Paris, France

About

The Paris Garden is organized by the Paris Brain Institute and will cover key stages of M/EEG research, from signal preprocessing and data organization in BIDS, to the analysis of spontaneous and evoked activity and Brain-Computer Interfaces. The Paris Garden is an in-person event, with the global sessions broadcasted on site..

Topics

Brain Computer Interface
Spontaneous & Evoked Activity
M/EEG Preprocessing
BIDS and HED (TBC)

Tutorials

M/EEG Preprocessing
BIDS / HED

Featured Speakers /Teachers

Fabien Lotte (Research Director at Inria Bordeaux)
Nathalie George (Research Director at CNRS)
Valerie Ego-Stengel (Research Director at CNRS)
Raphaëlle Roy (Professor at ISAE-Supaero)
Thomas Hinault (CR INSERM, Caen)
Judith Nicolas (senior post-doc, Lyon)
Antoine Bergel (CR CNRS, Paris)

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

12:30 – Registration and welcome coffee
13:45 – Opening
14:00 – [Global] Developmental EEG

TUESDAY 22nd

09:00 – [Local] BCI – Introduction by Marie-Constance Corsi

09:10 – [Local] BCI – Understanding BCIs

09:10 – Active BCIs, by Fabien Lotte
09:25 – Passive BCIs, by Raphaëlle Roy
09:40 – Invasive BCIs, by Valérie Ego-Stengel

09:55 – [Local] BCI – Closing the Loop in Practice

09:55 – HappyFeat, by Arthur Desbois
10:05 – Cirus, by Tristan Venot & Arya Yazdan-Panah
10:15 – c-VEP, by Jules Gomel

10:30 – Coffee break & Demos

11:00 – [Local] BCI – Cutting-Edge Methods

11:00 – Riemannian Geometry for Classification, by Thibault de Surrel
11:10 – Guidelines for Using and Reporting Maching Learning, by Simon Kojima
11:20 – Dealing with Multiple Sources of Information, by Jules Gomel
11:30 – Neuronal Avalanches, by Camilla Mannino and Morgane Marzulli
11:45 – Working Outside the Brain Box, by Claire Cury

12:00 – [Local] BCI – Clinical Applications

12:00 – BCI for Stroke, by Camile Bousfiha
12:10 – Neurofeedback for Parkinson’s Disease, by Nathalie George
12:20 – BCI for Anesthesia Monitoring, by Laurent Bougrain

13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – [Global] Cutting-edge methods & metrics for M/EEG

17:00 – Poster session

WEDNESDAY 23rd

09:00 – [Local] Spontaneous & evoked EEG – Theory lectures
10:45 – Coffee break
11:15 – [Local] Spontaneous & evoked EEG – Theory lectures
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – [Global] Intracranial EEG
17:00 – Poster session
20:00 – Social dinner

THURSDAY 24th

09:00 – [Local] M/EEG preprocessing – Theory lectures

Filtering
Bad channels detection
Artifact detection (manual, ICA, SSP, automatic, etc.)
Epoching
Bad epochs detection
Reference and interpolation
Data quality check

10:30 – Coffee break

11:00 – [Local] M/EEG preprocessing – Theory lectures

Real life examples analysis

11:30 – [Local] M/EEG preprocessing – Live demos

MEEGFlow pipeline demos (https://pypi.org/project/meegflow/)

13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – [Global] Building open & collaborative EEG science

17:00 – [Local] Talks

17:00 - Heart artifact
17:20 - Source reconstruction
17:40 - Polysomnography

FRIDAY 25th

09:00 – [Local] Open Science and BIDS

10:30 – Coffee break

11:00 – [Local] BIDS

13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – [Global] Perspective EEG

17:00 – Closing remarks

Local Speakers/Teachers

Invited speakers

Fabien Lotte - Research Director at Inria Bordeaux

Nathalie George - Research Director at CNRS

Valerie Ego-Stengel - Research Director at CNRS

Raphaëlle Roy - Professor at ISAE-Supaero

Thomas Hinault - CR INSERM, Caen

Judith Nicolas - Senior post-doc, Lyon

Antoine Bergel - CR CNRS, Paris

Registration details

Registration is open

Registration includes access to all local tutorials, talks, and the online global CuttingEEG program. Accommodation is not included and must be arranged independently.

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Poster instructions

Everyone is welcome to present a poster. Submitting an abstract is mandatory to be considered for a poster slot; attendees without a submitted abstract will be assumed not to present a poster.

Please upload a short abstract (max 2500 characters) through the registration form. Posters should be A0 size in portrait orientation.

Feel free to reuse a poster you have printed for another conference!

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Registration fee

The registration fee is 225€ for the entire duration of the event.

The fees include:

Coffee breaks
Lunches
Global cost for CuttingEEG

Venue - How to reach the Paris Garden

The event will be held at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, situated in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The hospital is one of Europe's largest and historically the birthplace of modern neurology, today home to the Paris Brain Institute (ICM). The campus is well connected to the rest of Paris by public transport and is easy to reach from the city center.

The exact venue will be announced soon!

Coming by TRAIN

Paris is exceptionally well connected by train. The hospital is a short walk from Gare d'Austerlitz, served by RER C, Gare de Lyon and several regional lines. From other major Parisian stations (Gare du Nord, Gare de l’Est, Gare Saint-Lazare and Gare Montparnasse), you can reach the hospital easily by metro or RER. We highly recommend train travel in accordance with the philosophy behind a multi-hub event.

www.sncf.com

www.eurostar.com (for international connections via London, Brussels, Amsterdam)

Coming by BUS/Metro

The hospital is served by several bus lines directly on Boulevard de l'Hôpital. Night buses also serve the area.

The nearest metro station is Saint-Marcel (line 5), a 3-minute walk from the hospital. Lines 6 and 10 also stop nearby (Chevaleret and Gare d'Austerlitz). RER C stops at Gare d'Austerlitz, a 10-minute walk away.

For routes and schedules, check the RATP network:

www.ratp.fr

Coming by CAR

The hospital is located at 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, easily accessible via the périphérique (ring road). Note that parking in central Paris is limited and can be expensive. We recommend public transport whenever possible.

Coming by PLANE

Paris is served by three airports (but please favor more ecological transports if possible!):

Charles de Gaulle (CDG) — ~25 km north of Paris (~30–45 min by RER B to central Paris). The main international hub, with connections worldwide.

Orly (ORY) — ~13 km south of Paris (~25–30 min by metro line 14 or OrlyVal + RER B). Closest to the hospital.

Beauvais-Tillé (BVA) — ~85 km north of Paris (~1h30 by shuttle bus). This airport is very far from the city and is used mainly by budget airlines (Ryanair, Wizz Air). Factor in significant extra travel time and cost if flying via Beauvais.

For transport from airports to Paris city center: www.ratp.fr | www.cdgval.fr

Accommodation

We recommend staying in the 13th, 5th, or 6th arrondissement, all within easy reach of the venue by metro or on foot. Paris is a popular destination — we strongly recommend booking as early as possible.

For accommodation options near the hospital, you can browse: