Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) is the art of exploring our sense of balance… with a little electricity! By applying mild electrical currents behind the ears, this method allows for artificial activation of the vestibular system—without any actual head movement. Located in the inner ear, this sensory system is composed of three semicircular canals and the otolithic organs, which detect head rotations and accelerations. GVS directly stimulates this motion-sensitive system, all while keeping the subject perfectly still.

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Dans le cadre du projet « EndoMap: Mapping the brain of our ancestors » Caroline Fonta du CerCo, en collaboration avec Amélie Beaudet du PALEVOPRIM, cherche à comprendre comment notre cerveau a évolué. Pour répondre à cette question, et en l’absence de tissu mou dans le registre fossile, il faut s’intéresser à l’analyse des crânes, souvent incomplets, de nos ancêtres et parents éloignés

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Following this memorable day, the laboratory director and all its members would like to thank the many participants who made the celebration a success. The richness of the presentations, the many exchanges during the convivial moments and the dance floor, which was packed until late, were a true reflection of CerCo!

This conference is organized as part of a PHC collaboration by Caroline Fonta of CerCo with the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) and the Endomap project (https://www.endomap.org/).

Gregor Thut, currently professor at the School of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow, will arrive at CerCo on May 30 as a visiting professor.

Rufin VanRullen, CNRS Research Director at CerCo, has been awarded an "Advanced" grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his project GLoW "The Global Latent Workspace: towards AI models of flexible cognition."

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The second MicMac workshop on the use of microelectrodes in the study of epilepsy and human cognition was held at the Pavillon Baudot on March 9 and 10, 2023. Organized by Emmanuel Barbeau, Jonathan Curot, Leila Reddy and Luc Valton from CerCo, this meeting welcomed about sixty people from all over France, both on site and in remote mode.