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Saul Bromberger for the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University
Our annual symposia bring together researchers from a wide variety of disciplines and fields with a broad interest in neuroscience. Our speakers are world–renowned experts in basic science, translational neuroscience, human neuroscience, and neuroscience policy.
Each symposium is a day-long event featuring expert speakers from Stanford and beyond, a panel discussion, and a poster session featuring the latest research from our community.
The symposia are free to attend and open to the public, registration required.
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Save the date for this year's symposium
We'll see you on Thursday, October 15, 2026 for our 13th Annual Institute Symposium: Building the Brain!
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Explore more than a decade of symposia
- The Gut–Brain Axis and Other Brain–Body Connections - October 30, 2025
- Brains and Machines: Co-Evolution of the Neurosciences and AI - October 17, 2024
- Tenth Annual Symposium: Catalyzing Discovery | Cultivating Community | Accelerating Impact - October 12, 2023
- Ninth Annual Symposium: Remembering the Past. Imagining the Future - October 13, 2022
- Eighth Annual Symposium: The Addiction Epidemic from Neuroscience to Policy - October 21, 2021
- Seventh Annual Symposium - October 8, 2020
- CONNECT: Joint Symposium of Stanford ChEM-H and Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, February 11, 2020
- Fifth Annual Symposium - October 11, 2018
- Fourth Annual Symposium - October 19, 2017
- Third Annual Symposium - October 13, 2016
- Second Annual Symposium - October 1, 2015
- Inaugural Symposium - October 9 & 10, 2014