Groningen, Netherlands
About
CuttingGardens Groningen is hosted by the Artificial Intelligence and Psychology departments of the University of Groningen. Over five days, our local program pairs hands-on methods tutorials (MNE and machine learning, HMP, Unfold, GAMMs) with talks on brain–computer interfaces, brain stimulation and travelling waves, aiming to connect Groningen's EEG community to the wider CuttingEEG network.
Topics
- Machine learning and open pipelines for EEG
- Cognitive modelling of EEG: HMP and GAMMs
- Brain-computer interfaces and stimulation
Tutorials
- EEG Analysis with MNE
- UNFOLD Workshop
- HMP Tutorial
Featured Speakers /Teachers
Lisa-Marie Vortmann / Wouter Kruijne
Andreea Sburlea, Osman Oguz
Olaf Dimigen
Jelmer Borst
Local Program
Registration
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Local program
Global - Plenary lecture
Local - Lectures
Local - Tutorials
Local - Social Events
Local - Food / Posters
Local - Satellite Event
Program details
Keynote Announcement: Opportunities and challenges of studying the infant brain using OPM-MEG
Optically pumped magnetometers promise wearable, close-to-scalp MEG that fits any head — an advantage that is particularly acute for infants, where conventional cryogenic helmets sacrifice either coverage or sensitivity. Robert Oostenveld situates MEG relative to EEG, contrasts OPMs with SQUIDs, reviews infant setups in use elsewhere and at the Donders, and discusses the practical challenges his group is encountering.
MONDAY 21st
11:00 – [Optional] Toolbox tutorial
· MNE - G. Niso
· Fieldtrip - J. Pérez-Navarro
14:00 – Opening remarks
14:30 – [Global] Theoretical advances made thanks to MEEG
· Electrophysiology and the Gut-brain-consciousness axis - C. Tallon-Baudry
· Tracking Attentional Dynamics Across Vision, Working Memory, and Action - F. Van Ede
· Emergence of language during early developement - C. François
17:30 – Posters & Wine
TUESDAY 22nd
9:00 – Local Talks - Session 1
· Some tips and resources for good practice in EEG - Guiomar Niso
· Brain oscillations during resting state - Almudena Capilla
10:30 – Break
11:00 – Tutorial 1 - Heart Evoked Potentials - Luis Ciria
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – [Global] Real-time processing and machine learning of EEG for BCI?
· Top-notch machine learning methods - R. Kobler
· Facing the small data reality Michael Tangermann - M. Tangermann
· Conducting BCI protocols with patients - T. Vaughan
17:30 – Break
17:45 – Special Session - Citizen and Community Neuroscience - Ricardo Mutuberria
WEDNESDAY 23rd
9:00 – Local Talks - Session 2
· Neural tracking of environmental time - N. Molinaro
· Novel multivariate methods for the analysis of oscillations in EEG/MEG data - C. Vidaurre
10:30 – Break
11:00 – Tutorial 2 - Cortical tracking of speech - M. Lizarazu
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – [Global] Reproducible processing pipelines and multiverses
· EEGmanypipelines - E. Cesnaite
· Multiverse analysis - P. Clayson
· Agreed Reporting Template for EEG Methodology - International Standard - Anđela Šoškić
20:30 – Social Dinner
THURSDAY 24th
9:00 – Local Talks - Session 2
· Neural tracking of environmental time - N. Molinaro
· Novel multivariate methods for the analysis of oscillations in EEG/MEG data - C. Vidaurre
10:30 – Break
11:00 – Tutorial 2 - Cortical tracking of speech - M. Lizarazu
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – [Global] Reproducible processing pipelines and multiverses
· EEGmanypipelines - E. Cesnaite
· Multiverse analysis - P. Clayson
· Agreed Reporting Template for EEG Methodology - International Standard - Anđela Šoškić
20:30 – Social Dinner
FRIDAY 25th
9:00 – Local Talks - Session 3
· Cortical tracking of speech in young infants and its relation to language development in the first years of life - M. Kalashnikova
· Neural oscillations in reading development - M. Lallier
10:30 – Break
11:00 – Tutorial 3 - Temporal Response Functions - S. Matar
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – [Global] Deep neural network analysis of MEEG data: A roadmap to using machine learning with MEEG
· Learning M/EEG representations with self-supervision - H. Banville
· Classic machine learning versus deep learning: is there a clear winner? - M. De Vos
· Using artificial DNN to predict and understand human vision - R. Martin Cichy
Local Speakers/Teachers
Keynote Speaker: Robert Oostenveld is Associate PI at the Donders Institute, Radboud University, and Affiliated Professor at NatMEG, Karolinska Institute. He leads the FieldTrip toolbox and works on MEG/EEG methods and open science.
Registration closes on Friday, September 18th 2026
Please register using the link below.
During your registration, please indicate if you plan to bring a poster to the Poster Session and give it a preliminary title.
You can also indicate if you are interested in participating in the introductory tutorial on EEG analysis using MNE-Python and which level you would like to take.
Poster instructions
The Poster Session is supposed to bring researchers together and stimulate discussion and collaboration. Therefore, we invite multiple forms of posters: to introduce your lab/research, to get feedback for a project, to show a method/technique your team developed, and many more.
Please bring a printed poster with a maximum dimension of A1.
Registration fee
A registration fee of 125 Euros will be charged at registration.
Venue - How to reach the Groningen Garden
The University of Groningen is the second oldest university in the Netherlands, founded in 1614.
All the details about the university and how to come over can be found in this booklet:
