Jérôme Prado is a CNRS Principal Investigator (Directeur de recherche) at the Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (CRNL), where he heads the Brain, Behaviour and Learning Lab ( https://bbl-lab.fr ). He obtained his PhD from the University of Lyon and undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. Jérôme’s research programme aims to understand the cognitive mechanisms underlying mathematical and reasoning skills in adults and children across the developmental spectrum. His work utilises a range of methodologies, including behavioural tasks, parent-child observations, school-based interventions and neuroimaging techniques (MRI and fMRI).