Welcome
latest update: March 27, 2025
Dear colleague,
LaP is a cross-disciplinary meeting that connects psychological and neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and brain plasticity. It is organized by the University of Turku, the Åbo Akademi University, the Turku Brain and Mind Center, and the Aalto Brain Centre.
The LaP meeting is again organized in Spring 2025. The meeting dates are April 6-9, 2025 (Sunday afternoon – Wednesday afternoon). The venue is the same as for the seven previous annual meetings, namely Äkäshotel at the Äkäslompolo village.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
- Abstract submission deadline December 2, 2024
- Congress registration via this website has closed (note that there is no on-site registration)
- Contact the organizers: info.lapmeeting@gmail.com
The special theme addressed by the keynotes as well as by symposium presentations is ‘Interventions to promote cognition and well-being’. Note however that as before, most of the congress program will consist of free papers reflecting the broad spectrum of learning and plasticity research, and does not have to be related to the special theme.
LaP 2025 keynote speakers:
Daphne Bavelier, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Alan Kingstone, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Martin Lövdén, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Tiia Ngandu, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare; Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
NOTE: Unlike in some previous years, the deadline for abstract submission is already December 2nd.
Despite of its northern location way above the polar circle, the congress site is easy to reach e.g. by daily flight connections from Helsinki to the nearby airport at Kittilä. The congress program runs from afternoon to evening, enabling one to utilize the excellent possibilities for various winter sports and other outdoor activities during the long days in April. Due to auditorium & poster space and to keep the meeting highly interactive, the number of participants is limited to 60.
It is important to make travel arrangements in good time as the night trains and the flights tend to become fully booked due to the large number of tourists coming to enjoy the unique Lappish Spring.
We hope to see you at the Heart of Finnish Lapland in Spring 2025!
The LaP Scientific Committee,
Juha Salmi, Aalto University, Finland (Program Chair)
Minna Lehtonen, University of Turku, Finland (Chair)
Susanne Jaeggi, Northeastern University, USA
Matti Laine, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Marcus Meinzer, University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
Teppo Särkämö, University of Helsinki, Finland
Sari Ylinen, University of Tampere, Finland
