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Chantal François

Chantal François

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63
Citations
10875
World Ranking
3446
National Ranking
126

Overview

Chantal François is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France, with a research focus primarily situated at the intersection of medicine and neuroscience. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including neurology, cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, clinical psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The scientist's research spans several topics related to neurological disorders, with a notable emphasis on Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments. Other key topics in their oeuvre include transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, functional brain connectivity studies, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, and sleep and wakefulness research.

Chantal François has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with recent papers showcasing investigations into neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric conditions. Some representative recent works include:

  • Spatiotemporal changes in substantia nigra neuromelanin content in Parkinson's disease, 2020, Brain
  • Freezing of gait depends on cortico-subthalamic network recruitment following STN-DBS in PD patients, 2022, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Anatomical characterisation of three different psychosurgical targets in the subthalamic area: from the basal ganglia to the limbic system, 2023, Brain Structure and Function
  • Structural hyperconnectivity of the subthalamic area with limbic cortices underpins anxiety and impulsivity in Tourette syndrome, 2022, Cerebral Cortex
  • Anatomo-Functional Mapping of the Primate Mesencephalic Locomotor Region Using Stereotactic Lesions, 2020, Movement Disorders

Their work is disseminated in several respected publication venues, including Brain, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Brain Structure and Function, Cerebral Cortex, and Movement Disorders.

Collaboration appears to be a consistent feature of their research, with frequent coauthors including Carine Karachi, Éric Bardinet, Hayat Belaïd, Sylvie Dumas, and Åsa Wallén-Mackenzie. These recurring professional relationships likely support and enhance the multidisciplinary dimensions of their investigations.

Best Publications

  • Diffusion tensor fiber tracking shows distinct corticostriatal circuits in humans.

    Stéphane Lehéricy;Mathieu Ducros;Mathieu Ducros;Pierre François Van De Moortele;Pierre François Van De Moortele;Chantal Francois;Chantal Francois

  • Cholinergic mesencephalic neurons are involved in gait and postural disorders in Parkinson disease

    Carine Karachi;David Grabli;Frédéric A. Bernard;Dominique Tandé

  • Efferent connections of the centromedian and parafascicular thalamic nuclei in the squirrel monkey: a PHA-L study of subcortical projections.

    A. F. Sadikot;A. Parent;C. François

  • 3-D diffusion tensor axonal tracking shows distinct SMA and pre-SMA projections to the human striatum.

    Stéphane Lehéricy;Mathieu Ducros;Alexandre Krainik;Chantal Francois

  • The primate motor thalamus

    G. Percheron;C. François;B. Talbi;J. Yelnik

  • A Golgi analysis of the primate globus pallidus. III. Spatial organization of the striato-pallidal complex

    Gérard Percheron;Jérôme Yelnik;Chantal François

  • Localization of stimulating electrodes in patients with Parkinson disease by using a three-dimensional atlas—magnetic resonance imaging coregistration method

    Jérôme Yelnik;Philippe Damier;Sophie Demeret;David Gervais

  • Behavioural disorders induced by external globus pallidus dysfunction in primates II. Anatomical study

    Chantal François;David Grabli;Kevin McCairn;Caroline Jan

  • Evidence for a dopaminergic innervation of the subthalamic nucleus in the rat.

    Oum-Kaltoum Hassani;Chantal François;Jérôme Yelnik;Jean Féger

  • Metabolic activity of excitatory parafascicular and pedunculopontine inputs to the subthalamic nucleus in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

    G. Orieux;C. Francois;J. Féger;J. Yelnik

  • A Golgi analysis of the primate globus pallidus. II. Quantitative morphology and spatial orientation of dendritic arborizations.

    Jérôme Yelnik;Gérard Percheron;Chantal François

  • Behavioural disorders induced by external globus pallidus dysfunction in primates: I. Behavioural study.

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  • Topographical and cytological localization of iron in rat and monkey brains.

    C. Francois;J. Nguyen-Legros;G. Percheron

  • Dopaminergic Substantia Nigra Neurons Project Topographically Organized to the Subventricular Zone and Stimulate Precursor Cell Proliferation in Aged Primates

    Nils Freundlieb;Chantal François;Dominique Tandé;Wolfgang H. Oertel

  • New striatal dopamine neurons in MPTP-treated macaques result from a phenotypic shift and not neurogenesis.

    Dominique Tandé;Günter Höglinger;Thomas Debeir;Nils Freundlieb

  • Normal and pathological gait: what we learn from Parkinson's disease

    David Grabli;Carine Karachi;Marie-Laure Welter;Brian Lau

  • A Golgi analysis of the primate globus pallidus. I: Inconstant processes of large neurons, other neuronal types, and afferent axons

    Chantal François;Gérard Percheron;Jérôme Yelnik;Simone Heyner

  • Thalamic Neuronal Activity in Dopamine-Depleted Primates: Evidence for a Loss of Functional Segregation within Basal Ganglia Circuits

    Mathias Pessiglione;Dominique Guehl;Anne-Sophie Rolland;Chantal François

  • The pallidosubthalamic projection: An anatomical substrate for nonmotor functions of the subthalamic nucleus in primates

    Carine Karachi;Jérôme Yelnik;Dominique Tandé;Léon Tremblay

  • A new model to study compensatory mechanisms in MPTP-treated monkeys exhibiting recovery

    Stéphanie Mounayar;Sabrina Boulet;Dominique Tandé;Caroline Jan

  • Localization of nigrostriatal, nigrothalamic and nigrotectal neurons in ventricular coordinates in macaques

    C. Francois;G. Percheron;J. Yelnik

Frequent Co-Authors

Jérôme Yelnik
Jérôme Yelnik Sorbonne University
Etienne C. Hirsch
Etienne C. Hirsch Sorbonne University
Jean Féger
Jean Féger Grenoble Alpes University
Eric Bardinet
Eric Bardinet Université Paris Cité
Léon Tremblay
Léon Tremblay Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Agid
Yves Agid Institut du Cerveau
Stéphane Lehéricy
Stéphane Lehéricy Sorbonne University
Isabelle Arnulf
Isabelle Arnulf Sorbonne University
Mathias Pessiglione
Mathias Pessiglione Université Paris Cité
Marie-Laure Welter
Marie-Laure Welter Paris Brain Institute

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