Welcome to the forefront of neuroscientific exploration at EPFL, where education, research, and innovation converge to unravel the mysteries of the brain. Our interdisciplinary approach spans theory, molecules, cells, circuits, and behavior, leveraging cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning and  to comprehend brain systems at various scales. Embracing a polytechnic approach, we pioneer inventive methods to decode the healthy and impaired nervous system and are committed to translating these breakthroughs into tangible benefits for patients.

Join us in shaping the future of fundamental and translational neurosciences, neurotechnology and neurocomputation through transformative learning, groundbreaking research, and revolutionary technological advancements.

This site allows you to apprehend the way teaching, research, and innovation fit together, as well as to see the range of interactions we have with partners throughout the lemanic area.

Education

Research

EPFL is fully committed to the respect of ethical standards in research in order to protect those involved in research. Research involving animals, is carried out at the Center of Phenogenomics, or ethically reviewed by the Animal Research Ethics Committe (AREC) if carried out abroad. The Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) ethically reviews research projects carried out by EPFL researchers and involving human participants and/or personal data.

Brain Mind Institute (BMI)

Researchers at the BMI develop and deploy technology to understand brain systems across scales from theory, to molecules, cells, circuits and behavior.

Neuro-X Institute (INX)

The alliance of neurosciences, neurotechnology and neurocomputation, for medicine.

Ecosystem

Events

EPFL Neuro Memento

Differences in Visual Perception in Humans and Deep Neural Networks

 05.09.2025  

Speaker: Ben Henrik LÖNNQVIST
Location:  AI 1153 &  Online
Category: Thesis defenses
Target audience: General public

BMI Seminar // Mootaz Salman "Defining mechanisms of blood-brain barrier dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases using advanced organ-on-a-chip models"

 10.09.2025   12:1513:15

Speaker: Mootaz Salman, University of Oxford, British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centre for Research Excellence and  UK Dementia Research Institute.
Location:  SV 1717 &  Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

Honorary Lecture Prof. Hilal Lashuel

Honorary Lecture | Hilal Lashuel | Decoding Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Journey Through Complexity, Collaboration, and Reverse Engineering Disease Mechanisms

 12.09.2025   16:0019:00

Speaker: Prof. Hilal Lashuel
Location:  SV 1717
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture
Target audience: General public

Schneggenburger & A. Mathis Labs

 17.09.2025   12:1513:15

Speaker: Jinyun Wu & TBD
Location:  SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

From wild to lab: learning pose, identity and behavior across animals with deep learning

 18.09.2025  

Speaker: Mu ZHOU
Location:  Campus Biotech Bâtiment H8
Category: Thesis defenses
Target audience: General public

BMI Seminar // Miguel Maravall: Observing somatosensory cortex in a world full of actions: From sensory maps to task-directed responses

 19.09.2025   09:0010:00

Speaker: Miguel Maravall, University of Sussex, UK  
Location:  SV 2510
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

Faculty Seminar Mackenzie W. Mathis: Measuring and modeling neural circuits driving adaptive behavior

 25.09.2025   12:1513:15

Speaker: Prof. Mackenzie W. Mathis
Location:  SV 1717 &  Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

BMI Distinguished Seminar // Connie Cepko: How does the retina make so many cell types?

 01.10.2025   12:1513:15

Speaker: Connie Cepko, Harvard University, Boston, USA
Location:  SV 1717 &  Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

NeuroNA Human Cellular Neuroscience Seminar // Silvia Cappello "Cellular Crosstalk in Brain Development, Evolution and Disease"

 02.10.2025   15:0016:00

Speaker: Silvia Cappello, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Location:  SV 1717 &  Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

McCabe & Ramdya

 08.10.2025   12:1513:15

Speaker: TBD & Matthias Durrieu
Location:  SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

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Important Neuro Conferences