New CNS Mentorship Program Now Open

We are excited to announce a new CNS mentorship program. The purpose: For junior researchers, this program offers an opportunity to expand your mentoring network beyond a single advisor and seek guidance on various topics. For faculty and senior researchers, this is a chance to support the next generation of cognitive neuroscientists, contribute to a more […]

New Initiatives with the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (JoCN) is now the official journal of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society! We are excited to announce a number of new intitiatives. With the formal transfer of JoCN to CNS now complete, we are in the process of forming a Publications Committee that will oversee editorial policy at JoCN and the […]

CNS 2026 Day 4 Highights

We closed out CNS 2026 in Vancouver with another excellent poster session, followed by a whopping 6 more symposia, including on the how the brain creates language, with insights from genes, neural pathways, neuroprosthetics, and computational models. Check out some highlights the posts below. #CNS2026 It’s been an unforgettable four days in Vancouver, and we have […]

From Genetics to AI: Integrated Approaches to Decoding Human Language in the Brain

CNS 2026 Press Release VANCOUVER – March 8, 2026 – Learning French, reading the latest Andy Weir novel, hanging out with friends for St. Patrick’s Day — language is central to all these everyday activities. Seemingly effortless from childhood, language, it turns out, is quite complex, not constrained to one set of genes or one […]

CNS 2026 Day 3 Highlights

The third day of CNS 2026 in Vancouver included 4 symposia — on topics ranging from individual fMRI as a paradigm shift for cognitive neuroscience to new approaches for real-world cognition — 2 poster sessions, a workshop on navigating difficult times, the Young Investigator Award lectures by Monica Rosenberg and Samuel McDougle, and the Fred […]

The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) is committed to the development of mind and brain research aimed at investigating the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition.

The term cognitive neuroscience has now been with us for almost three decades, and identifies an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the nature of thought.

SAVE THE DATE! CNS 2026 Annual Meeting, March 7 - 10, 2026

We invite you to join us at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) 2026 Annual Meeting, March 7 - 10, 2026 in Vancouver, BC, Canada at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver Hotel, located located at 39 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 0R3, Canada. We will have a full schedule of events slated for this year's meeting that will include Invited Symposia, Symposia, Several Poster Sessions, a Keynote Address as well as our Annual George A. Miller Award Lecture, Distinguished Career Contributions Award Lecture and Young Investigators Award Lecture.  #CNS2026

CNS Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) stands against racism, hate, and injustice.  We affirm unequivocally that Black Lives Matter. CNS condemns all acts of discrimination and violence against Black people and other people of color. As an international organization, CNS is committed to the fight against racism, and to promoting inclusion and diversity in science and academia globally. Yet, we recognize we can and must do more.  Read our full statement here.

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CNS 2026 Blog

Read coverage of the 33rd CNS annual meeting, held in Vancouver, B.C., March 7-10, 2026.