The Institute - Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience

The Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience NeuroPSI is a joint Research Unit of the Paris-Saclay University and CNRS with a staff of about 250 people. NeuroPSI is dedicated to basic Neuroscience, at all scales of analysis, from molecule to cognition and from embryo to adult. The research groups of NeuroPSI are organized into three scientific departments to study neural circuits from emergence to behavioral outputs, with different scales and different approaches.

The NeuroPSI institute is made up of 22 research teams grouped within the three scientific departments.
The institute also hosts technical platforms, platforms or services dedicated to research activities.

Missions of the Institute

The main scientific goal at NeuroPSI is to understand the nature and logic of the neural circuits that govern the behavior of animals as they interact with their environment. We use various animal models and combine experimental and theoretical approaches to understand how different types of neural architectures can perform brain tasks. Our projects aim to determine how cellular interactions lead to neuronal populations, how these populations assemble into functional circuits, and how these circuits operate to integrate different sensory modalities, generate behaviors and control cognitive functions. We also investigate, through comparative and genetic approaches, how evolutionary forces shape the brain and create individual brain diversity in natural populations.

Scientific Departments

● Cognitive and Network Neuroscience
Head Valérie Doyère, Vice-Head Glenn Dallérac.

● Development, Evolution and Cell Signaling
Head Sylvie Rétaux, Vice-Head Martial Ruat.

● Integrative & Computational Neuroscience
Head Daniel E. Shulz, Vice-Head Catherine Del Negro.

And two international antennae :

● The European Institute of Theoretical Neurosciences (EITN, dir. Alain Destexhe)
● The French Node of the Internationational Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF, dir. Andrew Davison and Jean-Baptiste Poline, Neurospin-I2BM-CEA).
These two international antennae are attached to and administered by ICN.

Management Board

The Management Board is the unit's strategic steering body.
It is composed of the Director of the Unit, the Vice-Directors as well as the heads of departments and the General Secretary.

Director and Vice-Directors

Director
François ROUYER
Directeur de Recherche INSERM

Vice-Director
Muriel PERRON
Directrice de Recherche CNRS

Vice-Director
Alain DESTEXHE
Directeur de Recherche CNRS

General Secretary

General Secretary
Patricia MADRIERES
Ingénieure de Recherche CNRS

Heads of the departments

Head of the CNN department
Valérie DOYERE
Directrice de Recherche CNRS

Head of the DECS department
Sylvie RÉTAUX
Directrice de Recherche CNRS

Head of the ICN department
Daniel E. SHULZ
Directeur de recherche CNRS

Vice-Head of the CNN department
Glenn DALLÉRAC
Chargé de recherche CNRS

Vice-Head of the DECS department
Martial Ruat
Directeur de Recherche INSERM

Vice-Head of the ICN department
Catherine DEL NEGRO
Directrice de Recherche CNRS

Technical Facilities and Administrative Services

• General Secretary : Patricia Madrières
• Zootechnics
Gif-sur-Yvette, Orsay : Head Valérie Lavallée

• Washing/Device preparation : Patricia Villeneuve
• Informatics : Head Bernard MARTIN
• Workshop/Prototyping
• Logistics/Asset Management/Health & Safety : Sandrine Ceresiani + H. & S. Comittee
• Information Management/Website : Alain Pérignon
• General Stores/Deliveries : Pascal Abbas, Pascal Fangouse

• Administrative Services
a) Human Resources : Head Odile Lecquyer
b) Budget/Finances : Head Nathalie Berthé, Vice-Head Michèle Toulgoat
c) Services :
Fabien BELLANGER, Jérôme HERVÉ, Aline GINOIS, Michèle MESINEL, Michèle TOULGOAT.

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