7th FAM Conference 2026

May, 20 - 22 2026

The conference series focuses on bringing new insights on major controversies in recognition memory as well as bridging further human and animal memory.

The world's leading experts in medial temporal lobe research and memory function will discuss their findings from behavioral studies, imaging techniques, electrophysiology, mutagenesis, and computer techniques. In a daily students /speakers-only brainstorming sessionthe FAM conference promotes young researchers by enabling them to directly discuss their research with the speakers.

↗ Registration is expected to start in mid-January.
More information about the program and registration will follow shortly.

Speakers confirmed

Nora Abrous (Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux Univ., FR)

Jozsef Csicsvari (Institute of Science and Technology, Klosterneuburg, AT)

Svenja Brodt (MPI Tübingen, DE)

Paul Frankland (SickKids (Univ. of Toronto, CA)

Lisa Genzel (Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Nijmegen, NL)

Maria Inostroza (University of Tübingen, DE)

Pierre Lavenex (University of Lausanne, CH)

Anne Maass (DZNE/ OvGU Magdeburg, DE)

Hanna Monyer (DKFZ/ Heidelberg Univ. Hospital, DE)

Rosanna Olsen (The Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, CA)

Charan Ranganath (UC Davis, USA)

Stefan Remy (Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology / OvGU Magdeburg, DE)

Clive Rosenthal (University of Oxford; UK)

Magdalena Sauvage (Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology /OvGU Magdeburg, DE)

Noam Shemesh (Champalimaud Found., Lisbon, PT)

Menno Witter (Kavli Inst./ NTNU, Trondheim, NO)

Motoharu Yoshida (Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology /DZNE Magdeburg, DE)