We are pleased to announce the first:
Curiosity Summer School 2026
The five-day summer school brings together graduate students and early-career researchers from psychology, behavioral biology, cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, and related fields. The program aims to provide high-quality training, foster interdisciplinary discussions, and connect researchers across disciplines through a series of engaging lectures, hands-on sessions, and panel discussions.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Mehdi Khamassi (Sorbonne Université, France), From reinforcement learning to world models: computational accounts of learning and curiosity
- Kou Murayama (University of Tübingen, Germany), Psychology Track
- Alejandro Sánchez-Amaro (MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany), Primatology Track
- Sebastian Haesler (KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium), Neuroscience Track
- George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA), Three Decades of Intermittent Information-gap
- Lani Watson (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom),
Would a more curious world be a better one?
Abstracts of the Talks and Workshops can be found in the Scientific Program.
We are committed to fostering an open, inclusive, and diversity-friendly environment where researchers from all backgrounds feel welcome. Our summer school embraces a respectful and supportive atmosphere for all participants, regardless of career stage, discipline, or personal background. For more details, please refer to our Diversity Statement and Code of Conduct.
Registration is closed. We plan to inform you about the outcome of applications by May 15th.
We look forward to welcoming you to Göttingen!
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