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Dear colleagues,</div>
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We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 6th edition of the
<b>Barcelona Summer School for Advanced Modeling of Behavior (BAMB! 2026)</b>.</div>
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<b>Dates:</b> July 12–23, 2026</div>
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<b>Location:</b> Barcelona, Spain</div>
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<b>Application Deadline:</b> 6 March 2026 (midnight Pacific Time)</div>
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<b>Apply at:</b> www.bambschool.org</div>
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<b>BAMB!</b> is an intensive two-week training program for PhD students and early-career researchers in cognitive science, computational neuroscience, and Neuro-AI who possess a strong computational background.
<b>For this new edition</b>, we have reformulated the curriculum to address the rapid transformations currently occurring in computational neuroscience, ensuring the course remains at the cutting edge of advanced modeling. The school combines lectures, hands-on
tutorials, and group projects to provide both the conceptual foundations and technical skills for the advanced modeling and analysis of behavior. The school is organized by the
<i>Centre de Recerca Matemŕtica</i> (CRM).</div>
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<b>Who should apply:</b> The course is intended for PhD students and postdocs in cognitive, systems, and computational neuroscience with a solid background in computational or quantitative analysis. Proficiency in Python is required. We seek a diverse blend
of experimentalists and theoreticians.</div>
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A limited number of travel and childcare grants will be available. Scientists from underrepresented groups and countries are especially encouraged to apply.</div>
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<b>Topics covered:</b></div>
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Modeling fundamentals</div>
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Decision-making</div>
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Foraging and sequential decision-making</div>
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Reinforcement learning</div>
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Structure learning</div>
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Complex motor behaviors and time series</div>
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<b>Organizers:</b> Alex Hyafil (CRM), Marion Rouault (CNRS, Paris Brain Institute), Heike Stein (CNRS, Sorbonne), Chris Summerfield (Oxford), Klaus Wimmer (CRM), Tarryn Balsdon (CNRS, ENS-PSL), Nisheet Patel (Axy), Manuel Molano-Mazón (UPC), Diksha Gupta (UCL),
and Nuria Hernández (CRM).</div>
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<b>Keynotes:</b> Megan Peters (UCI) and Marcelo Mattar (NYU).</div>
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<b>Guest Faculty:</b> Mehdi Khamassi (ISIR, Sorbonne University) and Charley Wu (TU Darmstadt).</div>
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We would be grateful if you could forward this announcement to interested students and colleagues.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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The BAMB! 2026 Organizing Team info@bambschool.org @bamb-school.bsky.social</div>
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