ACNS 2025 Conference Registration

Registration for the 2025 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference.

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Student Registration for the 2025 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference.

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Registration for the 2025 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference.

Student Registration for the 2025 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference.

Australasia Hub (Remote) Registration for the 2025 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference.

This year, ACNS is proud to partner with Monash University Malaysia, who will be hosting an ACNS conference hub.  If you are attending from this international hub, please select this option to register with us. Also make sure you have sign-up to become an ACNS member so that we can get in contact and you can get the benefits of our society.

The ACNS 2025 Conference Dinner will be at 7pm Thursday 27th November at Taxi Kitchen on Federation Square, offering panoramic city views. Enter via Transport Hotel, Level 1 Federation Square, corner of Flinders & Swanston Streets.

There will be canapes on arrival followed by a two-course meal. Drinks will be available to purchase. Tickets are limited.

The ACNS 2025 Conference Dinner will be at 7pm Thursday 27th November at Taxi Kitchen on Federation Square, offering panoramic city views. Enter via Transport Hotel, Level 1 Federation Square, corner of Flinders & Swanston Streets.

There will be canapes on arrival followed by a two-course meal. Drinks will be available to purchase. Tickets are limited.

The ACNS 2025 ECR Social Event will held at Hightail Bar in Docklands from 5pm-10pm on Tuesday 25th November. Enter via Collins Square (727 Collins Street), on the ground floor. Come in via any entrance and look for the bright blue HIGHTAIL neons.

Canapes will be provided, drinks will be available for purchase.

Tuesday 25 November (2pm-3:30pm), Level 2 of the Burwood Corporate Centre, Deakin University.

Join us for an in-depth Grant Writing Workshop designed to help researchers craft competitive, compelling grant applications. Featuring two distinguished experts from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Professor Katherine Johnson and Professor Gavan McNally, this session will provide insider insights into what makes a successful grant proposal and how to align your application with ARC priorities.

This workshop will cover key elements of persuasive grant writing, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical tips for improving clarity, structure, and impact.

Key Highlights:

- Insights from two seasoned ARC College of Experts members

- Understanding the review process and assessment criteria

- Strategies for framing your research and demonstrating impact

- Interactive Q&A session

Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your grant writing skills and those interested in applying for 2027 DECRA applications.

Tuesday 25 November (10am-1pm), Level 2 of the Burwood Corporate Centre, Deakin University.

This workshop provides an end-to-end walkthrough of EEG data acquisition and analysis. Attendees will observe the complete setup of a participant using a 128-channel EEG system, with practical discussion around the logistical and methodological considerations. We will guide participants through multi-subject preprocessing using MATLAB and associated EEGLAB toolboxes, followed by ERP and time–frequency analysis using FieldTrip. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate statistical inference, with visualisation of group-level effects. The session also critically addresses an important design consideration: how many electrodes are enough? We will discuss the trade-offs involved when selecting between low- and high-density systems (e.g., ~20, 32, 64, or 128 channels), including the impact of gel- vs. saline-based setups on data quality, participant comfort, and experimental throughput. This workshop is ideal for early career researchers commencing EEG research, or those setting up a lab, offering practical insight into efficient and rigorous EEG research practices. All data and code used during the session will be provided to participants.

Tuesday 25 November (9:30am-4pm), Monash University (Clayton).

This workshop aims to provide an introduction to the use of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) for neuromodulation. The workshop will involve lectures combined with interactive sessions designed to give attendees a foundational understanding of the physical and biomechanical bases of ultrasound neuromodulation, the challenges of implementing the technique, and its potential and current application in cognitive and clinical neuroscience. It is assumed that attendees will have no prior experience with the technique and are curious to gain exposure for the first time. The workshop will provide an introduction to kWave simulations of the ultrasound acoustic field through the human skull, and a live demonstration of transducer coupling and neuronavigated targeting of a deep brain region. Attendees should leave with an enhanced understanding of the considerations required to design, perform, and analyse transcranial ultrasound stimulation studies in a safe and replicable way.

Tuesday 25 November (10am-1pm), Level 2 of the Burwood Corporate Centre, Deakin University.

The vast majority of psychology experiments involving EEG are single subject studies. However, there is an preponderance of research questions to be asked that require the simultaneous recording of 2 or more participants at the same time. This workshop deals with the technical challenges and solutions available for simultaneous EEG recordings and data analysis.