Upcoming ESCoP Sponsored Events 2026

We are pleased to announce the scientific events sponsored by ESCoP for 2026. Join us for these high-level gatherings designed to foster innovation and collaboration in cognitive psychology.

1. Summer School: Music & the Brain

Focus: This interdisciplinary school explores the neural mechanisms of music perception, memory, and emotion, bridging fundamental research with clinical applications for neurological disorders. Participants will engage in theoretical lectures and hands-on research design.

• Organizers: * Carlotta Lega, PhD (carlotta.lega@unipv.it)
  • Laura Ferreri, PhD (laura.ferreri@unipv.it)

2. Summer School: Mental Imagery & Consciousness

Focus: Hosted by the Mediterranean Society for Consciousness Science (MESEC), this "debate hackathon" investigates mental imagery—from aphantasia to dreaming—as a causal entry point into consciousness science. Early-career researchers will develop original experimental protocols through structured team sprints.

• Organizers: * Thomas Hardy (PhD Student, Université Paris Cité)
  • Diane Derrien (PhD Student, Université Paris Cité)
  • Webpage: here

3. Thematic Meeting: EWOMS 2026

Focus: The 11th European Working Memory Symposium in Lyon will address "Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness". The meeting aims to bridge traditional cognitive perspectives with neuroscientific approaches to strategic control and awareness.

• Date: August 26-28, 2026
• Organizers: * Gaën Plancher (gaen.plancher@univ-lyon2.fr)
  • Marlène Abadie, Clément Belletier, and Gaël Mallere