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>Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny, France </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://84454458.streak-link.com/Cxj80AMVlfndd-inKwgMJVkF/https%3A%2F%2Fcollegecluny.eu%2Fen%2Fappel-a-candidatures%2Finformations-pratiques%2F" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(47,88,143)">(CCIC)</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The school will provide an overview of theoretical and experimental frameworks used to study a variety of <b>decision making</b> processes. It will cover different model systems from rodents to humans and a plethora of decision making mechanisms.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Another objective of Neurobridges is to bring together <b>Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists</b>, in order to promote scientific cooperation between young researchers from these countries. The organizers of NeuroBridges are convinced that such scientific collaborations can lead to personal relations, which eventually may alleviate the political distress in the Middle East.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily, but not only, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, either working in their home countries or abroad. Applicants should have some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. <b>All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will also be available. In light of the ongoing situation in Iran, we are committed to providing full travel grants to all students coming from Iran.</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NeuroBridges 2026 Faculty:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Larry Abbott (Columbia University)<br>Alaa Ahmed (University of Colorado)<br>Eiman Azim (Salk Institute)<br>Sharona Ben Haim (UC San Diego)<br>Rava Azeredo da Silveira (IOB)<br>Rasha Kardosh<br>Israel Nelken (Hebrew University)<br>Mathias Pessiglione (Paris Brain Institute)<br>Drazen Prelec (MIT)<br>Reza Shadmehr (Johns Hopkins University)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NeuroBridges</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (Max Planck Institute), David Hansel (CNRS), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Carole Levenes (CNRS).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NeuroBridges 2026</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> is supported by the Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation, the Simons Foundation and ELSC, and is in partnership with VVTNS (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.wwtns.online/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">https://www.wwtns.online/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">).</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For more information and application, visit our website: <a href="https://neurobridges.net/" target="_blank">https://neurobridges.net/</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Contact us:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:neurobridges2023@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">neurobridges2026@gmail.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;text-align:start;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">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