On Tuesday, March 10, the César-Roux Auditorium at CHUV hosted an engaging and inspiring evening dedicated to brain plasticity across development. From 6:00 to 7:30 pm, a large audience gathered to explore how the brain transforms and adapts throughout life.
The conference highlighted recent advances in brain imaging, AI, and neuroscience, offering an integrated perspective on brain development, from fetal life through adolescence.
Professor Meritxell Bach Cuadra CIBM SP CHUV-UNIL Section Head opened the evening by presenting how MRI and innovative technologies now make it possible to observe brain plasticity from the earliest stages of development, thanks to advances in signal processing and novel AI-driven methodologies. Dr. Vanessa Siffredi from CHUV then addressed atypical developmental trajectories, emphasizing the brain’s remarkable capacity for adaptation, even in the absence of its very central piece the corpus callosum. Dr. Solange Denervaud, CIBM Flagship Project Officer illustrated how school experiences shape the brain in different ways across development, especially error and reward processes. Finally, Dr. Med. Russia Ha-Vinh Leuchter from HUG concluded by highlighting the specificities of the adolescent brain and the contributions of mindfulness to emotional regulation.
The evening provided a stimulating moment of exchange at the intersection of research, clinical practice, and society, and sparked strong interest and many relevant questions in the challenges surrounding brain development and inherent plasticity.
More details about the Lausanne Brain Week here (French)
