THE 10TH LEARNING AND PLASTICITY MEETING
We are again organizing the Learning and Plasticity meeting in 2026: welcome!
THE 10TH LEARNING AND PLASTICITY MEETING
Äkäslompolo, Finland
March 29 – April 1, 2026
- A cross-disciplinary meeting that connects psychological and neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and brain plasticity
- The special theme of the LaP 2026 meeting is “Cognitive and neural changes across the lifespan: from development to interventions”. However, most of the program will consist of free papers reflecting the broad spectrum of learning and plasticity research
- The LaP 2026 keynote speaker is: Richard Bethlehem, University of Cambridge, webpage: https://neuroscience.cam.ac.
uk/member/rb643/ - Informal atmosphere and small size (maximum 60 participants) help to connect participants and promote discussion
- Symposium proposals can be submitted until November 14, 2025
- Abstract submission deadline December 5, 2025
- Excellent possibilities for winter sports and other outdoor activities
- Despite of its location way above the Polar Circle, the congress site is easy to reach by train or by flight
For further information, see the congress website at https://lapmeeting.fi/
Hope to see you at the Heart of Finnish Lapland in Spring 2026!
The LaP Scientific Committee,
Juha Salmi, University of Oulu, Finland (Program Chair)
Minna Lehtonen, University of Turku, Finland (Chair)
Susanne Jaeggi, Northeastern University, USA
Matti Laine, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Marcus Meinzer, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
Lauri Parkkonen, Aalto University, Finland
Teppo Särkämö, University of Helsinki, Finland
Jetro Tuulari, University of Turku, Finland
Sari Ylinen, University of Tampere, Finland