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All times are in the meeting time zone (Boston, MA).

Saturday, March 20, 2027

9:30 am - 6:30 pm

Onsite Registration & Pre-Registration Check-In

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Data Blitz Session 1

Data Blitz

Salons A-E

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Data Blitz Session 2

Data Blitz

Salon F

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Data Blitz Session 3

Data Blitz

Salons G-K

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch Break (On Your Own)

Break

On Your Own

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Exhibitor Check-In

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

12:30 - 1:00 pm

Poster Session A Set-Up

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

1:00 - 3:00 pm

Rising Stars Session

Slide

Salons A-E

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Poster Session A

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

3:00 - 5:15 pm

Exhibits Open

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Coffee Service

Break

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

5:00 - 5:15 pm

Poster Session A Take-Down

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address
Social Connection in Challenging Times, Eveline Crone, Ph.D.

Keynote

Grand Ballroom

5:15 pm - 7:30 am

Exhibit Hall Closed for the Day

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Social

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

Sunday, March 21, 2027

7:30 - 8:00 am

Exhibit Hall Access for Exhibitors/Poster Session B Set-Up Only

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

7:30 am - 6:30 pm

Onsite Registration & Pre-Registration Check-In

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

Break

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 - 10:00 am

Poster Session B

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 am - 7:15 pm

Exhibits Open

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Invited Symposium 1
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Curiosity and Curiosity-Driven Learning

Invited Symposium

Salons A-E

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Invited Symposium 2
Euromodulation of Cognitive Circuits – From Animal Models to Human Translation

Invited Symposium

Salons G-K

11:30 - 11:45 am

Poster Session B Take-Down

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break (On Your Own)

Break

On Your Own

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Symposium Session 1
The Rhythms of Recollection in the Human Hippocampus

Symposium

Salons A-E

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Symposium Session 2
Mind and Machine: Neural and Behavioral Dynamics of AI Involvement

Symposium

Salon F

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Symposium Session 3
Construction Zone Ahead – Building Abstract Task Representations in the Prefrontal Cortex

Symposium

Salons G-K

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Coffee Service

Break

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Poster Session C Set-Up

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

4:00 - 5:00 pm

The 33rd Annual George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience Lecture
Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Thriving, John Gabrieli, Ph.D.

Award

Grand Ballroom

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Poster Session C

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

7:00 - 7:15 pm

Poster Session C Take-Down

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

7:15 pm - 7:30 am

Exhibit Hall Closed for the Day

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

Monday, March 22, 2027

7:30 - 8:00 am

Exhibit Hall Access for Exhibitors/Poster Session D Set-Up Only

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

Break

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 - 10:00 am

Poster Session D

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Exhibits Open

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Onsite Registration & Pre-Registration Check-In

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 - 10:00 am

Communications Open House
Lisa Munoz, Public Information Officer

Press

Hyannis

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Symposium Session 4
Bridging Scales in Episodic Memory Research: From Comparative Neuroanatomy to Cognitive Theory

Symposium

Salons A-E

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Symposium Session 5
Attention, Gaze, and Speech Processing During Learning Across the Lab-to-Classroom Continuum

Symposium

Salon F

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Symposium Session 6
Artificial Minds, Human Brains: Is AI a Paradigm Shift in Cognitive Neuroscience?

Symposium

Salons G-K

11:30 - 11:45 am

Poster Session D Take-Down

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break (On your own)

Break

On Your Own

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Poster Session E Set-Up

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Young Investigator Award Lecture 1
Mechanisms and Applications of Infant Sensory Neuroplasticity, Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam, Ph.D.

Award

Salons A-F

2:00 - 2:30 pm

Young Investigator Award Lecture 2
From Time-Varying Neural Dynamics to Stable Cognitive Representations, Randolph Helfrich, M.D., Ph.D.

Award

Salons A-F

2:30 - 4:30 pm

Poster Session E

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Coffee Service

Break

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

4:30 - 5:30 pm

The 16th Annual Distinguished Career Contributions Award Lecture
Cognitive Neuroscience in the Service of Understanding Mental Health, Deanna M. Barch, Ph.D.

Award

Grand Ballroom

5:30 - 5:45 pm

Poster Session E Take-Down

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

5:45 - 7:15 pm

11th Annual CNSTA Trainee Professional Career Panel

Panel

TBD

5:45 pm - 7:30 am

Exhibit Hall Closed for the Day

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

7:30 - 10:00 pm

CNS Student Trainee Social Night

Social

Offsite

Tuesday, March 23, 2027

7:30 - 8:00 am

Exhibit Hall Access for Exhibitors/Poster Session F Set-Up Only

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

Break

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 - 10:00 am

Poster Session F

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Onsite Registration & Pre-Registration Check-In

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:00 - 10:15 am

Poster Session F Take-Down

Poster Session

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Invited Symposium 3
Neuroplasticity of Language: Insights from Exceptional Language Experience

Invited Symposium

Salons A-E

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Invited Symposium 4
From Prediction to Explanation: Opportunities and Challenges for NeuroAI

Invited Symposium

Salons G-K

10:15 am - 3:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Closed for the Day

Exhibits

Back Bay Conference and Exhibition Center

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break (On Your Own)

Break

On Your Own

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Symposium Session 7
Representational Change in the Hippocampus: How Task Structure, Development, and Learning Objectives Impact Differentiation and Integration

Symposium

Salons A-E

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Symposium Session 8
From Vision to Vocabulary: A Multi-Disciplinary Investigation of Reading

Symposium

Salon F

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Symposium Session 9
Multiscale Dynamics of Cognitive Processes from M/EEG: Micro-to-Macroscale and Back Again

Symposium

Salons G-K

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