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The PR department responds to all media requests for information on scientific, medical, technological and entrepreneurial activities at Paris Brain Institute.

It disseminates new results from research teams and connects journalists to a relevant expert to comment on a current issue.

Feel free to contact our press officer to help you develop a topic that relies on state-of-the-art knowledge in neuroscience, neurology or psychiatry.

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How our tastes influence our creativity
The more we like our ideas, the faster we give them shape. But to be creative, you have to have a penchant for ideas that are out of the ordinary… This is what Alizée Lopez-Persem and Emmanuelle Volle, Inserm researchers at Paris Brain Institute...
08.14.2023 Research, science & health
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One, two, many, lots: fruit flies can discriminate between numerical quantities
Assessing a number of elements, whether individuals in a group, twigs in a nest, or fruit on a branch, is an essential skill in many animals. But the neural circuits on which it is based are still poorly understood. To remedy this lack of knowledge...
07.14.2023 Research, science & health
Projection d’un neurone. Crédit : NICHD/N. Gupt
Neurons involved in cognitive flexibility communicate at a distance
To adapt to the small and large events that give the world its ever-changing character, we use an essential ability: cognitive flexibility. It enables us to improvise in the event of disruptions on our morning commute, to cope with the unexpected...
06.28.2023 Research, science & health
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Spinocerebellar ataxias: a widely underestimated diversity
Spinocerebellar ataxias are a very heterogeneous group of inherited diseases associated with degeneration of the cerebellum – a region at the back of the skull that plays an essential role in motor control. Patients have gait and balance disorders...
06.21.2023 Research, science & health
Organoïde de cortex humain. Les cellules progénitrices corticales apparaissent en blanc, et les nouveaux neurones en vert. Les autres cellules sont marquées en magenta en arrière-plan.
Abnormalities in neurodevelopment could lay the foundations for Alzheimer’s disease
What if Alzheimer’s disease left its mark on the embryo? Khadijeh Shabani and her colleagues from the “Brain Development” team led by Bassem Hassan (Inserm) at Paris Brain Institute show that the amyloid precursor protein (APP) has a specific...
06.19.2023 Research, science & health
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A simple blood test can now diagnose De Vivo disease
Thanks to the collaboration between teams from the AP-HP, the MedTech METAFORA biosystems, the Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier, Cerba Healthcare, and more than 30 investigating centers coordinated by Prof. Fanny Mochel at Paris Brain...
06.06.2023 Research, science & health
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Appreciation of humorous scenes is associated with specific electrical activity in the brain
Does humor appreciation have a brain signature? In a new study published in Neuropsychologia, Vadim Axelrod at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, in collaboration with Lionel Naccache (Sorbonne University, AP-HP) at Paris Brain Institute, decrypts the...
05.19.2023 Research, science & health
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In bilingual readers, the visual cortex processes Latin and Chinese characters differently
Nearly half of humanity speaks more than one language, and many adults can read and master several writing systems. How does the visual cortex adapt to the recognition of words written with different characters? To answer this question, Laurent Cohen...
04.14.2023 Research, science & health
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Status epilepticus: new inflammatory markers to improve patient care
Unlike classic epileptic seizures that last only a few seconds or minutes, " status epilepticus" refers to a state of neuronal hyperactivity in the cerebral cortex that persists for several hours or days. When this condition occurs without a readily...
03.31.2023 Research, science & health
Têtard de Xénope transgénique chez lequel la substance blanche (myéline) apparaît par fluorescence, en vert. Crédit : David Akbar (plateforme ICM Quant) et Elodie Martin (Equipe Lubetzki/Stankoff).
Multiple sclerosis: a new tool to reduce clinical failure
No treatment currently exists that can stop the silent progression of multiple sclerosis, and many promising drugs have proved ineffective in clinical trials. To reduce this failure rate and better predict the potential of candidate molecules...
03.03.2023 Research, science & health
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Cellular senescence plays a significant role in cerebral tumors
Glioblastomas are the most common malignant tumors of the adult brain. They resist conventional treatment, including surgery, followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Despite thisarmamentarium, glioblastomas inexorably recur. In a new study...
02.24.2023 Research, science & health
Une horloge avec un fond de deux couleurs
Enjoying now or saving for later: are we predisposed to choose?
Léonie KOBAN and Hilke PLASMANN, researchers in the team "CIA: cognitive control - interoception - attention", have identified a novel brain marker using functional imaging that predicts our preference for immediate rewards over larger later rewards...
02.23.2023 Research, science & health

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Not Thinking About Anything: Toward a Brain Signature of Mind Blanking
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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.
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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...
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La dépression résistante possède une signature moléculaire spécifique
Treatment-resistant depression identified as a distinct molecular subtype
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...
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La qualité des mitochondries durant le neurodéveloppement est cruciale pour la santé cérébrale
Mitochondrial quality during neurodevelopment is crucial for brain health
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...
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Serge Weinberg appointed Chairman of Paris Brain Institute Board of Directors
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.
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