Bristol International Symposium: The Emotional Brain
📅 4th June 2025
📍 Wills Memorial Building, Bristol, UK and online.
Join us in Bristol for the international symposium ‘The emotional Brain’ hosted by the European Consirtium Cerebellum and Emotions (CEN), in collaboration with Bristol Neuroscience.
We will bring together international neuroscientists, early-career researchers, and collaborators for inspiring discussions, scientific insights, and networking opportunities.
Registration will open soon.
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Programme Highlights
International Symposium – The Emotional Brain
The meeting opens with a full-day symposium dedicated to understanding the role of the cerebellum in emotions, featuring talks from world-renowned international neuroscientists:
- Plenary talk by Andreas Lüthi (Friedrich Miescher Institute, Switzerland)
- Invited speakers:
- Daniela Popa (Institut de Biologie de l’ENS, France),
- Catherine Stoodley (George Washington University, USA),
- Frank Van Overwalle (Vrije University, Brussels), and more.
- Flash talks from emerging researchers presenting cutting-edge findings.
- Paul Anastasiades ( University of Bristol, UK)
- Thomas Watson (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Art Exhibition: ‘The Art and Legacy of Ramon y Cajal’,
The day will include the public opening of the art exhibition ‘The Art and Legacy of Ramon y Cajal’, celebrating the pioneering work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, featuring a keynote talk by Javier de Felipe (Instituto Cajal, Spain). This event will be the third stop of a much larger initiative organised by the Society of Spanish Researchers in the UK. Know more details about the exhibition and its content here.
The art exhibition will also include ‘Art meets Science’ with invited local, national and international projects.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Organising committee
Richard Apps, Paul Chadderton, Nadia Cerminara, Patricia Gil Paterna, Sara Alvira-de-Celis
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration ‘ The Emotional Brain’ |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome Richard Apps (University of Bristol) |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Plenary talk Andreas Lüthi – The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research. (Switzerland) |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Daniela Popa – Institut de Biologie de lÊcole Normale Supérieure (France) |
| 11:30-11:45 | Flash talk Paul Anastasiades – University of Bristol (UK) |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch and Coffee Break |
| 13:30- 14:00 | Catherine Stoodley – Developing Brain Institute. The George Washington (USA) |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Flash talk Thomas Watson – University of Edinburgh (UK) |
| 14:15- 14:30 | Flash talk TBC |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Frank Van Overwalle – Vrije University (Brussels) |
| 15:00-15:15 | International symposium closure Richard Apps |
| 15:15-16:00 | Coffee Break and Registration ‘The art and legacy of Ramon y Cajal’ exhibition |
| 16:00- 16:20 | Welcome Sara Alvira de Celis – University of Bristol |
| 16:20 – 17:00 | Javier de Felipe – Instituto Cajal (Spain) “Cajal and the discovery of the neuronal forest of the brain” |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Reception & exhibition |
The agenda is subjected to changes