Abstracts

Topics: MAIN welcomes all abstracts at the crossroads of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Abstracts that relate only to Neuroscience or only to AI will not be considered.

Format: The abstract should describe the background, aim of your project, your methods, results and a conclusion. It should not exceed 300 words. Note that poster presentations for accepted abstracts this year will be in person, so make sure you register to MAIN before submitting. 

Please note:

• Each individual can only have one first author submission (but co-authorship on more than one abstract is allowed).

• For your submission to be considered you need to register for MAIN 2024 using the same email address. You can sign-up for the conference by following the registration link on the MAIN 2024 homepage.

• If you have questions regarding abstract submissions please contact: centre-unique@umontreal.ca

• In the submission form, you will also be asked to indicate whether you would accept to deliver a "lightning talk" (2-min) about your work at the conference, in person.

Multiple prizes will be awarded during the closing remarks on Oct 24th and are possible thanks to support by the 

IVADO program, Cerebrum, FRQNT, and the UNIQUE Center.

Evaluation Criteria

Poster presentation

• Poster layout (clarity, design, organization, aesthetics) (5 points)

• Scientific content (clarity of the goal, quality of the methods, results and interpretations)  (5 points)

• Communication: Oral presentation skills, engagement & demonstrated knowledge (5 points)

• Neuro-AI relevance: Integration of Neuro and AI and potential impact on Neuro/AI research (5 points)

Lightning talks

• Quality of slides (clarity, design, organization, aesthetics) (5 points)

• Scientific content (clarity of the goal, quality of the methods, results and interpretations)  (5 points)

• Communication: Oral presentation skills, engagement & demonstrated knowledge (5 points)

• Neuro-AI relevance: Integration of Neuro and AI and potential impact on Neuro/AI research (5 points)

Submissions were considered by the jury for the following categories: 

• The UNIQUE-IVADO Neuro-AI best poster award (Undergraduate level)

• The UNIQUE-IVADO Neuro-AI best poster award (Masters level)

• The UNIQUE-IVADO Neuro-AI best poster award (PhD level)

• The UNIQUE Neuro-AI best poster award (Undergraduate level)

• The UNIQUE Neuro-AI best poster award (Masters level)

• The UNIQUE Neuro-AI best poster award (PhD level)

• The UNIQUE Neuro-AI best poster award (Postdoc level)

• The UNIQUE-Cerebrum Neuro-AI best lightning presentation award

• The UNIQUE-IVADO Neuro-AI best lightning presentation award

• The UNIQUE Neuro-AI best lightning presentation award