We are delighted to welcome Andreas Reif, Germany, as the new ECNP President, together with the incoming Executive Committee (EC). Here’s to a new chapter of collaboration, discovery, and progress in neuroscience and mental health.

Join us on 15–16 March 2026 in Nice, France, or virtually for the ECNP New Frontiers Meeting, where experts will explore how plasticity can be leveraged to promote recovery in mental health and how measuring plasticity can guide the development of new treatments.  

Apply for in-person participation by 11 November 2025 or register for virtual participation by 11 March 2026.

What early markers and factors can guide the prevention and treatment of bipolar disorders? 

Following their Symposium at the 38th ECNP Congress 2025, speakers Tomas Hajek, Canada; Danella Hafeman, USA, Hanne Lie Kjærstad, Denmark, and host and speaker Luisa Klahn, Sweden, discuss insights from longitudinal studies of bipolar disorders in a special podcast episode.

This year’s Breaking Hot Topics Symposium set a record for submissions! We’re maintaining the momentum with runner-up talks that highlight emerging research in mental health, neuropharmacology, genomics, and neuroimaging.

📅 Next talk: 22 October | 16.00 CEST 

Indirect effects of weight gain on cortical thinning 

Speakers: Julia Fraiha Pegado

This is an open call for proposals to establish a new ECNP Network on AI in Mental Health. From predictive modelling and natural language processing to digital phenotyping and personalised interventions, this Network will explore the potential of intelligent technologies in psychiatry.

Only 100 spots available! Are you an early career scientist in Europe? Apply to present your poster and participate in the ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience, 12–15 March in Nice, France. Enjoy three days of expert lectures, dynamic discussions, and interactive poster sessions. Registration and accommodation are free.

Are there sessions at the 38th ECNP Congress 2025 that you can't join? Don’t worry: all livestreamed sessions will be recorded and available on demand for registered participants until 17 December 2025 at 12.00 CET. 

⏯️ Watch anytime, anywhere!

In keeping with our scientific values and commitment to open discourse, we have suspended posting on X and are continuing the conversation on Bluesky (@ecnp.eu). 

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