Complexity of the human brain and its cognitive actions stimulated many researches for decades. Most of the findings were adapted in virtual/artificial systems in the idea of brain-like modeling them and used in human-centered medical cures, especially for neurotechnologies. Information representation, retrieval, and internal data connections still constitutes a domain where solutions are either missing or in a very early stage.

BRAININFO 2024, The Ninth International Conference on Neuroscience and Cognitive Brain Information, is dedicated to evaluate current achievements and identify potential ways of making use of the acquired knowledge, covering, the neuroscience, brain connectivity, brain intelligence paradigms, cognitive information, and specific applications.

We solicit both academic, research, and industrial contributions. We welcome technical papers presenting research and practical results, position papers addressing the pros and cons of specific proposals, such as those being discussed in the standard fora or in industry consortia, survey papers addressing the key problems and solutions on any of the above topics short papers on work in progress, and panel proposals.

Industrial presentations are not subject to the format and content constraints of regular submissions. We expect short and long presentations that express industrial position and status.

Tutorials on specific related topics and panels on challenging areas are encouraged.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations, running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not limited to, topic areas.

All topics and submission formats are open to both research and industry contributions.

BRAININFO 2024 conference tracks:

Hot topics in human brain-related health/diseases/social behavior
Global mental health and neuroscience; Brain wellness and aging; Cognitive development; Brain energetics in health and disease; Mechanisms for neural reprogramming; Models of disorders; Neuroimaging; Advances in Autism, Dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson, Depression, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia, Down Syndrome, Movement disorders, Attention disorder, Ischemia, Bipolar Disorder, etc.; Neurogenesis; Neuroepigenetics; Neuropsychiatric diseases; Neurogenerative diseases; Neuromuscular diseases; Neuroinflamation; Neuropathy; Mental disorders; Disorders of the auditory or visual systems; Stem cells and brain organoids; Neuroprotective mechanisms; Stress; Sleep behavior; Immune factors; Risk for brain disorders; Positive and negative emotional states; Anxiety disorders; Additive drugs; Eating and alcohol disorders; Perception (spatial, temporal) and imagery; Social brain; Modulation of cognition; Techniques in electrophysiological recording and stimulation; Health data analysis and statistics; Molecular techniques; Genetic techniques; Pharmacology; Learning and memory; Social behavior

Neuroscience
Evolutionary Neuroscience; Neuronal Activity; Neuronal Circuits; Neuro-feedback; Affective Neuroscience; Neurostimulation; Neuronal plasticity; Neuroendocrinology; Neuroimmunology; Neurotechnologies; Neuropharmacology; Neurooncology; Neuronal Interface Technologies; Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders; Hardware and Software for Neuronal Interfaces; Legal and Ethical Aspects of Neuroscience; Clinical Neuroscience; Cognitive Disabilities; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neuroscience data representation and standardization; data modeling and simulation

Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging; Mapping brain structure and function; Brain atlasing; Cerebral metabolism; Neurovascular coupling; Warping algorithms; Neuroimaging biomarkers

Behavioral Health
Biosocial health theories; Emotions; Stress; Depression; Anxiety; Relationship problems; Grief; Addiction; Learning disabilities; Mood disorders; Substance abuse; Opiate addiction; Therapy; Counseling; Alternative medicines; Mindfulness; Mental illnesses; Behavioral crisis; Chronic conditions; Control and prevention; Coordinated-care models; Integrated behavioral and physical health platforms and systems; Dialectical behavior therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy; Acceptance-oriented interventions; Awareness.

Brain Connectivity
Structural Brain Connectivity; Resting State; Temporal Connectivity and Dynamic Brain Graph; Functional and Effective Connectivity; Connectivity in Healthy Aging; Spatio-Temporal Dynamics; Connectivity Visualization Mobile Applications; Connectivity for Blind and Visually Impaired; Connectivity and Applications in Neurological Diseases; Connectivity in Children Brains; Brain models; eMental-health.

Brain Intelligence Paradigms
Brain Spatial Representation Models and Patterns; EEG-based Neural Decoding of Intelligence; Clinical Applications of Brain Informatics; 3-D Brain Computing; Cognition and Behavior; Genetic and Circuit Mechanisms; Interactive Neuroimaging; Implicit Cognition and Learning; Mechanisms of Neural Regeneration; Sensory and Motor Systems; Mental Strategies

Cognitive Information
Models of Human Brain; Brain Decoding; Data-driven Brain Activity; Experience-driven Brain Activity; Brain-driven Cognitive Training; Brain-based Learning; Cortical Maps for Space; Engrams; Cognition and Behavior; Deep Brain Stimulation

Applications of Brain-Computer Interactions
Neuroinformatics; Wearable Hybrid Brain-Computer Interfaces; Brain Computer/Machine Interfaces; Computational Basis of Categorization; Technologies for Neurobiological Applications; Brain Activity Measurement Modality; Environmental Control (Navigation, Virtual reality, etc.); Clinical Applications (Neurorehabilitaiton, Neuroprostheses, etc.)

Deadlines:

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).

INSTRUCTION FOR THE AUTHORS

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to one of the IARIA Journals.

Publisher: XPS (Xpert Publishing Services)
Archived: ThinkMind^TM Digital Library (free access)
Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.
How to submit to appropriate indexes.

Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.

Contribution types

• regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
• short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
• ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
• extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
• posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
• posters: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
• presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted on www.iaria.org]
• demos: two pages [posted on www.iaria.org]

FORMATS

Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. All received submissions will be acknowledged via an automated system.

Final author manuscripts will be 8.5" x 11", not exceeding 6 pages; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost.

Helpful information for paper formatting for MS Word can be found here.

There is a community provided LaTeX template: the CTAN package iaria (with full IARIA formatting rules, including IARIA citation style, but for providing citation style it is tightly bound to pdflatex+biblatex+biber). In addition, there is also iaria-lite (not bound to pdflatex+biblatex+biber, but compatible with any TeX stack; thus, it cannot provide the IARIA citation formattings, but only the titlepage and content-related IARIA formatting rules). Based on the iaria package, there is a minimal working example as Overleaf template. When you are using the LaTeX templates, please still adhere to the additional editorial rules.

Slides-based contributions can use the corporate/university format and style.

Your paper should also comply with the additional editorial rules.

Once you receive the notification of contribution acceptance, you will be provided by the publisher an online author kit with all the steps an author needs to follow to submit the final version. The author kits URL will be included in the letter of acceptance.

We would recommend that you should not use too many extra pages, even if you can afford the extra fees. No more than 2 contributions per event are recommended, as each contribution must be separately registered and paid for. At least one author of each accepted paper must register to ensure that the paper will be included in the conference proceedings and in the digital library, or posted on the www.iaria.org (for slide-based contributions).

CONTRIBUTION TYPE

Regular Papers (up to 6-10 page article -6 pages covered the by regular registration; max 4 extra pages allowed at additional cost- ) (oral presentation)
These contributions could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. They will be included in the proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the appropriate contribution type. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Short papers (work in progress) (up to 4 pages long) (oral presentation)
Work-in-progress contributions are welcome. These contributions represent partial achievements of longer-term projects. They could be academic or industrial research, survey, white, implementation-oriented, architecture-oriented, white papers, etc. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as work in progress. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Work in Progress explanation page. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Ideas contributions (2 pages long) (oral presentation)
This category is dedicated to new ideas in their very early stage. Idea contributions are expression of yet to be developed approaches, with pros/cons, not yet consolidated. Ideas contributions are intended for a debate and audience feedback. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Idea. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. For more details, see the Ideas explanation page. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Extended abstracts (2 pages long) (oral presentation)
Extended abstracts summarize a long potential publication with noticeable results. It is intended for sharing yet to be written, or further on intended for a journal publication. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Extended abstract. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Posters (paper-based, two pages long) (oral presentation)
Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. A two-page paper summarizes a presentation intended to be a POSTER. This allows an author to summarize a series of results and expose them via a big number of figures, graphics and tables. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster Two Pages. Contributors must follow the conference deadlines, describing early research and novel skeleton ideas in the areas of the conference topics. The work will be published in the conference proceedings, posted in the free-access ThinkMind digital library and sent for indexing. 8-10 presentation slides are suggested. Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, in addition to the oral presentation.

Posters (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
Posters are intended for ongoing research projects, concrete realizations, or industrial applications/projects presentations. The poster may be presented during sessions reserved for posters, or mixed with presentation of articles of similar topic. The slides must have comprehensive comments. This type of contribution only requires a 8-10 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the instructions for the regular submissions using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Poster (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
8-10 presentation slides are suggested. Also a big Poster is suitable, used for live discussions with the attendees, additionally to the oral presentation.

Presentations (slide-based, only) (oral presentation)
These contributions represent technical marketing/industrial/business/positioning presentations. This type of contribution only requires a 12-14 slide-deck. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Presentation (slide-only). The slide-deck will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.
12-14 presentation slides are suggested.

Demos (two pages) [posted on www.iaria.org]
Demos represent special contributions where a tool, an implementation of an application, or a freshly implemented system is presented in its alfa/beta version. It might also be intended for thsoe new application to gather the attendee opinion. A two-page summary for a demo is intended to be. It would be scheduled in special time spots, to ensure a maximum attendance from the participants. Please submit the contributions following the submission instructions by using the "Submit a Paper" button and selecting the contribution type as Demos. The Demos paper will be posted, post-event, on www.iaria.org.

Tutorial proposals
Tutorials provide overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals should be for 2-3 hour long. Proposals must contain the title, the summary of the content, and the biography of the presenter(s). The tutorial slide decks will be posted on the IARIA site.
Please send your proposals to tutorial proposal

Panel proposals
The organizers encourage scientists and industry leaders to organize dedicated panels dealing with controversial and challenging topics and paradigms. Panel moderators are asked to identify their guests and manage that their appropriate talk supports timely reach our deadlines. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelist names, their affiliation, the topic of the panel, as well as short biographies. The panel slide deck will be posted on the IARIA site.
Please send your proposals to panel proposal