Neuroscience – Brain Mind Institute

Researchers in the EPFL Brain Mind Institute (BMI) develop and deploy technology to understand brain systems across scales from theory, to molecules, cells, circuits and behavior.

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Camille Goemans, Mackenzie Mathis, and Maria Brbić. Credit: EPFL

Three EPFL researchers awarded SNSF Starting Grants in life sciences

Published:20.11.24 — Three EPFL professors, Camille Goemans, Mackenzie Mathis, and Maria Brbić, have been awarded prestigious SNSF Starting Grants for their innovative research projects tackling critical scientific and societal challenges.

A simulated fruit fly navigates through a dynamic, obstacle-filled environment, showcasing NeuroMechFly v2’s enhanced sensory and motor integration in a virtual world. Credit: Ramdya laboratory, EPFL.

Simulating how fruit flies see, smell, and navigate

Published:14.11.24 — Scientists at EPFL have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, it helps us understand brain-body coordination, setting a path for neuroengineering's role in robotics and AI.

Professors Mackenzie and Alexander Mathis. Credits: SNSF (M. Mathis), Wikimedia Commons (A. Mathis)

Mackenzie and Alexander Mathis Awarded 2024 Robert Bing Prize

Published:31.10.24 — EPFL Professors Mackenzie and Alexander Mathis have been honored with the 2024 Robert Bing Prize by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) for their groundbreaking contributions to the intersection of neuroscience and machine learning.

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