Fear is a vital instinct. It alerts, protects, and ensures survival. When this mechanism becomes dysregulated, fear can persist long after the threat has disappeared. The memory of danger remains active even in safety. This pattern is seen in certain phobias and in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), where the brain continues to react to cues…
Autism manifests in many different ways. While social challenges and sensory sensitivity are frequently highlighted, another dimension plays a central role: difficulty adapting to change. Many autistic individuals struggle to shift from one activity to another, to adjust their strategies when the environment evolves or to modify their responses in the face of the unexpected….
Every year, more than sixteen million people around the world experience a stroke. For almost one third of them, the consequences are lasting: paralysis, language impairments, memory difficulties, or depression. Although traditional rehabilitation such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy provides meaningful improvement, its effects quickly reach a ceiling. These approaches rely on repeating…
As a mental-health professional and an engaged citizen, I express my firm and unequivocal opposition to Amendment 159 of the 2026 Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS). This amendment jeopardizes the diversity of psychotherapeutic approaches and specifically targets psychoanalysis a discipline that, for more than a century, has demonstrated its unique ability to understand, transform, and…
Schizophrenia is often described as a disorder of hallucinations and delusions. However, these striking symptoms represent only the visible part of the condition. The illness also affects cognition, motivation, emotional engagement, and social functioning. Affecting roughly one in one hundred people, it remains one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Since the 1950s, available…
Long regarded as mere support cells, astrocytes are now emerging as key players in the orchestration of sleep. Recent studies reveal that these glial cells do far more than accompany neurons they actively regulate sleep cycles, especially slow-wave sleep, which is vital for recovery and memory consolidation. From the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) a crucial…
Classrooms turned into interactive quests, students collecting badges like video game players, teachers becoming storytellers of a gamified learning journey—education is undergoing a remarkable transformation.At the heart of this shift lies a growing concept: gamification, the integration of game mechanics into learning activities.The goal is no longer just to deliver knowledge but to ignite the…
For decades, psychedelics were pushed into the shadows branded as dangerous, unpredictable substances tied to counterculture and moral panic. However, behind the curtain of prohibition, certain compounds like LSD and psilocybin are making an unexpected comeback at the heart of cutting-edge medical research. Top-tier scientific teams, publishing in leading journals, are now testing their efficacy…
Our brain never ceases to surprise us. After revealing its electrical waves and magnetic fields, it unveils another secret: it emits light. Researchers have detected photons—those tiny particles of light—escaping from the heads of volunteers placed in complete darkness. Invisible to the naked eye, this ultra-weak glow intrigues scientists because it appears to vary with…
Depression remains one of the most studied yet least understood psychiatric disorders. It affects millions of people worldwide, manifests in highly diverse forms, and often resists conventional treatment. Antidepressants—focused on neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine—are not universally effective: nearly one in three patients experiences little or no improvement. This therapeutic resistance has prompted researchers…