Connectionists: CAJAL Course on Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and Virtual Reality 2026

[Daniel McNamee]

*CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Course: Quantitative Approaches to
Behavior and Virtual Reality 2026*. This intensive course is a unique
opportunity for early-career researchers interested in this field.

Hosted at the *Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown*, this three-week course
 focuses on acquiring, analyzing, and modeling *behavioral data* and
integrating it with neurobiological information, using *translational
methodologies* that can be applied across species—from simple model
organisms to humans—to broaden experimental and research capabilities.

*Location:* Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
*Dates:* 7 - 26 June 2026
*Application Deadline:* 13 February 2026
*Apply now:* https://cajal
-training.org/on-site/quantitative-approaches-to-behavior-and-virtual-reality-2026/
<https://cajal-training.org/on-site/quantitative-approaches-to-behaviour-and-virtual-reality-2026/>


*Course Directors*

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   *Ann Kennedy* – Scripps Research, USA
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   *Daniel McNamee* –  Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal
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   *Giorgio Gilestro*  – Imperial College London, UK


*Course Themes & Topics*

This course will focus on the following key frontier areas:

   - Behavioral data acquisition and analysis;
   - Modeling behavioral dynamics;
   - Integration with neurobiological data;
   - Experimental design and independent projects;
   - Translational and cross-species approaches.

*Keynote Speakers Include:*

   - Andre Brown (Imperial College London, UK)
   - Ahmed El Hady (Max Planck Institute, Germany)
   - Andrew Straw (University of Freiburg, Germany)
   - Barbara Webb (University of Edinburgh, UK)
   - Ben De Bivort (Harvard University, USA)
   - Carlos Ribeiro (Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal)
   - Gordon Berman (Emory College, USA)
   - Greg J. Stephens (OIST Graduate University, Japan)
   - Ian Couzin (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Germany)
   - Joshua Shaevitz (Princeton University, USA)
   - Kim Hoke (Colorado State University, USA)
   - Kristin Branson (HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA)
   - Nachum Ulanovsky (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
   - R. James Cotton (Northwestern University, USA)
   - Sama Ahmed, University of Washington, USA
   - Talmo Pereira (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA)
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