

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.