Press review
Podcast “impact du stress émotionnel collectif sur le cerveau” by E. Guedj
Prof. Éric Guedj, “impact du stress émotionnel collectif sur le cerveau”, Listen this Podcast (9.27mn) – Season 3 of “Dans les pas d’Archimède”
Published by AMU and distributed in INFUSE magazine, this series of podcasts gives our researchers a platform to recount the story of one of their discoveries.
Here, Professor Eric Guedj presents his work, born of an intuition during COVID-lockdown, which opens up new perspectives on our knowledge of the brain and questions our collective relationship with stress, mental health, and the environment.

Credits : Charlotte Henry de Villeneuve & Merry Royer (EJCAM), HDV (music)
Open Access Articles :
“The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on brain metabolism”, Human Brain Mapping, Vol. 43, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 593-597
“Emotional stress during the COVID-19 lockdown: how negative X/Twitter posts correlated with changes in the brain’s fear network”, Front. Nucl. Med., 10 June 2025, Sec. PET and SPECT, Volume 5 – 2025
Photonics: renewal of the Plateforme Aix-Marseille label

The Photonics facility received the renewal of its “Aix-Marseille Facility” label in January 2025, valid for a period of three years.
Certified facilities aim to provide the scientific community and/or the socio-economic world with cutting-edge infrastructure for research contracts, collaborative partnerships, or external service provision.
University scientific and technological expertise serving innovation and valorization. Positioned at the heart of the top laboratories of Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, and Inserm, the technological facilities offer:
- High-level technologies and scientific and technical expertise, serving: – Research laboratories – The socio-economic world
- A clear governance model for greater efficiency and responsiveness
- Adjusted pricing
- Technologies for training (initial, continuing, professional)
- Spaces for valorization, innovation, and technology transfer
Click on the image below to access the directory of certified facilities:
Partners : Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Inserm, Institut Fresnel
Key words : Label – AMU – plateforme technologique
Contact : Sébastien MAILFERT – sebastien.mailfert_AT_fresnel.fr

