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On 24 April, a conference will be held in the Auditorium of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos to disseminate the advances in neurotechnology and neuroscience of the MINA-CM consortium, led by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. The keynote speaker is Rafael Yuste, Professor of Biological Sciences and Neuroscience at Columbia University, who is leading the launch of the new Spanish Neurotechnology Centre (Spain Neurotech).

The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid has launched in the academic year 2024-2025 an innovative Master’s programme in neurotechnology, unique at international level, with the aim of training the next generation of neurotechnologists in the latest scientific advances.

On November 28-29, the Spanish Node of EBRAINS hosted an interdisciplinary meeting in Madrid, focusing on human brain circuits related to motor function, dysfunction, and rehabilitation. The event brought together national and international experts with the goal of integrating computational tools with experimental data and fostering productive discussions about motor circuits in health and disease.

Interview with Esperanza Jubera, Head of Head of the Memory Research Unit at Bitbrain, a Spanish company member of EBRAINS

Interview with Manuela Costa, senior postdoc researcher in the Laboratory for Clinical Neuroscience (CTB-UPM) and recent awardee of the Ramón y Cajal fellowship.

EBRAINS aims to translate scientific findings into medical and industrial innovations for the benefit of patients and society in general.

The meeting will examine human brain circuits related to motor function, dysfunction and rehabilitation, integrating computational tools with experimental data. 28-29 november 2024

The Spanish EBRAINS Node meeting on human memory circuits was held in a truly inspiring venue – the lecture theatre where Santiago Ramon y Cajal imparted his knowledge of histology and histopathology at Madrid’s former Medical Faculty. It is fair to say that the scientific level of all the oral presentations and subsequent discussion would have met with the approval of the father of modern neuroscience.

NEUROTEC Interview Series #7 features Concha Bielza, professor at the School of Computer Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, on computational intelligence and data-driven neuroscience.

NEUROTEC Interview Series #6 features Patricia Sánchez González, professor at GBTUPM, on pattern detection and validation of new imaging biomarkers for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.

Guillermo de Arcas, Professor of acoustics and instrumentation in NEUROTEC Interview Series #5: Motor Activity Monitoring and Auditory Stimulation to improve the life of those affected by neurodegenerative diseases.

The meeting will address the implications of human brain circuits related to memory, from the perspectives of anatomy, physiology and modelling.

Our aim is for constructive and fruitful discussions about human memory circuits, to explore how EBRAINS tools and services can help neuroscientists in the area, and to connect researchers working in this field.

Prof. Gustavo Deco delivered the third session of NEUROTEC Lecture Series. Gustavo Deco is Research Professor at ICREA and Professor (Catedrático) at the Pompeu Fabra University where he leads the Computational Neuroscience group.

NEUROTEC Interview Series #4 features Giulia Varotto, Researcher at the Laboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Biomedical Technology, UPM.

NEUROTEC Interview Series #3 features Juan Ignacio Godino Llorente, Professor at the UPM and leader of the Bioengineering and Optoelectronics Research Group.

The Technical University of Madrid is the coordinator of the Spanish node of EBRAINS, the distributed European infrastructure that works to promote brain-related research and facilitate the interpretation of the latest scientific discoveries in neuroscience and neurotechnology.

NEUROTEC Interview Series #2 features Eduardo Juárez,, Professor at UPM & Research Subdirector at CITSEM-UPM.

NEUROTEC Interview Series #1 features Nahla Jemni Damer, a CTB-UPM researcher working on novel, high-precision medical treatments for age-related macular degeneration.

Jose A. Garrido delivered the second session of NEUROTEC Lecture Series. ICREA Research Professor and leader of the ICN2 Advanced Electronic Materials and Devices Group, which explores novel electronic materials, such as graphene and other 2D materials, and their potential in electronic and bioelectronic applications.

The researcher Elena Boto, PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Nottingham, inaugurated the “NEUROTEC Conference Series”, which will feature international experts who will provide inspirational and motivational value to students and young researchers.