Neuroscience

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Brain implants: the true, the false and the uncertain

With Hervé Chneiweiss, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at Sorbonne University Neuroscience Centre , Clément Hébert, Research Fellow at the Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience

On February 11th, 2026
5 min reading time

Since the 2000s, the use of microelectronics has made it possible to create increasingly smaller implants.

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Six resources to prevent work-related mental illness

With Patrice Georget, Lecturer in Psychosociology at the University School of Management IAE Caen, Nouzha Boumansour, Psychosociologist and Lecturer at the Institute of Business Administration (IAE) Caen

On February 4th, 2026
9 min reading time

There is a pressing need in France to better address psychological suffering in the workplace.

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Why pausing intuitive thinking favours complex reasoning

With Pierre-Marie Lledo, Research Director at CNRS, Head of Department at Institut Pasteur, and member of the European Academy of Sciences

On September 9th, 2025
9 min reading time

Mental states can fluctuate between two opposing modes of thinking: System 1 (intuitive) and System 2 (thoughtful).

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From dish to brain, how dopamine influences our behaviour

With Giuseppe Gangarossa, Professor of Neurobiology at Université Paris Cité

On May 21st, 2025
4 min reading time

Lipids may influence our reward system.

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How do our bodies tune into the Sun's rhythm?

With Claude Gronfier, Researcher in Chronobiology at Inserm's Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon

On March 19th, 2025
4 min reading time

A study of RATP employees shows that tram and bus drivers (outdoors) have fewer sleep disorders than metro drivers (indoors).

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What effect do screens have on our sleep?

With Russel Foster , Director of the Sleep and Circadian Research Institute at the University of Oxford

On March 11th, 2025
5 min reading time

There are several preconceived ideas about the link between screens and sleep; studies need to be nuanced as they are often carried out in laboratories and not outdoors.