Registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Dendrites!
REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN! Join the EMBO Workshop on Dendrites for an immersive look at molecular, biophysical, anatomical, and computational neuroscience, as well as neuro-inspired AI. May 19-22, 2026 Heraklion, Greece Link: https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-dendrites See you in Crete!
Online Workshop: Introduction to Neuronal Modeling | April 28, 2026
Join us for a free online workshop on neuronal modeling! You will learn how to build, validate, and analyze neuronal models with active dendrites. We will begin with foundational concepts, including neuronal structure, biophysical properties, and input integration. We will then move to hands-on model implementation using DendroTweaks and Dendrify, two modeling tools developed in […]
New Publication: Dendritic nonlinearities mitigate communication costs
In this collaborative study, led by Xundong Wu, we demonstrated that dendritic nonlinearities increased the efficiency of artificial neural networks by reducing communication costs. This work opens new avenues for developing more efficient and less energy-consuming AI systems. Read the whole study here.
Thesis Defense: Synaptic Engram of Flexible Behavior by Dr. Ioanna Pandi
Many congratulations to Ioanna Pandi on a successful PhD defense on March 27th, 2026! Her thesis, “Synaptic Engram of Flexible Behavior”, under the supervision of Dr. Panayiota Poirazi, marks a significant achievement as she is the very first to complete an experimental project in our lab. Ioanna, you are a brilliant researcher, and we can’t […]
Dr. Poirazi participated in a #BrainAwarenessWeek event at the European Parliament
Hosted by MEP Dr. Angelika Winzig, “𝗔 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻: 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” took place on Wednesday 18th of March in the European Parliament’s Presidential Salon. High-level speakers from academia, industry, patient organisations and EU institutions underlined the urgency of anchoring the brain in the EU’s 10th Framework Programme and of advancing […]
New Review Article: A Dendro-Centric View of Cognition in the Behaving Brain
We’re diving deep into the world of dendritic computation, the cornerstone of modern neuroscience and the future of AI. Read our review of how active dendrites drive and shape everything from local spikes to complex memories and behavior.
IMBB Seminar: Dr. Bertalmio on “A Neural Model for V1 That Incorporates Dendritic Nonlinearities and Backpropagating Action Potentials”
It is a pleasure to host Dr. Marcelo Bertalmío from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for an upcoming seminar. He will discuss his research on “A Neural Model for V1 That Incorporates Dendritic Nonlinearities and Backpropagating Action Potentials”. We look forward to seeing you there! When: Thursday, February 26th, 15:00 Location: Costas Fotakis Room, […]
Review of 2025 Dendrites Research in Springer Nature!
We are pleased to share the 2025 research impact report from Springer Nature. It was a productive year for our community, and we would like to thank all our contributors! 2025 Highlights: Global Access: Our research articles were accessed 88,832 times throughout the year. International Readership: Our work reached readers across 107 different countries. Academic […]
Last call for abstracts for DENDRITES 2026!
The countdown is on! We are just days away from the submission deadline for DENDRITES 2026. If you haven’t submitted your abstract yet, now is the time to join the conversation: Submission deadline is February 1st. https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-dendrites
DendroTweaks, an interactive approach for unraveling dendritic dynamics
We are excited to share that our paper on the DendroTweaks toolbox is now published in eLife: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.103324.3. We developed this toolbox to make detailed biophysical neuronal models more intuitive and interactive. DendroTweaks offers a rich set of tools for working with neuronal morphologies, ion channels, and synaptic inputs. It is available as both a standalone […]