We closed out CNS 2026 in Vancouver with another excellent poster session, followed by a whopping 6 more symposia, including on the how the brain creates language, with insights from genes, neural pathways, neuroprosthetics, and computational models. Check out some highlights the posts below.
#CNS2026 It’s been an unforgettable four days in Vancouver, and we have one more day of world-class science ahead. Today’s lineup features our final invited symposia, regular symposia and poster session F, this is your last chance to catch the latest research, connect with our exhibitors!
— CNS 2026 Annual Meeting (@cnsmtg.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Day 4: the final day of #CNS2026~
Join us this morning for the final poster session, 8-10 AM. One last chance to see lots of great posters and lively chats~ all the ingredients you need to start a chilly day in Vancouver with that dopamine spike!
Coffee and breakfast available ☕️
— Mohith M. Varma (Mo) (@mohithvarma.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
#CNS2026 I presented today @cnsmtg.bsky.social, had lovely and diverse chats, which I think cleared a lot of the future work that awaits me. 🙂
— Carlos (Charlie) Magallanes (@imecaldo.bsky.social) March 11, 2026 at 2:07 AM
thanks for yapping with me !! it was so much fun !! 🥰🤓🧠 #CNS2026
— Emily Harriott (@emilymharriott.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Kicking off the symposium on how emotion shapes our memory @danipalombo.bsky.social and her PhD student Chantelle Cocquyt by asking: does a reminder cue affect how you recall an emotional event differently if it comes before vs after it?
Turns out this research reveals order matters!
#CNS2026— Mohith M. Varma (Mo) (@mohithvarma.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Next up Andy Lee asking: do our emotions in terms of how intense they are and whether they are positive or negative may distort how we remember the time between past events?
As usual with emotions… it’s complicated!
#CNS2026
— Mohith M. Varma (Mo) (@mohithvarma.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Third speaker Joseph Dunsmoor~ with at least 4 fans in the audience (count me in too 🤣) asks:
What happens when you look at pictures while getting mildly electrocuted⚡️
Turns out shocks can shift when you think you saw the picture.Great science but rough day for participant in that study! #CNS2026
— Mohith M. Varma (Mo) (@mohithvarma.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
To close the symposium, Regina Lapate extends the story past shock+picture lab pairings and into real life events: how our emotions influence the way we remember the timeline of our autobiographical memories.
Fascinating and very carefully conducted work into emotion-memory-time dynamics!
#CNS2026
— Mohith M. Varma (Mo) (@mohithvarma.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
New #CNS2026 Press Release!
From genetics to AI: Integrated approaches to decoding human language in the brain – new research being presented today at Invited Symposium 4
www.eurekalert.org/news-release…— Cognitive Neuroscience Society (@cogneuronews.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Goodbye Vancouver. Thanks for the good eats (oh, and science). ✌️ #CNS2026
(Even the airport #Poké is good!)— Karen Campbell 🇨🇦 (@karampbell.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Such a fun symposium! Thank you Andre and @jingnandu.bsky.social for bringing us together for a great #CNS2026! 🧠🍁
— Arielle Keller (@ariellekeller.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Thank you for a wonderful conference in Vancouver #CNS2026! Special shout-out to volunteer @mohithvarma.bsky.social who helped us cover sessions. Here we are bidding you farewell and safe travels! Look forward to seeing everyone again in Boston next year for #CNS2027!!
— Cognitive Neuroscience Society (@cogneuronews.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
LOOKING AHEAD: #CNS2027
Mark your calendars! The Cognitive Neuroscience Society is excited to announce that CNS 2027 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, from March 20–23, 2027.Stay tuned for more information regarding abstract submissions and award nominations.
@cogneuronews.bsky.social
— CNS 2026 Annual Meeting (@cnsmtg.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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