The Sense is a research and innovation center that specializes in the field of sensory sciences.
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Joined October 2022
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Can 12 weeks of art classes change the ageing brain? 🎨🧠
In our "I AM for Healthy Ageing" study, retirees who learned visual arts got faster on several cognitive tests and showed cortical thickness changes on MRI.
Preliminary results. Supported by Fondation Leenaards.
ALT Conférence: diapositive "I AM for Healthy Ageing" projetée; Naomi K. Middelmann s'adresse au public depuis la tribune.
📊Predicting is not enough — AI also has to explain. A new review by Tataroğlu Özbulak, Shrestha and Calbimonte sets out criteria for assessing explanations produced over evolving data streams.
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#ExplainableAI #SwissResearch #DigitalHealth
🧠 Why should an MRI reconstruction tool be proprietary? Prof. Franceschiello's Neurodevices unit (The Sense / HES-SO Valais-Wallis) just secured funding to port it to Python — free, open, and published on GitHub & Zenodo. Open science in action. #OpenScience #Brain #MRI #Python
New in The Lancet Neurology 🧠 — Michela Bassolino (The Sense) & international colleagues make the case for somatosensory hand prostheses: restoring touch, reducing phantom pain & improving life after amputation. Cover article! #Neuroprosthetics #TheSense
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🔬 Science creates impact when it can be understood.
Last week, members of The Sense community joined a science communication workshop at CHUV with Magali Dubois (Radar RP).
💬 What's the biggest challenge in communicating science today?
#ScienceCommunication #TheSense
📖 Our 2025 Annual Report is now available.
A year of research, innovation, and collaboration:
🔬 52 research projects
📚 91 scientific publications
🤝 160+ partners
Discover the people, projects, and achievements behind The Sense in 2025.
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🧠 How does the brain make sense of the world around us?
📘 In a new Perspective in Nature Reviews Psychology, Prof. David Pascucci & Prof. Árni Kristjánsson introduce the concept of *spatiotemporal routines*.
🔗 Read the publication: f.mtr.cool/umqqcknvbn
🧠 The Sense & Musée de la main Unil-CHUV : “Sensationnel”, expo immersive sur les sens humains rendue possible par un financement Agora.
🌍 2027–2028, science et perception au cœur d’une expérience immersive.
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🎓 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞̀𝐬𝐞 – 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐝
🧠 Myopie & perception : comment le cerveau s’adapte au flou ?
📅 11 mai 2026 – 17h
📍 CHUV, Salle séminaire 2 (BH08), Lausanne
👥 Entrée libre
#Neurosciences #Recherche #Santé
🔬 Apr 21 – World Creativity & Innovation Day 2026: “Step Out & Innovate” 🚀
At The Sense, research drives innovation: fundamental, clinical & applied 🧪 Curiosity & experimentation 🌟 fuel solutions that impact users & markets.
#Innovation #Research #TheSense
Hand prostheses that restore touch and body awareness improve function and embodiment. 🖐️
Michela Bassolino (Sense & HEdS) contributed to the embodiment aspects of this study published in The Lancet Neurology. 🏫
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On World Autism Day, let’s remember: sensory perception plays a key role in how many autistic individuals experience the world. 🌍
At The Sense, we explore these dimensions to better understand and support diverse needs. 🧠
#Autism #Neurodiversity #Inclusion
🎙️🐒 Le “mâle alpha” n’est pas la norme chez les primates.
Dans CQFD, Erica van de Waal (Sense) explique des hiérarchies souvent partagées… voire dominées par les femelles 👩🔬
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🚀 RehabTech microcert (May 2026) led by our PI Michela Bassolino with HES-SO, Master RehabTech & SwissNeuroRehab: hands-on neurorehab tech (robotics, perception, neuroprosthetics).
📍 Lavigny 🎓 2 ECTS
⏳ Apply by May 1 👉 f.mtr.cool/luybmvtksv
#RehabTech #Neurorehab
🧬 The Sense Pain & Interoception team received $300K to find biomarkers for hEDS/HSD.
🤖 Using AI + biological & sensory analyses, aiming to improve diagnosis & care.
📊 Half of the patient dataset by mid-2026!
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📖 Last Wednesday, Prof. Chantal Berna Renella, PI at The Sense, gave a lecture in the “Sustainable Care: Between Innovation and Humanism” series by HES-SO Valais-Wallis & S.M.A.R.T. Confluence on integrating complementary medicine safely. #SustainableCare #HESSO
👂 #WorldHearingDay: Early detection saves hearing & learning for children.
🔬 At The Sense, our Neuro-otology unit advances imaging & minimally invasive surgery to improve diagnosis & care.
❤️ No child should be left behind.
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New study (Pittet et al., 2026) shows how NOA & BuzzClip aids complement the white cane, enhancing autonomy & safety for people who are blind. A collaboration between The Sense & @Biped Robotics. 🎧 Read more: f.mtr.cool/flcgxatkmg
🌐 #Accessibility #Innovation
🌿 Conférence : Médecine complémentaire et médecine intégrative
Avec Chantal Berna Renella – découvrez comment intégrer médecines complémentaires de manière sécurisée dans un système de santé moderne.
📅 11/03/2026 | 🕡 18:30 | 📍 Energypolis, Sion
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🔬 International Day of Women and Girls in Science | Feb 11
Women represent only 1 in 3 researchers worldwide — and less than 10% in some countries.
At The Sense, 60% of affiliated researchers are women. Diversity is our strength.
#WomenInScience #IDWGS #TheSense
