As part of Brain Week, medicine library is hosting two round tables on Wednesday March 13 and Thursday March 14.
- Wednesday March 13: round-table discussion When perfection plays tricks on us....
Our brains are made up of 100 billion neurons, each with hundreds of connections - in other words, a network of over 150,000 km, with information flowing at over 400 km/h! This incredible machine is thus capable of plasticity (modification), even in particularly invasive pathologies such as cranial trauma or hydrocephalus. And as perfect as our brains are, they can also mislead us: visual illusions and cognitive biases are just a few examples... Come and discover the flaws in our flawless brains!
Hosted by Jade Mériaux, clinical neuropsychologist for children with developmental disorders, and Vice-President of the Neuropsy13 Association.
Registration required: https: //univ-amu.libcal.com/event/4188188
- Thursday March 14 round-table - Understanding drug-resistant epilepsy with the virtual brain
Today, the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy relies on brain surgery, which has a limited success rate of 50%. To improve this treatment, the use of virtual brain models simulating epileptic seizures is being explored. Based on MRI scans of each patient, personalized models representing the anatomical areas of the brain and their connections are constructed. The activity of each brain area is then simulated using mathematical models. This personalized modeling approach makes it possible to estimate the areas responsible for epileptic seizures in each patient. Various virtual treatments can then be tested, such as surgery or brain stimulation. A clinical trial is currently underway to evaluate the effectiveness of these virtual brain models in improving the success rate of surgery for this pathology.
Hosted by Borana Dollomaja, PhD student at the Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Marseille.
Registration required: https: //univ-amu.libcal.com/event/4188189
