Festive Symposium 2026: The Brain’s Construction of Reality

Event Notes:

The BNA’s Annual Festive Symposium is a unique opportunity for the neuroscience community to come together in a relaxed and sociable setting. This event fosters cross-sector connections and provides a platform for researchers at all career stages to explore new ideas, share insights, and build collaborations.

How does the brain build our experience of the world, and what happens when reality changes?

From perception and attention to hallucinations, psychedelics and computational psychiatry, this symposium brings together leading neuroscientists, clinicians and psychologists to explore one of neuroscience’s most fundamental questions: how the brain constructs reality.

The programme combines world-leading research with engaging talks, discussion and networking.