Le présent projet s’intéresse aux manières dont les savoirs neuroscientifiques sur le développement du cerveau moyen adolescent circulent des laboratoires de recherche aux tribunaux. Au cours des derniers mois, j’ai réalisé une série d’entretiens aux États-Unis auprès d’acteurs impliqués dans la construction et la diffusion de ces savoirs. Je souhaite à présent me rendre en […]

To analyze spectroscopic images of galaxies, astronomers often assume galaxies are azimuthally symmetric and compress that information into a radial profile. However, it has not been tested whether different spectroscopically derived properties adhere to this axisymmetric assumption. In particular, recent studies have found that star-formation and gas metal content in galaxies is not always symmetric […]

L’un des défis majeurs dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle est la disponibilité de larges banques de données utilisables pour entraîner les différents types de modèles. Les « Generative Aversarial Networks » (GANs) sont des algorithmes d’intelligence artificielle récemment développés qui permettent de générer des exemples échantillons d’apprentissage pour divers algorithmes d’intelligence artificielle dans des […]

Individuals from diverse backgrounds are routinely exposed to a second language, whether it is through formal education, within the community, or at home. As such, many individuals are consuming stories in a language other than their native tongue. Although past research has shown that sequential bilinguals typically report weaker emotional experiences when processing emotional content […]

Turbulent jets of gas or liquid play a crucial role in combustion of fossil fuels, the delivery of aerosols to the human airway and lungs and various industrial applications. One of the main features of a turbulent jet is that as it evolves from its point of origin it engulfs fluid from its surroundings. This […]

In epidemiological studies, most of the existing research tried to investigate the long-term trends (e.g., yearly) in the disease data. However, in this project we will investigate the spatio-temporal patterns of snake bite and suicide in India, both of which are the significant health concerns in India. For both snake bite and suicide, the seasonality […]

The TRAPP complex is a large protein complex involved in a number of different cellular processes including membrane traffic. Individuals with mutations in the genes encoding the proteins of this complex have been increasingly identified using whole exome and whole genome sequencing methods. To date, only a single individual with a candidate (and not yet […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. PD is caused by genetic predispositions leading to neuronal cell death. Dysfunction of damaged mitochondrial turnover by mitophagy (mitochondrial autophagy) and the ubiquitin-proteasome system has been found in most cases of genetic PD. The ubiquitin-proteasome system mediates protein degradation trough ubiquitination – a post-translational modification […]

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social and communication impairments and by restricted and stereotyped behaviors. Sensory processing alterations seem to have an important toll in ASD individuals. In the present study, ASD and typically developing (TD) children between 8 and 12 years old will participate in a task involving visual and auditive integration […]

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social communication deficits, restricted interests and repetitive behaviours. Accumulating evidence suggests neuroimaging to have a great potential in clarifying the neurological bases of ASD. In this project we will use magnetoencephalography (MEG) to investigate the neuromagnetic mechanisms of information processing in typical and […]

Using genome-wide data in collaboration with the Peruvian Genome Diversity Project, our goals are: (i)Populations from the Peruvian Central Andes are highly homogeneous. We use Approximate Bayesian Computation and patterns of identity-by-descent to infer when the intensification of the gene pool homogenization on this geographic region started, in the historical context of the Andean prehistory. […]

The proposed research would examine the role of spiritual ecology in shifting cultural attitudes and beliefs toward the environment. The research would analyze how, in principle and in practice, yoga may inspire a re-evaluation of the culture of materialism and overconsumption that is prevalent in Western society today. The research would be guided by questions […]