2026 NYC Neuromodulation Conference



July 30 – August 3, 2026 | New York City, NY, USA | The City College of New York
Main sessions and events: July 31 - August 2, 2026
Pre-Conference Workshops: Thursday, July 30, 2026
Satellite Symposiums: Monday, August 3, 2026
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The 2026 NYC Neuromodulation Conference will be the largest conference in 2026 focused on the technology and science of brain interfaces. Since 2013, NYC Neuromodulation has been the stand-out meeting for neuromodulation and brain technology. The 2026 NYC Neuromodulation Conference builds on the success of prior programs and the exceptional momentum of the brain stimulation and interface technology fields.

2026 themes include:

  • What are the limits of non-invasive brain stimulation targeting (electrical, magnetic, ultrasound), and for what applications does it matter.
  • How are accelerated and increased-intensity technologies impacting outcome and adoption.
  • What technological breakthrough will expand the reach of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS).
  • Autonomic and immune neuromodulation.
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) with separate sessions devoted to techniques for coil placement, image-guided personalization, and accelerating clinical responses.
  • Computational modeling: From fundamentals to paradigm shifts.
  • Decoding and modulating circuits.
  • How brain state shapes stimulation outcomes, and how to leverage it.
  • Home-based neuromodulation: ethics, new technologies, special indications.
  • Evoked response as signatures of optimized brain stimulation.

Special program features:

  • NYC Neuromodulation 2026 will build on its record of foundational and groundbreaking full/half day workshops including: Addiction medicine, Computational methods, Foundations of tES/tDCS, Advanced TMS course, and more.
  • Extensive networking opportunities spanning poster sessions, on/off-site social events, funder and investor panels, and new investigators opportunities.
  • Utmost focus on attendee experience includes complimentary drinks and meals (breakfasts, lunches, opening receptions), work and networking conducive environments, online and in-person attendee services.
  • Unmatched opportunities to promote your work including day-long poster sessions, Abstract online enhanced content, Abstract publication, and featured Abstract oral presentations on main stage.


The 2026 NYC Neuromodulation Conference will feature interactive sessions, panels, and social events. Our hope is attendees leave the meeting invigorated by expanding boundaries, new collaborations, and hope for neurotechnology and the human condition.

Hosted at the historic City College of New York with peaceful outdoor spaces, state-of-the-art conference facilities, surrounded by the vibrant Harlem neighborhood knows for its jazz clubs, trendy eateries, and multi-cultural heritage.

Session Highlights


Waves And Resonance Brain Stimulation 1
Tay Netoff, PhD; Uma Mohan, PhD; Alexander Opitz, PhD; Dora Hermes, PhD; Nicole Provenza, PhD
Adaptive Neuromodulation 1: Better Outcomes
Cynthia Steinhardt, PhD; Ziad Nahas, MD; Katherine Scangos, MD, PhD; Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD; Andrea A. Kühn, PhD
Brain Stimulation of Brain Clearance: Mechanisms and Applications in Dementia
Li-Huei Tsai, PhD; Marom Bikson, PhD
Optimizing TMS For Depression
Mark George, MD; Michael Fox, MD; Corey Keller, MD, PhD; Linda Carpenter, MD
New Biophysics (And Vistas) Of Neuromodulation
Warren Grill, PhD; Christopher Rozell, PhD; Esra Neufeld, PhD; Ines Violante, PhD
Workshop: Bayesian Optimization of Neuromodulation Therapies
Tay Netoff, PhD; Babak Mahmoudi, PhD
Quantifying Response To Clinical TMS
Yvette I. Sheline, MD; Noah Philip, MD; Jing Jiang, PhD; Valerie Voon, PhD
New Neuromodulation For Parkinson's Disease
Marie-Laure Welter, MD, PhD; Doris D. Wang, MD, PhD; Sudiksha Sridhar; Sara Parmigiani; Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD; Andrea A. Kühn, PhD; Cameron McIntyre, PhD
Chasing Biomarkers Of Disease 1
Allison Waters, PhD; Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD; Nicole Provenza, PhD; Valerie Voon, MD, PhD
Major Advances in Home-Based Simulation for Depression
Andre Brunoni, PhD; Linda Carpenter, MD; Miron, Jean-Philippe, PhD, MD; Mark George, MD
Chasing Biomarkers Of Disease 2
Nanditha Rajamani, PhD; Stavros Zanos, MD; Renée Hartig, PhD; Allison Waters, PhD
Surprising Things with Low-Intensity tES
Ines Violante, PhD; Laurent Koessler, PhD; Alexander Opitz, PhD
Deep Evoked Signature of Stimulation
Michael Fox, MD, PhD; Ghazaleh Darmani, PhD; Irene Rembado, PhD; Charlotte Stagg, PhD; Qi Xiu Fu; Corey Keller, PhD
TMS: New Equipment for Better Outcomes
Angel Peterchev, PhD; Alexander Opitz, PhD; Valerie Voon, MD, PhD; Matias Di Martino, PhD; Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD
Frontline tDCS
Emilė Radytė, PhD; Lais Razza, PhD; Mark George, MD; Leigh Charvet, PhD
Bringing new brain interface technology to market: Part 1
Cameron McIntyre, PhD; Jacob T. Robinson, PhD; Kiran Patel, MD; Abhishek Datta, PhD; Lisa Shafer, PhD; Timothy Denison, PhD
Advanced Ultrasound Neuromodulation 1
Kim Butts Pauly, PhD; Shy Shoham, PhD; Xue Han, PhD; Charlotte Stagg, PhD; Elsa Fouragnan, PhD
Bidirectional BCI 1: Decoding Technology and Why Closed-Loop Matters
Emily Graczyk, PhD; Julian Neumann, MD; Coralie de Hemptinne, PhD; Cynthia Steinhardt, PhD
Advanced Ultrasound Neuromodulation 2
Jean-Francois Aubry, PhD; Elsa Fouragnan, PhD; Huiliang Wang, PhD; Kim Butts Pauly, PhD
Debate: What is the Value of Closed Loop Deep Brain Stimulation
Timothy Denison, PhD; Cameron McIntyre, PhD; Coralie de Hemptinne, PhD; Michael Fox, MD
Neurotechnology for Women's Health
Emilė Radytė, PhD; Navid Khodaparast, PhD; Belen Lafon, PhD; Alexandra Haessler, MD; Catarina Ferraz; Elizabeth C Bottorff, PhD; Allison Waters, PhD
Bidirectional BCI 2: At Scale
Shadi A. Dayeh, PhD; Jacob T. Robinson, PhD; Robert Gaunt, PhD; Kenneth Shepard, PhD; Nicole Provenza, PhD
Making Good Decisions with Brain Stimulation
Valerie Voon, PhD; Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD; Elsa Forougan, PhD; Roy Hamilton, MD
When does Brain Stimulation Improve Memory or Impair
Dan Rizzuto, PhD; Adam Williamson, PhD; Uma Mohan, PhD; Roy Hamilton, MD
Going Home
Leigh Charvet, PhD; Mohamad FallahRad, PhD; Huiliang Wang, PhD; Andre Brunoni, PhD
Workshop: Advanced Electrode Technology
Jeffrey R. Capadona, PhD; Erin Purcell, PhD; Duygu Kuzum, PhD; Shadi A. Dayeh, PhD; Robert Gaunt, PhD; Cristin Welle, PhD; Shadi Dayeh, MD
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Cristin Welle, PhD; Kevin Tracey, MD; Marom Bikson, PhD
Rehabilitation Brain Stimulation
Nicholas D. Schiff, MD; Marco Capogrosso, PhD; Elvira Pirondini, PhD; Tay Netoff, PhD
Waves And Resonance Brain Stimulation 2
Corey Keller, MD, PhD; Nicole Provenza, PhD; Kara Johnson, PhD; Uma Mohan, PhD
Neuromodulation of Synapse and Metabolism
Giuseppina Pilloni, PhD; Aman Aberra, PhD; Lucas Parra, PhD; Zachary Rosenthal, MD, PhD; Marom Bikson, PhD
New Indications / New Directions
Nir Grossman, PhD; Lais Razza, PhD; Linda Carpenter, MD
Adaptive Neuromodulation 2: Closing the Loop on Circuits
Julian Neumann, MD; Hubert Lim, PhD; Michael P. Kilgard, PhD; Warren Grill, PhD
Bringing new brain interface technology to market: Part 2
Amaza Reitmeier, MBA; Renata Saha, PhD; Timothy Denison, PhD; Helen Mayberg, MD; Cameron McIntyre, PhD
Adaptive Neuromodulation 3: Mapping and Control
Tay Netoff, PhD; Coralie de Hemptinne, PhD; Barbara Hollunder, PhD; Allison Waters, PhD

Promote your work with an abstract

Abstract submission is now open. Abstracts will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

  • Abstracts published in the conference book and promoted online.
  • Posters for abstracts presented during the centrally programmed conference poster sessions.
  • Abstracts eligible for selection for Oral Highlight talks to be given on plenary stage as well as Best Meeting Abstract.
  • Share your work with hundreds of scientists, clinicians, and engineers at the NYC Neuromodulation conference.
Submit an abstract

Pre- & Post-Conference Workshops and Courses

The day before (July 30, 2026), the 2026 NYC Neuromodulation conference will offer world-class intensive courses and hands-on workshops spanning brain monitoring technology, signal processing, and neuromodulation. Attendance is open and free to all attendees. More workshops will be posted soon.

    » Fundamental and Application of tDCS Hands-on Workshop and Certification
  • » Computational Neuromodulation Workshop: Modeling brain stimulation fundamental and applications
  • » Addiction Neuromodulation Trials: How to Optimize Design and Outcomes

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Meeting Location

The City College of New York

New York, USA

Organizing Institutions

Conference Committees

Scientific Committee

Marom Bikson, PhD
Giuseppina Pilloni, PhD
Helen Mayberg, MD
Allison C. Waters, PhD
Renee Hartig, PhD
Stavros Zanos, MD
Cynthia Steinhardt, PhD
Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD
Kiran Patel, MD, PhD
Workshop Committee

Hamed Ekhtiari, PhD
Ziad Nahas, MD
Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD
Benjamin Hampstead, PhD
Abstract Committee

Siyar Bahadir, MD
Michael Gerber, PhD
Negar Namdar
Kyle Donnery
Accessibility, and Professional Conduct Committee

Alexandra Bekiaridou, MD
Kutluhan Mahmat
Catarina Ferraz

Conference Accessibility, and Professional Conduct

The 2026 NYC Neuromodulation conference is committed to accessibility to the field of neurotechnology and supporting activities that support emerging scientists. As such, harassment or discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated during any conference activities. Concerns and violations should be reported immediately to the Accessibly and Trainees Committee (accessibility@neuromodec.com). Participation in the conference is contingent on agreeing to and respecting our rules of professional conduct.

The conference is committed to accessibility for all meeting events. Should any individual need assistance or have questions about accessibility, please let the committee know (accessibility@neuromodec.com).

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