Published: 27-03-2026 16:20 | Updated: 27-03-2026 17:33

Symposium “Naturalistic Neuroscience: From perception to action and back”

The upcoming Symposium “Naturalistic Neuroscience: From perception to action and back” will take place from May 28-29, 2026, at the University of Bonn. Experts from diverse fields will come together at this international symposium to discuss the current state and future directions for naturalistic neuroscience research.

Speaker and Programme

Speakers

Gareth Barnes (University College London)
Georg Keller (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research)
Karin Roelofs (Radboud University)
Katja Reinhard (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati)
Neil Burgess (University College London)
Matthias Stangl (Boston University)

Programme

Day 1: Thursday, 28 May 2026

09:30 Check-in desk opens

10:00 Opening remarks & introduction

10:30 Keynote 1

11:20 Keynote 2

12:10 Lunch break with Poster session 1

13:30 Panel 1

15:00 Coffee break

15:30 Keynote 3

16:20 Wrap-up

16:30 Facility visits

19:00 Social dinner (optional)

Day 2: Friday, 29 May 2026

09:00 Keynote 4

09:50 Panel 2

10:35 Coffee break

11:00 Keynote 5

11:50 Panel 3

12:35 Lunch break with Poster session 2

14:00 Keynote 6

14:50 Panel 4

15:35 Coffee break

16:00 Keynote 7

16:50 Closing remarks

17:00 End

Organiser and Scientific Committee

The symposium is hosted by the caian – Centre for AI and Neuroscience at the University of Bonn, with support from NeurotechEU and iBehave.

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dominik R. Bach (University of Bonn and University College London)
Dr. Sabine Krabbe (German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease)
Prof. Dr. Floris de Lange (Radboud University Nijmegen and University of Bonn)

Registration and Call for Abstracts

Registration

Postdoctoral and senior researchers from the NeurotechEU alliance are warmly invited to apply. To register for the symposium, please follow this link. Tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. The registration will close on Sunday, April, 19.

Tickets

Conference ticket (28.-29. May) 20 Euro

Dinner ticket (28. May 2026) 50 Euro

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts may be submitted in the following areas:

experimental research in naturalistic neuroscience
novel neurotechnology for naturalistic neuroscience
theoretical underpinnings of naturalistic neuroscience

The deadline for submission is April, 6.

Application for financial support from KI NeurotechEU

The KI NeurotechEU team may fund participants from Karolinska Institutet (registration + travel expenses)*. Karolinska Institutet postdoctoral and senior researchers are eligible to apply.

To apply, please send the following documents: