The 2025 edition of the Mediterranean Neuroscience Society conference will be held in Chania, Crete (Greece) from June 7 to 11. Sarah Marchand, Alba Langlade, and Alexandra Séverac Cauquil will attend and present the latest work of the InVest team on self-motion perception and multisensory integration, continuing our collaboration with neuroscience researchers around the Mediterranean.
Alba Langlade will present her research at NeuroFrance 2025, which will take place from May 14 to 16 at the Corum in Montpellier. Her work focuses on eye movements evoked by galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS). She will present a poster on Thursday, May 15, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. — don’t hesitate to stop by and discuss!
SfN is the largest neuroscience conference in the world, bringing together tens of thousands of researchers each year. The 2024 edition took place in Chicago, USA, from October 5 to 9. Sarah Marchand presented her latest research on the cortical networks involved in the perception of self-motion through natural and artificial optic flow, further showcasing the international impact of the InVest team.
The 8th BioSimia Conference took place on September 30 and October 1, 2024, at the Maison de la Recherche, University of Toulouse (UT2J). This biennial event, organized by the CNRS network BioSimia, brings together researchers from various disciplines to discuss the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. The 2024 edition focused on topics such as enrichment protocols, interindividual variability, animal screening, and physiological and telemetry recordings. Sarah Marchand and Jean-Baptiste Durand, members of the InVest team, co-organized this conference. They contributed to the scientific program and facilitated discussions on the integration of multisensory stimulation techniques in nonhuman primate models. Their involvement underscored the InVest team’s commitment to advancing ethical and innovative research methodologies.
As part of the 2024 Balance and Dizziness Awareness Week, the Toulouse-based InVest team organized two public outreach events on the University of Toulouse campus. A ciné-debate centered around the film Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón was held in collaboration with ENT specialists (Dr. Alexandra Wreckel, Dr. Pauline Nieto), a vestibular physiotherapist (Quentin Legois), an orthoptist (Véronique Serin), and Yannis Benaniba, a vestibular patient and founder of ADeV (Association des Désordres Vestibulaires). The discussion focused on vestibular symptoms depicted in the film and their clinical relevance. On the following day, the InVest research team, led by Alexandra Séverac Cauquil and including Alba Langlade and Sarah Marchand, hosted an Open Lab Day at CerCo to introduce the general public to current research on the vestibular system and its clinical applications through demonstrations and hands-on activities.
The ECVP is a prominent international conference dedicated to all aspects of visual perception. In 2024, it was held in Aberdeen, Scotland, from August 25 to 29. Alexandra Séverac Cauquil and Alba Langlade presented their latest findings on oculometry and galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS), highlighting the InVest team’s research on visual motion and self-motion perception.
Organized by the GDR Vertige, this interdisciplinary summer school focuses on vestibular functions, balance, and vertigo. It took place in Marseille from July 1 to 5, 2024, and brought together young researchers and experts in the field. Alba Langlade attended the event to deepen her understanding of vestibular physiology and its links with multisensory integration—key aspects of the InVest team’s research.
The CIP Congress is an international meeting focused on perception, bringing together specialists in vision and perceptual processes. The 2024 edition was held from June 26 to 28 at La Cristalera, near Madrid, in the Sierra. Alba Langlade attended the congress to present fNIRS results on visuo-vestibular integration conducted as part of the InVest project.
IMRF is the leading international conference dedicated to multisensory research. In 2024, it took place in Reno, Nevada, from June 17 to 20. Sarah Marchand, Alexandra Séverac Cauquil, and Jean-Baptiste Durand participated in this key event. Sarah gave a talk and presented a poster on the multisensory integration of optic flow stimuli, while Alexandra co-organized a symposium on the topic, showcasing the team’s central contributions to the field.
Held in Berlin from April 15 to 17, 2024, the annual NIRx workshop focuses on recent advancements and applications of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in neuroscience. The workshop offers lectures, practical sessions, and networking opportunities. Alba Langlade attended this training event to enhance her technical expertise in non-invasive neuroimaging methods, particularly fNIRS systems used for studying sensorimotor integration.