https://joliot.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/thalamus-DBS-signatures-conscience.aspx Website of the Frédéric-Joliot Institute of Life Sciences which includes 4 departments: I2BC, DMTS, NeuroSpin and Service hospitalier Frédéric Joliot (SHFJ). The teams are mainly located at the CEA Paris-Saclay center and at the Orsay hospital. en-US https://www.cea.fr/Style%20Library/Themes/drf/instituts/images/logo-cea-joliot-2023.png https://joliot.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2026/Auditory-environment-superior-temporal-sulcus-depth-neonatal.aspx A team from NeuroSpin investigated the impact of contrasting auditory environments on the morphology of the superior temporal sulcus (STS) in preterm newborns. By showing that exposure to music is associated with a deeper STS, the authors suggest that early auditory experience influences the structural development of temporal brain regions. Brain ; MRI ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2026/Respiratory-dynamics-3Dspirometry-pulmonary-MRI.aspx A team from SHFJ has developed an original method of 3D spirometry using pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging in a cohort of volunteers breathing freely. This approach has revealed the existence of common patterns among individuals that depend mainly on gravity. This is a step towards a regional pathophysiological characterisation of respiratory diseases. Medical imaging ; MRI SHFJ Scientific result Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/lux-eteindre-signal-IRM-sondes-micellaires--PERFECTA.aspx Researchers at the SCBM and BAOBAB have developed a new version of their nanometric micellar vector designed for fluorine-19 magnetic resonance tumor imaging. This version is intended to enhance MRI contrast by switching off the signal on demand in certain areas, while preserving it in pathological regions to be imaged. MRI ; Chemistry ; Diagnosis Researchers Neurospin Scientific result Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/Cerebral-tumour-diagnosis-passive-elastography.aspx Researchers at SHFJ and NeuroSpin applied a passive MRI elastography sequence to patients with brain tumors. This non-invasive approach provided information on tumor stiffness and nature, and could support early detection, surgical planning, and treatment monitoring. Medical imaging ; MRI ; Cancer ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/Conscience-IRM-fonctionnelle-IA.aspx Deux études récentes menées par des équipes de NeuroSpin proposent d’appliquer des méthodes combinant des modèles mathématiques d’analyse de données à l’IRM fonctionnelle pour mieux modéliser les connectivités fonctionnelles du cerveau. MRI ; Brain Researchers Neurospin Scientific result modèle animal; Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/Monitoring-microstructural-functional-brain-development-in-infants.aspx A team from NeuroSpin studied the microstructural and functional connectivity profiles of infants’ brains to understand how these characteristics evolve and relate to each other during early neurodevelopment. The results indicate that connectivity, which is altered by prematurity, strengthens with maturation, and that the associated networks become increasingly similar. Brain ; MRI ; Medical imaging Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/Statistical-learning-beyond-words-human-neonates.aspx Ghislaine Dehaene's team (NeuroSpin) carried out EEG experiments on neonates to find out whether statistical learning was a mechanism dedicated solely to language acquisition. By exploiting the speaker identity and phonemes, the researchers conclude that statistical learning mechanisms are universal and not limited to linguistic characteristics. Cognition ; Learning ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/How-does-brain-remember-duration-of-events.aspx A behavioural study conducted by a NeuroSpin team assessed the brain's processing of duration in working memory by having participants memorise a sequence of time intervals and then reproduce the duration of each interval. The results suggest that the brain processes the duration of each event as separate information. Brain ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/Troubles-psychiatriques-quelle-IA-pour-analyser-IRM.aspx ​​Une étude comparative menée par des chercheurs de l’UMR BAOBAB/NeuroSpin en collaboration avec le LTCI (Télécom Paris) explique pourquoi l’apprentissage profond est plus performant que l’apprentissage automatique standard en neuroimagerie et souligne le potentiel de l’apprentissage par transfert.​ MRI ; Artificial intelligence Scientific result ; Article Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2025/antenne-lobes-temporaux.aspx Une équipe de NeuroSpin en collaboration avec Multiwave Technologies a conçu et développé une antenne de réception pour l’IRM Iseult 11,7 T ciblant uniquement les lobes temporaux, une région d’intérêt pour les neuroscientifiques. MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Europe ; Article Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/QSM4SENIOR-cartographie-charge-en-fer-vieillissement-cerveau.aspx Les premières données du projet QSM4SENIOR, porté par des équipes de NeuroSpin et de la société VENTIO, ont été publiées dans Frontiers in Neuroimaging. Elles permettent de dresser une cartographie très précise de l’évolution de la charge en fer au cours du vieillissement cérébral normal, une aide précieuse pour les scientifiques spécialistes des maladies neurodégénératives. ​ Brain ; MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Europe ; Industrial partnerships Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/QSM4SENIOR-Iron-mapping.aspx The first data from the QSM4SENIOR project, led by teams from NeuroSpin and VENTIO, have been published in Frontiers in Neuroimaging. They provide a highly accurate map of changes in iron levels during normal brain ageing, a valuable aid for scientists specialising in neurodegenerative diseases. Brain ; MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Europe ; Industrial partnerships Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Chimpanzee-and-human-brain-superficial-structural-connectivities.aspx A team from NeuroSpin has proposed a classification of the morphology of short white matter bundles (SWMBs) in human and chimpanzee brains. A wide variety of shapes was observed, as well as differences. This study provides valuable information on SWMB morphology and its potential implications for human cognitive development Brain ; Evolution ; MRI Neurospin Scientific result animal sciences; Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/IBC3-mapping-cognitive-functions-naturalistic-stimuli.aspx Several NeuroSpin researchers have taken part in the Individual Brain Charting (IBC) project, aimed at creating a precise map of the cognitive functions of the human brain. In this third phase, they are using the Fast Shared Response Model to analyze large-scale fMRI data and model responses to natural stimuli involving the visual, auditory and language systems. MRI ; Brain ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Iseult-apres-images-la-publication-scientifique.aspx L’équipe de NeuroSpin en charge de l’acquisition des premières images de cerveau de volontaires à 11,7 teslas a publié dans Nature Methods les détails de son protocole d’étude exploratoire menée à ce champ magnétique inégalé. Brain ; MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/neuromodulatory-nuclei-Alzheimer-and-related-disorders.aspx A team from GHU Paris and SHFJ has used brain MRI to study the integrity of the locus coeruleus and nucleus basalis of Meynert in patients with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) and fronto-temporal dementia (FTD). Both structures are altered in early AD, LATE and probably FTD, making these neuromodulatory areas potential therapeutic targets Diseases ; Brain ; Cognition ; MRI ; Positron Emission Tomography ; Alzheimer's disease Neurospin Scientific result Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Functional-brain-connectivity-emotional-states-bipolar-disorder.aspx A study conducted by NeuroSpin researchers reveals abnormalities in functional brain connectivity in the sub-nucleus region of the amygdala (emotion center), in patients with bipolar disorder. These anomalies, which depend on whether the patient is depressed or manic, are potential biomarkers of interest. Brain ; MRI ; Cognition ; Diseases Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Associative-learning-complex-auditory-sequences.aspx A NeuroSpin team analyzed the MEG response of volunteers exposed to auditory sequences organized in network. Finding that participants' brain activity was sensitive to the structure of the network, it concluded that learning the structure of auditory sequences involves a single cognitive process, associative learning. Cognition ; Brain ; Learning Neurospin Scientific result Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Correlation-structure-cerebellum-cognitive-functions.aspx A collaborative study led by NeuroSpin researchers analyzed anatomical MRI images of 662 young subjects from the Healthy Brain Network cohort, to map different features of cognitive function linked to cerebellar structure. It shows that there is a complex association between key cognitive functions and particular lobules of the cerebellum. Brain ; Cognition ; MRI Neurospin Scientific result Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Press/2024/world-premiere-living-brain-imaged-with-unrivaled-clarity-thanks-to-world-most-powerful-MRI-machine.aspx ​The CEA is revealing a series of in vivo human brain images acquired with the Iseult MRI machine and its unmatched 11.7 teslas magnetic field strength. This success is the fruit of more than 20 years of R&D as part of the Iseult project, with one pillar goal being to design and build the world’s most powerful MRI machine. Its ambition is to study healthy and diseased human brains with an unprecedented resolution, allowing us to discover new details relating to the brain’s anatomy, connections, and activity. Health ＆ life sciences ; Brain ; Medical imaging ; Neurodegenerative diseases ; Cognition Journalists ; Institutions ; general public ; Researchers ; Young people ; Companies Irfu Press release Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Neurodevelopmental-model-prediction-psychotic-transition.aspx A NeuroSpin team has built a predictive model for the onset of psychosis using a combination of supervised learning analyses and a model of neuroanatomical age, based on neuroimaging data from healthy subjects and those at risk of psychotic transition. MRI ; Diseases ; Artificial intelligence ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Cognitive-neurosciences-perception-of-time.aspx A team from NeuroSpin has recently published 3 papers that address the question of how we perceive time from a cognitive neuroscience perspective, using real-life temporal experiments, laboratory experiments and MEG brainwave measurements indicative of the passage of time, and that shed light on how the brain constructs our experience of lived time. Brain ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Methodological-developments-emergence-ultra-high-field-MRI.aspx Researchers at NeuroSpin have recently published 3 articles in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine on their technological and methodological developments that will help meet the challenges of ultra-high field MRI for tomorrow's medical brain imaging. MRI ; Technologies Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/First-complete-atlas-chimpanzee-brain-connectivity.aspx NeuroSpin researchers map chimpanzee brain structural connectivity for the first time using diffusion MRI data. New image processing enabled them to create two atlases of deep and superficial white matter connectivity. A step towards a better understanding of the evolution of the hominid brain. Brain ; MRI ; Computing Neurospin Scientific result préclinique; Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Quantities-representation-brain-fMRI-UHF.aspx In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from UNICOG and BAOBAB use high-field functional MRI to reveal the brain areas where the representations of quantities generated by a mental arithmetic operation are encoded. Cognition Researchers Neurospin Scientific result Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/Dyslexia-devices.aspx Devices such as lights and strobe glasses that are supposed to make reading easier for dyslexic people actually have no impact. These are the findings of a study conducted by a team from UNICOG (NeuroSpin) and published in the journal Proceedings Royal Society. Cognition Scientific result ; Article Sun, 28 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2024/elasticity-biomarker-biological-tissue-diagnostics.aspx SHFJ researchers have validated the use of a new biomarker, the nonlinear shear modulus, to measure the elasticity of biological tissues, by comparing results obtained using echography with those obtained using MRI imaging and digital simulation. This biomarker is of particular interest for the diagnosis of certain breast cancers. Medical imaging ; MRI ; Diagnosis SHFJ Scientific result Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Neural-representation-uncertainty-consensus.aspx In a review article published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers, including Florent Meyniel from UNICOG (NeuroSpin), show that the two dominant approaches to the neural representation of uncertainty are complementary and would benefit from being used synergistically. Cognition Scientific result ; Article Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Low-frequency-neuronal-oscillations-MEG.aspx NeuroSpin researchers show that spontaneous neuronal oscillations in the 'delta' frequency band (0.5-3 Hz), the wave of unconscious states, can be observed in awake human volunteers using MEG. A step towards characterizing underlying physiological signals? Brain ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/IRM-effets-transitoires-UHF-systeme-vestibulaire.aspx Des chercheurs de NeuroSpin, en collaboration avec NeuroPSI montrent que l’effet des ultra hauts champs magnétiques sur l’appareil vestibulaire de souris est transitoire. MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Article cochlée; Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Relationship-cerebellar-structure-social-abilities-young-autistic.aspx A collaborative study by NeuroSpin researchers, using anatomical MRI data and a dimensional approach in 850 subjects from the Healthy Brain Network cohort, shows how the social skills of these children and adolescents are linked to the structure of their cerebellum Brain ; Cognition ; MRI Neurospin Scientific result Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Events/2023/Kick-off-meeting-MIND.aspx ​​​Le 07 septembre, l'équipe MIND organisait son kick-off meeting, symbolisant la volonté commune de sestutell es, CEA et Inria, de consolider et de créer des synergies en intelligence artificielle et machine learning pour les neurosciences. MRI ; Artificial intelligence ; Brain Researchers ; Institutions Neurospin Inauguration ; Colloquium deep learning;Deep Neural Network;réseaux de neurones; Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2023/Kick-off-meeting-MIND.aspx On 07 September, the young MIND team organised its kick-off meeting, symbolising the shared desire of its two supervisory administrations, the CEA and Inria, to consolidate and create synergies in artificial intelligence and machine learning for neuroscience. MRI ; Artificial intelligence ; Brain Researchers ; Institutions Neurospin Inauguration ; Colloquium deep learning;Deep Neural Network; Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/IA-IRM-haut-champ-multiples-pistes-equipe-MIND.aspx Brain ; MRI ; Artificial intelligence Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Patent Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Longitudinal-monitoring-tauopathy-PET-imaging.aspx A joint team from GHU Paris and BioMaps (SHFJ) conducted a 2-year longitudinal study of 27 people with Alzheimer's disease, tracking the progression of tau pathology measured by PET imaging, of cortical atrophy using MRI, and their links with cognitive decline. Alzheimer's disease ; Medical imaging ; MRI ; Positron Emission Tomography SHFJ Scientific result ; Article Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Parole-integrations-informations-visuelles-et-auditives.aspx Une étude dirigée par une équipe d’UNICOG montre que le cerveau humain optimise l’intégration des informations auditives et visuelles de la parole à différentes échelles anatomiques et fonctionnelles, grâce à un ensemble de réseaux neuronaux hiérarchiquement imbriqués et synchronisés. Brain ; Cognition Scientific result Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Neural-representation-confidence-probabilistic-learning.aspx Using a dynamic probability learning task and high-field (7T) fMRI, a NeuroSpin team identifies regions in parietal and frontal cortex involved in the neural representation of prediction confidence during human learning Brain ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result Wed, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Mise-en-exploitation-IRM-11-7-T-Iseult.aspx La mise en exploitation de l’IRM 11.7 T Iseult en 2021 a couronné près de 20 ans de recherche et développement du CEA. Dans un article publié dans le journal Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medecine, Nicolas Boulant et Lionel Quettier, chefs du projet Iseult pour les instituts Joliot et Irfu du CEA, passent en revue les détails de cette mise en service. MRI ; Brain Article Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Structuring-neuroanatomical-criteria-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder.aspx By analyzing brain imaging data, researchers from InDEV (NeuroSpin / UMR NeuroDiderot) have identified recurrent abnormalities in subjects with fetal alcohol syndrome, the combination of which could have a particularly interesting diagnostic value for non-syndromic forms of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. MRI ; Diagnosis and innovative treatment Researchers Scientific result Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2023/Genetic-variations-regulatory-regions-morphology-brain-sulci.aspx Using UK Biobank imaging-genetics data, a collaborative study led by NeuroSpin found that variation in genomic regions, known as enhancers, could affect the morphology of cortical sulci and be associated with the evolution of locomotion in primates and bipedalism in our hominin ancestors. MRI ; Genomics ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2022/ERC-Starting-Grant-Timo-van-Kerkoerle-NeuroSpin.aspx Timo van Kerkoerle, researcher at NeuroSpin, is one of the 408 winners of the prestigious ERC Starting Grant 2022 call of the European Research Council. Another European success for the Institute. Cognition Neurospin Success ; Europe Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/SNR-high-field-MRI.aspx ​A collaboration led by a METRIC team (BAOBAB/NeuroSpin) has undertaken to measure the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in MRI at the centre of a spherical phantom at different magnetic field strengths (B0). Their data confirm the theories that SNR increases with approximately the square of B0. MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/CEST-linescan-Etudier-des-metabolites-peu-concentres-dans-cerveau.aspx NeuroSpin researchers, in collaboration with Iramis and the Università Statale di Milano, have developed a CEST magnetic resonance spectroscopy sequence that allows them to detect and confirm the presence of three dipeptides in the brain and skeletal muscle of adult rats and thus to consider future studies of their physiological role. MRI ; Cell and molecular imaging Researchers Neurospin Scientific result Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Blursday-resource-to-understand-our-time-perception-during-lockdown.aspx The participative study on our time perception during the confinement, led by Virginie van Wassenhove (NeuroSpin), provides the first open database, Blursday, which analyzes the nature of the alterations in our relationship to time during physical and social distancing, as we experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Brain ; Cognition Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Specificity-of-reading-and-face-recognition-cerebral-circuits.aspx By measuring fMRI responses to written words, faces, houses and checkerboards in three groups of children, pre-readers and beginning readers aged 6 and advanced readers aged 9, a team from UNICOG (NeuroSpin) shows that reading acquisition recycles and specializes a pre-existing but plastic visual circuit connected to language areas. Brain ; MRI ; Learning Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Predicting-cognitives-activities-fMRI-maps.aspx A NeuroSpin team succeeded in decoding a large set of human mental processes by training neural networks to predict cognitive labels from a cognitive atlas and by leveraging the data set of NeuroVault, a web-based database for collecting and sharing statistical maps of the human brain. Brain ; Cognition ; MRI ; Artificial intelligence Neurospin Scientific result Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Pads-dielectriques-IRM-tres-haut-champ.aspx To address the problem of ultre high field MRI signal loss in certain regions of the human body, a collaboration involving the CEA-Joliot, the CEA-Iramis, the Fresnel Institute and Multiwave Imaging has led to the development of a new generation of simple and inexpensive silicon carbide-based pads. The new composition makes the pads invisible to MRI and prolongs their performance when compared to existing solutions. MRI Researchers ; Partners Iramis Scientific result ; Article specific absorption rate;radiofrequency passive shimming;shims; Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/First-atlas-anatomical-brain-connectivities-quail.aspx The expertise of NeuroSpin in diffusion MRI has allowed to establish the first atlas of the anatomical connectivities of the Japanese quail brain at a resolution of 150 m in three dimensions. MRI ; Brain Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Tue, 31 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Shape-early-brain-sulcus-predict-pathologies.aspx Neurospin researchers conducted a longitudinal brain imaging study in very premature infants to analyze the variability of the shape of the central sulcus early in its development and its functional implications. Brain ; MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result brain fold;gyrification;prematurity;hemispheric asymmetry; Fri, 20 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Integration-multisensory-temporal-coincidences.aspx A team at NeuroSpin, in collaboration with the University of Ulm (Germany), published a study in Nature Communications that suggests the existence of multisensory correlation detectors in the human brain. Brain ; Cognition Researchers Neurospin Scientific result Wed, 18 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Segmentation-rare-brain-tumors.aspx A study led by NeuroSpin researchers proposes an optimized delineation of rare brain tumors, based on a combined approach of object detection and deep learning segmentation in tumor images, a key step in the characterization of cancers. Brain ; Medical imaging ; MRI Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Thu, 05 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/MRI-3D-sparkling.aspx NeuroSpin researchers propose a new version of their compressed MRI acquisition algorithm, SPARKLING, extended to 3D imaging. Their method reduces acquisition time by a factor of 20 for T2*-weighted scans without compromising image quality. Simulation ＆ modelling ; MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Europe Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/PET-MRI-imaging-epilepsy-detection.aspx A team from BioMaps (SHFJ), in collaboration with several hospital groups, shows that hybrid PET/MRI imaging significantly improves the detection of epileptogenic foci and, consequently, the outcome of surgical treatment of epilepsy. Medical imaging ; Positron Emission Tomography ; MRI SHFJ Scientific result Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Press/2022/The-New-York-Times-geometrie-NeuroSpin.aspx In an article in the New York Times, Stanislas Dehaene (NeuroSpin director) and Mathias Sablé-Meyer (PhD student) discuss recent results obtained in collaboration with the Collège de France, the CNRS and the University of Paris 8 that show that humans have a universal capacity to understand abstract geometric concepts. Cognition ; Artificial intelligence Researchers ; general public Neurospin réseaux neuronaux;modélisation;psychologie exoérimentale;réseaux convolutionnels;cognition comparée; Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/thalamus-DBS-signatures-conscience.aspx Using fMRI and EEG, NeuroSpin and ICM researchers show that deep brain stimulation of the central part of the thalamus restores the richness of brain activity specific to consciousness, which is "switched off" in an anesthetized non-human primate. This work paves the way for clinical studies in patients with consciousness disorders. Cognition ; MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2022/QSM4SENIOR.aspx The QSM4SENIOR project, led by NeuroSpin and the company VENTIO, aims at developing an original early biomarker of aging by using data from the SENIOR study of NeuroSpin. QSM4SENIOR has just been funded by the EOSC-Life. Brain ; MRI Researchers ; Institutions Neurospin Europe ; Industrial partnerships Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/IA-predict-like-brain-gated-recurrence.aspx Two researchers of UNICOG/NeuroSpin show that a gated recurrence model of neural networks would allow to make efficient and simple predictions, like our brain, in different environments. In addition to being biologically plausible, this model would be generalizable. Brain ; Artificial intelligence ; Cognition Researchers Neurospin Scientific result sciences cognitives;Bayes; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/Genetic-architecture-language-functional-connectivity.aspx Using data from the UK Biobank, the world's largest general population imaging-genetics cohort, a collaboration led by a team at BAOBAB (NeuroSpin) has identified genes involved in the genetic architecture of language functional connectivity. These genes could be a priority for studying natural language. Brain ; MRI ; Cognition ; Genomics Neurospin Scientific result Mon, 14 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2022/tSNR-optimization-functional-MRI.aspx A NeuroSpin team (BAOBAB) has tested a signal denoising method dedicated to very high field (7T) functional MRI. It is based on the weighted combination of images from each reception channel of the radio frequency coil, a combination that optimizes the stability of the signal over time. MRI ; Physics Neurospin Scientific result ; Article Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/CNN-accounting-for-emergence-of-specific-region-underlying-orthographic-coding.aspx ​Researchers from NeuroSpin designed, trained and tested biologically plausible artificial deep neural networks to identify pictures and written words. They show that these may suffice to account for emergence during reading acquisition of the visual word form area, a specific region underlying orthographic coding. Cognition ; Artificial intelligence Researchers Neurospin Scientific result Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/PET-MRI-imaging-tumors-supervoxel-level.aspx A collaborative study led by BioMaps researchers (SHFJ) demonstrates that fully integrated quantitative multiparametric analysis of non-small cell lung cancer in hybrid 18F-FDG PET/MRI 3T imaging is clinically feasible and could enable biological characterization of tumors at the supervoxel scale. Medical imaging ; Positron Emission Tomography ; MRI ; Cancer Scientific result Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Combinatorial-neural-code-speech-infant.aspx Researchers at UNICOG (NeuroSpin) show, using a high-resolution electroencephalographic system, that speech, an extremely complex and variable acoustic signal, is perceived by infants as a sequence of stable and invariant segments through an encoding based on distinctive and orthogonal phonetic features, such as manner and place of articulation, which are secondarily combined into phonemes, such as ″b″ or ″m″. Brain ; Cognition Scientific result Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Disentangle-neuro-vasc-BOLD.aspx Researchers at NeuroSpin have developed a deconvolution method to estimate from BOLD fMRI data the coupling between neuronal activity and blood flow, the characteristic signals of neuronal activity and the associated brain areas. The work was published in NeuroImage. MRI ; Simulation ＆ modelling Researchers SHFJ Scientific result BOLD signal;multivariate modeling;sparsity;dictionary learning; Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/diffusion-MRI-characterizes-radiation-induced-neurological-impairments.aspx A team comprising iRCM (CEA-Jacob) and NeuroSpin (CEA-Joliot) researchers analyzed the consequences of irradiation on brain development and neurogenesis in a preclinical model. That work, published in Radiation Research, lays a path for the use of diffusion imaging for the early detection of neurological abnormalities resulting from different types of stress. Brain ; Impacts on living (organisms) ; MRI ; Biomarkers ; Radiobiology Researchers ; Journalists ; general public DRF Scientific result ; Highlight ionizing radiations;Brain;neurodevelopmental disorder;neurogenesis;MRI;structural MRI;diffusion MRI; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/WIKIBrainStem.aspx The Ginkgo team (BAOBAB / NeuroSpin), in collaboration with the Inserm iBRAIN U1253 unit (Tours), published in NeuroImage the first anatomical atlas of the human brainstem with at mesoscopic scaleresolution from extreme ultra-high field MRI. Freely available as a wiki, this atlas will be used in particular by neuroanatomists and neurosurgeons. MRI Researchers Neurospin Scientific result ; Europe brainstem;Anatomy; Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Humains-geometrie.aspx Research from CEA, Collège de France, CNRS and Université Paris 8 shows that humans share a universal ability to understand abstract geometric concepts. This human ability does not depend on age, culture or education, but does not exist in the non-human primates tested. PNAS has just published their results. Cognition Researchers Neurospin Scientific result réseaux neuronaux;modélisation;cognition comparée;psychologie expérimentale; Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Brain-sulci-imaging-and-genetics.aspx Researchers from NeuroSpin and CNRGH (Jacob Institute) have studied, on a genome-wide scale, the potential associations of haplotypes (set of variants located side by side on a chromosome) with the opening value of imaged brain sulci, indicator of brain aging, from the UK Biobank neuroimaging-genetics cohort. MRI ; Genomics ; Brain Scientific result Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2021/Micellar-probe-fluorine-MRI-tumor.aspx A SCBM (DMTS) team, in collaboration with researchers at NeuroSpin and I2BC, is describing micellar nanometric vectors targeting tumors that have been imaged by fluorine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The observed 19F signal made it possible to precisely delimit the volume of the tumor zone in a mouse model and to quantify the probe accumulated in the target tissue. Chemistry ; Nanomedicine ; Cancer ; MRI Scientific result Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2021/Launch-of-AROMA.aspx AROMA, a FET-Open H2020 project, aims to develop the methodology necessary for the optimal operation of the future 11.7 T MRI being installed at NeuroSpin. This 5-year project, coordinated by Nicolas Boulant (NeuroSpin), with an overall budget of 3.6 million euros, involving six partners from five countries representing academia and industry, started on January 1, 2021. Methodologies for life sciences ; Brain ; MRI News Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Facebook-challenge-IA-CEA-researchers-2d.aspx In the field of artificial intelligence, international competition is tough. So when researchers from CEA-Joliot and Irfu challenge start-ups and other companies specializing in AI, we cheer them on. Here’s a success story from the field of MRI reconstruction. MRI ; Artificial intelligence Researchers Neurospin Success Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Atypical-cerebral-organization-for-language.aspx Researchers from the Neurofunctional Imaging Group (GIN, NeuroSpin, Bordeaux) studied by functional MRI, the organization of the brain network of sentence processing in individuals "atypical" for language, i.e. with a major role of the right hemisphere. Brain ; MRI Scientific result Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Psychotic-symptoms-poor-information-diffusion-in-brain.aspx A collaborative study by NeuroSpin suggests that psychosis and impaired conscious access may be closely related phenomena. MRI Researchers Neurospin psychiatry;diffusion MRI;dMRI; Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/thermometry-MRI.aspx Researchers at NeuroSpin are proposing a new magnetic resonance thermometry method to increase the accuracy in the measurement of small temperature variations induced by MRI. MRI ; Methodologies for life sciences Researchers Neurospin Scientific result MR thermometry;ultra high field; Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2020/BRICON-project-Human-Brain-Project-NeuroSpin.aspx Theofanis Panagiotaropoulos (NeuroSpin) obtains funding from the Human Brain Project for BRICON (Brain Inspired Consciousness), a project of HBP's neuroscience activities. Brain ; Cognition News ; Article Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Double-ceramic-probe-magnetic-resonance-microscopy.aspx Researchers from the M-CUBE european consortium, together with a team from NeuroSpin, are demonstrating the possibility of imaging two samples by 17.2 T magnetic resonance microscopy (NeuroSpin imager), at a single acquisition time, using two coupled ceramic resonators (probes) that lead to a better signal-to-noise ratio compared to reference MRI probes. MRI ; Physics Scientific result ; Article Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Analysis-multitask-functional-MRI-data-IBC.aspx In this study, NeuroSpin researchers leveraged the Individual Brain Charting (IBC) dataset, acquired by high-resolution functional MRI during the performance of behavioural tasks, to investigate the feasibility of individual mapping of the cognitive components underlying the tasks. They thus individualized six regions of interest in the language network and established their cognitive profile. MRI ; Cognition Scientific result Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Functional-neuroanatomy-number-processing.aspx NeuroSpin researchers used ultra-high field (7 Tesla) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to better localize the processing and manipulation of numbers in the human brain. The results, which enrich our understanding of the functional organization of the intra-parietal sulcus, the cerebral center of digitization, are published in NeuroImage. Brain ; MRI ; Cognition ; Mathematics Scientific result Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Press/mri-antenna-brain.aspx The European Commission once more places its trust on Multiwave company and its partners, Aix-Marseille Université , CEA and Université Catholique de Louvain to revolutionize ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. Health ＆ life sciences ; Brain ; Methodologies for life sciences ; Medical imaging ; MRI Journalists ; Institutions ; Companies Neurospin News ; Focus NeuroSpin;DRF;Europe;MRI;Brain;project;Joliot;antenna;imagery; Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:06:13 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2020/Florent-Meyniel-ERC-SG.aspx On September 3, the European Research Council announced the names of the 436 winners of the ERC Starting Grant 2020 call. Florent Meyniel, CEA researcher at the NeuroSpin department of the Joliot Institute, is among them. MRI Neurospin Prizes and awards ; Europe ; Article H2020;Bayes; Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:05:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/SENIOR-cohort-cerebral-aging.aspx The SENIOR study, conducted by several NeuroSpin teams, consists in monitoring, since March 2012, a cohort of 100 subjects aged 50 to 70 years by annual MRI imaging over a period of 10 years, to establish a normal aging brain imaging biomarkers mapping. This publication in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy describes the baseline experimental protocol and presents first promising results. Neurodegenerative diseases ; Brain ; MRI ; Positron Emission Tomography Scientific result Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/diffusionMRI-astrocyte-activity.aspx In two articles published in PLoS ONE, researchers at NeuroSpin show that diffusion MRI can monitor astrocyte activity in the brain in a non-invasive way, allowing a better understanding of its involvement in the glymphatic system and in functional MRI. MRI ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result BOLD MRI;functional MRI;aquaporins;diffusion MRI; Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Deep-learning-MRI-Standard-networks-comparison.aspx Using public MRI data sets from the knee and brain, researchers from NeuroSpin and Cosmostat (CEA-Irfu) have written a consistent benchmark of several deep neural networks used for image reconstruction with significantly reduced acquisition time. Artificial intelligence ; MRI ; Brain Neurospin Scientific result Deep Neural Network;fastMRI;3D reconstruction;compressed-sensing MRI; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2020/Ultra-high-field-7Li-imaging-accumulation-hippocampus-BD-patients.aspx A study conducted by a multidisciplinary team from NeuroSpin, in collaboration with researchers from the AP-HP (Hôpitaux Universitaires St Louis-Lariboisière-F Widal), reveals for the first time, by 7Tesla MRI of Lithium-7, an accumulation of Lithium in the left hippocampus of patients with bipolar disorder and treated with Lithium. These results should help to better understand the therapeutic response to this drug. MRI ; Medical imaging Scientific result Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Sulcal-morphology-to-diagnose-Alzheimer.aspx A study conducted by Maxime Bertoux (Unit 1171 Inserm / Lille University / CHU Lille) in collaboration with researchers from the Centre Hospitalier Saint Anne, the SHFJ (CEA-Joliot), NeuroSpin (CEA-Joliot) and the ICM shows that the morphological analysis of the cortical sulci would make it possible to recognize Alzheimer's disease in 91% of the cases, against 80% now by anatomical analysis of the cortex. Alzheimer's disease ; MRI Researchers SHFJ Scientific result Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/NeuroSpin-ENIGMA-potential-biomarker-bipolar-disorder.aspx NeuroSpin's psychiatric researchers and the Inserm U955 unit (CHU Mondor) coordinated, in collaboration with the ENIGMA consortium (an international group of researchers sharing brain imaging data), the first mega-analysis of diffusion MRI data including 3033 subjects with or without bipolar disorders. They identified extensive abnormalities in the cerebral white matter microstructure in sick people. Abnormalities that could represent a robust biomarker of bipolar disorder. Brain ; MRI ; Diseases Scientific result Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2019/Success-for-the-2019-ICMRM-conference-co-organized-by-Luisa-Ciobanu.aspx 168 participants from 21 countries attented the 2019 International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy (ICMRM) that took place from 18-22 August in Paris.​ It was co-organized by Luisa Ciobanu (NeuroSpin) and Dimitrios Sakellariou (KU Leuven). MRI Researchers Saclay Conference magnetic resonance microscopy; Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Activity-silent-non-conscious-working-memory-at-work.aspx A NeuroSpin team showed that the mere short-term storage of information may proceed without consciousness or persistent neural activity, but that manipulating information in working memory requires both. This study, thereby reconciling a hotly debated topic in the field of neuroscience, was published in PNAS. Cognition Researchers Saclay Scientific result working memory;consciousness;MEG; Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/AI-rapid-acquisition-MRI-clinical-images-large-organs.aspx A team of NeuroSpin, in collaboration with Hôpital Henri Mondor (Créteil), has developed, by machine learning, a method called SmartPulse, which allows, for large organs, the acquisition of high field (3T) clinical quality images, without prior calibration. MRI ; Artificial intelligence ; Medical imaging Scientific result Fri, 05 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Neuroscience-serving-archaeologists.aspx A unique interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists and researchers of NeuroSpin (GIN, Bordeaux University/CEA/CNRS) offers for the first time analysis elements of the symbolism of prehistoric traces found on ancient Paleolithic engravings. These abstract patterns are analyzed by the same brain areas than those that recognize objects and also activate a well-known left hemisphere area involved in the treatment of written language. MRI ; Brain Scientific result Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2019/Iseult-Project-MRI-magnet-9,51T.aspx The magnet of the future MRI at 11.7 teslas of the Iseult project at NeuroSpin (CEA Paris-Saclay) reached a magnetic field of 9.51 teslas during tests carried out on Wednesday 22 May. This new level is a record since the magnet has become on this occasion the most powerful MRI magnet in the world for imaging in humans with a stored energy of 221 MJ. This successful outcome is the result of the work of the Iseult project’s team from the CEA. MRI ; Cryogenics ; Tools ＆ research instruments ; Brain ; Physics ; Technologies Researchers ; general public ; Journalists Joliot Scientific result Fri, 24 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/New-ceramic-probe-magnetic-resonance-microscopy.aspx ​The Fresnel Institute, in collaboration with the University of St Petersburg and a team from NeuroSpin, has developed a new ceramic resonator (probe) suitable for 17T magnetic resonance microscopy, i.e. for spatial resolutions below 100 μm3. This probe allows the production of MRI images with a signal-to-noise ratio 2 times greater than those obtained with reference probes, in copper. MRI ; Medical imaging ; Physics Scientific result Thu, 23 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/cerebral-lateralization-language-and-genes.aspx ​A team of NeuroSpin (GIN Bordeaux), within a multidisciplinary consortium, led an exploratory study of whole genome sequencing to search for rare genetic mutations that may be implicated in the atypical inverted right-hemispheric dominance for language (DLAtyp), present in less than 1% of the adult population. A higher rate of mutations affecting the actin cytoskeleton was revealed in DLAtyp individuals identified by functional MRI. MRI ; Medical imaging Scientific result Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Institute/2020/M-CUBE-success-story-EC-EN.aspx The M-CUBE consortium, funded by the H2020 program, is now listed in the "success stories" of the European Commission website. A further confirmation of the interest of the work of NeuroSpin physicits and their collaborators on metamaterials to "boost" the MRI of the future. MRI ; Medical imaging News ; Europe H2020;MRI Scanner; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Imaging-bipolar-disorder-NODDI-model.aspx ​A collaboration involving NeuroSpin sheds new light on the action of lithium in bipolar disorder. The modeling (NODDI) of water diffusion measured by diffusion MRI allowed analysis of cerebral microstructure. Results indicate increased dendritic density in the frontal cortex of lithium-treated patients. This suggests that an improved communication between neurons in this region of the brain may underlie the beneficial effects of lithium in bipolar disorder. Medical imaging ; MRI Scientific result Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Parallel-transmission-very-high-field-imaging.aspx ​A team from NeuroSpin, in collaboration with Maastricht and Minnesota universities, conducted for the first time an entire functional MRI exam based on 7T parallel transmission technology, as part of the Human Connectome Project. The results show that the problem of radiofrequency field inhomogeneities, a barrier to the full exploitation of very high-field MRI, is thus correctly solved, without any additional cost for the user. MRI ; Medical imaging Scientific result Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/MRI-and-AI-to-develop-virtual-brain-biopsy-tool.aspx ​Imaging the brain of a patient at the microscopic scale is as of yet not possible but might turn into a reality thanks to a new tool for creating virtual biopsies. This algorithm has been developed by a team of NeuroSpin (CEA-Joliot) in collaboration with the Institute of NeuroScience and Medicine of Juelich as part of the European Human Brain Project. A first study demontrsating the potentiel of the algorithm ot simulate white matter samples has been published in NeuroImage. Brain ; MRI ; Bioinformatic Neurospin Scientific result IA;algorithme;intelligence artificielle;IRM de diffusion;Human Brain Project;HBP; Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Sensory-response-imaged-microscopic-mesoscopic.aspx Researchers from Inserm, in collaboration with a team from NeuroSpin, have developed a preparation to observe sequentially the neuronal activity and vascular responses of the same mouse with bi-photonic microscopy, ultrasound imaging and BOLD-fMRI, in response to an olfactory stimulus. This approach made it possible to quantitatively compare the responses to odors observed both at the microscopic and mesoscopic scales. Results, published in Nat. Comm, show that the three techniques similarly measure the concentration of an odor. MRI ; Brain Scientific result Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/High-resolution-MRI-Sparkling.aspx Very high-resolution MRI will provide particularly detailed images of the brain. However, the acquisition times of MRI data strongly increase with resolution. To solve this problem, the mathematicians at NeuroSpin have developed an algorithm that allows to gain a factor of 20 ! MRI ; Mathematics ; Simulation ＆ modelling Scientific result Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2019/Structure-function-relationships-cerebral-cortex-neuroimaging-markers.aspx By using in vivo MRI, researchers at NeuroSpin (GIN-Bordeaux) have been able to evaluate the myelination of nerve fibers in the auditory cortex, area of the brain involved in the processing of language sounds. They observed an asymmetry of myelination in favor of the left hemisphere, in particular according to language performances. They show the usefulness of neuroimaging markers in the study of structure-function relationships at the cerebral cortex level. Brain ; MRI Scientific result Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:00:00 GMT https://www.cea.fr/drf/joliot/en/Pages/news/Science/2018/Physicist-pharmacologists-to-better-understand-BBB.aspx Thanks to complementary imaging techniques, researchers from the SHFJ and NeuroSpin have shown that the physical blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is not necessarly enough to deliver some drugs into the brain, especially when there are recognized and supported by efflux transporters. Medical imaging ; MRI ; Positron Emission Tomography ; Cellular mechanisms SHFJ News Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:00:00 GMT