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A world first: 7T MRI used in children

Brain imaging enters a new dimension in children aged 6 and over. For the first time in France, images of the brain of a 6-year-old child have been captured using a 7 Tesla MRI, a technology previously reserved for adults. This breakthrough, achieved by CEA teams, marks a major turning point in the exploration of the developing brain. It opens up unprecedented prospects for a better understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders and pediatric brain pathologies.
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Major discovery on the origin of gender inequalities in mathematics

A silent inequality: how entry into CP widens the math gap between girls and boys? Paris, June 2025 - A major scientific study published in Nature overturns preconceived ideas about gender differences in mathematics. Carried out on nearly 3 million children attending school in France between 2018 and 2022, it reveals an unexpected finding: no gap between girls and boys in mathematics at the start of CP, but inequalities that appear from the very first months of schooling - and rapidly widen.
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