General
Please join for an exciting one-day international symposium: Bias in the Mind and Brain: Adaptive and Maladaptive Functions.
On 25 June 2026, leading researchers from Amsterdam UMC and the University of Amsterdam will gather at the Roeterseiland Campus (Building M, Room M1.02), Plantage Muidergracht 12, Amsterdam, to explore how bias shapes cognition, brain function, and behavior—both for better and for worse. The symposium functions as the summit of the 2026 MBCS Summer School “Bias in the brain, mind and society”. Students will present their achievements during the lunch-time poster session.
Time | Topic |
10.00-10.30 | Registration and coffee at REC hall M building |
10:30-10:45 | Welcome in room REC M1.02 |
10:45-11:30 | Lecture by Prof. Dr. Lieuwe de Haan - Become yourself, Lose yourself: Schizophrenia |
11:30-12:15 | Lecture by Dr. Ruth van Holst - Metacognition in Compulsive Disorders |
12:15-12:30 | Poster set-up in hall REC M |
12:30-14:00 | Students poster session + lunch, in hall REC M |
14:00-14:45 | Lecture by Dr. Karin Førde - Food valuation and choice through the lens of Anorexia Nervosa |
14:45-15:30 | Lecture by Dr. Valeria Gazzola & Prof. Dr. Christian Keysers - Dual Talk |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee break in hall REC M |
16:00-17:00 | Honorary Frijda Lecture - Intuitive Physical Reasoning in the Human Brainby Prof. Dr. Nancy Kanwisher |
17:00 | Closing + poster award |
17:15 | Networking event including drinks in hall REC M |
Date and Location
Costs and registration
This event is free of charge
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Contact
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