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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...

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...

Making a bequest is a deeply personal and carefully considered act that enables you to continue your pledges. In the field of scientific and medical research, a bequest is an important way to support decisive advances that will benefit future...

On Saturday 21 March 2026, Paris Brain Institute hosted the 8th Neuroscience Olympiad: France Brain Bee. Secondary school students from across France were competing for a place in the prestigious international final of the International Brain Bee.

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!

Paris Brain Institute’s Open Brain School is opening registrations for the latest edition of its “Creativity & Neurosciences” Masterclass, which will take place on 25 and 26 June 2026 at Paris Brain Institute (Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris 13e)...

The number of patients living with neurodegenerative diseases that affect movement is rising steadily across Europe. Yet a large-scale study from the Paris Brain Institute and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm shows that this is not an emerging...

The European CURE-ND alliance has announced the launch of CURE-ND4ALS, an ambitious, patient-focused initiative that seeks to tackle amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The program is supported by Fonds Invincible Été, a philanthropic fund...

For decades, cell biology has built its approach around the study of genes and molecules, pushing the physical forces that sculpt our tissues into the background. Today, an international consortium, coordinated by Fanny Mochel at the Paris Brain...

We tend to take for granted that the thoughts associated with sleep have a particular quality: we often describe them as elusive, abstract, or marked by a certain strangeness. Yet a study conducted by researchers from the DreamTeam at the Paris Brain...

Amina Mahi is a research engineer in the BrainDev: brain development team

The cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying creative thinking are still poorly understood. A new study from the FrontLab team at the Paris Brain Institute explores this question from an original angle by examining creativity where it sometimes...