Meeting Report: FENS - Chen Institute - NeuroLéman Summer School on Motor control: from thought to action

Summary

The FENS - Chen Institute – NeuroLéman 2023 Summer School, was successfully organized under the theme “Motor control: from thought to action” and held in Switzerland at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne campus, from July 2 to 8. The workshop brought together experts in the field of Neuroscience, specifically in Motor Control, and early-career neuroscientists from across America, Asia and Europe. In all, there were 9 speakers and 34 early-career neuroscientists comprising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Participants were received on the first day (2nd July) with a warm welcome and introduction ceremony by the scientific chairs, together with Chen Institute and FENS representatives. The tightly scheduled workshop strategically combined many interesting academic events, spiced with social activities. Most notable among these events were plenary sessions, poster presentations, students’ oral presentations, laboratory tours, lunch time pep talk with speakers, boat cruise and dinner on a mountain. All in all, while the 7-day event passed too quickly leaving nostalgic memories of bonding and knowledge acquisition, the experience was lasting and appears to have persevered over several weeks if not the months subsequent to the school.

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