Have you ever wondered how your brain works? Or have you ever asked yourself questions such as the reason for our fear of the dark, the mechanism behind our five senses or the mysteries surrounding our dreams? Then join us from March 11th to 17th, 2023 for another fascinating edition of Brain Week!
For this 26th edition theInsert is pleased to once again be one of Brain Week’s partners and help you uncover the fascinating secrets of neuroscientific research. Coordinated by the Neuroscientific Society and supported by the Dana FoundationThis international event offers meetings between the public and researchers in more than 120 French cities and around a hundred countries. A perfect opportunity to interest young and old in the topics of basic and biomedical research surrounding the brain and the latest advances in this field!
The Ile de France program
Game night: meaning and science
Date : March 12, 2024 at 8 p.m
Location : Last bar before the end of the world, 75001 Paris
Summary: Put your motor skills and hearing to the test in various games and then test your knowledge in a quiz. The answers might surprise you! Two Inserm speakers will be present to answer all your questions.
In the presence of Clara DussauxResearch engineer at the Hearing Institute (UA6 Inserm / Institut Pasteur Unit) and Dollyane MuretResearchers in the NeuroSpin inDev team on the Saclay Plateau (Unit 992 Inserm / University of Paris-Saclay / CEA).
Evening: The brain, between neurons and legends
Date : March 13, 2024 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
Location : Ground Control, 75012 Paris
Summary: Between myths and reality, the brain is a complex machine that fascinates and questions. On the occasion of Brain Week 2024, Inserm looks at the cult films of Leonardo Dicaprio to explore and uncover the mechanisms of dreams, emotional memory and cerebral creativity.
The program includes researcher-led mini-conferences, interactive quizzes and a shared fresco to bring your wildest dreams to life!
In the presence of Valentin WyartResearch Director in the Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory (Unit 960 Inserm / École Normale Supérieure), Nicolas DecatPhD student at the Brain Institute (Unit 1127 Inserm / CNRS / Sorbonne University), Gabrielle Girardeau, Head of the Sleep and Emotional Memory Team at the Institut du Fer à Moulin (Department 1270 / Sorbonne University) andEtienne KoechlinDirector of the Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Laboratory (Unit 960 Inserm / Ecole Normale Supérieure)
Meander cinema experience
Date : March 14, 2024 at 7:30 p.m
Location : Faculty of Literature – Sorbonne University – Richelieu Amphitheater
17 Rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris
Summary: The Méandres Cinema Experience is an arts and science event inspired by the documentary series of the same name, combining the exploration of abandoned places with popular science surrounding neuroscience. On the program: an immersive film concert; the broadcast of two episodes of the Méandres series; and finally with an exchange between the public and researchers who have knowledge of the topic. Are you ready to delve into the twists and turns of our brains and our forgotten heritage?
In collaboration with the Explorers collective, Sorbonne University, Good To Know Studio.
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