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Last Thursday November, 2nd, we celebrated the PhD defense of Louise Sicot, who is now officially Dr. Louise Sicot! Louise conducted her PhD at the Institute of Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (INCI) in Strasbourg, within Valérie Simonneaux and Étienne Challet’s team. Her thesis focused on:…
Last Friday October, 16th, we celebrated the PhD defense of Valentin Grelot, who is now officially Dr. Valentin Grelot! Valentin conducted his PhD at the Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives (INCI), within Alexandre Charlet’s team. His thesis focused on: The Role of the oxytocin…
Last Friday October, 9th, we celebrated the PhD defense of Noémie Penaud, who is now officially Dr. Noémie Penaud! Noémie conducted her PhD at the Laboratory of Cognitive and Adaptive Neuroscience (LNCA) in Strasbourg, within Karine Merienne’s team. Her thesis focused on: Linking epigenetic and…
Être sociable : un avantage ? Dans un nouveau reportage du Blob, la primatologue Charlotte Canteloup, accompagnée de Théo Lemeux et Kévin Daviaud, présente leurs recherches menées au SILABE – Simian Laboratory Europe à Strasbourg. L’équipe étudie la « tolérance sociale » de différentes espèces de…
Last Friday 25th, we celebrated the PhD defense of Karim Berkati, who is now officially Dr. Karim Berkati! Karim conducted his PhD at the Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives (INCI), within Dominique Massotte’s team, under the supervision of Yannick Goumon.His thesis focused on: …
From 6th to 10th of July, several researchers and PhD students from ITI NeuroStra had the opportunity to attend #FENS Forum 2026, Europe's largest neuroscience conference, organized by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS.
On April 29, the Société de Biologie de Strasbourg (SBS) held its annual Thesis Awards Ceremony at the Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, located on the Esplanade campus of the University of Strasbourg. This year’s ceremony once again highlighted the excellence, diversity, and dynamism of our…
À l’occasion du mois de sensibilisation au peau à peau, nous vous partageons aujourd’hui le podcast du Pr Pierre Kuhn, chef de service de médecine et réanimation du nouveau-né au CHU de Strasbourg. Dans ce podcast, il revient sur les nombreux bienfaits du peau à peau pour le bébé… mais aussi pour…
Abstract La douleur est une expérience sensorielle et émotionnelle désagréable, liée à une lésion réelle ou potentielle. Elle résulte de l’activation de neurones spécialisés, les nocicepteurs, qui transforment des stimuli thermiques, chimiques ou mécaniques en signaux électriques. Ce processus…
The event brought together outstanding speakers and a rich diversity of perspectives, spanning sociology, clinical research, and preclinical neuroscience.
Les mécanismes qui conduisent à l’addiction sont pernicieux, car les substances incriminées parviennent à détourner durablement des circuits neuronaux qui nous sont vitaux, à commencer par le fameux circuit de la récompense. Dès lors, reprendre le contrôle face à un trouble lié à l’usage d'opioïdes,…
Take part in a neuroscience study aiming to evaluate the link between very preterm birth, empathy, and the cognitive and emotional aspects associated with pain.
See below the recently published article : a review to synthesise evidence from populations with chronicpain on the relationships among ACEs, psycho-emotional disorders, pain cognitions/interpretations, and quality of life. Childhood adversity has detrimental effects on patients’ psycho-emotional…
The French Pain Research Network Symposium took place on March 26th & 27th, 2026 in Strasbourg. The event gathered 171 participants, including researchers, clinicians, early-career scientists and students, fostering discussions on the latest advances in pain research. The symposium provided a…
As part of the “PIA - Pain in the Arts” course at the European People's University, first-year master's students in “Interdisciplinary Training in Neuroscience and Pain” had the opportunity to hear testimonials from chronic pain patients and interact with them. This was an opportunity to better…
Take part in neuroscience research on cognitive function & motivation in people suffering from chronic back pain.
How can we better understand and relieve pain in newborns? What if the answer lay in a multidisciplinary approach?
Development of a model to elucidate DYNEIN1 function and dysfunction in the human retina; Amandine Bery's lab, INCI Strasbourg
Objective: the study aimed to translate and validate the French version of the Pain Resilience Scale (PRS) that was initially created and validated within English-speaking populations.
