The Knowledge Factory - On the same theme https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/The-shape-of-the-brain-contributes-to-children's-learning-ability.aspx DRF english version en-US https://www.cea.fr/_layouts/15/images/i2i/icon-144x144-1033.png The Knowledge Factory - On the same theme https://www.cea.fr/drf/english The 11.7-tesla Iseult MRI has received its parallel transmit radiofrequency coil, and it’s a technological wonder! https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/Iseult-mri-has-received-its-parallel-transmit-radiofrequency-coil.aspx Nearly a year after its first images were obtained with a simple validation radiofrequency (RF) coil, NeuroSpin’s Iseult 11.7-tesla MRI is now equipped with an 8-transmit and 32-receive RF coil array integrated in a local magnetic shim array that will allow it to reach its full potential. Here we look back at this development, a technological feat achieved by CEA-Joliot and CEA-Irfu. MRI ; Tools & research instruments ; Brain general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Irfu Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT The slowed down time of confinement https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/the-slowed-down-time-of-confinement.aspx Blursday, the first database dedicated to the alteration of the perception of time during the confinement imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been made available to the scientific community by a consortium led by a researcher from the CEA-Joliot. This large-scale participatory study reveals that the feeling of isolation may have induced the perception of slowed time. Brain ; Cognition ; Science & society general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT Reading thoughts in the working mind https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/reading-thoughts-in-the-working-mind.aspx Researchers at the CEA-Joliot (NeuroSpin) have succeeded in systematically decoding the cognitive activity associated with various brain activation patterns as recorded by functional MRI. This feat was achieved using neural networks trained on the largest public brain imaging database. Cognition ; MRI general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:00:00 GMT MRI: Using deep learning to study rare brain tumors https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/mri-using-deep-learning-to-study-rare-brain-tumors.aspx Researchers at the CEA-Joliot (NeuroSpin), in collaboration with the Gustave Roussy Institute, the Necker Hospital and the Curie Institute (Orsay), have proposed an original method for analyzing MRI images of rare brain tumors, by combining automatic object detection and deep learning segmentation for common tumors. Cancer ; Brain ; MRI general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT PET/MRI improves the detection of epileptogenic foci https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/petmri-improves-the-detection-of-epileptogenic-foci.aspx Studies carried out by the CEA-Joliot show that simultaneous PET/MR imaging noticeably improves the detection of lesions responsible for epilepsies, as well as the preparation of the surgical interventions used to treat them. Medical imaging ; MRI ; Positron Emission Tomography ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Brain general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Mon, 16 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT Restoring consciousness through deep brain stimulation https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/restoring-consciousness-through-deep-brain-stimulation.aspx A research team led by the CEA-Joliot has provided evidence that deep brain stimulation can restore consciousness when it is impaired. This result obtained in animals could lead to clinical trials in unconscious patients. Brain ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT High field MRI for the benefit of psychiatry https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2022/high-field-MRI.aspx Improving the quality of life for people with psychiatric problems thanks to more targeted treatment protocols, or even preventing the appearance of such pathologies, would be a major breakthrough for public health care. This is one of the objectives of researchers at NeuroSpin, the CEA centre for innovation in neuroimaging in Saclay, near Paris. Health & life sciences ; Brain ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment ; Diseases Journalists ; Institutions ; general public Neurospin News ; Highlight artificial intelligence;psychiatry;Mental Health;Neuroimaging;MRI;biomarker;Brain;NeuroSpin;psychiatric deseases; Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT Brain development and mental health in adolescents and young adults https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/brain-development-and-mental-health-in-adolescents-and-young-adults.aspx Using data from the Healthy Brain Network cohort, a team from the CEA-Joliot (NeuroSpin) has discovered a correlation between certain symptoms, which may be precursors of mood disorders in adulthood, and structural changes in the developing brain in more than 650 young people. Brain ; Diseases general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT 11.7-tesla MRI: the Iseult magnet is fully operational https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2022/mri-the-iseult-magnet-is-fully-operational.aspx At the CEA-Joliot’s NeuroSpin neuroimaging center, the Iseult project’s 11.7-tesla MRI produced its first images in September 2021, thanks to the extraordinary magnet developed by the CEA-Irfu. Read on for a look at the origins behind this world premiere. Tools & research instruments ; MRI ; Brain ; Cognition general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT The most powerful MRI scanner in the world delivers its first images! https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/premieres-images-irm-iseult-2021.aspx September 2021, the 11.7 Tesla MRI of the Iseult project, the most powerful in the world for human imaging, has just unveiled its first images. Health & life sciences ; Brain ; Physics Journalists ; general public ; Researchers ; Partners Neurospin News ; Press release ; Découvertes et avancées Brain;MRI;neuroanatomy;Iseult;supra; Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:00:00 GMT WIKIBrainStem: a new anatomical atlas of the human brainstem using ultra-high field MRI (11.7 Tesla) https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/wikibrainstem-a-new-anatomical-atlas-of-the-human-brainstem-using-ultra-high-field-mri.aspx A team from the NeuroSpin (CEA-Joliot), in collaboration with Inserm (Tours), has published the first anatomical atlas of the human brain stem using mesoscopic resolution ultra-high field MRI. This atlas, freely accessible as a wiki, will be used in particular by neuroanatomists and neurosurgeons to help them in their procedures. Brain ; MRI general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT Humans possess a unique sense of geometry https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/humans-possess-a-unique-sense-of-geometry.aspx Researchers from the CEA-Joliot, the Collège de France, the CNRS and the University of Paris 8 have shown that humans possess a universal capacity to understand abstract geometric concepts. In contrast, this ability, which does not depend on age, culture or education, does not exist in any of the studied non-human primates. Brain ; Cognition general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT Genetics and cerebral sulci: new findings based on the UK Biobank cohort https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/genetics-and-cerebral-sulci-new-findings-based-on-the-uk-biobank-cohort.aspx Using the UK Biobank cohort, researchers at the Joliot-NeuroSpin and the Jacob-CNRGH explored genome-wide associations between groups of linked genes (haplotypes) and the opening of brain sulci, an indicator of brain aging. Brain ; Medical imaging ; Genomics general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT A 3-in-1 agent https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/An--agent.aspx BIAM researchers, together with international partners, have succeeded in developing a contrast agent that improves the accuracy of medical imaging, and that is also capable of treating tumors and delivering localized treatment. Micro-nanotechnologies ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment ; Medical imaging ; MRI ; Nanomedicine general public ; Journalists ; Researchers BIAM Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Fri, 07 May 2021 10:00:00 GMT Guiding microswimmers by magnetic fields https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/guiding-microswimmers-by-magnetic-fields.aspx As part of an international collaboration, BIAM researchers have successfully produced 3D-printed microswimmers that can be guided by magnetic fields. Ultimately, these devices could be used within the human body for therapeutic purposes. Micro-nanotechnologies ; Medical imaging ; Nanomedicine general public ; Journalists ; Researchers BIAM Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Wed, 05 May 2021 10:00:00 GMT Glycemia and clinical outcome after a stroke: what is the link? https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/glycemia-and-clinical-outcome-after-a-stroke-what-is-the-link.aspx With the help of metabolomics, a study by the CEA-Joliot and its partners has improved the understanding of the complex relationship between blood glucose levels (glycemia) and the functional outcome of patients following a stroke. Brain ; Diseases general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMT Improved tracking of brain inflammation to better treat Parkinson’s disease https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/improved-tracking-of-brain-inflammation-to-better-treat-parkinsons-disease.aspx Researchers at the CEA’s Jacob and Joliot Institutes have improved the monitoring of brain inflammation in Parkinson’s disease patients with PET imaging, using a molecule called [18F]-DPA714. This radiotracer could be useful for evaluating anti-inflammatory drugs specific to this disease, and for monitoring the inflammatory process in other neurodegenerative pathologies. Brain ; Parkinson's disease ; Positron Emission Tomography general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Jacob Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT How an imbalance in gut microbiota can lead to depression https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/how-an-imbalance-in-gut-microbiota-can-lead-to-depression.aspx A study involving the CEA-Joliot has revealed the mechanism by which certain depressive states are linked to an imbalance in gut microbiota. The endocannabinoid system makes the connecting link. Diseases ; Brain ; Bacteria general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Découvertes et avancées ; Scientific result Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:00:00 GMT The brain function of the world's smallest primate in 3D https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2021/The-brain-function-of-the-world's-smallest-primate-in-3D.aspx How did Evolution shape the architecture of neural networks? A CEA-Jacob team describes these networks in one of the smallest and most genetically distant primates from humans. Brain ; MRI Companies ; general public ; Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers Jacob News ; Scientific result Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT CEA carries for France the EBRAINS infrastructure inscription on the ESFRI roadmap https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2020/CEA-carries-EBRAINS-inscription-for-ESFRI.aspx EBRAINS (European Brain ReseArch INfrastructureS) is a european research infrastructure designed by the scientific community which, based on a set of state-of-the-art digital platforms, aims to answer the analysis and processing needs of large brain data sets. CEA carries for France EBRAINS inscription on the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures roadmap, which was submitted in early September 2020. Brain ; Simulation & modelling News ; Article ; Europe Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT MRI: a new multiparametric acquisition method for mapping the brain https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/MRI-a-new-multiparametric-acquisition-method-for-mapping-the-brain.aspx A team from the CEA-Joliot has developed an MRI technique that makes it possible to acquire multiple parameters and to reconstruct quantitative maps of the brain with different contrasts, crucial for the diagnosis of brain pathologies. Brain ; MRI Companies ; general public ; Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot News ; Scientific result Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT When listening to bubbles helps to heal the brain https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2020/When-listening-to-bubbles-helps-to-heal-the-brain.aspx A NeuroSpin team, in collaboration with researchers from SHFJ and MIRCen (CEA-Jacob), is identifying a predictive indicator of the potentially deleterious effect of devices using ultrasound to deliver drugs to the brain. Brain ; Pharmacology Companies ; general public ; Institutions ; Journalists ; Researchers Jacob News ; Scientific result Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT The brain’s role in cancer development https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2019/The-brain-role-in-cancer-development.aspx New neurons appear inside the tumor microenvironment, contributing to the cancer’s development. These nerve cells stem from progenitors coming from the brain via the blood flow. This astounding discovery opens up a new research field regarding the role of the nervous system in cancer development, as well as the interactions between the vascular, immune and nervous systems with the tumorigenesis. Brain ; Diseases ; Cancer ; Cellular mechanisms ; Health & life sciences Journalists ; general public ; Researchers BIAM Scientific result Mon, 20 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT The hippocampus as never seen before https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2018/The-hippocampus-as-never-seen-before.aspx Researchers at the Institut Frédéric-Joliot have provided the mapping of the hippocampus at an unequalled resolution using high field MRI. In addition to its substructures, this has revealed its internal connections and its cellular composition. Brain ; MRI Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:00:00 GMT How the brain learns to read https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2018/How-the-brain-learns-to-read.aspx Researchers at the Institut Frédéric-Joliot have demonstrated how the brain region specific to word recognition develops when learning to read. Learning ; MRI Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:00:00 GMT MRI: Interpreting the unreadable https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2018/MRI-Interpreting-the-unreadable.aspx A radio frequency transmission method patented at the Institut Frédéric-Joliot now makes it possible to remove artifacts present on 3-Tesla images of large organs. MRI ; New technologies Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT Biocompatible chemistry and the medicine of tomorrow https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/biocompatible-chemistry-and-the-medicine-of-tomorrow.aspx Two teams from the Institut Frédéric-Joliot and their partners have discovered a chemical reaction that allows the binding or breaking of molecules in biological environments. Chemistry ; Pharmacology ; Medical imaging Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT If you want to be recognized by your baby, place yourself to their left https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/if-you-want-to-be-recognized-by-your-baby-place-yourself-to-their-left.aspx Researchers from the Institut Frédéric-Joliot have shown that during the first months of life, babies orientate themselves towards faces and quickly learn to recognize them, but only using their right hemispheres. Cognition ; Brain general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Scientific result Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT How the conscious and the unconscious work together in concert https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/how-the-conscious-and-the-unconscious-work-together-in-concert.aspx Researchers from the Institut Frédéric-Joliot have discovered how the brain integrates and filters information, by combining temporal high-resolution brain imaging techniques and machine learning algorithms. Cognition ; Brain Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:00:00 GMT Diffusion MRI reveals the neuronal activity associated with waking and anesthetized states https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/Diffusion-MRI-reveals-the-neuronal-activity-associated-with-waking-and-anesthetized-states.aspx A CEA research team, headed by Denis Le Bihan, has just used diffusion MRI to reveal the connection between the level of neuronal activity in regions concerned by wake-sleep states in anesthetized rats, and the degree of neuronal swelling in these regions. Health & life sciences ; Medical imaging ; Brain DRF Press release ; Focus Thu, 30 Nov 2017 06:57:34 GMT A Step Towards New TEP with Remarkable Spatial Resolution https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/A-step-towards-new-TEP-with-remarkable-spatial-resolution.aspx A team from IRFU has reached a first milestone in the development of a detector for brain imaging which, scientists hope, will allow the measure of spatial resolution in positron emission tomography (PET) scans at the MRI level (mm3). The scientists have recently achieved the ultra-purification of a liquid similar the candidate for detection. Positron Emission Tomography Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Irfu Scientific result PET Scan;scintillateur;détecteur;TMBi;chambre d'ionisation;TEP;IRM; Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:00:00 GMT Using Diffusion MRI to Estimate Tissue Stiffness https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/unsing-diffusion-mri-to-estimate-tissue-stiffness.aspx A collaboration between Japanese researchers and a team from the Frédéric-Joliot Institute at CEA has shown that liver lesions can be characterized from their elastic properties as estimated virtually using diffusion MRI. MRI ; Diagnosis Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:00:00 GMT Tracking Down an Aneurysm https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/tracking-down-an-aneurysm.aspx A team from the CEA Frédéric-Joliot Institute has developed new optical probes for non-invasive imaging. These chemical tools could lead to the development of diagnostic agents to better characterize the risk of aortic aneurysm. Diagnosis ; Medical imaging Journalists ; general public ; Researchers Joliot Scientific result Fri, 05 May 2017 10:00:00 GMT Travel of the largest and most powerful MRI magnet in the world https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2017/voyage-aimant-IRM-projet-iseult.aspx On Thursday, 2017 May 4, a giant magnet weighing 130 metric tons will leave the assembly plants in Belfort on its journey to the NeuroSpin research facility at the CEA's Paris-Saclay Center (Essonne). MRI ; Medical imaging ; Brain Journalists ; Researchers ; general public Joliot Press release ; News ; Event magnetar;IRFU;superconducter;Brain;IRM;Iseult;neural network; Tue, 02 May 2017 10:00:00 GMT Visualizing Neuroinflammation in the Brain https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/visualizing-neuroinflammation-in-the-brain.aspx How could we observe the neuroinflammation mechanisms in the development of neurodegenerative diseases? A team from the CEA Frédéric-Joliot Institute has been testing tracers for PET imaging. Health & life sciences ; Brain general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Scientific result Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:00:00 GMT Living Factories for Imaging https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/living-factories-for-imaging.aspx Nobody could have guessed that magneto-tactic bacteria could be used as MRI contrast agents, yet scientists from CEA-Institute Joliot and CEA-BIAM did it. Tools & research instruments ; Medical imaging ; MRI general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Scientific result Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:00:00 GMT Parkinson's: for a Better Diagnosis of the Disease https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2017/parkinson-for-a-better-diagnosis-of-the-disease.aspx CEA and the Cyclopharma Laboratories, in partnership with company Orphachem and University Francois Rabelais in Tours, signed an exclusive license agreement for a new radiotracer for the early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease by PET scan. Phase I trials are underway. Health & life sciences ; Brain ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Jacob Highlight Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:00:00 GMT High-field MRI: How to Reduce Acquisition Times https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2017/high-field-mri-how-to-reduce-acquisition-times.aspx MRI acquisition times increase with resolution. To limit them, mathematicians from CEA-I2BM constantly need to find new creative approaches to boost their algorithms. Health & life sciences ; Medical imaging general public ; Journalists ; Researchers Joliot Scientific result Thu, 05 Jan 2017 11:00:00 GMT Cerebral Connections: MAP6, a new unexpected actor https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/Cerebral-Connections-MAP6-new-unexpected-actor.aspx Proteins that are supposed to be the guardians of neuronal cytoskeletons turn out to play a role in the establishment of brain connections. This discovery from the CEA-IRTSV and INSERM, made in a rodent model, has potential applications in psychiatry. Cognition ; Cytoskeleton Grenoble Scientific result Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:00:00 GMT A “molecular switch” for use in optogenetics https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/molecular-switch-for-use-optogenetics.aspx Following the discovery of a protein structure that makes sodium transport across bacterial membranes possible, a team of Russian, German and French (IBS) scientists has developed a potential new tool for optogenetics. The latter is a field of research at the crossroads of optics and genetics. Structural biology ; Biotechnology ; Brain Grenoble Scientific result Wed, 06 May 2015 10:00:00 GMT Microcephaly: diving into the folds and creases of the brain https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/Microcephaly-diving-into-folds-creases--the-brain.aspx People afflicted with microcephaly have undersized brains. Researchers from the CEA-I2BM have developed a mathematical analysis of MRI images that can discriminate variations in cortical folding complexity. This is a methodological step towards a more effective diagnostic approach, as well as a better understanding of cerebral development. MRI ; Brain Saclay Scientific result Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT Sleep reduces the brain’s predictive abilities https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/sleep-reduces-the-brains-predictive-abilities.aspx Why are we not aware of external noises while we sleep? A study by the CEA-I2BM shows that even if the sounds still penetrate into the auditory cortex, sleep disrupts the brain’s ability to anticipate. Brain ; Medical imaging Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMT A nano-drug for protecting neurons https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/a-nano-drug-for-protecting-neurons.aspx A nano-drug has been developed for treating certain neurological diseases such as brain ischemia, as well as injuries to bone marrow. It is composed of a therapeutic molecule, adenosine, and the vector squalene, which allows it to circulate in the body and reach the areas to be treated. Brain ; Pharmacology IBITECS Scientific result Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMT Bio-magnet for targeted medical imaging https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/Bio-magnet-for-targeted-medical-imaging.aspx The CEA-IBEB has partnered with the CEA-I2BM to develop original MRI contrast agents. Nano-magnets produced by bacteria may reveal targets at the molecular level. Biotechnology ; Cell and molecular imaging ; MRI ; Diagnosis ; Nanomedicine LBC Scientific result Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMT Genes responsible for the size of cerebral structures https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2015/Genes-responsible-for-the-size-of-cerebral-structures.aspx A crossover study in neuroimaging and genetics has linked genetic mutations to variations in the size of deep brain structures. This is a new step in evaluating the risk factors for developing a neurodegenerative disease. MRI ; Brain ; Neurodegenerative diseases Saclay Scientific result Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMT Stanislas Dehaene has received the “Lire” prize for scientific book of the year https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Institutional-news/2017/Stanislas-Dehaene-has-received-the-Lire-prize-for-scientific-book-of-the-year.aspx Stanislas Dehaene, professor at the Collège de France and a researcher at the CEA-I2BM, has won the “Lire” prize for the best book of the year in the science category, for “Le code de la conscience” (The Code of Consciousness). Scientific literacy ; Cognition Fontenay-aux-Roses Prizes and awards Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMT Neurons and astrocytes are both inculpated in Huntington’s chorea https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2014/Neurons-and-astrocytes-are-both-inculpated-in-Huntingtons-chorea.aspx An international team involving the CEA-I2BM has just demonstrated that astrocytes induce the neuronal metabolism abnormalities that are characteristic of Huntington’s disease. Brain ; Neurodegenerative diseases MIRcen Scientific result ; European & international partnerships Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:00:00 GMT Preference for handedness and language: is there a dominant hemisphere? https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2014/Preference-for-handedness-and-language-is-there-a-dominant-hemisphere.aspx By exploiting a large database of psychometric data and brain imaging, the Neurofunctional Imaging Group from Bordeaux has shown that the location of the brain’s language areas is independent of being right- or left-handed ... except for a very small fraction of left-handed people. This work was published in PLoS One on June 30, 2014. Cognition Fontenay-aux-Roses Scientific result Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:00:00 GMT The shape of the brain contributes to children's learning ability https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/The-shape-of-the-brain-contributes-to-children's-learning-ability.aspx Brain anatomy plays a major role in cognitive control, a key skill in learning and academic success. This finding is the result of research carried out by the Laboratory for the Psychology of Child Development and Education (CNRS/Université Paris Descartes/Université de Caen Basse-Normandie), in collaboration with the NeuroSpin imaging center (CEA). Brain ; Learning ; Medical imaging ; MRI Fontenay-aux-Roses Scientific result Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:00:00 GMT A bacterium reveals the crucible of its metallurgical activity https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/A-bacterium-reveals-the-crucible-of-its-metallurgical-activity.aspx An international consortium led by CEA researchers in collaboration with the CNRS, has succeeded in characterizing the structure and function of a protein involved in the production of magnetite nanomagnets in magnetotactic bacteria. Bioremediation ; MRI BIAM Scientific result Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:00:00 GMT Xenon MRI: all of the probes that you want https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/Xenon-MRI-all-of-the-probes-that-you-want.aspx CEA Teams from the CEA-iBiTec-S and the CEA-Iramis have developed a technique to rapidly make large quantities of probes for xenon MRI. These specific probes are able to target a desired molecule to be observed, such as a protein involved in a particular disease. MRI IBITECS Scientific result Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMT The brain: neuronal activity revealed by water diffusion https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/The-brain-neuronal-activity-revealed-by-water-diffusion.aspx A research team led by Denis Le Bihan (CEA) at the NeuroSpin neuroimaging center has just demonstrated that water diffusion slows down in activated regions of the brain. Brain ; MRI Fontenay-aux-Roses Scientific result Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT High-field MRI: a premiere in functional observation, neuron by neuron https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/High-field-MRI-a-premiere-in-functional-observation-neuron-by-neuron.aspx Thanks to a high-field MRI scanner, researchers from the CEA-I2BM followed the dynamics of ion exchange in neurons, which conduct the propagation of nerve impulses. MRI ; Brain Fontenay-aux-Roses Scientific result Wed, 29 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT By the sixth month of pregnancy,the human brain is capable of processing speech https://www.cea.fr/drf/english/Pages/News/Scientific-results/2013/By-the-sixth-month-of-pregnancy-the-human-brain-is-capable-of-processing-speech.aspx The immature brain of a premature infant is capable, at the age of three months pre-term, of distinguishing syllables uttered by male and female voices. These results obtained by INSERM researchers at the University of Picardy Jules Verne and the CEA’s NeuroSpin Imaging Centre highlight the very early sophisticated organisation of the regions of the brain involved in language-processing and social communication in humans. Cognition Neurospin Scientific result Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT