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We would like to invite you to take part in the Virtual 4th Central European Biomedical Congress (CEBC). The theme is the impact of bioinformatics and omics on biology and medicine.

Through a series of plenary lectures, oral sessions, poster sessions and workshops, industry-sponsored symposia and exhibitions, 4th CEBC will provide new information about the use of the latest technologies in biological and medical sciences, new fields of science, such as proteomics, optogenomics, augmented reality and neural networks.

The program's key topics will include:

• Biological context of bipolar disorder
• Endocannabinoid signaling in health and disease
• The role of serotonin in neurodevelopmental disorders
• Biomarkers discovery in mental disorders
• Neuroimaging – beyond the structure
• Perspectives for therapy of treatment-resistant depression
• Clinical genomics
• Chem- and bioinformatics in drug design
• Genes affect your risk for addiction
• Computational personalized medicines
• Young Scientific Investigators' Session

The Congress also will promote outstanding opportunities for junior scientists to present research and interact with leaders in the field, including awardees of European Research Council grants.

Adopting a highly multidisciplinary approach, the Congress aims to draw an attendance of clinicians, physicians, pharmacologists, biologists, bioinformaticians and chemists, sharing the common goal to promote international scientific cooperation and to exchange of ideas and concepts.

Abstract submission deadline: 30th April 2021

This conference features research using eye tracking, facial recognition, EEG, fMRI, and behavioral experiments on various judgment and decision-making topics.

The 2021 Virtual Symposia, "Innovative Molecular, Physiological, and Therapeutic Approaches to Neurodegenerative Disease," were designed to create a platform for dynamic intellectual discussion and invaluable exchange of knowledge among peers while sharing that knowledge with the greater scientific community.

In our second year, the focus will be broadly on neurodegenerative disease, with emphasis on molecular mechanisms and pathology, disruptions in circuitry and synapses (including sleep) and plausible therapeutic interventions.

The 18th Catania International Summer School of Neuroscience (CISSN), organized by the International PhD Program of Neuroscience, University of Catania, is focused on “Resilience and Susceptibility to Stress: A Key to Understanding Psychiatric Illness.”

The CISSN will offer a high level, intensive educational program carried out by an excellent international faculty to PhD students, postdoc fellows, and residency students in genetics, pharmacology, neurology or psychiatry. Due to the pandemic, this will be held via zoom.com.

Stress is recognized as a primary environmental risk factor for stress-related psychiatric disorders. However, despite much work, a clear picture of how the physiological stress response may turn into maladaptive paths and trigger mental illness is still missing. A key goal of preclinical and clinical research is to understand the determinants of resilience and susceptibility to stress.

The CISSN-2021 will offer a wide range of presentations from cutting edge experts working on basic and translational aspects of stress and neuropsychiatric disorders. Animal models, cellular models, neuroimaging, mechanisms of gene x environment interaction, epigenetics, synaptic mechanisms, neurometabolism, comorbidity, and optogenetics are some of the topics that will be covered.

This summer school is focused on the application of Electroencephalography (EEG) and Event Related Potential (ERP) techniques to the study of cognitive and affective processes. The course is designed as an introduction to these techniques, and does not require prior knowledge or experience with EEG/ERP. However, participants with some degree of experience also considered the course helpful. Basic knowledge of statistics is expected (general understanding of statistical tests, correlation, ANOVA, regression). This year's program will include:

1. Introduction to the EEG/ERP techniques in Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
2. Collecting EEG data and ERP Research Design
3. Electrophysiological signal processing 
4. Statistical analysis of ERP data 
5. Breakout meetings on specific topics 

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd Annual Meeting of International Center for Neuroscience Research. This Meeting is organized with IBRO-APRC Georgian Associate School of  Neuroscience by International Center for Neuroscience Research in partnership with Direction of Human and Animal Physiology and Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in Georgia.

IBRO-APRC Georgian Associate School of Neuroscience invites MDs, Masters, PhD students, Postdoctoral fellows, and young faculty members to provide them with a five day opportunity to gain basic to advanced knowledge in neuroscience research with lecturing and virtual workshops. The school will focus on the following themes: behavioral, molecular, electrophysiological studies, pain, and addiction research. Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentation at the 2nd Annual Meeting of International Center for Neuroscience Research.

The Natural Brain: understanding neuronal computation in its natural habitat. This year's fully virtual conference will create a platform for pluralistic, interdisciplinary perspectives which aim to unify diverse ideas from different but profoundly interconnected disciplines. The goal is to promote research that attempts to study the brain as defined by neuroethological principles, taking into account ecological, rather than anthropomorphized definitions of behavior. The conference aims to explore the concept of a natural brain through different lenses: neuroscience, behavior, ecology, art.

This Meeting aims to bring together developmental biologists, human geneticists, and clinical researchers who are united in the goal of understanding and treating developmental disorders. The underlying causes of developmental disorders – genetic or environmental – are often not understood. Moreover, there is a disconnect between researchers working on animal models of developmental disorders, geneticists trying to identify the genomic lesion responsible, and clinicians hoping to treat affected patients. Given the resulting urgent need to improve communication between these groups, to promote basic research into congenital anomalies and to invest in translating this research to the clinic, this meeting will focus specifically on building bridges from bench to clinic.

The morphology and complexity of neurons provides unique challenges for the maintenance and modification of the neuronal transcriptome and proteome in the cell body and at synapses. In this meeting, we will explore how neurons regulate RNA molecules and protein synthesis, and how these mechanisms represent vulnerabilities for various neurological diseases.

Organized by FENS in collaboration with Lundbeck Foundation, awarder of The Brain Prize, these bi-annual conferences bring together outstanding researchers in key areas of contemporary neuroscience to discuss current concepts and define challenges for future research.

Stroke is an age-related medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death, and is the second cause of mortality worldwide. While the disability associated with stroke can be devastatingly clear, why stroke occurs and how it kills the brain is less apparent. At this Brain conference, leading experts from both basic and clinical science will present advances that contribute to a deeper mechanistic understanding of stroke, including fundamental questions around: 1) risk factors: from single genes to holistic factors such as the microbiome, 2) the molecular pathobiology of stroke and the pathogenic role of immunity and blood-brain barrier breakdown, 3) neurovascular reorganization and re-wiring of connections after stroke damage, 4) the long term sequelae afflicting stroke survivors and the relationship between stroke and dementia, and 5) strategies to reduce the burden on stroke, ranging from prevention and acute therapy, to promoting functional recovery. A deeper mechanistic insight into these critical events will lead to new treatments and hope for those at risk and/or affected by stroke.

Co-chairs:

• Costantino Iadecola ( Weill Cornell Medicine, United States)
• Timothy Murphy (The University of British Columbia, Canada)

Detailed information and the preliminary programme are available on the webpage.

American Psychological Association's Technology, Mind and Society: A Virtual Conference is the premier interdisciplinary venue for emerging research and innovation on the dynamics of human-technology interaction.

Join scientists, industry leaders, practitioners, students, and policy-makers in exploring the critical role psychology plays in the design, use, adoption, and impact of technology and the AI that powers it.

The International Conference on Neuroscience and Psychiatry takes place November 8-9, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. The main theme of the conference is “Discovering Novel Technologies to Boost Treatment of Neurological Complications.” Join this intimate forum to create meaningful partnerships with Neuroscience experts. Translate key technological and mechanistic neuroscience advances into the clinic.

The conference will bring together worldwide distinguished academics in the field of neuroscience and psychiatry to exchange and share meaningful experiences of various treatment procedures for mental health, neurological disorders, and stroke.

Episirus Scientifica welcomes you to attend 2021 World Neuroscience and Psychiatry Conference (2021WNPC) held November 19-20, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand with the theme “Emerging trends in Neuroscience and Psychiatry.” This conference creates an ideal platform to share expertise addressing current advancements involved in neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. The event brings together eminent neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and neuroscientists from different countries and exchanges their views through scientific discovery, interactive sessions, keynote lectures, and workshops.

The recent decade witnessed dramatic improvements in treatments for a number of burdensome human diseases. Yet, it is striking the paucity of effective treatments for mental illness. Advances in neuroscience converge to the idea that the understanding, probing and treating psychiatric illness require a multi-scale approach. Bridging genetic fluctuations with remodeling of synaptic function, neural circuits, and behavior is becoming an instrumental step to envision novel interventions for psychiatric disorders. According to this hypothesis, environmental experience trigger specific forms of synaptic plasticity, as well as genetic reprogramming in precise neuronal circuits underlying aspects of disorders including depression, substance abuse, eating disorders or anxiety. Notably, latest advances indicate that the immune system interfaces many of these aspects. 

Applications are now open.

Application deadline: 3 August 2021

The Miami Winter Symposium 2022 is dedicated to Molecular Neuroscience: Focus on Sensory Disorders and includes an international line-up of renowned speakers – selected to provide attendees ;with a unique opportunity to meet with and hear from representatives from leading research centers on basic research, translational issues, and potential or actual clinical applications in sensory neuroscience.