August 31 – September 3, 2026

IV FALAN CONGRESS
Santiago, Chile

Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies

New Early Registration Deadline: May 15

The IV FALAN Congress will bring together leading neuroscientists from Latin America, the Caribbean, and across the globe for four days of scientific exchange, collaboration, and innovation in brain research.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

The scientific program will feature plenary lectures, special lectures, symposia, oral presentations, and poster sessions covering a broad range of neuroscience topics.

Plenary Lectures

Shubha Tole

How to make a hippocampus

Francisco Aboitiz

The Thread of Mind and the Internal Voice: an exploration of human consciousness

Grace Schenatto Pereira

Have we met? Acquisition, retrieval, and updating of social memory

Mu-ming Poo

Brain Science and Brain-Inspired AI

Special Lecturers

Noelia Weisstaub

Prefrontal control of competing memories: from neuromodulatory circuits to adaptive behavior

Brigitte van Zundert

Neuroepigenetics at the Crossroads of Cognition and Neurodegeneration

Gloria Patricia Cardona

Neurobiological basis of lipid metabolism as an early indicator of brain degeneration susceptibility

José Alonso Fernández Guasti

Sex differences in depression and its treatments

Ana Celia Silva Barbato

What time is it in the brain? Bridging the gap between Chronobiology and Circadian Health

Sebastián Curti

Electrical Synapses in Neural Circuit Dynamics

Grace E. Pardo

Psychobiology of the mother-infant relationship: An experimental and computational approach

Lionel Muller Igaz

Using TDP-43 Animal Models to Understand Neurodegenerative Diseases of the ALS/FTD Spectrum

Fábio Cardoso Cruz

Neuronal Ensembles and Alcohol: Unlocking the Circuits of Seeking Behavior

Yang Dan

The How and Why of Sleep

Registration is open!

Registration for the IV FALAN Congress 2026 is open through the official online platform

Participants may register, submit abstracts, and apply for Travel Grants within the same system.

For more details, please see the “FALAN Congress Registration Platform Guide”

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

May 15

DEADLINE EXTENDED

April 15

May 15

All abstracts must be submitted through the official platform.

TRAVEL GRANTS

A limited number of FALAN–IBRO Travel Grants will be available to support participation in the IV FALAN Congress.

Grants are intended for students and early-career researchers presenting their work at the congress.

Important

You do not need to pay a registration fee to apply for a Travel Grant. However, awardees must pay the registration fee upon announcement of the results.

All Travel Grant applicants, regardless of award status, may register at the early registration rate (if results are communicated after May 15)

Eligibility

The FALAN–IBRO Travel Grant is intended for:

  • Undergraduate students.

  • Postgraduate (Master’s and PhD).

  • Postdoctoral researchers / Young Investigators within 5 years of obtaining their PhD.

  • Applicants must be the presenting (first) author of the poster they will present at the congress.

  • Priority will be given to applicants from FALAN countries to facilitate their attendance at the Congress. Applicants from other underrepresented or under-resourced countries in Latin America, as well as those from extra-regional countries, will also be considered.

Application Requirements

  • Register on the congress platform and complete their profile

  • Create and submit an abstract

  • Complete the FALAN–IBRO Scholarship Application through the platform 

All steps must be completed before the deadline (May 15)

Selection Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on:

a. Academic merit relative to the applicant’s career stage. Grants will be distributed across different training stages. Career interruptions due to maternity leave, illness, or caregiving responsibilities will be taken into account.

b. Scientific impact and originality of the proposed presentation.

c. Representation of the different areas of neuroscience, ensuring broad disciplinary coverage.

d. Equity considerations, including gender equity and balanced regional representation.

e. To maximize institutional representation, we anticipate that only one applicant per laboratory will be selected.

How to Register – Step by Step

Create or Access Your Profile

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Abstracts submission

If you wish to present your research, you may create and submit your abstract through the platform.

Abstract submission deadline: May 15

Registration Fees (USD)

Until May 15

Researcher (Member)
Researcher (Non-Member)
Postdoctoral Investigator (Member) 
Postdoctoral Investigator (Non-Member
Laboratory Technician 
Graduate Student (Member)
Graduate Student (Non-Member)
Undergraduate Student
Other Professionals

160 
270 
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55 
270

Researcher (Member)
Researcher (Non-Member)
Postdoctoral Investigator (Member) 
Postdoctoral Investigator (Non-Member
Laboratory Technician 
Graduate Student (Member)
Graduate Student (Non-Member)
Undergraduate Student
Other Professionals

270
450
225
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225
135
270
110
450

Until May 15

Researcher (Member)
Researcher (Non-Member)
Postdoctoral Investigator (Member)
Postdoctoral Investigator (Non-Member)
Laboratory Technician
Graduate Student (Member)  
Graduate Student (Non-Member)
Undergraduate Student
Other Professionals

 

160 
270 
135 
240 
135 
80 
160
55 
270

 

Researcher (Member)
Researcher (Non-Member)
Postdoctoral Investigator (Member) 
Postdoctoral Investigator (Non-Member
Laboratory Technician 
Graduate Student (Member)
Graduate Student (Non-Member)
Undergraduate Student
Other Professionals

270
450
225
400
225
135
270
110
450

Complete payment through the secure online payment module in your profile.

You may:

Need Help?

If you experience any issues with the platform, contact: support@4id.cl

For more details, please see the “FALAN Congress Registration Platform Guide”

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be sent by email to support@4ID.cl
Refund of the registration fee will be as follows:

– Cancellations received up to and including June 10, 2026: full refund.
– Cancellations received between June 11 and July 15, 2026: 25% will be refunded.
– Cancellations received on or after July 15, 2026: no refund will be issued.

VENUE

Centro de Extensión UC – Alameda

Av. Alameda Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins, 390
Santiago, Región Metropolitana

CONGRESS HOTELS

Hotel San Francisco

Single standar USD 110
Doble Standard USD 115

Reservation email:
malvarez@plazasanfrancisco.cl

Adress:
Av. Alameda Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 816, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Hotel Ismael

Single standar USD 110
Doble Standard USD 115

Reservation email:
malvarez@plazasanfrancisco.cl

Adress:
Ismael Valdés Vergara 312, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Hotel Almacruz

Single standar USD 94
Doble Standard USD 94

Reservation email: 
reservas@almacruz.cl

Adress:
San Antonio 65, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Hotel Gran Palace

Single standar USD 65
Doble Standard USD 75

Reservation email: 
reservas@hotelgranpalace.cl

Adress:
Huérfanos 1178, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Interested participants are kindly asked to contact the reservations email directly, indicating that they will be attending the IV FALAN Congress 

ORGANIZERS

Scientific Commitee

  • Deborah Sucheki (President), FALAN
  • Zulma Dueñas, COLNE
  • Juan Belforte, SAN
  • Adrián Palacios, SCN
  • Luisa Rocha, SMCF
  • Patricia Cassina, SNU
  • Orlando Rafael Serrano-Barrera, SONECUB
  • Manuella Kaster, SBNeC
  • Enver Oruro Puma, SONEP
  • Pedro Maldonado, SCN
  • María Pertusa, SCN

FALAN Executive Committee

  • Francesco Mattia Rossi (Uruguay) – President
  • María Eugenia Pedreira (Argentina) – Vice President
  • Lina Vanessa Becerra-Hernández (Colombia) – Secretary
  • Deborah Suchecki (Brazil) – Chair of the Scientific Committee
  • Tomás Ossandón Valdés (Chile) – Treasurer

Local Organizing Committee

  • María Pertusa
  • Alexia Nunez-Parra
  • Patricio Rojas
  • Paulo Barraza
  • Angelina Palacios
  • Marcos Domic
  • Evelyn Cordero
  • Sebastián Loyola
  • Estibaliz Ampuero
  • Gabriela Martínez

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