Imbizo is a Xhosa word meaning “a gathering to share knowledge”. The IBRO-Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo, or isiCNI is exactly that: an opportunity for African and international students to learn about cutting edge research techniques in computational neuroscience.

The ninth edition of the Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience – LASCON IX will be held at the NeuroMat Center in the main campus of the University of São Paulo in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The school will last for four weeks and will cover the following topics: single-cell models (biophysically detailed, reduced and simplified), circuit and network models of biophysically detailed and simplified spiking neurons, probabilistic neuronal models, synaptic plasticity and learning, spike train analysis, neural population models, neuron-glia interaction models, models of extracellular fields, brain criticality, computational psychiatry, traveling waves in neural systems, and dynamics of neuronal functional connectivity. These models will be illustrated with the use of the programs NEURON, NetPyNE, NEST, XPP-AUTO, Brian and The Virtual Brain. The faculty is composed of an international team of world-renowned researchers in the field of computational neuroscience.

Das Bernstein Center Freiburg und die Fakultät für Biologie laden im Wintersemester 2023/24 wieder zu vielen spannenden Fragen, kreativen Ansätzen und praxisbezogenen Methoden rund um das Thema Neurowissenschaften ein. Herausragende Neurowissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler aus ganz Deutschland werden jeweils aus Sicht ihrer Disziplin anschaulich und verständlich über ihre Forschung berichten.

Angesprochen wird ein Publikum mit Interesse an den aktuellen Themen der Hirnforschung. Nach einem etwa 40-minütigen Vortrag gibt es Gelegenheit zur Diskussion. Der Eintritt ist frei.

Herz und Hirn gemeinsam im Fokus

Erkrankungen des Herzens und des Gehirns gehören zu den häufigsten Todesursachen weltweit. Manche Erkrankungen betreffen sogar beide Organe. Obgleich Herz und Gehirn auf den ersten Blick sehr unterschiedlich erscheinen, weisen ihre elektrisch erregbaren Hauptzellen viele Gemeinsamkeiten auf. Beide verwenden ähnliche Funktionseinheiten, die der Erregbarkeit der Zellen dienen und über die sie physiologische Leistungen als Teil aktiver Netzwerke erbringen. Fehlfunktionen dieser Nanometer-kleinen Einheiten führen oft zu Erkrankungen.

Ziel des Göttinger Exzellenzclusters „Multiscale Bioimaging: von molekularen Maschinen zu Netzwerken erregbarer Zellen“ (MBExC) ist, diese Funktionseinheiten von Herz- und Nervenzellen zu verstehen, um daraus neue Diagnostik- und Therapieansätze entwickeln und gesellschaftlich relevante Fragen in der Herz- und Hirnforschung beantworten zu können.

Im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung gewähren MBExC-Wissenschaftler*innen am Beispiel spannender Forschungsergebnisse umfassende Einblicke in den einzigartigen Forschungsansatz des Clusters. Sie stellen innovative Technologien vor, die ihren Ursprung oft in Göttinger Pionierarbeiten haben und am MBExC weiterentwickelt werden, und zeigen auf, wie genau man heutzutage in das Gewebe und die Zelle „hineinschauen“ kann. All diese Technologien liefern uns einzigartige Einblicke in unser Herz und unser Gehirn.

Theoretical foundations, as well as practical and ethical aspects are addressed. Participants will benefit from a combination of lectures with group work and discussions, where they will put the learned content into practice.

The annual Cosyne meeting provides an inclusive forum for the exchange of empirical and theoretical approaches to problems in systems neuroscience, in order to understand how neural systems function.

The Summit will aim to explore the intersection of neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on mechanisms of learning. This event will provide a platform for AI and experimental neuroscience researchers to delve into the mechanisms of learning at the cellular, systems, and behavioral levels.

This conference is planned as a truly interdisciplinary event. We intend to bring many communities together that are working to expand our understanding of the human brain, and to engineer brain-inspired technologies of low power and increased computational abilities as well as their application in present and future AI systems. The location is the Eurogress, in the heart of the historic city of Aachen, with close connections to RWTH University and nearby Forschungszentrum Jülich.

The International Conference on Mathematical Neuroscience (ICMNS) is an
inter-disciplinary conference series, bringing together theoretical/computational neuroscientists and mathematicians. The conferences are aimed at scientists interested in using or developing mathematical techniques for neuroscience problems.

The FENS Forum of neuroscience is the largest international neuroscience meeting in Europe. Taking place in even years, the FENS Forum rotates between different European countries and attracts more than 7,000 international delegates.

The AREADNE conferences bring scientific leaders from around the world to present their recent findings on the functioning of neuronal ensembles in an informal and beautiful setting on Milos. The conference series emphasizes interaction with a size and pace that encourages in-depth discussion. Interested researchers are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for poster presentation as attendance is strictly limited, and the conference typically sells out. Abstract submission deadline is 26 January 2024. Send us your best work!

The ACAIN 2024 symposium and course is an interdisciplinary event featuring leading scientists from AI and Neuroscience, providing a special opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research in the fields of AI, Neuroscience, Neuroscience-Inspired AI, Human-Level AI, and Cognitive Science.

The 4th Advanced Course and Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience (ACAIN) is a full-immersion five-day Course and Symposium at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto), Tuscany, Italy on cutting-edge advances in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Course provides a stimulating environment for academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results with oral talks or posters, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial and productive environment.

Each year the Bernstein Network invites the international computational neuroscience community to the annual Bernstein Conference for intensive scientific exchange. It has established itself as one of the most renown conferences worldwide in this field, attracting students, postdocs and PIs from around the world to meet and discuss new scientific discoveries.