Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab

PRIMATE CONSCIOUSNESS & COGNITION TEAM

The team is led by Béchir Jarraya (Professor at Université Paris-Saclay/UVSQ). It is part of the UNICOG Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab at Neurospin, a brain imaging center located on the CEA campus in the Paris region.

We primarily explore cognition and especially consciousness using advanced neuroimaging of the primate brain. To dissect the neural mechanisms of cognition and consciousness, we apply causal manipulations: pharmacological modulation of states of consciousness (using anesthetics), local pharmacological delivery (using local BBB opening with focused ultrasound), and brain stimulation techniques (DBS, tDCS, FUS). We also apply computational models and deep learning/AI to model our acquired neuroimaging data to infer new signatures of consciousness and new brain stimulation targets.

In a translational approach, we aim at clinical applications by developing new imaging-based signatures of consciousness and brain stimulation technologies to: (i) improve the understanding of anesthesia mechanisms and monitoring, (ii) improve the diagnosis and the treatment of coma and disorders of consciousness, (iii) improve the care of other neuropsychological and psychiatric conditions.

Address :
Centre d'études de Saclay, Bâtiment 145, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette

Team leader :
Béchir Jarraya
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Key words : cognition#computational models#deep learning#AI model#neuroimaging