The INCC investigates how the brain gives rise to the mind and behavior through a deeply integrative and multi-level approach. Our research spans from molecular and cellular mechanisms to neuronal interactions, and up to system-level dynamics and cognitive functions. We combine experimental and theoretical perspectives to study how integrative brain activity supports perception, learning, memory, language, and emotion—across both typical and atypical trajectories.

Our work addresses key questions about how humans perceive and interact with their environment, how cognition and language emerge and develop from infancy to adulthood, and how these processes adapt—or fail to adapt—over time. Many projects involve close collaborations with hospitals and clinical partners, allowing us to work with unique populations (e.g., newborns, patients with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions). This enables us to bridge basic and applied research, contributing to novel diagnostic tools, therapeutic targets, and assistive technologies, such as brain-machine interfaces or adaptive rehabilitation systems.

INCC is a transdisciplinary research center that thrives on collaboration across scientific cultures. Researchers trained in cognitive science, neuroscience, theoretical modeling, biology, engineering, and clinical research work side by side. We all share a common commitment to question-driven research and to training the next generation of scientists in an open, collaborative, and innovative environment where disciplinary boundaries are constantly redefined.

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 2026

08 Jan 2026

Depictions in cognition, communication, and development, by Barbu Revencu

27 - 28 Jan 2026

INCC Day – Emotions in Cognition

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NEWS

ERC Consolidator Grant attribué à Laura Dugué! SAMPLING : un projet lauréat d’une ERC Consolidator Grant qui se focalise sur les rythmes de l’attention

Congratulations to Laura Dugué for the 2021 Ribot award Dr Laura Dugué, associate professor at the Université de Paris (INCC CNRS), laureate of an ERC Starting Grant, and Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France, has been once again recognized for her...

“La Ville inclusive du futur”, émission Labo des Savoirs. Interview à Marie Pieron et Manon Toutain écoutez le podcast ici!

Laura Dugué wins the EJN Best Publication Award 2023

A Satellite Event of the FENS Forum 2022

Congratulations to Laura Dugué for the 2021 Ribot award

A prestigious prize in medicine awarded to Filipa Barros (supervisor: M. Beraneck) for her PhD

Congratulations to Laura Dugué, laureat of an ERC starting grant! This year, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded grants to 408 early-career researchers, including Laura Dugué, Associate Professor in the Vision group of the INCC, and teaching in the Biomedical...

Vient de paraître / Newly published

Une journée dans le Cerveau d’Anna, by Sylvie Chokron (éditions Eyrolles).

Congratulations to Laura Dugué, laureat of an ERC starting grant!

Laura Dugué was nominated as Junior member at the Institut Universitaire de France

Laura Dugué was nominated as Junior member at the Institut Universitaire de France The Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) annually affiliates a small number of university researchers who are distinguished by the excellence of their research. This year, Laura...