Special Seminar

February 16 (Mon.), 2026
13:00-14:00 (JST)
at the Conference Room in the CiNet bldg.

Talk title: The emergent properties of the connected brain

Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
Head of Brain Connectivity and Behaviour Laboratory (BCBLab), Head of Neurofunctional Imaging Group (GIN) Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives-UMR 5293 CNRS, CEA University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Host : Eiichi Naito

Abstract:
Significant strides have been made in delineating the white matter architecture in the living human brain in the last two decades. These pathways have been identified as pivotal in supporting cognitive functions, with their variability closely associated with differences in cognitive performance, psychiatric conditions, and neurological manifestations. This underscores a hypothesis that brain functionality is not isolated within regions but emerges from the interaction facilitated by white matter connections. In our presentation, we will unveil cutting-edge methodologies developed recently in our lab – namely, the functionnectome and emuse – to explore these emergent properties. We will discuss their implications for understanding complex neuroscientific phenomena, such as consciousness and neuropsychological recovery post-stroke.