Summer School and Neuroscience Symposium on
Body-Brain Waves
23-28 September 2024, Salerno, Italy
Supported by
Sponsored by
WAVES ’24
Promo video here.
Body-Brain physiological Waves meet the waves of the Amalfi Coast
During Waves’23, we discussed that research in cognitive and clinical neuroscience has long neglected the essential and modulatory influence of the body and its peripheral physiological activity on brain functioning and behavior.
Accumulating evidence, however, convincingly shows that neural excitability, information processing, and overt behavior are distinctly influenced by physiological body signals. Breathing, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal activity, oculomotor dynamics and circadian rhythms complement the assessment of Brain Waves, informing and advancing our understanding of how we perceive, act, and evaluate the dynamically changing environment we live in.
How to measure Body-Brain Waves and how to investigate Body-Brain interactions?
In this Summer School, we will learn how to expand our experimental setups so to include bodily physiological signals next to brain activity and/or behavior. We will learn best practices in acquiring respiratory, cardiovascular, oculomotor and gastrointestinal signals, and how to holistically examine dynamic Body-Brain interactions and their modulatory role in cognition.
The Summer School will be followed by a 2-day Symposium featuring talks and workshops on Body-Brain Waves.
IMPORTANT DATES
Summer School
- When: 23-26th September 2024
- Submission: 01.12.23 – 31.03.24
- Notification of Acceptance: by 15.04.24
- Registration: 16.04.24 – 30.04.24
Symposium
- When: 27-28th September 2024
- Submission: 08.01.24 – 08.04.24
- Notification of Acceptance: 20.04.24
- Registration: 21.04.24 – 05.05.24
WAVES
Founders
Antonio Criscuolo
Maastricht University
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Prof. Dr Sonja A. Kotz
Maastricht University
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Organization
& Planning
Antonio Criscuolo
Maastricht University
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience
Daniel Kluger
University of Münster
Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignal Analysis
Advisory
Board
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Sonja Kotz
Maastricht University, NL
Freek van Ede
VU Amsterdam, NL
Klaus Gramann
TU Berlin, DE
Marzia De Lucia
Lausanne University, CH
Uroš Marušič
ZRS Koper, SI
Sarah Garfinkel
University College London, UK
Christian Keitel
University of Dundee, UK
Tjeerd Boonstra
Maastricht University, NL
Invited Tutors
Summer School
Daniel Kluger
WWU Münster, DE
Leah Banellis
Aarhus University, DK
Niia Nikolova
Aarhus University, DK
Diego Candia-Rivera
ICM Paris, FR
Esra Al
Columbia University, US
Elio Balestrieri
WWU Münster, DE
Ignacio Rebollo
DiFE Potsdam, DE
Leonardo Pimpini
Maastricht University, NL
Program
Summer School and Symposium
programs will be made available soon.
Summer School – Preliminary Program
SOCIAL EVENTS
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Aperitivo + dinner in Salerno
Cruise to Amalfi coast + Aperitivo
Visit Paestum and the Greek temples
Specify attendance to social events in the registration form.
Note that the registration costs do not include the fees for social events.
The fee for the social events will be collected in cash at the registration booth.
VENUE
On foot from Salerno central station
~20min walk from Salerno central station (getting there by bus is not recommended)
By Public Transport from Napoli central station
~30min via a regional / intercity / high-speed train to Salerno central station
~1h by bus (SITA, Flixbus)
From Napoli Capodichino airport
Website: https://aeroportodinapoli.it
Shuttle / taxi / shared taxi to Napoli central station: (Link to the airport website)
Note that the ‘shared taxi’ is an official service. It cannot be booked in advance, but is available throughout the day.
From July: Salerno airport.
city of Salerno
Salerno is an ancient city in Campania (Southwestern Italy), located on the Gulf of Salerno, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. With its privileged geographical position, connecting the Amalfi and the Cilento Coast, the province of Salerno is one of the largest provinces in Italy. Almost 60% of its territory is protected by UNESCO and stretches over ~200 miles of coasts. Human settlements in Salerno date back to pre-historic times. In the early Middle Ages, the Schola Medica Salernitana, the first medical school in the world, was founded here. The Normans in 1077 made Salerno the capital of their rule in all Southern Italy, and the city became a great center for learning, culture, and the arts in the 16th century.
The historical centre of Salerno boasts many vestiges of the medieval period, during which the town enjoyed a full splendour. The modern Salerno has mainly developed in the plain area, overlooked by the ‘Arechi’ Castle, located on the ‘Colle Bonadies’, which was the hub of defensive system of the ancient city. From the castle, tourists can enjoy the wonderful and brethtaking panorama of the city and the Gulf of Salerno, and visit the local medieval museum.
More info on Salerno: https://www.livesalerno.com/it/
Accommodation: https://www.livesalerno.com/it/dove-dormire
Transportations: https://www.livesalerno.com/it/salerno/come-muoversi
What to see: https://www.livesalerno.com/it/vedere-fare/cosa-vedere
What to do: https://www.livesalerno.com/it/vedere-fare/cosa-fare
(english versions available: flag on top right, or right-click and translate)
Other recommended activities
Arechi castle: medieval castle on top of Salerno
Minerva’s gardens: ancient botanic gardens of the Schola Medica Salernitana
The path of the gods: hiking trail, ~7-10km above the Amalfi coast
The path of lemons: hiking trail, ~5km long, running through the famous Amalfi coast’s lemon gardens
More trekking options here
Summer School
Application
We encourage researchers at any career stage to apply by
submitting a 3-page *.pdf file organized as follows:
- 1st page: Abstract / Overview of ongoing work.
Provide: title, authors and affiliation; 400-word max abstract with references
(refs are optional); - 2nd page: A short bio with research interests and motivation;
- 3rd page: Express if you are proficient with any coding language(s),
your expertise with body-brain signals and analyses, and if there are specific analyses you would like to implement in your body-brain project.
The abstract should shortly summarize ongoing experimental research and research lines, but can also include planned studies in various fields of neuroscience.
On each day, there will be time reserved for Q&As and for working on your individual research questions with the tutors. If you would like to bring your own data to work on, please briefly describe the analysis approach you would like to implement in the 3rd page of the application.
Please, submit your application via the online submission portal.
Should you have further questions, please send an email to a.criscuolo@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
The submission deadline is provided in ‘Important Dates’ above.
Topics of interest (but not limited to)
Body-brain interactions, neural oscillations, body physiology, sensory processing, perception, action, learning, memory, emotion processing, consciousness/awareness, sleep, social cognition, methods development.
You do not have to pay the Summer School fee at this stage.
Wait for the notification of acceptance.
Note that you can attend Waves only if your application is accepted
and if you have paid the registration fee.
For inquiries and questions,
contact: a.criscuolo@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Symposium
Call for Abstracts
We encourage researchers at any career stage to submit an abstract and express preferences for a 10, 15 or 20 min talk.
Symposium proposals are also accepted, and should be planned to fit within 1h, including a max of 4 talks and 15min of Q&A.
The abstract should shortly summarize ongoing experimental research and research lines, but can also include planned studies, literature reviews and novel frameworks (including theories and opinions) in various fields of neuroscience.
For the submission, please prepare a 2-page *.pdf file organized as follows:
- 1st page: Title, authors and affiliations; preference for a talk of 10, 15 or 20 min or a Symposium; max 300 (single abstract) and 500 (symposium) words abstract with references (optional);
- 2nd page: A short (150-word) bio per speaker.
Please, submit your abstract via the online submission portal.
Should you have further questions, please send an email to a.criscuolo@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
The submission deadline is provided in ‘Important Dates’ above.
Fields of interest
Fundamental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, translational neuroscience, computational neuroscience, cognitive science, experimental psychology, network science, and network physiology.
Topics of interest (but not limited to)
Body-brain interactions, neural oscillations, body physiology, temporal processing, temporal prediction, formal predictions, sensory processing, perception, action, learning, memory, emotion processing, consciousness/awareness, sleep, social cognition, and methods development.
You do not have to pay the conference fee at this stage.
Wait for the notification of acceptance.
Note that you can attend Waves only if your application is accepted
and if you have paid the registration fee.
For inquiries and questions, contact: a.criscuolo@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Summer School
Registration
Early-bird registration fees:
- MSc and PhD students: €300
- Others: €400
Late-bird (after 20th April) registration fees:
- MSc and PhD students: €350
- Others: €450
Late-bird
Discount codes:
for Italian Institutes and researchers in Italy:
- MSc and PhD students: €200
- Others: €300
for international research teams (>4 people):
- MSc and PhD students: €200
- Others: €300
IF you register for the Summer School AND also want to attend the Symposium,
you can do so with a reduction of €100 on the registration fee.
Note that you can attend the Summer School only if your application is accepted and if you have paid the registration fee.
Student volunteers call is now closed.
If funding allows, we will try to make a few Scholarships available to cover registration costs.
In the meantime, also check travel grant opportunities like this one.
follow the registration link here
Symposium
registration
Registration fees:
- MSc and PhD students: €200
- Others: €250
Discount codes available for Italian Institutes and researchers in Italy.
Discount codes available for research teams (>4 people).
IF you register for the Summer School AND also want to attend the Symposium,
you can do so with a reduced fee of €100.
Note that you can attend Waves only if your application is accepted
and you have paid the registration fee.
Student volunteers call is now closed.
In the meantime, also check travel grant opportunities like this one.
follow the registration link here
SPONSORS
The time is ripe for a fundamental shift in how we study human brain and behavior: a more holistic, dynamic, mobile and individualized approach to the study of brain and bodily physiological signals will critically advance and foster the study of neurocognitive functions from health to pathology. However:
- Do we have the adequate research and medical equipment?
- How hard is (mobile) body-brain imaging?
Do you want to support and contribute to our Summer School and Symposium?
The call for talks, demonstrations and workshops is open.
Get in touch!
ACCOMMODATION
Please, specify your accommodation preferences in the registration form.
We’re currently arranging hotel deals via the Municipality.
*Note that specifying your preference in the registration form does not mean that you have to book
accommodation via us.
CONTACT
Antonio Criscuolo
WAVES 