What are the multi-scale dynamics of neural networks in the healthy and diseased brain?
Research on neural networks at NeuroMarseille
Marseille neurosciences have an international leading position in the characterization of the organization and dynamics of brain networks, using all experimental, data analysis and modeling tools: microscopic (molecular, genetic, cellular), mesoscopic (neuronal circuits), macroscopic (whole brain, behavior). In this context, NeuroMarseille gathers 32 multidisciplinary teams working in collaboration in order to provide the original computational models with the experimental data and theoretical principles provided by the different groups.
To link it to research, NeuroSchool’s training courses include many course units related to this theme. Below you will find the list of the teams working on this theme as well as the related course units.
The research teams
The research teams collaborate to develop a better understanding of how behaviour emerges from neural network activity. Cooperating on multiple scales, they aim to improve, in a very significant way, our capacity for technological innovation and transfer to clinical applications.
Teams working on neural networks
| List of the teams | Team leader(s) | Institutes | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATIP Neural bases of motivation | Frédéric Ambroggi | LNC | Saint-Charles |
| Neurodevelopment of motor and social cognition | Christine Assaiante | LNC | Saint-Charles |
| Basal Ganglia, Motivation and Reward | Christelle Baunez | INT | La Timone |
| Neural basis of communication | Pascal Belin | INT | La Timone |
| Brain mapping | Christian-G. Benar | INS | La Timone |
| PhysioNet | Christophe Bernard | INS | La Timone |
| Plasticity and Physio-pathology of rhythmics Motor networks (P3M) | Frédéric Brocard | INT | La Timone |
| Cognitive Motor Control (CoMCo) | Thomas Brochier | INT | La Timone |
| Attention, cerebral dynamics and chronometry | Boris Burle | LNC | Saint-Charles |
| NEuronal OPerations in visual TOpographic maps | Frédéric Chavane | INT | La Timone |
| A developmental scaffold for the organization of cortical networks | Rosa Cossart | INMED | Luminy |
| Methods and Computational Anatomy | Olivier Coulon | INT | La Timone |
| Neuronal coding and plasticity in epilepsy | Valérie Crépel | INMED | Luminy |
| Plasticity of neuronal excitability and epilepsy | Dominique Debanne | UNIS | Nord |
| Live imaging of cell interactions in the normal and diseased brain (IMAPATH) | Franck Debardieux | INT | La Timone |
| Plasticity of Nervous and Muscular Systems | Patrick Decherchi | ISM | Luminy |
| List of the teams | Team leader(s) | Institutes | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neural basis of somatosensory functions | Patrick Delmas | LNC | Saint-Charles |
| Social Cognition across Lifespan and Pathologies | Christine Deruelle | INT | La Timone |
| Molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release | Oussama El Far | UNIS | Nord |
| Neuronal coding of space and memory | Jérôme Epsztein | INMED | Luminy |
| Micro-RNA & Social Cognition | Eduardo Gascon Gonzalo | INT | La Timone |
| Robustness of excitability | Jean-Marc Goaillard | UNIS | Nord |
| Theoretical neurosciences | Viktor Jirsa | INS | La Timone |
| Multisense and body | Anne Kavounoudias | LNSC | Saint-Charles |
| Inference in Visual Behaviours | Guillaume Masson | INT | La Timone |
| Neuronal Dynamics and Audition | Arnaud Norena | LNSC | Saint-Charles |
| Exploration of the healthy and pathological CNS | Jean-Philippe Ranjeva, Angèle Viola | CRMBM | La Timone |
| The neural bases of sensorimotor learning | David Robbe, Ingrid Bureau | INMED | Luminy |
| Neural bases of spatial cognition | Francesca Sargolini | LNC | Saint-Charles |
| Dynamics of Cognitive Processes | Daniele Schön | INS | La Timone |
| Brain, Obesity and diet imbalance | Jean-Denis Troadec | LNC | Saint-Charles |
| Spinal Cord and Cerebro-Spinal Fluid Interface (SpiCCI) | Nicolas Wanaverbecq | INT | La Timone |
The Human Brain Project
NeuroMarseille researchers are directly involved in the infrastructure of the Human Brain Project which is in the process of being perpetuated. In such a project, the identification of multi-scale networks and HPC (High Performance Computing) are considered a priority both at the European level and by the Marseille teams. Access to patients and clinical data, as well as whole-brain modelling, enables the integration of human imaging data, which is the foundation of personalised medicine. In this context, Marseille’s “Cerveau Virtuel” project is exemplary, and has led to the world’s first clinical trial of personalised modelling of brain networks in epileptic patients. This flagship project of the Human Brain Project offers a typical example of the use of the future European infrastructure. The brain conceived as a multi-scale network has thus become a key idea in the integration of scientific data for technology transfer.
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Education through research
In addition to traditional training related to the theme of research on neural networks, the teaching team has implemented numerous pedagogical innovations that link research and training.
Courses related to neural networks (all levels and specialities)
| Course unit | Level |
|---|---|
| Physiology and modelling of the neuron | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| From perception to action | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| Neuroplasticity | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| Physiology of major functions | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| From formal neuron to artificial intelligence | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| Representation of time and space | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| Computational Neurosciences | 3rd year of Bachelor |
| Cellular and molecular neurobiology | Master |
| Neuronal excitability and information processing | Master |
| In-depth neurophysiology | Master |
| Methods, signal analysis and imaging | Master |
| Cellular and molecular imaging | Master |
| Neuroendocrinology | Master |
| Peripheral and central sensorimotricity | Master |
| Interdisciplinary approaches in neuroscience | Master |
| Natural Cognition, Artificial Cognition and Neurosciences computationnelles | Master |
| In vivo brain imaging | Master |
| Specialised Integrative Neurosciences | Master |
| Problem-based learning modules: neuronal activity, epilepsy, space, brain-machine interfaces, Parkinson's disease | Master |
| Clinical days on Parkinson's disease, brain-machine interface, epilepsy | PhD |
| Courses: Measuring brain activity, Signal processing: key notions and basic programming, Pre-programmed computational neurosciences | PhD |
