The Language of Neurons15th & 16th September 2023, Barcelona

The conference is structured in two different sessions: one is academic and the other is for a general audience. The academic session will feature renowned experts presenting their contributions to the subject matter of the conference. The aim is to provide a platform for scientists, researchers, and scholars to exchange knowledge and ideas, discuss the latest trends and advancements, and engage in a lively debate.

The second session (with simultaneous translation from English to Catalan and Spanish) will be targeting a general audience. It will feature presentations by the speakers on how their views impact neuroscience and society. This session will be interactive and engaging, providing participants with the opportunity to ask questions and learn from experts in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

Neural representation
9:00 Welcome and Presentation

Oscar Vilarroya

9:15 Academic session What do neurons know?

György Buzsáki

10:00 Academic session Embodying neural representations: Neural reuse and embodied simulation

Vittorio Gallese

10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Academic session Spatial neural representations

Julija Krupic

12:00 Academic session On the embodied nature of knowledge: From numbers to neurons

Martin Fischer

12:45 Academic session The thermodynamics of mind

Gustavo Deco

13:30 Lunch
14:45 Academic session The predictive brain in action: The brain's generative models to Interact with the world and to understand it

Giovanni Pezzulo

15:30 Academic session Making memories in mice

Sheena Josselyn

16:15 Academic Session Neurobiological mechanisms for representing concepts and symbols in the brain

Friedemann Pulvermüller

Friedemann Pulvermüller
17:00 Coffee break
17:15 Academic session Wrap-up session

Oscar Vilarroya

17:45 Academic session Round table

Guest debaters
Questions from the audience

18:30 End of the academic session
The Language of Neurons
9:15 General public Welcome
9:30 Short presentations by the guest speakers

György Buzsáki

Gustavo Deco

Martin Fischer

Vittorio Gallese

Sheena Josselyn

Julija Krupic

Giovanni Pezzulo

Friedemann Pulvermüller

Friedemann Pulvermüller
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 General public Round table

Moderated discussion
Questions from the audience

13:00 End of the general public session