Why can gentle touch be harder to perceive in autism?
Ourania Semelidou et al in Advanced Science.
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Bordeaux Neurocampus : The neuroscience Departement of Bordeaux University. It comprises pluridisciplinary research teams stuying brain function and its pathologies.
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Laureates 2026 of GPR BRAIN_2030 extension grants
Le comité de pilotage du GPR BRAIN_2030. The applications were evaluated by th coordinators and the co-coordinators of the sub-projects and the tranverse axis of the GPR First list by alphabetical order of the family name Tess BONNARD Thesis supervisor : Etienne Guillaud (INCIA) Thesis title: Vestibular integration in modified gravity and motion sickness Giulia CUTUGNO Thesis supervisor : Agnès Nadjar (IMN) Thesis title: Neuroimmune crosstalk in metabolic health Nassim HAFFIANE Thesis supervisor : Giannone (IINS) Thesis title: Role of integrin adhesions and the spectrin-actin membrane skeleton in brain metastases of small cell lung cancer Marta MESTRONI Thesis supervisor :…
Career development of post-doctoral researchers
Deadline for application: May 21st at 2pm
Neurocampus Doctoral Research Award
The event will take place on June 24th. Deadline for application: May 21st at 2pm
Seminar – Megan Fox
Monday 11 May at 11:30 // Molecular mechanisms underlying risk and resilience to opioid seeking
En mai, pédalez s’il vous plaît !
L’université participe au Challenge Mai à vélo
Recruiting participants for a study on stress
In Bordeaux, the project is led by Anna Beyeler’s team (Magendie).
Alessandro Piccin et al. in Cell Reports
Noradrenaline helps the brain switch behavioral strategies
BrainStress: 14-16 October 2026
Registrations are opened
Maladie d’Alzheimer : pourquoi il ne faut pas abandonner le clinico-pathologique
Vincent Planche dans Univadis
Parution de “Mais est-ce vraiment le cortisol ?” de Marie-Pierre Moisan
Aux éditions Vuibert
Laurent Groc, laureate of the “Precision Mind” prize
for a project co-led with Pr Belinda Lennox and Dr Adam Al-Diwani (University of Oxford, United Kingdom).
Agenda
Journée de lancement de l’Atelier bordelais des données de recherche
Monday 11 May / 08:00 - 17:00Matin : Campus Pey-Berland et visioconférence. Après-midi : Station Marne
Seminar – Megan Fox
Monday 11 May / 11:30Molecular mechanisms underlying risk and resilience to opioid seeking // Venue: Centre Broca
Seminar – Benoit Gosselin
Monday 18 May / 11:30 - 12:30Intelligent Wireless Systems for Closed-Loop Electrophysiology and Optogenetics: From Brain Circuits to the Spinal Cord // Venue : Centre Broca
Journées du Réseau Français de la Recherche Reproductible
Tuesday 19 May - Thursday 21 MayLieu : Campus Victoire
Computational Neuroscience Seminar part II
Tuesday 19 May / 09:00 - 12:00Venue: Institut Magendie, conference room.
Seminar – Anthony Hannan
Tuesday 19 May / 11:30Gene-environment interactions modulating brain function within and between generations // Venue: Centre Broca
Thesis
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For everyone
Pint of science 2026
Monday 18 May - Wednesday 20 May13ème édition
Conférence – Neurosciences en environnements extrêmes – Perception, cognition et adaptation humaine
Wednesday 20 May / 17:00 - 19:00Lieu : CARF et en ligne. Sur inscription
Last publications
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A specific basal forebrain–medial prefrontal cholinergic pathway improves attentional control in male mice
Giulia R. Fois, Maria-Carmen Medrano, Rémi Proville, Stephanie Caillé-Garnier, Karine Guillem
Scientific Reports. 2026-05-02
10.1038/s41598-026-51042-8
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Phenotypic description and functional characterization of the mitochondrial disease associated with the SFXN4 gene
Sarah Courtois, Chloé Angelini, Juliette Preud’homme, Mégane Le Quang, Elodie Dumon, Stéphanie Dulucq, Nathalie Aladjidi, Caroline Kannengiesser, Pascal Barat, Sophie Naudion, Caroline Espil, Marie-Laure Martin-Negrier, Aurélien Trimouille
Mitochondrion. 2026-05-01
10.1016/j.mito.2026.102136
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Ibogalogs induce antiseizure activity in rodents by a mechanism involving 5-HT2A/2C receptor activation with a major role of 5-HT2A receptors in the hippocampal CA3 subfield
Abdeslam Chagraoui, Paulina Kazmierska-Grebowska, Olivia Byache, Alejandro Abraham, Deborah Rudin, Bartosz Caban, Tomasz Kowalczyk, Matthias E. Liechti, Daniel Wacker, Chloé Aman, Philippe De Deurwaerdère, Hugo R. Arias
Biochemical Pharmacology. 2026-05-01
10.1016/j.bcp.2026.117799
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From non-specific biomarker to targeted action: transdiagnostic and sex-specific drivers of high-CRP status in severe mental illness across the FondaMental Advanced Centers of Expertise (FACE) cohorts
Tim Rietberg, Susana Barbosa, Pieter Meysman, Bruno Aouizerate, Frank Bellivier, Fabrice Berna, Delphine Capdevielle, Isabelle Chereau, Philippe Courtet, Clément Dondé, Caroline Dubertret, Bruno Etain, Wissam El Hage, Mona Gerentes, Jérôme Holtzmann, Eric Fakra, Emmanuel Haffen, Noomane Bouaziz, Antoine Lefrere, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Jasmina Mallet, David Misdrahi, Emilie Olié, Agnès Pelletier, Giulia Piva, Baptiste Pignon, Mircea Polosan, Romain Rey, Paul Roux, Ludovic Samalin, Franck Schürhoff, Raymund Schwan, Florian Stephan, David Szekely, Mathieu Urbach, Guillaume Vaiva, Etienne Very, Antoine Yrondi, Marion Leboyer, Livia De Picker, Ophélia Godin
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2026-05-01
10.1016/j.bbi.2026.106464
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Tobacco craving and suicidal risk in a cohort of subjects with schizophrenia: results from the national FACE-SZ cohort
Arnaud Tessier, Mélina Fatseas, Yecodji Dansou, Ophélia Godin, Fabrice Berna, Delphine Capdevielle, Cristobal Belmonte, Isabelle Chereau, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Nathalie Coulon, Sylvain Leigner, Thierry D'amato, Romain Rey, Caroline Dubertret, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Christine Passerieux, Mathieu Urbach, Baptiste Pignon, Franck Schürhoff, Andrei Szöke, Jasmina Mallet, David Misdrahi
Psychiatry Research. 2026-05-01
10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117028
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Slow anticipatory postural adjustments compromise dynamic stability in children with autism during gait initiation
Tisserand Romain, Benchekri Aurélie, Emilie Doat, Amestoy Anouck, Lemonnier Eric, Cottenceau Hélène, Anaick Perrochon, Mohamed Jaber, Jean-René Cazalets, Bidet-Ildei Christel, Fradet Laetitia
Research in Autism. 2026-05-01
10.1016/j.reia.2026.202913
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GloBIAS: strengthening the foundations of bioimage analysis
Agustin A. Corbat, Christa G. Walther, Laura R. de la Ballina, Nicholas D. Condon, Alessandro A. Felder, Martin Schätz, Bettina Schmerl, Ko Sugawara, Clara Prats, Anna Klemm, Kota Miura, Paula Sampaio, Christian Tischer, Florian Levet, Rocco D’Antuono, Beth A. Cimini, Robert Haase
Nature Methods. 2026-04-22
10.1038/s41592-026-03060-7
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Diminished Signal‐to‐Noise Ratio Disrupts Somatosensory Population Encoding and Drives Tactile Hyposensitivity in the Fmr1−/y Autism Model
Ourania Semelidou, Théo Gauvrit, Célien Vandromme, Alexandre Cornier, Anna Saint‐Jean, Yves Le Feuvre, Melanie Ginger, Andreas Frick
Advanced Science. 2026-04-15
10.1002/advs.202519479
Join us!
Post-doctoral research position in AI/machine learning for analyzes of rodent behavior
Contact: Bruno Bontempi (INCIA)
Offre de thèse CIFRE – Impact d’une supplémentation en actifs marinsContact : Corinne Joffre (NutriNeuro)
Trainings
Cajal course – The Neurovascular Unit and Beyond
Bordeaux Summer School – Introduction to experimental neuroscience
28 September – 16 October 2026. Deadline for applications: 17 April 2026
July 20th – August 1st, 2026 . Application deadline April 13th
Between us
Bordeaux Neurocampus Day – June 3rd
Venue: Haut-Carré. Deadline for registration: May 20th.
Monthly scientific meetings about large neural networks and behavior.Every 4th Thursday of each month at 1:00 PM