Neuroscience conferences

The seventh annual UCL NeuroAI Conference brings together researchers working at the intersection of machine learning and neuroscience. UCL NeuroAI frames the meeting around the shared lineage of the two fields: machine learning and the brain use similar computations to process and compress information, AI models can emulate neural functions and the circuits supporting them, AI tools help discover, segment and track neural and behavioural states, and problems posed in neuroscience in turn inspire advances in AI. Keynote speakers are Wolfgang Maass (Technische Universität Graz), Agostina Palmigiano (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit), Ellie Pavlik (Brown University), Bernardo Sabatini (Harvard Medical School), Nicolas Skatchkovsky (Francis Crick Institute) and Eleni Vasilaki (University of Sheffield). The programme also includes submitted 15-minute talks, 3–4-minute lightning presentations and posters selected from abstracts, which were due on 16 October 2026. The conference runs from 9am to 5pm on Wednesday 11 November 2026, followed by a reception, in the Kennedy Lecture Theatre at 30 Guilford Street, London. Tickets cost £5, and complimentary tickets can be requested when cost is a barrier. The event is supported by the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Callosum Technologies and DeepMind.

A one-day New York Academy of Sciences symposium (8:30 AM–5:15 PM ET) bringing together researchers and clinician-scientists on the central role of mitochondria in brain function, resilience and ageing. Mitochondria regulate signalling, inflammation, gene expression and neuroplasticity, with influence across development, stress adaptation, metabolic regulation and neurodegenerative disease. Three themes structure the programme: Mitochondrial Genetics and Cellular Signaling in Brain Health (mitochondrial DNA variation and bioenergetics in neural performance and disease risk); Mitochondrial Psychobiology: Stress, Development, and Neuroplasticity; and Metabolic Psychiatry and Mitochondrial Therapeutics: From Diet to Drug Development. Talks address mechanisms linking mitochondrial dysfunction to cognitive decline, mood disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions and neurodegeneration, and translational biomarkers and precision interventions. Douglas Wallace (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) gives the keynote. The event runs in person and online.

The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting brings together the global neuroscience community for lectures, symposia, nanosymposia, posters, professional-development sessions and exhibits. The 2026 meeting offers in-person participation in Washington, D.C. and a virtual component with posters and livestreamed featured lectures.

The meeting connects the development of light-responsive tools with their use in neuronal and non-neuronal biology, materials and unicellular organisms. Its preliminary programme covers fundamental biological questions, phase separation, discovery and engineering of light-responsive systems, neuroscience applications and translation into therapeutic and industrial settings. Research presentations, posters and discussion bring tool builders together with scientists applying optogenetics to biological problems. The conference is fully in person, with no virtual access. The preliminary programme uses Central European Time and remains subject to change. Standard academic/government registration is USD 500 for members or USD 600 for non-members; student registration is USD 400 or USD 500 respectively. Registration includes sessions, scheduled meals, networking and available proceedings. The homepage announces extended poster and early-bird deadlines of 30 and 28 September 2026; these have passed.

This meeting connects medical students, trainees and others interested in neurology and neurosurgery with clinical specialists and practical training. Morning presentations cover neurointerventional radiology, skull-base surgery and neuromodulation. Afternoon sessions combine theory and practice in craniotomy, burr-hole technique and bone-flap fixation; pedicle-screw placement; upper-limb sensory and motor nerve-conduction studies; and catheter navigation using a neurointerventional simulator. No prior simulator experience is required. Posters and sponsor exhibits run during breaks and lunch, with poster prizes at closing. Conference proceedings are planned for Surgical Neurology International. The event runs November 21, 2026, 08:30–17:30 Europe/London (GMT, UTC+00:00), at the James McCune Smith Learning Hub, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QW, UK. General admission costs £45 plus £1.13 service fee. The £70 ticket plus £1.75 fee adds individual CV feedback and a trainee Q&A panel.

The meeting connects extracellular-vesicle biology with methods for isolation, characterisation and clinical translation. Sessions examine vesicle production and cargo sorting, communication between cells, neuroscience, immune modulation, disease biomarkers, bioengineering and therapeutic delivery. Studies range from proteomic profiling and diagnostic platforms to regenerative approaches and nucleic-acid therapies. An Education Day covers experimental design, isolation methods, MISEV guidance, career development and hands-on technology demonstrations; the scientific meeting includes oral presentations, posters and early-career research sessions. Programme times are Australia/Melbourne (AEDT, UTC+11). Education Day runs 09:30–16:30 on 24 November. The main meeting opens at 09:00 on 25 November, with the first scientific session at 09:30. Sessions begin at 09:00 on 26 and 27 November; the meeting ends at 13:15 on 27 November. In-person registration is AUD 952 for full members, AUD 1,152 for non-members, AUD 763 for junior members and AUD 532 for student members. Day rates are AUD 550 for members and AUD 650 for non-members; Education Day alone costs AUD 150. The conference dinner is separately priced.

The congress connects experimental and clinical pharmacology, from identifying therapeutic targets and testing mechanisms in preclinical models to clinical trials, access to treatment and evidence from routine care. Its programme examines synaptic and cellular communication in neurodegeneration, immunometabolism, inflammation, oncology, precision medicine and sex-aware experimental design. Sessions also address drug development, regulatory decisions, artificial intelligence and the sustainability of pharmacological research. Plenary lectures connect unmet needs in oncology to improved care and trace lysosomal calcium signalling from discovery towards clinical applications. Parallel symposia, young-investigator presentations and discussions bring together basic research and translational practice. Times are Europe/Rome (CET, UTC+1). On 25 November, parallel sessions begin at 13:30, the opening ceremony is 15:30–16:00 and the first plenary is 16:00–17:00. Morning sessions begin at 08:30 on 26–28 November. The final plenary is 11:30–12:30 on 28 November, followed by conclusions and awards until 13:00. Standard full-congress fees are EUR 500 for SIF members and EUR 300 for members under 38; academic non-members pay EUR 854, or EUR 488 if under 38, including VAT. Industry non-members pay EUR 1,159, with a higher PayPal rate. Day tickets are available. Shared-room accommodation for eligible non-tenured SIF members under 38 is subject to a waiting list after 16 June. Registration requires a separate congress-platform account; SIF website credentials do not apply.

NeuralNet is the annual scientific meeting of the GDR NeuralNet, a research network supported by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) that brings together researchers, engineers and specialists in neural data acquisition, analysis, interpretation and modelling, and fosters collaboration across systems neuroscience, computational modelling, NeuroAI and data science. The 15th annual meeting takes place from 25 to 27 November 2026 at Université Paris Cité, Campus Odéon, Paris. Keynote speakers are Asli Ayaz (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience), Sophie Bagur (ESPCI), Joao Barbosa (Neurospin), Brice Bathellier (Institut de l'Audition), Alex Cayco Gajic (École Normale Supérieure), Keith Doelling (Institut de l'Audition), Audrey Hay (CRNL, Lyon), Quentin Perrenoud (École Normale Supérieure), Lorenzo Posani (Paris Brain Institute), Pascale Quilichini (Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Marseille), Peter Rupprecht (Brain Research Institute, Zürich), Ourania Semelidou (Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bordeaux), Manuel Valero (HMRIB, Barcelona) and Katharina Wilmes (Institute of Neuroinformatics, Zürich). Abstracts for talks and posters are due on 26 October 2026. Early registration, until 10 November 2026, costs €200 for regular participants and €90 for students and postdocs, rising to €250 and €100; it covers the meeting, two breakfasts, one lunch, two coffee breaks, the Thursday evening poster session and a wine and cheese mixer. A separately registered minischool precedes the meeting from 23 to 25 November. Organized by GDR NeuralNet (CNRS).

NeuroAlliance brings together cellular and systems neuroscience, biological psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience. The scientific programme examines how brain mechanisms shape cognition, behaviour and psychiatric illness, connecting molecular and cellular approaches with neuroimaging, computational analysis and clinical research. Plenaries address the microbiome–brain relationship across the lifespan, neural mechanisms of blindsight, negative self-beliefs and mental health, navigation circuits in Drosophila, biometals in brain disease, human decision-making, ovarian hormones and mental health, and computational approaches to brain patterns. Parallel symposia and contributed presentations extend these themes across neural circuits, genetics, omics and therapeutic mechanisms. All times are Australia/Sydney (AEDT, UTC+11). On 29 November, registration starts at 16:30, Welcome to Country at 17:00, opening remarks at 17:15 and the first plenary at 17:30–18:15. Scientific sessions start at 08:30 on 30 November, 08:45 on 1 December and 08:30 on 2 December; closing remarks finish at 17:00 on 2 December. Full registration costs AUD 935 for members of participating societies and AUD 1,200 for non-members; student rates are AUD 545 and AUD 660 respectively, including GST. Retired-member and day registrations are also offered. Member rates require ANS, BPA, ACNS, FENS or JNS membership. Registration uses an EventsAir account.

Academic and industrial researchers discuss mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in neurodegenerative disease. The programme addresses shared and distinct pathways, glial cells, lipid metabolism, cellular mechanisms and protein homeostasis, combining invited presentations with work selected from submitted abstracts. The organizer offers a paid virtual-attendance package; presenting an abstract normally requires attendance in person.

The 34th annual meeting brings together psychophysiology and cognitive, social and affective neuroscience research through keynote talks, oral presentations and posters. The programme includes workshops and an early- and mid-career researcher prize address. Undergraduate, postgraduate and Honours students are encouraged to present their work alongside researchers at other career stages. Student travel support is available to current ASP student members travelling more than 100 km who are otherwise self-funded; eligibility is assessed during registration. Abstract submissions close at 23:59 AEDT on 2 November, and early-bird prices end on 16 November. Conference registration offers full-programme and partial attendance options, with separately described dinner and membership inclusions.

This meeting examines how the axon initial segment controls neuronal firing and polarized transport. The programme connects axo-axonic synapses and human neuronal physiology with cytoskeletal organization, development, disease and activity-dependent plasticity. Approaches include electrophysiology, proteomics, nanoscale and ultrafast imaging, computational modelling and CRISPR perturbation. Discussions consider how ion channels, molecular scaffolds and synaptic inputs jointly regulate excitability. Sessions begin at 09:00 on 7 December and 09:30 on 8 December 2026, in GMT (Europe/London, UTC+00:00). Monday's poster session runs 15:45–18:15; Tuesday ends with discussion at 17:00. Attendance is free and in person, subject to organizer approval. Applicants must describe their expertise and reasons for attending through the public invitation-request form. Successful applicants receive a registration link. Catering is optional and paid; attendees arrange accommodation after acceptance. Registered participants may propose posters, considered on a rolling basis.

How does the brain build our experience of the world, and what happens when that reality changes? The British Neuroscience Association's annual Festive Symposium brings together neuroscientists, clinicians and psychologists to examine how the brain constructs reality, from perception and attention to hallucinations, psychedelics and computational psychiatry. The programme on 7 December 2026 (10am to 6.40pm GMT) includes David Nutt on what psychedelic altered states reveal about the brain's construction of reality; Aikaterini Fotopoulou on how interoception and the body shape experience; Nilli Lavie on attention, sensory gating and why the brain edits reality; Quinton Deeley on hallucinations and delusions as a continuum of psychosis; Christopher Timmermann Slater on how short-acting psychedelics deconstruct and reconstruct the mind; a panel on what altered states teach about the healthy brain; a talk on mental imagery and the neuroscience of imagination; and Dominique Makowski on visual illusions, cognition and reproducible neuroscience. BNA President Narender Ramnani opens and closes the day, which also includes the BNA prize giving and networking. Fees range from £15 to £130, with reduced rates for BNA members.

Columbia’s NeuroTechnology Center brings together cellular, systems and computational neuroscientists to examine dendritic computation, cortical circuitry, neuronal cell types and emerging neurotechnologies. The programme connects synaptic physiology and dendritic integration with neuronal morphology, cortical microcircuits, transcriptomics and methods for studying the mammalian brain. Speakers are Peter Jonas, Gábor Tamás, Idan Segev, Henrike Planert, Lida Kanari and Jonathan Ting, with two panel discussions. The online symposium takes place on 10 December 2026, 11:00–16:00 EST (America/New_York, UTC−5), equivalent to 17:00–22:00 CET. Talks run 11:15–12:45 and 13:45–15:15 EST; panels follow at 12:45–13:15 and 15:15–15:45. Register using the event page’s public form; the organizer supplies the Zoom link after registration. A fee and registration deadline are not stated.

The SICB annual meeting examines how organisms function and evolve by integrating morphology, development, physiology, behaviour and ecology. Symposia connect neural sensing to movement; test developmental and evolutionary responses to climate; investigate regeneration of bodies, brains and behaviour; and combine extinct and living organisms to reconstruct biological change. Further sessions examine dormancy, compliant structures, host–microbiome feedback, mutualisms, shark development, polyploidy, crustacean life cycles and animal aesthetics. Neuromechanics sessions compare how muscle–tendon properties, passive body mechanics, active sensing and neural circuits support stable, adaptable movement. Regeneration sessions combine single-cell and spatial omics, gene editing, live imaging, lineage tracing and comparative genomics to test whether recovery reuses developmental mechanisms. Dormancy sessions compare molecular and physiological pathways across diapause, torpor and hibernation. Contributed talks and posters extend these comparative approaches across biological scales. The Science and Society plenary examines the evolutionary biomechanics of terrestrial locomotion; the President’s plenary asks whether humans are unusually extravagant in their energy use. The programme begins on 3 January at 19:30 with the Science and Society plenary, followed by a 20:30 reception. Scientific sessions continue on 4–7 January; the final scheduled lecture ends at 16:30 on 7 January. All programme times are Eastern Standard Time (America/New_York, UTC−05:00). Presenters must register by 2 November 2026 to remain on the programme. Early registration prices apply through 2 December 2026. Full-meeting fees before/after that date are: professional members $572/$672; nonmember professionals $842/$942; postdoc members $367/$467; nonmember postdocs $486/$586; student members $227/$327; nonmember students $346/$446; and emeritus members $405/$505. Developing-country professional members pay $200/$300, nonmember professionals $275/$375, and student members $127/$227. Eligible AMS, MISS, SVP or TCS affiliates pay $572/$672. K–12/community-college educator members pay $243/$343 and nonmembers $335/$435. One-day rates before/after the same date are: professional/postdoc/emeritus members $230/$330; nonmember professionals/emeritus/educators $351/$451; educator members $150/$250; student members and developing-country members $135/$235; and nonmember students and developing-country nonmembers $200/$300. Fees are in US dollars. Registration requires an attendee profile; affiliate eligibility is checked. Refund requests must arrive by 2 December 2026 and incur a 20% administrative fee; partial-refund adjustments incur 3.5%.

The meeting uses altered states across evolutionarily distant species to investigate the biological basis of consciousness. Sleep, anaesthesia, hibernation and dissociative states are examined from molecular and circuit mechanisms through animal and human behaviour. Discussions connect experimental neuroscience with disorders of consciousness, recovery after general anaesthesia and the therapeutic potential of anaesthetic- and psychedelic-induced states. The format emphasizes unpublished findings, extended discussion, posters and interactions between trainees and established researchers. Attendance applications are reviewed and capacity may fill before the application deadline.

Researchers compare mechanisms of sensing the external world with sensing internal physiological states. The conference connects sensory fields at different stages of development, sharing molecular and conceptual approaches to understand established pathways and less-characterized forms of sensation.

A Keystone Symposium connecting genetics, functional genomics, developmental neurobiology, and industry to identify convergent mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in neurodevelopmental disorders.

The conference examines neural circuits after stroke and traumatic injury. Researchers connect high-resolution experimental methods with mechanisms of plasticity and recovery, discussing how this knowledge can inform the timing and use of neuromodulation and other therapeutic strategies.

Explore the neurological origins of visual discomfort and stress and how image characteristics predict these effects. Researchers will consider implications for inclusive design of buildings, lighting, text and electronic imagery, as well as management of neurological conditions. The Science+ meeting connects visual neuroscience with practical design and health questions. The meeting is intended for researchers in relevant fields, with free virtual and in-person attendance and advance registration required. Optional lunch costs £25 per day. Poster abstracts of up to 200 words are due on 2027-01-01; the session takes place on the first day.