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Lake Conference – Neural Coding & Dynamics 2025

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Join the Allen Institute and Circuit Neuroscience Basel for the Lake Conference in Seattle, Washington this September! This small conference will bring together researchers for engaging presentations and discussions of cutting-edge research and time for networking.

The 3.5 day conference will focus on neural coding and dynamics at the brain-wide level, their implementation in evolved neural circuits, and the impact of theory and machine learning in understanding the brain.

Sep 28, 2025 - Oct 2, 2025

Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle's Southport

Audience

Graduate, Postdocs, Scientists

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What are Lake Conferences?

Lake Conferences are a series of four bi-annual conferences designed to provide a stimulating forum for discussion of key emerging areas of neuroscience.

The conferences are medium-sized, with 100-150 participants, to allow for lively participation and conversation among attendees.

Two conferences will take place in 2025:

  • “Sensation and Action” hosted in Thun, Switzerland, May 4-8
  • “Neural Coding and Dynamics” hosted in Seattle, WA September 28 – October 2

The scientific program will include 33 talks by invited speakers, organizer-selected short talks from participants, and two poster sessions. The study of neural coding and dynamics has recently been turbocharged by advances in experimental methods and a revolution in computing and modeling. It is now becoming possible to test long-standing theoretical models of how the dynamic interactions of populations of neurons process information and produce intelligent behavior.

The conference will bring together leaders in the field with early-career researchers for a highly interactive meeting.

 

 

 

Application Details

We invite applicants at all career stages to apply to attend. Application window will be open until May 23.
In addition to speaker presentations, we will feature a number of short talks and posters from accepted applicants. Acceptance does not guarantee a short talk time slot, those elected will be notified.

APPLY TO ATTEND

All applicants will be notified of the decision on their applications in June.

Registration Cost

The conference registration fee is $650 USD for a general ticket and $550 for students, to be paid only by accepted applicants after notification. Application is free. Registration includes:

  • Three days of conference sessions
  • Welcome reception (Sunday, 9/28) & midday event (Tuesday, 9/30)
  • All meals during the conference

Please contact events@alleninstitute.org with questions.

Venue

The conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington hotel in Renton, WA. Located on the south shores of Lake Washington, the Hyatt Regency combines modern meeting spaces and guest rooms with unparalleled access to the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

The hotel is a convenient 10 minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle. The hotel can be reached by public transport, taxis, sea plane and kayak!

Accepted applicants will receive additional travel and accommodation details in advance of the event.

Lake Conference 2025 Speakers

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  • Larry Abbott, Columbia University
  • Mark Andermann, Harvard University
  • Dmitriy Aronov, Columbia University
  • Tim Behrens, University of Oxford
  • Rafal Bogacz, University of Oxford
  • Carlos Brody, Princeton University
  • Elizabeth Buffalo, University of Washington
  • Claudia Clopath, Imperial College London
  • Jeremiah Cohen, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
  • Christine Constantinople, New York University
  • Kayvon Daie, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
  • Lea Duncker, Columbia University
  • Eva Dyer, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Yvette Fisher, Ph.D., University of California
  • Lisa Giocomo, Stanford University
  • Christine Grienberger, Brandeis University
  • Sonja Hofer, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
  • Georg Keller, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
  • Ashok Litwin-Kumar, Columbia University
  • Francesca Mastrogiuseppe, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
  • Mackenzie Mathis, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
  • Markus Meister, California Institute of Technology
  • Richard Mooney, Duke University
  • Mala Murthy, Princeton University
  • Shawn Olsen, Ph.D., Investigator
  • Srdjan Ostojic, École Normale Superieure Paris
  • Vanessa Ruta, The Rockefeller University
  • Eric Shea-Brown, University of Washington
  • Kim Stachenfeld, Google DeepMind
  • Nick Steinmetz, University of Washington
  • Lin Tian, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
  • Ilana Witten, Princeton University
  • Friedemann Zenke, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

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