Conference series
„The Auditory Cortex“

The “International Conference on Auditory Cortex” was initiated by the Leibniz-Institute for Neurobiology in 2003. Every other meeting was organized at different international locations (Nottingham 2006; Magdeburg 2009; Lausanne 2012; Magdeburg 2014; Canada 2017). The conference series enables auditory scientists to exchange ideas, methods and concepts on higher-level auditory functions.

The conference aims at promoting national and international auditory research which compared to other disciplines in brain research does not play a leading role, despite its high relevance, from widespread auditory dysfunctions to deafness and related communicative, social, and societal problems. To gain a better understanding of the structure and function of the auditory cortex, the organizers consider a synthesis of human and animal research is mandatory.

Although non-invasive studies on humans and invasive approaches on animals converge, there is still a considerable lack of understanding how to transfer knowledge from one field to the other. The conference mission is to further close this gap. 

More information can be found on the conference series website at www.auditory-cortex.de