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How and when does the brain transform a fleeting image into conscious perception?
On October 24, 2025
An international team of researchers has recently demonstrated that our cortex accumulates the sensory information necessary for consciousness even when no response is required. These findings, published in Nature Communications, shed new light on the neural basis of perceptual consciousness.
Researchers at GIN and the University of Toronto confirm the efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy (MRgFUS) for treating essential tremor.
Two recent studies conducted by GIN researchers reveal new cognitive mechanisms involved in the often ‘silent’ dimensions of schizophrenia.
A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. Published in the journal Cell, the research shows that these glial cells are capable of integrating signals from several neurons at once—a conceptual shift in our understanding of the brain.
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How and when does the brain transform a fleeting image into conscious perception?
On October 24, 2025
An international team of researchers has recently demonstrated that our cortex accumulates the sensory information necessary for consciousness even when no response is required. These findings, published in Nature Communications, shed new light on the neural basis of perceptual consciousness.
Researchers at GIN and the University of Toronto confirm the efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy (MRgFUS) for treating essential tremor.
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Fête de la Science 2025 : la conscience au cœur de la conférence « Petits neurones et grosses machines »
On October 17, 2025
Jeudi 9 octobre 2025, la bibliothèque Le Verbe Être de La Tronche accueillait une conférence sur le thème de la conscience organisée dans le cadre de la Fête de la Science.
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Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 26;16(1):8458. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63255-y.* contribution égale. - Magnetic resonance-guided ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: a review.
De Schlichting E, Meng Y, Huang Y, Jones RM, Hynynen K, Hamani C, Abrahao A, Davidson B, Lipsman N.
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Dondé C, Pereira M, Nalborczyk L, Roux P, Faivre N, Brunelin J.
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Blouzard E, Cignetti F, Meyniel F, Pouchon A, Polosan M, Bastin J, Dondé C.
Schizophr Res Cogn. 2025 Jul 15;42:100378. doi: 10.1016/j.scog.2025.100378. eCollection 2025 Dec. PMID: 40697646 Free PMC article. - Astrocytes functionally integrate multiple synapses via specialized leaflet domains.
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Cell, published online September 24, 2025 DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2025.08.036 - Comorbidities in the mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy induced by intrahippocampal kainate.
Samalens L, Beets C, Courivaud C, Kahane P, Depaulis A.
Epilepsia. 2025 Jul 17. doi: 10.1111/epi.18553. Online ahead of print. - Subcortical correlates of consciousness with human single neuron recordings
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Elife. 2025 May 22:13:RP95272. doi: 10.7554/eLife.95272. - The Mn-motif protein MAP6d1 assembles ciliary doublet microtubules.
Dharshini Gopal, Juliette Wu, Julie Delaroche, Christophe Bosc, Manon De Andrade, Eric Denarier, Gregory Effantin, Annie Andrieux, Sylvie Gory-Fauré, Laurence Serre & Isabelle Arnal
Nature Communications, 2025, 16 (1), pp.6210. (10.1038/s41467-025-61679-0) - Relaxometry and contrast-free cerebral microvascular quantification using balanced steady-state free precession MR fingerprinting.
Coudert T, Delphin A, Barrier A, Legris L, Warnking JM, Lamalle L, Doneva M, Lemasson B, Barbier EL, Christen T.
Magn Reson Med. 2025 Jul;94(1):302-316. doi: 10.1002/mrm.30434. Epub 2025 Jan 17.