Brain Awareness Week 2026 – 28th edition

22 public events, 20 school visits, and 1 event for seniors.

What do “cogni-classes” offer in terms of academic learning? When our ears get tired, does our brain get confused? Can we play sports without worry? How do we experience our fears? Is adolescent angst an inevitable phase? Does diet affect our memory? What does the future hold when a degenerative disease is diagnosed at an early age? These are just some of the questions addressed during more than 20 events offered during this year’s Brain Awareness Week in our region (Montpellier, Sète, Agde, and St Hippolyte).

Brain enthusiasts—researchers, Professors, clinicians, and students—from our region’s large neuroscience community are offering a rich and diverse program to share their knowledge with the general public and schoolchildren. With workshops, film screenings and discussions, theater performances, lectures, roundtable discussions, and science and philosophy bars, there’s something for everyone, no matter their interests!

Don't miss this annual event—it's free and open to everyone—to learn about the latest advances in brain research.

Brain Awareness Week is organized by the Society for Neuroscience, in partnership with the Federation for Brain Research and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research Space.

In Montpellier, the association La Comédie des neurones is coordinating this free event open to the general public ( with the exception of movie screenings and certain theater performances). It brings together a team eager to share knowledge, engage with the audience, and make this event a festive occasion for interaction.

Contacts:

The Comedy of Neurons

Catherine Gandubert
06 22 54 42 27