Neuroscience workshops

New approach methodologies can support drug safety and efficacy evaluation while improving the mechanistic understanding of human disease and therapeutic response. This workshop addresses two barriers to their wider use: awareness of available applications and confidence that their results are biologically relevant, reproducible and translatable. Pharmaceutical developers, regulators and biomedical researchers will discuss validation, standardisation and integration of NAM-based evidence into research and development. Sessions consider human-based models, organoids, tissue microenvironments, organ-on-chip systems and computational approaches, alongside regulatory and industry implementation challenges. In-person attendees can explore National Medical Phantom Library demonstrations during breaks. The workshop takes place on 20–21 October 2026, starting at 10:00 EDT (America/New_York) on each day. Both in-person participation and a live webcast are available; in-person attendance is encouraged for fuller discussion. In-person registration closes at 17:00 EDT on 13 October. Webinar registration remains available through the end of the workshop and supplies individual connection details. Participants are responsible for their own meals and refreshments.

NIH investigators will examine gaps in human-based models for basic biomedical research, disease mechanisms and translation. The programme covers human development and evolutionary specializations, transformative experimental models, integration of laboratory and computational methods including AI, and disease applications. Talks address stem cells, organoids, tissue architecture, vascularized models, mechanistic digital twins and reproducible disease platforms. Session discussions conclude with research priorities and next steps; medical phantom demonstrations illustrate imaging validation. In-person attendance: NIH Neuroscience Center Building, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852. October 22: 08:30–18:00 EDT; October 23: 08:30–12:30 EDT (America/New_York). The agenda includes a day-two introduction at 08:25 and remains subject to change. Register by October 13 at 17:00 EDT; valid identification is required. Attendees arrange meals at their own cost.

This workshop connects mathematical and theoretical neuroscience approaches to the dynamics of densely connected recurrent spiking networks. Mean-field methods link individual-neuron dynamics with population behaviour, while low-dimensional collective dynamics and low-rank connectivity provide complementary descriptions informed by experiments and simulations. Researchers with mathematical and physics backgrounds alternate presentations to compare these perspectives. Public research lectures run from Monday afternoon through Wednesday, followed by doctoral tutorials on Thursday and Friday at the Bernoulli Center, EPFL, Lausanne. Registration begins at 13:30 on 2 November, with the introduction at 13:45 and talks from 14:00. Tuesday and Wednesday lectures and Thursday and Friday tutorials start at 09:00. Times are Europe/Zurich, CET (UTC+01:00). Seats are limited; researchers from outside EPFL pay CHF90 and commit to attending the lecture sessions. Tutorials are restricted to PhD students. Separate registration forms for doctoral students and other researchers are linked on the official workshop page. Preparation assumes mathematics or physics at master’s level and familiarity with computational neuroscience.

This online workshop connects computational neuroscience, machine learning and neuromorphic engineering through research on spiking neural networks. It examines artificial and biologically plausible learning algorithms and how trained spiking circuits can reveal principles of neural processing. Two afternoons combine four invited talks, seven contributed-talk slots, flash presentations and a virtual poster session, with time for discussion. Invited speakers are Susanne Schreiber, Mihai Petrovici, Eugene Izhikevich and Giulia D’Angelo. The programme begins at 14:00 CET on both 4 and 5 November; the first day reaches posters at 17:30, and the second concludes with remarks at 17:25. Attendance is free with registration to receive streaming links. The abstract deadline was 25 September 2026. Ticket sales end on 4 November 2026.

Researchers from neuroscience, engineering and clinical practice will examine technologies for understanding brain function and treating disorders. Three tracks cover emerging neural recording and imaging methods, machine learning and brain-inspired computation, and clinical translation through neuroprosthetics, neuromodulation and brain-computer interfaces. The programme connects multiscale measurement, interpretable models, multimodal data and biomarkers with deployment challenges. Panels consider ethics, standards, clinical needs, careers and funding; posters, live demonstrations, exhibits and an aging-brain symposium support exchange. In-person at the National Housing Center, 1201 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, November 11–13. All times are US Eastern (America/New_York): November 11 registration 12:00, activities 13:00; November 12–13 registration 08:00, sessions 08:30; closing events end November 13 at 18:00. Regular fees: IEEE members USD 425, non-members USD 475; students USD 50/75 respectively. Early rates ended October 1. General poster/demo abstracts close October 19. Member and non-member registration is available through the event website.

The workshop brings senior and early-career researchers together to examine emerging challenges in neurotechnology, neural engineering, bioelectronics and biological interfaces. Invited talks cover materials and devices for neuroelectronics and bioinspired materials for tissue engineering. Editor panels, an IDEA League focus session and posters provide opportunities to compare approaches and develop collaborations. A poster award is sponsored by Advanced Electronic Materials. In-person at the Central Library, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany. Starts November 17 at 09:00 and ends November 18 at 13:30, Europe/Berlin (CET). Apply by October 20 through the event registration form. Participation requires organizer approval; the form includes an Other affiliation option. Fees are not stated on the registration page.

The emergence of organoids, simulations and AI-based approaches raises practical questions about how neuroscience should combine human studies with animal models. This workshop examines why animal models remain necessary for some medical questions and how complementary experimental systems can support stronger conclusions. Case studies connect brain organoids and zebrafish in rare genetic disease, rodent and human neuromodulatory systems, translation from rat experiments to clinical research, and human versus non-human primate contributions to understanding decisions and movement. A concluding roundtable compares the uses and limits of these approaches. The French-language programme runs on 17 November 2026, beginning at 09:30 CET (Europe/Paris). Expert presentations start at 10:30, the roundtable at 12:45 and a buffet at 13:30. The workshop counts toward continuing training in animal experimentation. Registration uses a Sciencesconf or HAL account. Attendees must present identification and their registration certificate at the hospital's pedestrian entrance.

The NeuralNet minischool combines theory with practical work on participants’ laptops to develop skills in extracting and interpreting neuronal spikes. Spike-sorting sessions introduce available methods and the SpikeInterface framework, then cover preprocessing, running sorters, postprocessing, automatic and manual curation, and visualization. Participants can bring their own data for supervised analysis. The final morning addresses spike-train methods, including firing rates, population representations, waveform and cell-type analysis, connectivity through cross-correlograms, and decoding, with exercises using an open DANDI dataset. Pierre Yger, Pierre Le Merre and Samuel Garcia teach the programme. In-person sessions take place at the Saint Germain Campus, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, Paris: 23 November 14:00–18:00; 24 November 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00; 25 November 09:00–12:00. Times are Europe/Paris, CET (UTC+01:00). The minischool itself is free, but registration for the paid main NeuralNet meeting is required first. Use the separate minischool registration form linked from the official page; main-meeting registration remains open until capacity is reached.

How reliably can non-invasive brain stimulation establish causal relationships in cognition, and which factors change its effects? This workshop examines the empirical, methodological and theoretical limits of causal inference with transcranial stimulation. It connects stimulation protocols, individual variability and biomarkers with multi-laboratory replication and open-science practice. The programme covers concurrent TMS-fMRI, white-matter pathways, paired associative stimulation, electric-field modelling and memory-related electrical stimulation. A satellite session includes practical TMS-EEG work. The satellite starts on 2 December with check-in at 13:30 and talks at 14:00. Main-workshop check-in begins at 08:20 on 3 December, followed by the introduction at 09:20; sessions resume at 09:00 on 4 December. Times are local CET (Europe/Rome). Registration and abstracts close on 31 October 2026, or earlier if capacity is reached. Fees are €100 for postdocs, doctoral students, residents and master's students; €200 for faculty and non-academic research or clinical staff; and €360 for company participants. The first 20 IMT doctoral students may register free. Registration includes the satellite, main programme, breaks and receptions; accommodation, lunches and the social dinner are additional. Fees are non-refundable.