Alain Berthoz
Alain Berthoz is a French engineer and neurophysiologist.
He graduated from the elite engineering École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy,, and has been a member of the French Academy of Sciences since 2003, and the Academy of Technology since 2010. He is an honorary professor at the Collège de France.
Biography
As a neurophysiologist, Berthoz is one of the leading specialists in integrative physiology. His research has focused on multisensory control of gaze, balance, locomotion and spatial memory.Diplomas and career paths
- Â Â Civil Engineer of the Mines of Nancy
- Â Â Doctor of Natural Sciences
- Â Â Director of the Neurosensory Physiology Laboratory of the CNRS.
-   Professor at the Collège de France
Contributions
-   Preface to Ombre à n dimensions by Stéphane Sangral, Éd. Galilée, 2014
-   Regards sur le sport, collective, directed by Benjamin Pichery and François L'Yvonnet, Le Pommier/INSEP 2010, 256 p.
Honours and awards
Distinctions
- Â Â Elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics
- Â Â Elected member of the Academia Europaea
- Â Â Correspondent member of the French Academy of sciences and member in 2003
Awards and medals
- Â Â Silver medal of the National Centre for Space Studies
- Â Â La Caze Prize of the French Academy of sciences
- Â Â General Prize of the Academy of Medicine
- Â Â Daw Award for Neuroscience
- Â Â International Prize for Neurology of the University of Pavia
- Â Â Grand Prix du CEA of the French Academy of sciences