An atmosphere of excitement and collaboration at the final summit of the Human Brain Project. Researchers, speakers, exhibitors and members of the public had the opportunity to meet in person at the Palais du Pharo in Marseille during the two Science Market days.

The Human Brain Project’s last Summit is starting today in Marseille. During four Keynote Sessions, which will take place on each day of the summit (28-31 March), leading researchers at the forefront of their fields of study will discuss their results and anticipate the future of digital neuroscience.

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To celebrate the last Human Brain Project Summit, which just took place in Marseille, HBP has teamed up with the transport company SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français) and with local street artist collective Lartmada to produce a neuroscience mural.

As part of the EIC Tech to Market Entrepreneurship Programme (EIC T2M), the European Innovation Council (EIC) invites EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition, as well as H2020 FET projects beneficiaries to apply for the EIC Innovation Discovery Training.

From 14 to 16 March 2023, the EBRAINS Workshop: Anatomy & function of the prefrontal cortex across species took place in Paris, France. The event was organised by the HBP Education Programme and EITN Paris, in collaboration with CEA Saclay, ICM, Cajal Institute & UPM.

HBP researchers have used a novel machine learning method to describe the differences between brain regions using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. The technique is capable of discovering distinct regional characteristics starting from observational fMRI data – obtained in this case from the Human Connectome Project. The results can then be compared to known genetic and structural features from those areas, improving our understanding of brain dynamics. The findings have been published in the journal Science Advances.

The final Human Brain Project Summit 2023 will take place in Marseille, France, on March 28-31, 2023. Media representatives are invited to join.

Over the last decade, the Human Brain Project Building has used structured and strategic approaches to embed responsible research and innovation (RRI) practices across the project. The efforts to curate the legacy of this work includes the development an online RRI toolkit. A recent paper explores whether this kind of toolkit can help embed the legacy of RRI activities in a large research project, and what is needed to ensure it has a role to play.