A letter of invitation from Guillaume Masson, Director of the INT

   This 5th edition of the international conference of the Institute de Neurosciences de la Timone also marks the 10th anniversary of the INT.

The conference program illustrates the scientific approach pursued since 2012. First, our goal was to promote scientific exchanges between the different levels of approach to the nervous system, from the molecule to behavior, in animals and in humans. Second, our strategy was to put at the heart of these cross-fertilization the functional role of large and small networks, in order to better understand the relationships between the brain and cognition. Finally, our ambition was to put these relationships, with their diversity and variability, into a physiological perspective in order to always remember that neurons do not function alone, that the brain is best understood as being part of an organism and that behavior is always a part of a natural repertoire. These three pillars are at the core of our basic research projects but also our clinical research, as the pathologies of the nervous system keep challenging each of our a priori ideas about how the brain works. The four sessions of the Conference illustrate these different questionings.

This edition also outlines the future of INT: modeling neuronal and behavioral dynamics but also monitoring and manipulating them by innovating new technologies for in vivo functional exploration. These two new Centers underline the growing importance of interdisciplinary interactions between neuroscience, physics and information science. Technology, theory and functional approaches must increasingly come together for integrative neuroscience to succeed, on both fundamental and clinical questions.

In 10 years, we have formed a lively scientific community, widely open to its local, national and international environment. We have all worked hard to create a modern institute, grounded on what makes the richness of our laboratories, the research teams and the shared technological facilities. We have been fortunate to welcome many young researchers since 2012. The scientific program of this edition has been built by the most recent members of our Institute. It is enough to compare it to the 1st edition to realize how far we have come. This program has been designed above all to show young PhD students, post-docs, researchers and technicians where neuroscience is heading. They are the ones who will shape the next 10 years of INT.

On behalf of INT, I would like to thank all the speakers for their contribution to this event and for having accepted to facilitate the exchanges with all the participants during these 3 days.

Guillaume Masson

Deadline: Registration deadline is 19th September, 23h:59 French Time

Registration is free but is necessary to attend  the conference.

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