemiology and vascular neurology held in Benin
10.07.2025
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Paris Brain Institute announces Serge Weinberg’s election as President of its Board of Directors. He succeeds Gérard Saillant, our Founding President, who becomes Honorary President after fifteen years of dedicated service to the Institute.
10.16.2025
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Remembering past events in minute detail, revisiting them methodically, and reliving past emotions—this is the peculiarity of people with an exceptional memory of their own lives, known as autobiographical hypermnesia, or hyperthymesia. This...
08.28.2025
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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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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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