Munich Neuroscience Calendar

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Tue, 26.05.2026, 13:30
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Eda Arslantas
Biel lab, LMU Department Pharmazie
Development of a Gene Supplementation Therapy for HCN2 Channel-Associated Seizures in Mice   click for details
Biocenter Small Lecture Hall B01.027 and on Zoom
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: GSN-LMU
Thu, 28.05.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Lilian Weber
Universität Osnabrück
Rethinking reinforcement learning in biological agents: the role of internal states and inference in generating reward signals   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Mon, 01.06.2026, 13:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Cemre Coskun
Borst Lab, MPIN-BI
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Directional Dendritic Growth in ’Drosophila’ Motion-Sensing Neurons   click for details
Biocenter GSN seminar room D00.003 and on Zoom
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: GSN-LMU
Mon, 01.06.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Michael Elbaz
Northwestern University
Acting under uncertainty: neural dynamics underlying self-generated decisions   click for details
online
on Zoom,
Host: Anton Sirota
Mon, 08.06.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Karin Roelofs
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Heart-brain interactions and decision making under threat
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Nadine Gogolla
Tue, 09.06.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Pierre Le Merre
University of Lyon
A Prefrontal Cortex Map based on Single-Neuron Activity   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Felix Jung
Tue, 09.06.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Talk

Karin Roelofs
Radboud University
Targeting fear behaviour using non-invasive neuromodulation   click for details
Lecture Hall
Kräpelinstr. 2, 10, 80804 München
Tue, 09.06.2026, 14:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Mustafa Yavuz
Deroy lab CVBE
Testing Face-to-Face Social Influence at the Limits
CVBE
Gabelsbergerstr. 62, 80333 Munich
Host: GSN
Tue, 09.06.2026, 14:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Mustafa Yavuz
Deroy lab, CVBE
Testing Face-to-Face Social Influence at the Limits
CVBE
Gabelsbergerstr. 62, 80333 Munich
Host: GSN
Tue, 09.06.2026, 14:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Mustafa Yavuz
https://mi3.info/explore-our-science/
Testing Face-to-Face Social Influence at the Limits   click for details
CVBE and on Zoom
Gabelsbergerstrasse 62, 80333 Munich
Host: GSN-LMU
Thu, 11.06.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

John Purcell
Rutgers University
TBA   click for details
online & TranslaTUM, kl. Auditorium
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 12.06.2026, 09:00
MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Symposium / Conference

Several Speaker
tba
Munich Brain Day 2026   click for details
T-Building MPI for Biological Intelligence
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: D.Keays, O.Behrend, S.Capello, L.Fenk, A.Harbauer, S.Jacob, O.Mauger, G.Nordmann, W.Mlynarski
Mon, 15.06.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Konstantin Khodosevich
BRIC, Copenhagen
Tracing neurodevelopmental disorders: mechanisms from early development to functional brain impairments   click for details
Small lecture hall, B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Anton Sirota
Tue, 16.06.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Michael Halassa
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech
Thalamocortical interactions in cognitive control and flexibility   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Laura Busse
Tue, 16.06.2026, 15:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: PhD Oral Defense

Giorgia Bulli
Masserdotti Lab, Division of Physiological Genomics BMC -LMU
Ferroptosis during Direct Neuronal Reprogramming of Human Astrocytes   click for details
Biocenter Small Lecture Hall B01.027 and on Zoom
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: GSN-LMU
Thu, 18.06.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Caroline Demro
University of Minnesota
TBA   click for details
Online & TranslaTUM, kleines Auditorium
Einsteinstr. 25, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Mon, 22.06.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Mathias Schmidt
MPI of Psychiatry
Decyphering resilience: How genetic predisposition, sex and environment shape stress-related phenotypes
Small lecture hall, B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Anna Schröder
Tue, 23.06.2026, 16:00
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Talk

Sandra Siegert
Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Microglia - From bystander to influencer of brain activity   click for details
Lecture Hall
Kräpelinstr. 2, 10, 80804 München
Host: Minnah Irfan
Thu, 25.06.2026, 14:00 TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

James Dowsett
University of Stirling
Decoding real-world visual scenes from alpha and gamma band flicker evoked oscillations in human EEG   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 26.06.2026, 16:00
other: other Event
(until 29.06.2026, 16:00)
ASP-LMU
Amgen Scholars Programme
Opening Retreat ASP-LMU   click for details
DJH Burgrain
Jochstraße 10, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Wed, 01.07.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Raffaele Sarnataro
Francis Crick Institute, London
A neurometabolic feedback controlling the need to sleep   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Angelika Harbauer
Thu, 02.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Rebecca West
Technical University of Munich
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Thu, 09.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Raina Vin
Yale University
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 10.07.2026, 15:00 Graduate School of Neuroscience: other Event

GSN-LMU
GSN / MCN
GSN Graduation Day and 20th anniversary celebration of GSN & MCN   click for details
LMU Main Building
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, München
Mon, 13.07.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture Event Cancelled !

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Melissa Le-Hoa Vo
Departement of Psychology, LMU
Reading scenes: A hierarchical view on attentional guidance in real-world environments   click for details
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Thomas Geyer
Thu, 16.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-NeuroImaging Center: Talk

Nicole Karcher
Washington University in St. Louis
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Fri, 28.08.2026, 11:00
Amgen Scholars Programme: Symposium / Conference

ASP-LMU
Amgen Scholars Programme at LMU Munich
Poster Session - Amgen Scholars Programme
Foyer LMU Biocenter
Großhadernerstr. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Fri, 11.09.2026, 10:00 Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology: Talk

Scott Small
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York
SORL1-Retromer Endosomal Recycling in Alzheimer’s Disease
Center for Stroke and Dementia Research, Large Seminar Room 8G U1 155
Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 17, 81377 München
Host: Christian Haass & Dominik Paquet
Mon, 05.10.2026, 14:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: Symposium / Conference
(until 08.10.2026, 14:00)
GSN-LMU
GSN-LMU
Orientation at GSN-LMU   click for details
Foyer LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Mon, 12.10.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Donald Katz
Brandeis University
tba
Small lecture hall B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Avi Patel
Fri, 16.10.2026, 10:00
Graduate School of Neuroscience: other Event
(until 18.10.2026, 14:00)
GSN-LMU
GSN-LMU
GSN Scientific Retreat in Bad Tölz   click for details

Bad Tölz, Bad Tölz
Thu, 29.10.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Anne Churchland
UCLA
Movements, decisions and large scale neural activity   click for details
Small lecture hall B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Talking Science team
Mon, 09.11.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Sonja Hofer
University College London
Neural circuits for visual processing and visually-guided behaviour
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Mark Hübener
Mon, 07.12.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Martin Picard
Columbia University
The energy resistance principle across the body, brain, and mind
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Angelika Harbauer
Mon, 08.11.2027, 17:00
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Gordon Fishell
Harvard Medical School & Broad Institute
TBA
B01.019
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Oriane Mauger