The rise of artificial intelligence marks a turning point in how we relate to the world and to ourselves. Between the illusion of control and shifting symbolic structures, it is redefining the boundaries of human experience. More than three millennia ago, Odysseus reached the island of Circe, the sorceress who could turn men into beasts…
How does the brain organize our memories? A recent study suggests that slow brain rhythms may synchronize neural activity during encoding and recall, revealing a key temporal dimension of memory. Remembering a place, a route, or a familiar event feels effortless. However, beneath this apparent simplicity lies a highly complex orchestration of electrical signals. A…
Early screen exposure is more than a change in habits. It may affect the development of language, attention, and emotional regulation in children. Research is prompting a rethink of how screens are introduced in early life. It often begins harmlessly. A few videos to soothe a child after a difficult day, a cartoon to prepare…
Entre cortex et organes internes, un dialogue constant s’organise. L’émotion devient une régulation physiologique. For decades, neuroscience research has explored the boundaries between the brain and the body. How do thoughts, emotions, or stress influence heart rate, breathing, or digestion? While it was already known that certain brain regions, such as the hypothalamus or the…
Understanding how information becomes conscious remains one of neuroscience’s greatest challenges. A large-scale study confronting leading theories reveals a more complex reality than expected. Consciousness remains one of the greatest challenges in neuroscience. Every day we see, feel, and think, yet explaining how a mental content becomes conscious continues to elude us. Neuroscience has made…
How do our earliest emotional and sensory experiences shape not only the developing brain but also the deepest layers of our subjectivity, influencing our capacity to feel, think and create? Early childhood does more than shape memories, it builds the architecture of the brain itself.Through emotional interactions and neural development, it lays the foundations of…
Long considered permanently inactive, the X chromosome may “wake up” with age in certain brain cells. A finding that opens new avenues for understanding cognitive decline. For decades, brain aging has been investigated mainly through hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory lenses. A recent discovery suggests that part of the answer may lie deeper, within the genome’s…
Addiction is often framed as a behavioral or cognitive disorder.Yet it also reflects a deeper disruption of bodily regulation, affecting the interplay between sensation, emotion, and control. Addiction is often described as a loss of control, a slow erosion of the individual’s capacity to choose. However, long before the mind recognizes what is happening, the…
In the 19th century, opium was more than a commodity, it was a weapon.By embedding addiction within an empire, it turned a global power into a vulnerable society, exposing the links between dependency and domination. The story of opium does not begin in the smoky dens of Canton but far earlier, in the fertile valleys…
What if thinking alone could help the body move again? By translating intention into action, BCIs reactivate dormant neural circuits. 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…