Verona, Italy

About

The Verona Garden builds on the success of the previous Italian edition in Genova, continuing to foster collaboration in M/EEG and multimodal neuroimaging. This year’s program will focus on Open Science, EEG-TMS, basic and clinical M/EEG, and cutting-edge AI methods, combining lectures, hands-on sessions and scientific discussions within the broader international CuttingGardens initiative.

Topics

#OpenScience
#TMS-EEG
#Basic and Clinic MEEG
#Cutting-edge AI methods

Tutorials

Day 1: EEG Source Imaging
Day 2: TMS-EEG Preprocessing
Day 3: Neural Tracking of Continuous Stimuli (mTRFtoolbox)
Day 4: Decoding brain signals with AI

Featured Speakers /Teachers

Guiomar Niso,
Almudena Capilla,
Carmen Vidaurre,
Luis Ciria,
Ricardo Mutuberria

Local Program

Registration

Venue

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Local program

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Global - Plenary lecture

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Local - Lectures

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Local - Tutorials

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Local - Social Events

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Local - Food / Posters

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Local - Satellite Event

Program details

MONDAY 21st

14:30 – [Global]

TUESDAY 22nd

08:45 – Opening remarks

09:00 – Local Talks - Open Science

Team for TMS-EEG (T4TE): an open large-scale initiative to understand variability in TMS-EEG research - Marta Bortoletto, Chiara Bagattini
One EEG Dataset, ManyPipelines: What happens when you invite 398 analysts at the same data bench(mark) -
Andrea Vitale
EEGManyLabs: A multisite replication of alpha phase effects on visual perception - Agnese Zazio

10:30 – Coffee Break

11:00 – Tutorial 1 – EEG Source Imaging – Annalisa Pascarella, Arianna Caputo

13:00 – Lunch

14:30 – [Global]

17:00 – Discussion

17:30 – Poster & beer

WEDNESDAY 23rd

09:00 – Local Talks - EEG-TMS

Probing Brain Dynamics with TMS-EEG: Network-Level Brain States and Their Modulation - Laura Marzetti
TMS/EEG: from TEP to i-TEP - Leo Tomasevic
Personalized Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Decline: A TMS-EEG-MRI Approach - Elias Casula

10:30 – Coffee Break

11:00 – Tutorial 2 – TMS-EEG Preprocessing - Davide Bonfanti, Eleonora Arrigoni

13:00 – Lunch

14:30 – [Global]

17:00 – Discussion

17:30 – Poster & beer

THURSDAY 24th

09:00 – Local Talks - Basic and Clinic MEEG

Sleep slow waves as markers of experience-dependent plasticity and brain development - Giulio Bernardi
Leveraging neural entrainment: from highly controlled to naturalistic EEG paradigms for probing neural representations - Davide Bottari
Beyond EEG: What MEG Adds to Clinical and Translational Neurophysiology - Sara Zago

10:30 – Coffee Break

11:00 – Tutorial 3 – Neural Tracking of Continuous Stimuli (mTRFtoolbox) - Alessandra Federici

13:00 – Lunch

14:30 – [Global]

17:00 – Discussion

18:30 – Social Event

FRIDAY 25th

09:00 – Local Talks - Cutting-edge AI methods

Decoding brain signals with AI: What we can (and cannot) learn from EEG - Silvia Storti
Foundation Models Beyond Domain Boundaries - Paolo Rota
Overcoming Methodological Challenges in EEG Deep Learning: Generalizability, Preprocessing, and Explainability - Manfredo Atzori

10:30 – Coffee Break

11:00 – Tutorial 4 – Decoding brain signals with AI - Ilaria Siviero

13:00 – Lunch

14:30 – [Global]

17:00 – Discussion

Local Speakers/Teachers

Registration details

Registration: June 29th - close August 7th

1. Click on the button below to access the registration form

2. Register and fill the abstract field if you wish to present a poster

3. Pay the fee to validate your registration

The registration is handled according to first-come, first-served principle.

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Poster instructions

Participants may submit a poster abstract (maximum 250 words) through the registration form. Posters will be presented during dedicated poster sessions.

Abstract submission will open on June 29th, and notification of acceptance will be sent by September 1st.

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Registration fee

The registration fee is 200€ for the entire duration of the event.

The fees include:

Coffee breaks
Social event
50€ global cost for CuttingEEG

Venue - How to reach the Verona Garden

The Garden will take place at the Polo Santa Marta of the University of Verona (Via Cantarane, 24).

Located in a renovated historic building near Verona’s city center, the campus offers modern facilities and an outstanding setting for international scientific exchange. The event will be held in lecture hall IMT.01 on the ground floor. Directions to the room will be available at the entrance of the building.

In line with CuttingEEG’s sustainability principles, we invite all participants to bring a reusable water bottle with them and help us reduce our use of single-use plastic.

Coming by TRAIN

Verona can be easily reached by train, with direct high-speed and regional connections from major Italian cities. The main railway station is Verona Porta Nuova. From Verona Porta Nuova station, Polo Santa Marta can be reached in approximately 25 minutes by public bus (ATV lines 11, 12, 13, or 52; stop: Porta Vescovo) followed by a short walk. The conference venue is also conveniently located near Verona Porta Vescovo railway station, which can be reached by several regional services and is only a short walk from Polo Santa Marta.

Coming by CAR

Participants arriving by car should take the Verona Sud exit from the A4 highway and follow signs toward Verona Centro. Due to ongoing urban transport works in the area, traffic conditions and parking availability may vary. Public transport is therefore recommended whenever possible. Nearby parking facilities include Porta Vescovo and Parcheggio Centro, all within a 10–20 minute walk of the venue.

Coming by PLANE

The nearest airport is Verona Villafranca Airport (Valerio Catullo), located approximately 12 km from the city centre. The airport is connected to Verona Porta Nuova railway station by a regular shuttle bus service