Christian Chabbert (PhD) is Research Director at CNRS. As a neurophysiologist he mainly dedicated his research to the mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in the vestibule and to its functional correlates. He is an expert in sensory neuroscience and molecular electrophysiology. He is Director of the CNRS unit GDR2074 (Research Groupe in vertigo: http://gdrvertige) which gathers French research teams and clinical services involved in Neurotology research. Within the PROVIDE network, he also leads impact-related activities.