Joint meeting for French and Italian Neuroscience Societies

This meeting is organized by Miriam Melis (University of Cagliari, Italy) and Marcello Solinas (University of Poitiers, Inserm U1074, France) as a satellite of the FENS Forum 2026, to be held in Barcelona.

 

Date: Sunday, July 5th, 2026 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM

 

15:00-15:10 Greeting by Marcello Solinas (France) and Miriam Melis (Italy)

 

15:10-16:40 SINS-SdN Symposium 1: Neurodevelopmental Processes and Cognitive Challenges

Speakers:
• S1.1: Neurodevelopment and brain disorders – Simona Lodato (Milan, Italy)
• S1.2: Neurobiology of Social Cognition – Francesco Papaleo (Genoa, Italy)
• S1.3: Brain mechanisms of social influences on craving and health-related decision-making – Leonie Koban (Lyon, France)

 

16:40-17:10 Keynote lecture: A cannabinoid view on brain functions

Giovanni Marsicano (Bordeaux, France)

 

17:10-18:40 SdN-SINS Symposium 2: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Behavior and Decision-Making

Speakers:

• S2.1: Dopamine and Decision-Making Processes – Philippe Faure (Paris, France)

• S2.2: From Stress Reactivity to Dysfunction: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Translational Insights – Patrizia Campolongo (Rome, Italy)

• S2.3: Neurobiology of pain and associated psychiatric disorders – Ipeck Yalcin (Strasbourg, France)

 

This event received the patronage of the French and the Italian Neuroscience Societies.

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Practical information

Place

Barcelona, Spain