Nairobi, Kenya
About
This Garden explores EEG and ERP applications in chronic health conditions and neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on the sub-Saharan African context. The programme combines practical tutorials with presentations from experienced and early-career researchers, complemented by global sessions, to strengthen methodological skills, facilitate knowledge exchange, and foster research collaboration.
Topics
- Machine Learning for EEG
- EEG application in the African Context
- EEG application in chronic health conditions
Tutorials
- EEG Data collection: Setting up an EEG Experiment
- ERP data analysis
- Interpreting ERP findings
Featured Speakers /Teachers
- Guiomar Niso,
- Almudena Capilla,
- Carmen Vidaurre,
- Luis Ciria,
- Ricardo Mutuberria
Local Program
Registration
Venue
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Local program
Global - Plenary lecture
Local - Lectures
Local - Tutorials
Local - Social Events
Local - Food / Posters
Local - Satellite Event
Program details
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
Andrzej Cudo
Assistant Professor, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Cristina Villalba García
Researcher, University of Gibraltar
Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk
Assistant Professor, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Laura Katus
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Greenwich
Registration Friday, 18th September 2026 (online participation).
Abstract Submission Please link the link below to register. Once you have filled in the registration form, you will receive a link to our online sessions in due course.
Registration fee
The registration for our local event is free. Only online attendance slots are remaining.
Venue - How to reach the Nairobi Garden
The Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development (IHD), is located on the 1st Floor of the Park Place Building, 2nd Parklands Avenue, Nairobi. It is a working distance from the University Center: Look at the map.
Contact the Nairobi team
esther.peter@aku.edu
Dr Ronald Ngetich
Pr. Amina Abubakar
