virtual

The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences

15 - 30 July 2021

Online

Event Announcement

Welcome from
the chair

You are cordially invited to participate in the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences. This event aims to bring together researchers working in the field of neuroscience, to present and discuss their recent contributions, without the need for travel. During this e-conference, a live session will also be held on 19th of July 2021.

The field of neuroscience is one of the last frontiers in biomedical studies, as many of the details that control brain function are still not well understood. This makes the study of the nervous system very exciting and fast moving. This conference will address a variety of research topics, which reflect some of the current areas of focus. These are organized into seven sessions, and include:

Clinical Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Systems Neuroscience
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Developmental Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Environmental Neuroscience

All accepted file submissions will be published in the proceedings of the conference, and authors are invited to elaborate their abstracts into full manuscripts that will be considered for publication in Brain Sciences, with a 20% discount on the APC. Brain Sciences is an open access journal from MDPI, in the field of neuroscience. The journal is indexed in the Sciences Citation Indexing Expended (SCIE IF=3.394), Scopus, and other databases. Citations are available in PubMed; full-text archived in PubMed Central (PMC). Please visit the following website for more information.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/brainsci

Important Dates
• Abstract Submission: 30 April 2021
• Notification of Acceptance: 15 May 2021
• Submission of Full Files: 1 June 2021
• Conference Date: 15–30 July 2021

You are welcome both to upload and present your work and to attend the conference completely free of charge.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.

Best wishes,
Stephen D. Meriney, PhD

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us:

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Sammy Tian
Ms. Stacy Luo
Ms. Nora Zhang
Dr. Ana Sanchis
E-Mail: iecbs2021@mdpi.com

Meet the Event Chair

Prof. Dr. Stephen D. Meriney

Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadlineApr 30, 2021
Abstract acceptance notificationMay 15, 2021
Full file submission deadlineJun 01, 2021

Meet Our Speakers

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Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Zoccolotti

Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy;
Pierluigi Zoccolotti is Professor of General Psychology at the Department of Psychology of the Sapienza University of Rome where he teaches "Learning disabilities" in the master course in "Cognitive Neuroscience". Since the late 1990s his research has focused on developmental deficits in reading and writing. This theme has been examined in studies ranging from perception to eye movements and psycholinguistics.

Prof. Dr. Brian Butterworth

Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK;
Brian Butterworth is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at University College, London and author of the best-selling popular science book, The Mathematical Brain. He has taught at Cambridge University and holds visiting appointments at Melbourne University and National Cheng Chi University (Taipei). He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 2002. He is currently working with colleagues on the neuroscience and the genetics of mathematical abilities and disabilities. He co-organised the 2017 Royal Society meeting, The origins of numerical abilities. His latest book, Dyscalculia: from science to education was published in English in 2019 and in Italian in 2021.

Prof. Dr. Maaike Vandermosten

Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium;
During her PhD at KU Leuven Maaike Vandermosten worked in an interdisciplinary context to gain expertise in the many aspects of reading, speech processing as well as neuroimaging techniques. During her postdoc, she extended her knowledge towards neurodevelopmental and neuroplasticity aspects of language learning. She conducted research stays at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), University of Geneva and at the University of Maastricht. In 2016, she received the Rebecca Sandak young investigator award, which is a prestigious award in the field of reading research. Since 2017, she is a tenure track professor at KULeuven (Department of Neurosciences), during which she further established her research line on dyslexia and extended her research towards aphasia. The general aim of her ongoing projects is to investigate neuroplasticity in relation to written and oral language learning.

Session Topics

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1. Clinical Neuroscience
2. Cognitive Neuroscience
3. Systems Neuroscience
4. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
5. Developmental Neuroscience

Sponsors and Partners

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IECBS2021 Live Session Recording

Cognitive and Neurophysiological Updates on Developmental Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

IECBS2021 Live Session Information

During the e-conference, one live session will be scheduled. We have invited some speakers to share their latest research. During our live session, the participants will have the chance to ask questions at the end of each presentation.

The live session is free for everyone. However, the number of participants to the live session is limited, but the recording will be made available on Sciforum shortly afterwards. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

If you are interested in attending, please register in advance by clicking the "Webinar Registration" buttons which are showing in below the live session program.