in Society: Preparing for Neuroscience’s Impact on Our Everyday Lives

InterfaceNeuro is a two-day conference that combines current topics in neuroengineering, neuroscience, neurosurgery, and related fields. The overarching goal is to create an atmosphere where scientists, engineers, and clinicians can interface with each other and inform a broader, more holistic understanding of developing neurosystems research. Rotating between the Rice University and Georgia Institute of Technology campuses, our conference also places education and career development at the heart of its activities through a poster session and networking events. InterfaceNeuro 2026 will look at a variety of topics, ranging from work in using AI tools to understand cognition and behavior, to recent developments in engineering solutions to brain cancer, and innovation in chronic BCI implants. In addition, with Texas voters recently approving funding for a Dementia Prevention Research Institute (DPRIT), we will engage a panel discussion on how we might best allocate resources to better understand and treat AD, dementia, and similar neurodegenerative diseases that are affecting an increasing number of Americans. This conference is a co-presentation of the Rice Neuroengineering Initiative and the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society at Georgia Tech.