Matthieu Guitton

Matthieu Guitton is a Full Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Cervico-Facial Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Laval University. He also serves as Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine and is a researcher at the CERVO Research Center. His work bridges the fields of cyberbehavior and health sciences, focusing on how digital technologies impact human behavior and healthcare delivery.

Dr. Guitton's primary research interests center around cyberbehavior - the study of human behaviors in virtual spaces. His work spans both fundamental aspects including cyberpsychology, virtual communities, social dynamics in virtual spaces, computer-mediated communication, human-machine interactions, and virtual anthropology, as well as health applications of information technologies such as telemedicine (particularly in ORL diseases), eHealth, problematic Internet use, and the impact of the Internet on healthcare systems. His research approach is highly interdisciplinary, utilizing diverse research models from immersive virtual worlds to Wikipedia, and employing methodologies ranging from experimental psychology to behavioral neuroscience and mathematical modeling.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of digital technologies and healthcare, with particular attention to how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in medicine. His work examines topics including telemedicine implementation, digital inequalities during crises, online grief support, and the use of virtual reality for rehabilitation of neurosensory disorders. The breadth of his research shows how cyberbehavior studies can inform practical healthcare solutions while advancing our theoretical understanding of human behavior in digital environments.

Dr. Guitton leads research through his lab, which maintains an online presence at Cyber Behavior and Cyber Worlds. His work falls under the CERVO Research Center's Integrative Neuroscience and Experimental Therapies research axis, where he contributes to understanding how digital technologies can be optimized for healthcare applications, particularly in the fields of ophthalmology and oto-rhino-laryngology.