2023-08-19 11:30:02
Thierry Lhermitte and François Berléand have many things in common. One saw his career gain momentum during the 1970s, when he joined the independent theater troupe Le Splendid. The other, who declined Josiane Balasko’s proposal to join the same troupe, made his merry way, also starting out on stage, before shining in dark rooms in productions such as Martin and Léa, Les mois of April are murderers, Camille Claudel, Place Vendôme, My idol, The drunkenness of power, Tell no one, Transporter 2 and 3, Everyone at home and, more recently, Magnificat. Over the decades, the two actors have been able to decline their talent to infinity. But this Saturday, August 19, it is not for a theatrical or cinematographic event that Thierry Lhermitte and François Berléand have been talked regarding. Indeed, Le Parisien was interested in scientific research, aimed at fighting once morest Alzheimer’s disease, in which the two actors agreed to participate!
The continuation under this advertisement
Thierry Lhermitte and François Berléand under the microscopes of scientists
In Caen, Calvados, scientists from Inserm unit U1237 are studying brain mechanisms to find ways to prevent age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. To do this, they asked several actors, including Thierry Lhermitte and François Berléand, who did not hesitate to accept this new role, that of guinea pig. “I am really very happy to take part in this study on the functioning of the brain and, in particular, on memory”, confides Thierry Lhermitte. “It is also, here, the hope of discovering networks of connections which will allow researchers to better understand diseases like Alzheimer’s, which affect the entourage of each of us”, continues the interpreter of Richard in The Incredible Traffic Jam TV movie.
Deciphering actors’ learning techniques to better understand the brain
Géraldine Rauchs, research manager, agreed to reveal to the Parisian the process of this research: “We analyze data from each actor on their sleep habits, their lifestyle, etc. Then we will organize learning sessions to ‘a text in an MRI.’ Thus, the scientists will obtain “images allowing them to see what is happening precisely in the brain of each actor, while he is memorizing”. If a hundred artists have been asked – in order to spend “three full days to carry out imaging, sleep and blood sample examinations” at Inserm -, the first report of this work will not fall until the end of 2025, according to the scientist.
The continuation under this advertisement
Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias.
1692446013
#scientific #study #participate #fight #Alzheimers
