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What if the flow of our thoughts occasionally just stopped? Esteban Munoz-Musat, Lionel Naccache, Thomas Andrillon, and their colleagues at Paris Brain Institute and Monash University in Melbourne show that the sensation of “thinking about nothing”...

The international DIM C-BRAINS PhD program is back. Up for grabs: 7 fully funded, 3-year doctoral contracts in the Île-de-France region, 3 of which will be hosted by the Institut du Cerveau. Application deadline: February 1, 2026.

From 24 to 26 October 2025, Paris Brain Institute hosted the fifth edition of Interglitches, the charity speedrun marathon organised by the association Le French Restream.

Paris Brain Institute’s core facilities were recently awarded two new certifications: ISO 9001 certification for ICM.Quant and ISO 20387 certification for its DNA & Cell Bank.

Since 2019, the France Brain Bee Olympics bring together students from all over France around the Neurosciences. The programme includes knowledge and speed tests and medical diagnostics.

As a medical writer within the Neurotrials team, Paris Brain Institute’s early clinical development unit, Julien Serusclat uses his writing skills for the benefit of the scientific community. He develops the essential documents used in clinical...

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...

With the support of the Art Basel Paris Contemporary Art Fair, the 14th edition of the Art-Science Breakfast was held on 22 October 2025 at the Grand Café du Grand Palais (Paris).

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...

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...

On Wednesday 15 October 2025, the mythical stage of the Olympia hosted the concert “Invincibles ensemble!” for its second edition. Twenty artists have mobilized to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Charcot’s disease.

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.