From March 14 to 16, the 2025 Neuroscience Frontier Interdisciplinary Symposium was held at the Zhuhai campus of Beijing Normal University. The symposium aimed to promote exchanges and integration between neuroscience and fields such as artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and information science. It brought together numerous renowned experts from both domestic and international institutions to discuss the latest advancements in neuroscience and emerging trends in interdisciplinary research.

Wei Wei, the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Normal University and the secretary of the Party Committee of the Zhuhai Campus, delivered the opening remarks. She stated that Beijing Normal University has always adhered to the academic concept of "openness, intersection, and integration", and has been continuously delving into the field of neuroscience. She also extended her best wishes for the conference to be a complete success.

Wei Wei delivered the opening remarks

Zhang Xu, the academician from the Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology delivered the opening remarks, hoping that this symposium would conduct in-depth discussions on cutting-edge directions such as brain cognition and brain-inspired intelligent technologies, build a platform for the collision of ideas and win-win cooperation, and inject new impetus into solving key problems in neuroscience and promoting cross-disciplinary technological integration.

Zhang Xu delivered the opening remarks

Prof. Wang Xiaoqun, Director of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, presided over the opening ceremony of the symposium. They expressed their hope that this forum would facilitate academic exchanges within the field of neuroscience, promote interdisciplinary integration with other disciplines, and lay the foundation for significant scientific breakthroughs in the future.

Prof. Wang Xiaoqun presided over the opening ceremony of the symposium

At the symposium, Academician Gao Tianming from Southern Medical University chaired a special discussion, highlighting the interdisciplinary integration of neuroscience with artificial intelligence, big data, and materials science. He pointed out that such integration presents unprecedented opportunities for addressing major brain diseases and advancing the development of novel brain-computer interface technologies.

Academician Gao Tianming chaired a special discussion

Zhang Xu presented a keynote report titled "Cognitive Neural Networks and Brain-Inspired Intelligence Technology." In his talk, he shared the latest advancements in neural networks and deep learning, explored the intricate relationship between the structure and function of general intuitive neural networks, and discussed how future artificial intelligence can benefit from neuroscience research findings.

Zhang Xu presented a keynote report

The symposium featured four interdisciplinary forums, where participating experts shared the latest research progress from their respective teams in the field of neuroscience. They highlighted that with the rapid advancement of technology, neuroscience had increasingly become a key area of modern scientific research, closely linked with disciplines such as artificial intelligence, information technology, and biomedicine. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration, researchers aim to achieve more innovative breakthroughs and further advance humanity’s understanding of brain function.

The experts gave reports at the forum

During the interactive discussion session, experts and scholars engaged in in-depth exchanges on key issues and research bottlenecks in areas such as new technologies and methods in neuroscience, neuroscience and life sciences, brain science and brain-inspired intelligence, and the latest developments in interdisciplinary neuroscience integration. They emphasized that the integration of AI models has injected powerful technological momentum into the field of neuroscience, suggesting that the era of big data in neuroscience may be on the horizon.

At the end of the conference, the closing ceremony was presided over by Wu Haitao, a researcher from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, and Zhang Xu delivered the closing remarks. The hosting of this symposium not only facilitated exchange and collaboration among experts and scholars in the field of neuroscience but also promoted the integration and development of neuroscience with other cutting-edge technological fields.

Researcher Wu Haitao presided over the closing ceremony

Zhang Xu delivered the closing remarks

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