Welcome to the CogBases Workshop, an exciting event dedicated to exploring the latest advances in cognitive neuroscience research.

The workshop brings together leading experts in the field to discuss new techniques, tools, and insights into the workings of the brain.

Through a combination of talks, posters, and networking sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to learn from the best and connect with peers from around the world.

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Open tools to enrich your analyses

During the conference, we will present a range of cutting-edge tools and technologies for analyzing brain imaging data. Whether you're a seasoned neuroscientist or just starting out in the field, these tools will help you unlock new insights into the workings of the brain.

  • DataLad

    A domain-specific language for neuroscience that aims to facilitate data integration and knowledge discovery.

  • BIDS

    An open-source software suite for the analysis, visualization, and sharing of neuroimaging data.

  • Scalable Brain Atlas

    A web-based platform for data management, curation, and analysis, with a particular focus on neuroimaging data.

  • Nilearn

    A platform for the integration and analysis of multimodal brain data, including MRI, EEG, and PET.

Speakers

Meet the international experts who will be sharing their knowledge at our conference.

Demian Wassermann

Demian Wassermann

Research Director at Inria. His research focuses on the development of new computational methods to analyze brain imaging data, with a particular emphasis on the study of brain function and dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Edouard Duchesnay

Edouard Duchesnay

Research Director at CEA NeuroSpin. His research centers on the development of statistical learning and artificial intelligence methods for brain imaging, with a focus on understanding the neural basis of cognition and identifying biomarkers of neurological and psychiatric conditions.

Jean-Baptiste Poline

Jean-Baptiste Poline

Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University, co-Chair of NeuroHub and Chair of the Technical Steering Committee for the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP) at the Montreal Neurological Institute (The NEURO). His research focuses on developing statistical and computational neuroinformatics methods for large-scale functional brain imaging and imaging-genetics studies—including fMRI, PET, clustering, multivariate and robust regression techniques, and the promotion of open science practices in reproducible neuroimaging.

Katja Heuer

Katja Heuer

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Unit of Applied and Theoretical Neuroanatomy at Institut Pasteur, supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship. Her research investigates the evolution and development of brain folding across vertebrates—particularly neocortical and cerebellar morphology through advanced computational neuroanatomy, phylogenetic comparative methods, open-access neuroimaging and histology

Lune Bellec

Lune Bellec

Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at the University of Montreal. His research focuses on the development of new statistical and computational methods to analyze brain imaging data, with a particular emphasis on the identification of biomarkers for brain disorders.

Olivier Coulon

Olivier Coulon

CNRS Research Director at the Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone and head of the Methods and Computational Anatomy (MeCA) research team. His research focuses on neuroimaging data analysis, with a strong emphasis on cortical variability and organisation, sulcal morphology, cortical surface matching, parcellation, and the relationship between anatomy, connectivity and function.

Pietro Gori

Pietro Gori

Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging at Télécom Paris and collaborator at the NeuroSpin laboratory of CEA. His research focuses on developing AI-based and machine-learning methods for medical imaging and computational anatomy, including anatomical representation learning, domain transfer, tractogram analysis and glioblastoma atlas modelling.

Piotr Majka

Piotr Majka

Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Neuroinformatics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw. His research focuses on constructing multimodal, multiscale digital brain atlases and mapping cortico-cortical connectivity in non-human primates—applying computational neuroanatomy, high-throughput imaging and machine-learning tools to relate brain structure to function and behaviour.

Rembrandt Bakker

Rembrandt Bakker

Researcher at the Donders Centre for Neuroscience - Neurophysics at Radboud University and the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.His research focuses on natural computing and neurotechnology, especially neuroinformatics approaches for scalable brain atlas development and integrating multimodal brain imaging data.

Remi Gau

Remi Gau

Research Software Engineer at Inria (MIND team) and formerly Research Associate in Neuroscience at McGill University. His research spans multisensory integration and laminar fMRI approaches—particularly using high-resolution 7T neuroimaging to study how sensory signals are integrated across cortical depth and the neural mechanisms underlying multisensory perception, pain-cardiovascular regulation, and open-science methodologies.

Schedule

Two days of presentations, tutorials and discussion

Day 1: Tutorials, Brain Development & Deep Phenotyping

Time Speaker Topic
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and welcome coffee
9:30 - 10:00 The Organisers Opening remarks
10:00 - 11:00 Tutorial 1: Reproducible Processing Pipelines in Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology
Remi Gau Learn how to render processing pipelines reproducible across humans and other species using BIDS.
11:00 - 12:00 Tutorial 2: Efficient Data Sharing Across Large, Heterogeneous Datasets
Stephan Heunis Discover how to perform efficient data sharing using DataLad
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:30 Scientific Session 1: Brain Development
Guillaume Auzias, Olivier Coulon, Melina Cordeau Invited Talk 1
Roberto Toro Invited Talk 2
TBA Talk selected from posters
14:30 - 16:00 Scientific Session 2: Deep Phenotyping in the Healthy Brain
Jean-Baptiste Poline, Lune Bellec Invited Talk 1
Elizabeth Dupré Invited Talk 2
TBA Talk selected from posters
16:00 - 18:00 Poster Session & Coffee
18:00 - 19:00 Round table

Day 2: Tutorials, Deep Phenotyping and Multi-Species Atlasing

Time Speaker Topic
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome Coffee
9:30 - 10:00 The Organisers Opening remarks
10:00 - 11:00 Tutorial 3: Exploring the Marmoset Brain at High Resolution
Piotr Majka Explore the marmoset brain at unparalleled high resolution
11:00 - 12:00 Tutorial 4: Combining Multi-Scale, Multi-Species Data
Rembrandt Bakker Learn how to combine multi-scale, multi-species data across scales.
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:30 Scientific Session 3: AI-Based Deep Phenotyping Across Disorders
Edouard Duchesnay Invited Talk 1
Pietro Gori Invited Talk 2
TBA Talk selected from posters.
14:30 - 16:00 Scientific Session 4: Multi-Species Atlasing
Piotr Majka Invited Talk 1
Katja Heuer Invited Talk 2
TBA Talk selected from posters
16:00 - 18:00 Poster Session & Coffee
18:00 - 19:00 Round Table & Closing Remarks End of Workshop

Registration

Registration is free of charge but mandatory, and is open until the 22 of September 2025.

Register here.

If you want to showcase your research as a poster, submit your contribution using this form.

Venue

The CogBases workshop will be held at the Agora of the Yersin building (also called the "Omics" building) at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The Agora is a spacious and modern venue that provides a comfortable and inspiring environment for scientific events.

The Agora of the Yersin building
The Agora of the Yersin building
The Agora of the Yersin building
The Agora of the Yersin building

To get to Institut Pasteur using public transportation, you can take the metro line 6 and get off at the Pasteur station, which is just a few minutes' walk from the institute. Alternatively, you can take the bus lines 39, 70, or 89 and get off at the Pasteur - Institute Curie stop.

Sponsors

DIM C-BRAINS logo Inria logo Institut Pasteur logo
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