A key ingredient of the CIMCYC's excellence is the use of state-of-the-art non-invasive neurotechnologies and the analysis of neuroimaging data with cutting-edge methods.
We apply advanced morphometry or connectivity analyses to study, for example, individual differences in brain structure related to fitness and intimate partner violence against women.
In recent years, we have also developed and implemented cutting-edge applications of multivariate analysis methods for neuroimaging data, including magnetic resonance and electroencephalography. We have pioneered novel approaches aimed at assessing the brain activation state of specific information using multivariate pattern profiling. This helps us to understand, for example, how our brain encodes and acts on novel verbal instructions, how we prepare in advance for complex behaviors, or how we become aware of only part of the information around us.
Knowledge of brain functioning is crucial for applications focused on brain-machine interfaces, which can, for example, help detect residual consciousness in patients with consciousness disorders (non-responders).
In addition, we combine brain tractography with transcranial magnetic stimulation to study the link between brain areas, their connectivity and their causal role in various mental processes.
We also participate in international collaborations related to computational approaches to cognitive neuroscience.