The Brain Conference: Principles of the Adaptive Mind - Towards an integrated understanding of the dynamics of mental health and stress resilience as adaptation to uncertainty across multiple nested timescales This conference will bring together a unique and interdisciplinary group of internationally recognised experts in evolutionary biology, computational cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, systems neuroscience, genetics/epigenetics and clinical psychiatry, to promote synthesis and synergy between the computational, social and life sciences to advance knowledge about the adaptive mind. The conference features an evolutionary biology component in the programme, including among others lectures from: Alexandra Rosati - The evolution and development of complex cognition across primates Willem Frankenhuis - The evolution and development of plasticity Christopher Kuzawa - Food for thought: The energetic costs of brain development and the evolution of the human life history Mental health depends on our ability to adapt our brain, mind and decisions flexibly to the uncertainty of our constantly changing environment. Such adaptation occurs over several nested timescales: within an individual's lifetime through both rapid learning and longer-term developmental plasticity, and between generations through the transfer of adaptive traits. Yet we have little understanding of the basic principles of healthy adaptation to uncertainty for stress resilience. Attendees can expect engaging lectures from outstanding scientists, poster sessions with abstracts submitted by participants, and lively social events. If you're interested in learning more about the adaptive mind while connecting with international leaders and peers from an array of disciplines, the upcoming Brain Conference is the place to be! Find everything you need to know about the upcoming Brain Conference here: https://www.fens.org/news-activities/fens-and-societies-calendar/meeting-ev= ent/principles-of-the-adaptive-mind Contact: brain@fens.org Andreea Marginean Programme Officer -The Brain Conferences FENS- Federation of European Neuroscience Societies 11 Rue d'Egmont, 1000 - Brussels, Belgium T:+32 2 545 04 55 E:brain@fens.org Andreea Marginean (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)