The McDonnell Consortium publishes the results of the largest-ever study of cognitive-motor dissociation, revealing that nearly a quarter of severe brain injury patients tested by the Coma Science Group (GIGA Institute) show signs of consciousness.
Researchers from the Coma Science Group from ULiège have uncovered intriguing insights into near-death experiences (NDEs) through the study of artificially induced fainting.
Le FNRS a diffusé la liste de ses nouveaux mandats. Félicitations aux 35 chercheurs GIGA qui obtiennent un nouveau mandat, et plus particulièrement à Anneline Pinson et Coraline Radermecker qui obtiennent un mandat de chercheur qualifié.
Julie Bakker's team has shown that puberty is a crucial phase in brain development and that exposure to stresses during this period could lead to long lasting sexual dysfunction.
Gilles Vandewalle's team provides evidence that higher light levels lead to a change in activity in the hypothalamus, and an improvement in cognitive performance.
The project set up by ULiège researchers aims at a better understanding of the impact of the neuroinflammation process on the neuropathology of the disease and the associated cognitive changes.
Julie Bakker, Charlotte Cornil and Anne-Simone Parent are involved in the European H2020 project "MERLON", which has just been launched in Copenhagen. They will be studying the effects of endocrine disruptors on brain development.
Christine Bastin (FNRS, ULiège) has been awarded a 300,000 euros grant by Stop Alzheimer to help detect the first signs of Alzheimer's disease earlier, so that we can benefit from the effectiveness of current treatments.
A neurobiologist at the GIGA, he receives this research grain in recognition of his original and daring research project into the mechanisms underlying brain development.
Two studies carried out by researchers from the GIGA CRC IVI at ULiège could provide new insights into how our brains work.
An international team of researchers and clinicians, led by GIGA (ULiège), has just completed a groundbreaking clinical trial on a cohort of 62 patients from ten institutions.
In the latest issue of Cell, Julie Stoufflet, Sylvia Tielens and Laurent Nguyen publish a review summarizing the latest discoveries concerning the cellular dialogues that shape the cerebral cortex.
