Boston University Center for Brain Recovery

10/15/2026

The first symposium at the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference will examine how digital phenotyping is transforming our understanding of health and aging across the lifespan.

Featured Speakers:
Nicole Spartano, Boston University
Katherine A. Gifford, Boston University
Honghuang Lin, UMass Chan Medical School

This session will include discussion of wearable devices, voice-based biomarkers, and passive digital sensing technologies within the Framingham Heart Study to better understand cardiovascular health, physical activity, cognitive aging, and dementia.

Secure your spot now! There are limited in-person tickets remaining: https://www.cheninstitute.org/events-new/boston-university-new-conference

10/12/2026

We're just one month away from the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference!

Join us for two days of presentations, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and posters sessions highlighting the latest advances in AI-driven approaches in neuroscience and brain health research.

Registration is open for both in-person and virtual attendance. In-person capacity is limited, so we encourage you to reserve your spot soon.

The Chen Institute focuses on the brain and mind to reduce suffering. By understanding how the brain perceives, learns, and interacts with the world, we use technology and AI to accelerate science, improve brain health, and advance human-like AI.

09/28/2026

This past weekend, members of the CBR team participated in the ASHFoundation’s 7th Annual Virtual 5K Walk/Run.

Despite the nor'easter keeping many of us indoors, our team was committed to showing their support from their treadmills for students, researchers and clinicians in the communication sciences.

09/25/2026

Early bird registration ends soon! ⏰ Don't miss your chance to save on registration for the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World (N.E.W.) Conference.

Secure your spot today to join leading researchers and industry professionals this November to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping neuroscience when data come from the real world rather than the controlled laboratory.

Register now with early bird pricing: https://www.cheninstitute.org/events-new/boston-university-new-conference

09/18/2026

Join us Monday, September 28 from 4-5pm ET for a talk by Shariq Mohammed, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health and a Faculty Affiliate at the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering.

Title: The Shape of a Clock: Novel Representations of Digital Clock Drawing Data for Cognitive Impairment Prediction

Register now: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ub5cflH9Tw6_0bQpugbNRg

09/07/2026

This year's program for the Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference includes a fantastic line-up of experts in digital phenotyping and continuous passive sensing; foundation models and naturalistic cognition; clinical AI translation and scalable digital health; and everyday neurotechnology.

Keynote Speakers
Rhoda Au, Boston University and FHS Brain Aging Program
Andrew Trister, Former Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Verily

Mini-Symposium 1: The Living Laboratory: Digital Phenotyping Across the Lifespan in the Framingham Heart Study
Nicole Spartano, Boston University
Katherine A. Gifford, Boston University
Honghuang Lin, UMass Chan Medical School

Mini-Symposium 2: The Brain Meets the Model: Foundation Models as Windows into Naturalistic Cognition
Samuel A. Nastase, University of Southern California
Chris Baldassano, Columbia University
Martin Schrimpf, EPFL

Mini-Symposium 3: Advanced Methods for Brain Health and Disorders: Scaling, Validating and Personalizing
Raeanne C. Moore, UC San Diego
Hadi Hosseini, Stanford University
Andrew Jin Soo Byun, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Industry / Neurotech Panel: Everyday NeuroAI: From Prediction to Product
Michael Kahana, Nia Therapeutics
Amir Meghdadi, Advanced Brain Monitoring
Vijaya B. Kolachalama, Cognimark
Matt Adams, BrainScope
Martin Schrimpf, Dandelion Science

See the full lineup: https://www.cheninstitute.org/events-new/boston-university-new-conference

08/28/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference!

Early bird pricing ends on October 1st & in-person attendance is limited, so be sure to register early if you would like to secure your spot.

Register now: https://www.cheninstitute.org/events-new/boston-university-new-conference

08/20/2026

Join us Monday, August 31st from 4-5pm ET for a talk by Shalom Henderson, a postdoctoral associate and speech-language pathologist at Boston University's Center for Brain Recovery.

Title: Characterizing neural signatures of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders using functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Register now: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/javacHFkQ2eCOSagLu4FwA

08/07/2026

Monday, August 10 is the last day to submit an abstract and apply for a travel award for the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference!

Submissions are due by 11:59pm ET. Thank you to all of those who have already submitted!

08/03/2026

One week until abstract submissions close for the 2026 Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference!

https://www.cheninstitute.org/events-new/boston-university-new-conference