In this episode, 9-year-old Marceau wonders if we can live with one part of the brain less.
Richard Lévy, neurologist and director of the "FrontLAB Functions and Dysfunctions of Frontal Systems" team at the Brain Institute, presents the functions of different parts of the brain through the famous story of Phineas Gage, who became famous despite himself because of an unfortunate accident that left a hole in his brain!
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Frontlab : le cortex préfrontal au centre des fonctions cognitives supérieures : de la santé à la maladie
Le but de l'équipe Frontlab est de mieux comprendre le rôle et l'organisation du cortex préfrontal dans le contrôle, l'activation et l'inhibition des comportements volontaires dirigés vers un but.
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