Munich Neuroscience Calendar

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Tue, 21.04.2026, 11:00
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Monika Scholz
MPI for Neurobiology of Behavior - Caesar, Bonn
Docile grazer or ferocious predator – how network structure and neuromodulation shape adaptive behavior   click for details
MPI BI, Seminar room NQ105
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Herwig Baier
Wed, 22.04.2026, 11:00 Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Nick Bellono
Harvard University
Taste by touch in octopus
NQ 105 and streaming to MPI BI Seewiesen, house 4
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Maude Baldwin
Thu, 23.04.2026, 14:00 BMC Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology: Talk

Peter B. Dirks
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery The Hospital of Sick Children Toronto
Investigating origins of brain tumorigenesis
Small Lecture Hall N 02.040
Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Host: Jovica Ninkovic / Stefan Stricker / Rainer Glass
Mon, 27.04.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience: Talk

Andrea Burgalossi
University of Tübingen
Sensory and behavioral modulation of hippocampal spatial representations   click for details
Small lecture hall B01.019, LMU Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Andreas Herz
Tue, 28.04.2026, 11:00 Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Talk

Tim Sackton
Harvard FAS Informatics
Patterns of protein-coding and regulatory evolution associated with convergent phenotypes in birds
NQ 105 and Streaming to Seewiesen, house 5
Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Tue, 28.04.2026, 16:00
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry: Talk

Giuseppe Gangarossa
Université Paris Cité
When the vagus whispers, the dopamine reward system listens   click for details
Lecture Hall
Kräpelinstr. 2, 10, 80804 München
Host: Meryl Malezieux
Thu, 30.04.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: Talk

Emily Hird
UCL
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Mon, 04.05.2026, 17:00 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience - MCN - Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence Campus Martinsried: Munich Neuroscience Lecture

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Matthew Larkum
University of Berlin
Flexible learning and memory through 2-compartment pyramidal neurons
Lecture Hall B01.019, Biocenter
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Julijana Gjorgjieva
Thu, 07.05.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: Talk

Sandra Gigl
TUM
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Mon, 11.05.2026, 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, 19.05.2026, 09:00 MCN: other Event

Pankaj Sah, UQ/QBI / Rüdiger Klein, MPI BI
QBI-UQ / MPI for Biological Intelligence
Central amygdala and food consumption - Zoom Tandem Seminar GSN-MCN-LMU / SBMS-QBI-UQ   click for details
Zoom
Großhaderner Str. 2, 82152 Martinsried
Host: Rüdiger Klein
Thu, 21.05.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: Talk

Alexander Soutschek
Universität Würzburg
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
Thu, 28.05.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: Talk

Lilian Weber
Universität Osnabrück
TBA   click for details
online
Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 München
Host: Franziska Knolle
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
CNCR & Karolinska Institutet
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
Thu, 11.06.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: Talk

John Purcell
Rutgers University
TBA   click for details
online
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
Thu, 18.06.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: 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
Thu, 25.06.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: Talk

Caroline Demro
University of Minnesota
TBA   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
Thu, 02.07.2026, 14:00
TUM-Neurologische Klinik: 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-Neurologische Klinik: 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-Neurologische Klinik: 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
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
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