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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
      • DUPONT, William, DORNIER, Vincent, PALLUEL-GERMAIN, Richard, ROBIN, Alexis, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe, KAHANE, Philippe, MINOTTI, Lorella, VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela (2025). «Reading about sensations recruits the posterior insula: An intracranial EEG study». iScience, 28, 11, 113874. [+]
      • MATRINGE, Edgar, KHALAF, Aya, GRANDCHAMP, Romain, VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, BLUMENFELD, Hal, VERCUEIL, Laurent (2025). «Distinct spike‐and‐wave profiles reveal susceptibility to fleeting/almost loss of consciousness (so‐called blips) in generalized epilepsy». Epilepsia, 66, 11, 4465-4475. [+]
      • 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. [+]
      • LEVY, Jonathan, VIDAL, Juan R., FRIES, Pascal, DÉMONET, Jean-François, GOLDSTEIN, Abraham (2016). «Selective Neural Synchrony Suppression as a Forward Gatekeeper to Piecemeal Conscious Perception». Cerebral Cortex, 26, 7, 3010-3022. [+]
      • PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, GIRARD, Cléa, COUSIN, Emilie, VIDAL, Juan R., PICHAT, Cédric, KAHANE, Philippe, BACIU, Monica (2015). «NEREC, an effective brain mapping protocol for combined language and long-term memory functions». Epilepsy & Behavior, 53, 140-148. [+]
      • VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, KAHANE, Philippe, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe (2015). «Intracranial spectral amplitude dynamics of perceptual suppression in fronto-insular, occipito-temporal, and primary visual cortex». Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 01545. [+]
      • VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, LEVY, Jonathan, DE PALMA, Luca, MINOTTI, Lorella, KAHANE, Philippe, BERTRAND, Olivier, LUTZ, Antoine, JERBI, Karim, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe (2014). «Neural repetition suppression in ventral occipito-temporal cortex occurs during conscious and unconscious processing of frequent stimuli». NeuroImage, 95, 129-135. [+]
      • HAMAMÉ, Carlos M., VIDAL, Juan R., PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela, OSSANDÓN, Tomas, JERBI, Karim, KAHANE, Philippe, BERTRAND, Olivier, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe (2014). «Functional selectivity in the human occipitotemporal cortex during natural vision: Evidence from combined intracranial EEG and eye-tracking». NeuroImage, 95, 276-286. [+]
      • PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, M., VIDAL, Juan R., DE PALMA, L., HAMAMÉ, C.m., OSSANDON, T., KAHANE, P., MINOTTI, L., BERTRAND, O., LACHAUX, J.-P. (2014). «Turning visual shapes into sounds: Early stages of reading acquisition revealed in the ventral occipitotemporal cortex». NeuroImage, 90, 298-307. [+]
      • VIDAL, Juan R., FREYERMUTH, Samson, JERBI, Karim, HAMAMÉ, Carlos M., OSSANDON, Tomas, BERTRAND, Olivier, MINOTTI, Lorella, KAHANE, Philippe, BERTHOZ, Alain, LACHAUX, Jean-Philippe (2012). «Long-Distance Amplitude Correlations in the High Gamma Band Reveal Segregation and Integration within the Reading Network». The Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 19, 6421-6434. [+]
    • 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, March 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].
      • Posters
        • VIDAL, Juan R., MATRINGE, Edgar, VERCEUIL, Laurent, DE REGNAULD DE BELLESCIZE, Julita, GARROS, Alexa, GUICHARDET, Karine , HERBILLON, Vania , PERRONE-BERTOLOTTI, Marcela. «Attentional Stability in Childhood Absence Epilepsy: Neuropsychological and Electrophysiological Evaluation». 15th European Epilepsy Congress, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), September 2024, Rome, Italy.
      • 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), June 2023, Lyon, France. [+]
  • Scientific valorisation and dissemination of knowledge
    • Popular Science
      • Conferences and presentations to the general audience
        • VIDAL, Juan R. «Intelligence(s) et Cognition Vivante». Conférence Fête de la Science UCLY 2025, UCLy - ESTBB, October 2025, Lyon, France.
        • 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 : 2022 - 2025, 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 : 2021 - 2027, 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
      • 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
    • 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. Neuroscience. 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
    • Evaluation of laboratories, research projects
      • 2025 : Projet LABEX CERCOG Grenoble, France
    • Reviewer of Scientific Publications
      • Since 2008, Reviewer of Nature Communications, The Journal of Neuroscience, NeuroImage, Scientific Reports
  • Organisation Of Symposiums
    • 2023 : Membre du Comité Scientifique du Colloque SYMBIOSES 1 et 2, 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 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
    • 2017 - 2019 Head of studies, ESQESE, Lyon Catholic University, France
    • Teaching
      • Since 2023, Neuroethics and neuroscience research, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2023, IA and Neurotechnologies, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2023, Cognitive Neurosciences, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2023, Psychobiologie 2, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2023, TD Psychologie Cognitive, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2023, TD Statistics, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2023, TER, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2022 - 2023, TIC, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2022, Cognitive psychology, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2021, Enjeux scientifiques et sociétaux, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2021, The computational metaphor of the brain, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2021, addictions: from brain to behavior, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2021, Les racines de la créativité (L'art comme chemin de Connaissance), Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2021, Neurosciences (PASS), Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2021, Neuroethics, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2019, Introduction to neurosciences, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • 2017 - 2024, Human Physiology, Lyon Catholic University, France
      • Since 2017, Statistics, Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Awards and distinctions
    • 2013 - 2015, ECOS CONICYT France Chili Travel-Exchange Fellowship, France
    • 2007 - 2008, NWO RUBICON (NL), Pays-Bas
    • 2006 - 2007, FYSSEN Foundation Grant, France
    • 2002 - 2005, PhD scholarship, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI), France
  • Languages
    • French - Able to teach
    • Spanish - Able to teach
    • English - Able to teach
    • Flamand