Past events
mesoSPIM 10-year Symposium 2025
From October 13 to 14, 2025
The mesoSPIM 10-year Symposium celebrated ten years of innovation and collaboration in open-source light-sheet microscopy. Over three days, researchers, developers, and industry partners came together to showcase discoveries, share tools and experiences, and explore future directions in imaging. The event featured talks, poster sessions, application showcases, and hands-on activities, fostering interdisciplinary connections and strengthening the light-sheet microscopy community across Europe and beyond.
Panel Discussion organized together with the Developmental Science Network Zürich (DSN)
How do People on the Autism Spectrum Perceive the World?
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM (in German)
How do individuals on the autism spectrum experience their environment? Which stimuli do they notice, which social situations are particularly challenging, and what helps them navigate daily life? This panel discussion brought together perspectives from research, practice, and lived experience to explore the diversity of autistic perception and experience.
If you missed the event or want to revisit it, the streaming is available here.
International Conference on Monte Verità 2025
From May 25 to 28, 2025, the URPP Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD) hosted its international conference at Monte Verità in Ascona, Switzerland.
Against the inspiring backdrop of Monte Verità, researchers from diverse disciplines came together to explore how the brain adapts during development and learning, and how these processes are affected in learning disorders. Leading experts shared cutting-edge research on brain development, circuit adaptation, and learning-related mechanisms.
A rich program of talks and poster sessions covered topics from genetics and circuit development to multisensory learning, computational modelling, and memory consolidation. The conference concluded with a memorable excursion to the Brissago Islands.
2nd retreat of the URPP AdaBD: Outlook on phase 2
Wednesday October 23, 2024.
Meet the Expert - Spannende Einblicke in die Kindheitsentwicklung
Organized together with the Developmental Science Network Zurich
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 4.00–5:30 PM (online, in German)
With AdaBD researchers Melanie Ehrler und Michael von Rhein
More information on our German website
Inaugural lecture by AdaBD member Prof. Andras Jakab
A Brain Odyssey: A Computational View of Brain Development
Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 12:30–1:15 PM
AdaBD Special Seminar
How do genes and environment shape brain structure and function?
Dr. Sofie Valk, Cognitive Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 12:30–1:30 PM
Panel discussion organized together with the Developmental Science Network Zurich
Podiumsdiskussion: Lernstörungen / Lernschwierigkeiten
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 4.30–6:00 PM (online, in German)
Difficulties in the acquisition of written language (reading, spelling) and / or in the acquisition of mathematical skills often lead to suffering among children and adolescents as well as parents and teachers and often have a negative impact on the educational opportunities.
We discussed the topic from different perspectives with four proven experts from the Zurich area and with the audience.
With AdaBD researchers Silvia Brem and Karin Kucian
Scientifica 23: Was die Welt zusammenhält
Vom Kind zum Erwachsenen: Das Lernen verstehen und fördern
Exhibition Booth
September 2th - 3th, 2023
Have you ever wondered how you learn? Or why some people show developmental or learning disorders? To answer these questions, we are investigating using different imaging techniques how neurons communicate. This should help to better support children and adults in learning.
1st AdaBD Retreat
Monday-Tuesday, July 3–4, 2023
BrainFair 2023
4th AdaBD Symposium
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 11:00 - 5:00 PM
AdaBD Special Seminar
What neuroscience can teach us to better support the development of children with autism
Prof. Dr. Marie Schaer, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
Friday, December 16, 2022, 11 AM
AdaBD Workshop at the ZNZ Symposium
Structural and functional adaptations of brain networks
Thursday, September 15, 2022 | 10:15-11:45 AM
Program of the ZNZ Symposium (PDF)
AdaBD Special Seminars
Cognitive and neural mechanisms of integrative perceptual decisions
Dr. Dragan Rangelov, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | 2:15 PM
Understanding the role of prediction in sensory encoding
Prof. Dr. Jason B. Mattingley, Queensland Brain Institute & School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | 10:30
3rd AdaBD Symposium
Monday, July 4, 2022 | 1:00-7:00 PM
2nd AdaBD Symposium
Friday, January 21, 2022 | 1:00-4:00 PM (online)
1st AdaBD Symposium
Friday, September 17, 2021| 1:00-5:00 PM
Scientifica 21: Natürlich künstlich
Wie lernen Mensch und Maschine?
Exhibition Booth
Saturday-Sunday, September 4-5, 2021 (in German)
When humans learn, the neural networks in the brain adapt their structure and function to new situations. Artificial neural networks behave similarly. But what exactly happens in the human brain and in machines? And why do some children show learning deficits and developmental disorders?
Vortragsreihe Wissen-schaf(f)t Wissen - Zürcher Zentrum für Integrative Humanphysiologie
Mit gebündelten Kräften die Grundlagen unserer Lernfähigkeit verstehen
Prof. Dr. Esther Stöckli, Institut für Molekulare Biologie, Universität Zürich
Prof. Dr. Fritjof Helmchen, Institut für Hirnforschung, Universität Zürich
Monday, May 17, 2021 | 6:15 - 7:45 PM (in German)
URPP Kick-off Event
Five new University Research Priority Programs
In January 2021, the five new University Research Priority Programs (URPP) of the third series have started their work. At a kick-off event, we presented the projects in more detail.
The event was open to the public and took place online.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | 5:30 PM