The VII version of the Latin American Summer School on Computational Neuroscience (LACONEU) took place between January 6th and 24th. This meeting, held every two years since 2012, is organized by the Valparaíso Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience, the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), the Valparaíso Institute of Complex Systems, Inria, Ciencia V2030, and IBRO.
This meeting aims to promote the field of Computational Neuroscience in Latin America through the use of advanced tools from mathematics and computational sciences, along with their applications in biomedical research and clinical practice. Among the prominent speakers were 3 researchers from the AC3E Biomedical Systems research group: Dr. Pamela Guevara, Dr. Wael El-Deredy, and Dr. Patricio Orio.
Approximately 35 undergraduate and graduate students participated, from different areas of knowledge: engineering, physics, biology, medical technology, psychiatry, psychology, among others, dedicated to neuroscience, mostly from Latin America.
“The students were very motivated throughout the school, which lasted 3 weeks and meant a lot of work for them, where in addition to attending lectures and tutorials, they also developed projects related to computational neuroscience and mostly related to their own lines of research,” said Dr. Pamela Guevara.
This school sought to establish an attractive and interactive environment where students and researchers could exchange ideas, based on the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge of computational neuroscience, to foster the regional internationalization of their work.
“Students from different parts of Latin America and the rest of the world showed great interest in participating in the school, and this was seen again in this opportunity where they were very motivated to learn from the different areas. So I think it is a very good opportunity for them, not only to learn, but also to get to know each other and thus strengthen the scientific community, especially in Latin America,” concluded the researcher.
