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Juan R. Vidal

Associate Professor at UCLy

Research group (4) People, support and education

jvidal@univ-catholyon.fr

Campus Lyon - Saint Paul
10 Place des archives 69002 Lyon

Function

  • Member of the Research group (4) People, support and education, UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA1598) Lyon Catholic University
  • Teacher-researcher, Département de Psychologie - Sciences Humaines et Sociales Lyon Catholic University

Further information

Research areas

Cognitive Neurosciences Cognitive Functions Attention and Consciousness Meditation and Hypnosis Creativity and Curiosity Learning and Memory Decision making, Perception, and Executive control Neuronal communication and Neuronal oscillatory synchronization Cognitive Psychology

Teaching areas

Statistics Behavioral Economics Neuroeconomics Human Physiology Neurosciences and Management Neuroethics and Neuropathology Social Neurosciences Epistemology of Biology Neuroscience and Creativity Neuroscience and AI Ethics of Animal Research Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience Neurophysiology Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology Neurosciences

Presentation

Juan R. VIDAL is associate professor in cognitive neuroscience, membre of the research unit CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités. He’s interested in the link between human behavior and underlying neuronal mechanisms of cognitive processes. He also teaches at Faculty of Psychology-Human Social Sciences and at ESTBB (UCLy).
  • Scientific Publications & Communications
    • Articles In Peer-Reviewed Journals
      • MATRINGE, Edgar, VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, VERCEUIL, Laurent (2024). «The epileptic blip syndrome». Epilepsy and Behavior Reports, 27, 100691. [+]
      • BAUER, Prisca R., SABOURDY, Cécile, CHATARD, Benoît, RHEIMS, Sylvain, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe, VIDAL, Juan R., LUTZ, Antoine (2022). «Neural dynamics of mindfulness meditation and hypnosis explored with intracranial EEG: A feasibility study». Neuroscience Letters, 766, 136345. [+]
      • KUZOVKIN, Ilya, VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, KAHANE, Philippe, RHEIMS, Sylvain, ARU, Jaan, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe, VICENTE, Raul (2020). «Identifying task-relevant spectral signatures of perceptual categorization in the human cortex». Scientific Reports, 10, 1, 7870. [+]
      • PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, M., EL BOUZAÏDI TIALI, S., VIDAL, Juan R., PETTON, M., CROIZE, A.c., DEMAN, P., RHEIMS, S., MINOTTI, L., BHATTACHARJEE, M., BACIU, M., KAHANE, P., LACHAUX, J.p. (2020). «A real-time marker of object-based attention in the human brain. A possible component of a “gate-keeping mechanism” performing late attentional selection in the Ventro-Lateral Prefrontal Cortex». NeuroImage, 210, 116574. [+]
      • KUZOVKIN, Ilya, VICENTE, Raul, PETTON, Mathilde, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe, BACIU, Monica, KAHANE, Philippe, RHEIMS, Sylvain, VIDAL, Juan R., ARU, Jaan (2018). «Activations of deep convolutional neural networks are aligned with gamma band activity of human visual cortex». Communications Biology, 1, 107, 1-12. [+]
      • PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, KAUFFMANN, Louise, PICHAT, Cédric, VIDAL, Juan R., BACIU, Monica (2017). «Effective Connectivity between Ventral Occipito-Temporal and Ventral Inferior Frontal Cortex during Lexico-Semantic Processing. A Dynamic Causal Modeling Study». Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, 1-13. [+]
    • Presentations at Symposiums
      • Conference paper with proceedings
        • GEORGEON, Olivier, VIDAL, Juan R., KNOCKAERT, Titouan, ROBERTSON, Paul. «Simultaneous Localization and Active Phenomenon Inference (SLAPI)». 3rd International Workshop on Self-Supervised Learning, Reykjavik University, July 2022, Reykjavik, United States of America : Proceedings of Machine Learning Research (PMLR), 192, 77-88. [+]
        • GAGNON, Philippe, GUILLERMIN, Mathieu, VIDAL, Juan R., GEORGEON, Olivier, DE MONTERA, Béatrice. «Acquisition of Autonomy in Biotechnology and Artificial intelligence». 11th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2020, IDREC, December 2020, Orlando, Florida, United States of America : International Institute for Informatics and Systemics (IIIS), 2, 168-172. [+]
      • Conference paper
        • VIDAL, Juan R. «The brain's mind, timely decisions and free will». Conference: Human Freedom at the test of AI and Neurosciences, LUMSA, September 2024, Rome, Italy. [By invitation]. [+]
        • DE MONTERA, Béatrice, ALLOUCHE, Sylvie, RAQUET, Michel, VIDAL, Juan R., BRUN, Claire. «L'éthique en co-construction. Plateforme SOCA». Séminaire pluridisciplinaire de SOCA-MetaGenoPolis, UCLy, January 2021, Lyon, France. [By invitation].
      • Other contributions
        • (2023). Présidence de la séance "Identity and evolution of symbiotic partners". International Colloquium - "Symbioses, transdisciplinary prospects", UCLy et INRAE (dans le cadre du projet ANR METAGENOPOLIS), May 2023, Lyon, France. [+]
  • Scientific valorisation and dissemination of knowledge
    • Popular Science
      • Conferences and presentations to the general audience
        • VIDAL, Juan R. «La respiration, Cerveau et Rythmes de la Cognition». Conférence dans le cadre de la Fête de la Science, UCLy, October 2024, Lyon, France.
  • Scientific Collaborations
    • Member of research laboratories
      • Since 2022, Member of the Research group (4) People, support and education, UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA1598), UCLy, France
    • Involvement in subsidised research contracts
      • Member : 2012 - 2024, Ethical and Social Acceptability Platform (SOCA) of the MetaGenoPolis Project, ANR -11-DPBS-0001, carried by Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE), in partnership with Lyon Catholic University ; ICAN
      • Member : Interaction entre Langage et Imagerie motrice pour améliorer l’apprentissage moteur et la compréhension du langage – LAMIInteraction entre Langage et Imagerie motrice pour améliorer l’apprentissage moteur et la compréhension du langage – LAMI, ANR-22-CE28-0026, carried by LPNC - Laboratoire de Psychologie et NeuroCognition (UMR 5105), in partnership with Université de Bourgogne
      • Member : NHNAI - New Humanism at the time of Neurosciences and Artificial Intelligence, NHNAI, carried by Fédération internationale des universités catholiques - FIUC, in partnership with Université de Rome LUMSA ; Université Catholique de Lille (UCL) ; Université de Namur ; Lyon Catholic University
    • Involvement in collective research projects
      • 2023 : Evolution of Consent, Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Supervision Of Theses
    • Since 2022 : Matringe Edgar, Are You Here? Exploring the Boundaries Between Conscious Awareness and Unconscious States: A Clinical and Electrophysiological Perspective. PhD thesis In progress. Neurosciences. Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA).
  • Research Evaluation Activities
    • Member of thesis juries
      • Thesis jury member : Maxime FEREZ, Functionnal role and top-down control of alpha oscillations, PhD thesis, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France, 27/10/2022
    • Reviewer of Scientific Publications
      • Since 2020, Reviewer of Nature Communications, The Journal of Neuroscience, NeuroImage, Scientific Reports
  • Organisation Of Symposiums
    • 2023 : Membre du Comité Scientifique du Colloque SYMBIOSES, Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Diplomas
    • 2005, Doctorat, Science Cognitive, Title: "The end of a functional hierarchy: Neuronal Assemblies and the Organization of Information in Perception and Visual Memory. A Magnetoencephalography and Behavioral Study in Humans.", université Pierre et Marie Curie - UPMC (Paris 6), France
    • 2002, DEA en Sciences Cognitives, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France
    • 2001, Licenciatura en Biologia, Universidad de Chile, Chili
  • Research professional experiences
    • Since 01/09/2016, Researcher, LPNC - Laboratoire de Psychologie et NeuroCognition (UMR 5105), France
    • 2014 - 2016, Lecturer - Researcher, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France
    • 2008 - 2013, Postdoctoral researcher, INSERM - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, France
    • 2006 - 2008, Postdoctoral researcher, Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behavior, Netherlands
  • Pedagogical activities and responsabilities
    • Since 2022, Teacher-researcher, Département de Psychologie - Sciences Humaines et Sociales, UCLy, France
    • Teaching
      • Since 2022, Neurosciences, Cognitive Psychology, Human physiology, Statistics, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2017 - 2024, Human Physiology, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2017 - 2024, Statistics, Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Awards and distinctions
    • 2002 - 2005, PhD scholarship, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI), France
  • Languages
    • French - Capable d'enseigner
    • Spanish - Capable d'enseigner
    • English - Capable d'enseigner
    • Flamand - Capable d'enseigner