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We engage in checking behaviours on a daily basis. In certain pathologies such as OCD, these behaviours can be exacerbated and greatly disturb the quality of life of patients. A study conducted by Axel Baptista (AP-HP/Sorbonne University), Maxime...

Apathy, a pathological absence of motivation and emotion, is a common symptom of many neurological and psychiatric diseases, such as dementia or depression. The ECOCAPTURE@HOME program, developed by researchers and clinicians at the Paris Brain...

When we listen to a story being told, our attention might be reflected in the inter-subject synchronisation of our heart rate. This is shown by a study carried by Pauline Perez (co-first author) from Jacobo Sitt's group (Inserm) in the "PICNIC -...

Teams from the Paris Brain Institute and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital AP-HP, coordinated by Dr Matthieu Peyre and Prof Michel Kalamarides, have studied the presence of mutations in the PIK3CA gene in cavernomas. This work is published in the New...

A study conducted by Anne Desmazières, Rémi Ronzano and Thomas Roux in Catherine Lubetzki’s team at Paris Brain Institute, shows for the first time a new interaction between neurons and microglia, immune cells present in the brain. This hitherto...

A study published in the journal Neurology, conducted by Dario Saracino, Isabelle Le Ber (AP-HP), and their collaborators, highlights the importance of testing for mutations in a specific gene, the progranulin gene (GRN), in order to distinguish...

The Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute is an internationally renowned neuroscience research institute located in Paris, France, on the campus of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, providing world class expertise in basic and clinical...

As part of initial discussions aimed at establishing a close collaboration, Alpine F1 Team is proud to display the logo of the Paris Brain Institute on the A521 cars of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon and mechanics’ helmets at the 2021 Formula 1...

A study conducted by Julien Boetto and Franck Bielle (Sorbonne University. AP-HP) of the " Genetics and Development of Nervous System Tumours" team at the Paris Brain Institute highlights the potential of GAB1 as a new biomarker for Hedgehog...

The results of France Brain Bee 2021

Interested in Neurosciences and neurodegenerative diseases? The call for applications to the iMIND - International Master in Neurodegenerative Diseases - Master 2 programme, will be open from May 10 to June 30th! iMIND is a selective programme built...