Salim Akar

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Doctorant

  Adresse mail: salim.akar@univ-rouen.fr
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  Adresse: UFR Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
  Rouen, France

 

PROprioCEption in Sensory Substitution (PROCESS)

My PhD research focuses on sensory substitution and the interaction between perception, action, and proprioception. It investigates how different types of movement (active or passive) and exploration strategies affect shape recognition, proprioceptive accuracy, and motor performance, as well as the impact of multisensory feedback (auditory and tactile) on perceptual and motor learning. The work combines fundamental research on perceptual mechanisms with potential applications in sensorimotor rehabilitation.

Publications

Akar, S., Beaucousin, V., Velin, L., Lenay, C., Deschamps, L., & Roy, V. (2025). Visual-to-auditory sensory substitution with passive movements in a double participant setup. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 17470218251334990. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218251334990

Akar, S., Deschamps, L., & Roy, V. (2025). Exploration strategies influence visual-auditory sensory substitution in a passive guidance setup. Acta Psychologica, 260, 105619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105619

Akar, S., Deschamps, L., & Roy, V. (2025, 19 September). Exploration strategies influence visual-auditory sensory substitution in a passive guidance setup [Poster]. International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience, Porto, Portugal. https://hal.science/hal-05376441

Akar, S., Deschamps, L., & Roy, V. (2024, 21 mars). 2D shape perception with different strategies in passive exploration conditions with a sensory substitution device [Poster]. Séminaire de recherche du laboratoire CRFDP, Rouen, France. https://hal.science/hal-05376441

Enseignement

2025–2026: Teaching assignments as part of the PhD, University of Rouen, France

  • Tutorials (L2 Psychology) in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: 4 groups, 4 h per group, total 16 h

  • Tutorials (L1 Psychology) in Cognitive Neuroscience: 2 groups, 12 h per group, total 24 h

  • Tutorials (L1 Psychology) in Statistics: 6 groups, 4 h per group, total 24 h

2024–2025: Teaching assignments as part of the PhD, University of Rouen, France

  • Tutorials (L1 Psychology) in Academic Methodology: 2 groups, 6 h per group, total 12 h

  • Tutorials (L1 Psychology) in Cognitive Neuroscience: 3 groups, 12 h per group, total 36 h

  • Tutorials (L1 Psychology) in Statistics: 4 groups, 4 h per group, total 16 h

Autres informations

Professional Experience

  • 2023: Master’s Research Internship (M2), Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences, France

    • Focused on Huntington’s disease, investigating how GAPDH, a key enzyme in energy metabolism, regulates axonal transport of BDNF and synaptic function using a microfluidic “disease-on-a-chip” model.

  • 2022: Master’s Research Internship (M1), INSERM U1239, University of Rouen, France

    • Studied pheochromocytoma, focusing on the role of microRNAs in regulating catecholamine hypersecretion through the regulated secretory pathway.

  • 2021–2023: Science Communicator, Science Action Normandie, Rouen, France

    • Organized and led science exhibitions on neuroscience and the gut microbiota.

    • Supervised and explained scientific concepts to groups and individuals (adults and children).