Impressions: AdaBD 2025 - International Conference on Monte Verità
The Adaptive Brain: Development, Learning and Learning Disorders
May 25 - 28, 2025
Ascona, Switzerland
Conference Topic
How does the brain adapt when we are learning?
The goal of this conference was to discuss cutting-edge research with leading international experts on neurobiological mechanisms underlying brain development, circuit adaptation during learning, and the mechanisms behind learning disorders. We approached these topics from multiple perspectives, fostering interdisciplinary exchange and inspiring new ideas on the mechanisms of learning, as well as on tools for improved diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental diseases.
Sessions
- Overview Session
- Genetics and Circuit Development
- Models and Tools Across Species
- Memory Consolidation
- Multisensory Learning
- Computational Modelling
- Learning Disorders
- Excursion to Brissago Islands (including social dinner)
Organising Committee
University Research Priority Program (URPP) Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD), University of Zurich
- Prof. Dr. Esther Stoeckli, Dep. of Molecular Life Sciences, Co-Director AdaBD
- Prof. Dr. Fritjof Helmchen, Brain Research Institute, Co-Director AdaBD
- Prof. Dr. Martin Müller, Dep. of Molecular Life Sciences, member of the Steering Committee AdaBD
- Prof. Dr. Silvia Brem, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lead of the Platform "Learning and Learning Disorders"
- Dr. Sabina Huber-Reggi, Head of the Coordinating Office AdaBD, general manager
- Laura Zanetti, Coordinating Office AdaBD, outreach representative
- Corinne Nussbaumer, Coordinating Office AdaBD, administrative assistant
Contact
Coordinating Office
URPP AdaBD
CH-8057 Zürich
Phone: +41 44 635 33 83
E-mail