Denis LeBihan
Director NeuroSpin, CEA Saclay, France

Denis Le Bihan has achieved international recognition for his outstanding contributions to the development of new imaging methods allowing, in particular to study human brain function. His work has combined extremely innovative methods, developed for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with the application of these methods to questions of the utmost scientific and clinical importance. Dr. Le Bihan is especially credited with developing, refining, and introducing into research and clinical practice the concept of diffusion MRI , a new and powerful approach to study normal and diseased brain anatomy and function, as well as brain wiring , from the measurement of molecular motion, in particular water, in biological tissues. This method is today used worldwide both for basic research and clinical applications, especially in acute brain ischemia, white matter diseases and connectivity disorders. Dr. Le Bihan is a full member of the French Academy of Sciences and currently the Director of NeuroSpin , a new Institute aimed at developing and using ultra high field Magnetic Resonance to understand the brain, from mouse to man. Dr. Le Bihan has authored or co-authored over 250 articles, book chapters and review articles in the fields of MRI, imaging, neuroscience and radiology. For his contributions, Dr. Le Bihan was awarded in 2001 the Gold Medal of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He is also the 2002 recipient of the Lounsbery Award from the National Academy of Sciences ( USA ) and French Academy of Sciences and a 2003 co recipient (with S. Dehaene ) of the prestigious Louis D. Award of the Institut de France.

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