Connectionists: LASCON 2026 - X Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience (Call for applications)

[Antonio Roque]

*LASCON 2026 – X Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience*
*January 5–30, 2026 | University of São Paulo, Brazil*
https://sisne.org/en/lascon-x/

*APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 4, 2025*

**** Apologies for cross-posting ****

Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to announce the *10th edition of the Latin American
School on Computational Neuroscience (LASCON 2026)*, which will be held at
the University of São Paulo, Brazil, from *January 5 to 30, 2026*.

LASCON 2026 offers an intensive four-week training program designed for
graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and early-career researchers
interested in applying computational and mathematical methods to the study
of neurons and neural networks. The curriculum spans multiple scales of
brain modeling—from biophysically detailed neurons to large-scale networks
and theoretical frameworks of brain function and dysfunction—and covers
topics such as extracellular field modeling, synaptic and structural
plasticity, brain disease and brain state modeling, artificial
intelligence, criticality in brain dynamics, consciousness, and
brain–machine interfaces.

The program combines *morning lectures* on theory, *afternoon tutorials* using
leading simulation tools (NEURON, NEST, NetPyNE), and *evening group
project work*, culminating in student project presentations.

This 10th edition marks a special milestone: *20 years of LASCON*. Since
its first edition in 2006, the school has become a recognized international
initiative in computational neuroscience training, attracting students from
Latin America and beyond. Over the years, LASCON has welcomed participants
from all continents, and its alumni (278 to date) have gone on to
successful careers in academia and industry worldwide (
https://sisne.org/en/lascon-alumni/).

To celebrate this anniversary, LASCON 2026 will feature the largest faculty
in the school’s history, with lectures and tutorials covering a wide
spectrum of subfields in computational neuroscience. Confirmed faculty
include:

Alain Destexhe (Paris-Saclay Inst. of Neuroscience, France) · Alessandro
Treves (SISSA, Italy) · Aline Duarte (USP, Brazil) · Arnd Roth (UCL, UK) ·
Cláudia Vargas (UFRJ, Brazil) · Daniel Takahashi (UFRN, Brazil) · Demian
Battaglia (Univ. of Strasbourg, France) · Enzo Tagliazucchi (Univ. of
Buenos Aires, Argentina) · Fernanda Matias (UFAL, Brazil) · Florencia
Iacaruso (The Francis Crick Institute, UK) · Gaute Einevoll (NMBU, Norway)
· Gustavo Rohenkohl (USP, Brazil) · Hans Ekkehard Plesser (NMBU, Norway) ·
Harel Shouval (Univ. of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA) · Horacio
Rotstein (NJIT & Rutgers, USA) · Junji Ito (Jülich, Germany) · Leonardo
Elias (Unicamp, Brazil) · Lyle Muller (Western Univ., Canada) · Marja-Leena
Linne (Tampere Univ., Finland) · Markus Diesmann (Jülich, Germany) ·
Maurício Girardi-Schappo (UFSC, Brazil) · Mauro Copelli (UFPE, Brazil) ·
Netta Cohen (Univ. of Leeds, UK) · Oswaldo Baffa (USP, Brazil) · Patricia
Reynaud-Bouret (Côte d’Azur Univ., France) · Rodrigo Pavão (UFABC, Brazil)
· Rodrigo Pena (Florida Atlantic Univ., USA) · Sonja Grün (Jülich, Germany)
· Sophia Sanborn (Stanford Univ., USA) · Viktor Jirsa (Aix-Marseille Univ.,
France) · Valeriy Bragin (SUNY, USA) · William Lytton (SUNY, USA).

*Applications*: The number of students is limited to 40. Applications must
be submitted via the school’s Application form
<https://forms.gle/FcqXe3rFvsdCtQZ29> and include a CV (in English) and two
recommendation letters. The application deadline is *October 4, 2025
(midnight, US Pacific time)*.

*Costs and support*: There is *no registration fee*. Subject to available
funding, accommodation may be provided for participants coming from outside
Greater São Paulo. Travel costs must be covered by participants.

*Selection*: Priority will be given to Latin American students, but
applications from all regions are warmly encouraged.

LASCON 2026 is organized as an activity of the *FAPESP Research, Innovation
and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat)*.

We look forward to welcoming you in São Paulo.

Best regards,
Antonio C. Roque
Director, LASCON

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Antonio C. Roque
Professor Associado
Departamento de Fisica
FFCLRP, Universidade de Sao Paulo
14040-901 Ribeirao Preto-SP
Brazil  -  Brasil
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