Program of the Conference
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
08:30-9:15
Registration
09:15-9:30
Opening
09:30-10:00
Invited Talk
Ambra Ferrari | University of Trento, Italy
How the brain binds information across the senses.
10:00-10:30
Invited Talk
Pietro Avanzini | CNR, Istituto di Neuroscienze, Parma, Italy
10:30-11:30
Poster Session I with Coffee Break
11:30-11:45
Contributed Talk
Silvia Gini | University of Trento – Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Brain state shapes the intrinsic sender-to-receiver architecture of the mouse brain.
11:45-12:00
Contributed Talk
Danilo Benozzo | University of Pavia, Italy
Linking time-lagged functional dynamics to structural constraints in resting-state fMRI.
12:00-12:15
Contributed Talk
Giacomo Barzon | Padova Neuroscience Center, Italy
Information Coding in Excitatory–Inhibitory populations: The Roles of Balance and Plasticity
12:15-12:30
Contributed Talk
Marco Celotto | Massachussetts Institute of Technology, USA
Astrocyte-norepinephrine interactions tune cortical neuronal encoding to guide behavioral adaptation.
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:30
Invited Talk
Alessio Fracasso | University of Padova, Italy
Modeling cortical oculo-motor planning and execution at high-field, a 7T approach.
14:30-15:00
Invited Talk
Alberto Testolin | University of Padova, Italy
Modeling numerosity perception with generative neural networks.
15:00-15:30
Invited Talk
Eleonora Maggioni | Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Integrating electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques to study brain-body interactions in physiology and psychiatry.
15:30-16:30
Poster Session I with Coffee Break
16:30-17:00
Invited Talk
Alessandro Gozzi | Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia – Rovereto, Italy
Perturbational decoding of fMRI connectivity.
17:00-18:00
Keynote Talk
Simona Cocco | ENS, France
Data driven models in zebrafish navigation: combining neural and behavioral data.
20:00
Social Dinner with invited speakers
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
09:00-09:30
Invited Talk
Eugenio Piasini | SISSA, Italy
How sharp is your razor? Quantifying the bias for simpler explanations in human decision-making.
09:30-10:00
Invited Talk
Emanuele Menegatti | University of Padova, Italy
Neurorobotics: how brain and muscles can control a robot.
10:00-10:30
Invited Talk
Manfredo Atzori | University of Padova, Italy
Knowledge Extraction from Multimodal Biomedical Data in Neuroscience.
10:30-11:30
Poster Session II with Coffee Break
11:30-11:45
Contributed Talk
Riccardo Zecchina | Computing Science Dept., Bocconi, Italy
Dynamical Deep Learning in Asymmetric Recurrent Networks.
11:45-12:00
Contributed Talk
Federico Del Pup | University of Padova, Italy
Addressing Generalizability Issues in Deep Learning-Based Electroencephalography Data Analysis.
12:00-12:15
Contributed Talk
Simona Olmi | Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi (ISC-CNR), Italy
Relaxation oscillations in next-generation neural masses with spike-frequency adaptation.
12:15-12:30
Contributed Talk
Cristina Zucca | University of Torino, Italy
Uncovering Input-Output Dynamics in Single Neuron Model through Mutual Information.
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:30
Invited Talk
Loredana Bellantuono | University of Bari, Italy
Brain Connectivity Biomarkers: A Complex Network & XAI Approach to Neurological, Developmental, and Age-Related Conditions.
14.30-15:00
Invited Talk
Claudia Casellato | University of Pavia, Italy
Multiscale cerebellar circuit models.
15:00-15.30
Invited Talk
Sergio Martinoia | University of Genova, Italy
Biological and digital brain twins: in-vitro and in-silico brain models
15:30-16:30
Poster Session II with Coffee Break
16:30-17:00
Invited Talk
Valentina Carabelli | University of Torino, Italy
Diamond-based multiarrays and NV centers in nanodiamonds as probes for monitoring neuronal activity down to the nanoscale.
17:00-18:00
Keynote Talk
Wolfgang Maass | Graz University of Technology, Austria
Clues for the implementation of brain intelligence.
18:30-19:30
Public Lecture
Luca Mazzucato | University of Oregon, USA
Dentro lo stato di flow.
Lecture flyer available here (PDF)
This event is open to the public and will be held in Italian.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
09:00-09:15
Contributed Talk
Elisa Tentori | University of Padova, Italy
Prediction and Modulation of Network Responses in Spiking Neuronal Cultures via Effective Connectivity and Latent State Dynamics.
09:15-09:30
Contributed Talk
Margherita Premi | Politecnico di Milano, Italy
A Computational Pipeline for Simulating Mouse Visual Cortex Microcircuits with Spiking Neural Networks.
09:30-09:45
Contributed Talk
Gianni Valerio Vinci | Istituto Superiore di Sanità – Rome, Italy
Noise induced phase transition in cortical neural field: the role of finite-size fluctuations.
09:45-10:00
Contributed Talk
Cosimo Lupo | INFN – Rome, Italy
Cobrawap: studying the wave dynamics as a tool for understanding brain networks.
10:00-10:30
Invited Talk
Alessandro Torcini | CY Cergy Paris University, France
A theory for self-sustained balanced states in absence of strong external currents.
10:30-11:30
Poster Session III with Coffee Break
11:30-12:30
Keynote Talk
Andrea Brovelli | Aix-Marseille University, France
Intrinsic motivational signals for information seeking and causal learning
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:00
Invited Talk
Victor Buendia | Computing Science Dept., Bocconi, Italy
Modularity in excitatory-inhibitory networks controls the dynamical regime and optimizes their computational capabilities.
14:00-14:30
Invited Talk
Alessandro Treves | SISSA, Italy
Disorder and Frustration in Spatial Cognition: The Demise of an Old Map.
14:30-15:00
Invited Talk
Francesca Mastrogiuseppe | Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal
Input-dependent Directionality of Interactions Between Cortical Areas.
15:00-15:30
Invited Talk
Tommaso Proietti | Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Implantable and wearable neurotechnologies to understand and restore neural functions.
15:30-16:30
Poster Session III with Coffee Break
16:30-17:30
Assemblea INCTN
17:30
Conclusions