Abstract submission

Scientific topics

ECNP accepts and encourages the submission of abstracts and (proposal) outlines by psychiatrists, neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists and other professionals, from across the world, who are keen on discussing the latest developments in the science and treatment of brain disorders. ECNP accepts abstracts from a broad range of topics in applied neuroscience.

A list of the scientific topics, divided over four overarching tracks, is below.

Mental conditions

Addiction

Anxiety and anxiety disorders

Eating disorders

Impulsive and compulsive disorders

Mood disorders

Personality disorders

Psychotic disorders

Sleep disorders

Trauma and stress-related disorders

Transdiagnostic

Biomarkers

Brain-immune interactions

Gender health

Gut-brain axis

Neurodegenerative disorders and dementia

Neurodevelopmental conditions

Neurological disorders

Neuroscience culture and society

Perinatal health

Pharmacogenomics

Precision medicine

Interventions

Digital Health

Gene and stem cell therapy

Neurostimulation and related techniques

Pharmacological interventions

Prevention and lifestyle

Psychedelics

Psychotherapy

Research methods and technologies

Animal models

Artificial Intelligence and computational models

Cellular and molecular approaches

Epidemiology

Neuroimaging

Neurophysiology and electrophysiology

Neuropsychology

New tools in neuroscience applied

Pharmacology

Psychiatric genomics

Systems and circuits neuroscience

Who can submit an abstract?

Abstracts could be submitted by professionals from across the world who are keen on discussing the latest developments in the science and treatment of brain disorders.

It is also possible to submit a non-standard abstract. For example, clinical cases, literature reviews and research proposals. You will be asked to indicate this during submission.

Once the abstract is submitted, no further changes will be allowed. But it is allowed to add new data to the poster that is presented at the congress, and the abstract will remain the same as submitted.

Abstract Submission Fee

To submit an abstract, payment of the abstract submission fee is required.

Amount: EUR 40 (excluding VAT) per abstract

Purpose: covers administrative costs related to abstract handling and processing

Payment method: only credit cards are accepted for payments

Refund Policy: this fee is non-refundable under any circumstances, regardless of acceptance status. If accepted, a registration fee is still required

How to submit

Once the submission opens (late January 2026), you will be able to submit your abstract. You will first be directed to the payment module.

Multiple abstracts can be submitted but must be paid individually.

Registration for the congress by the presenting author is mandatory to be able to present a poster.

Deadline

The deadline for submission is 5 May 2026 at 23.59 CEST (Central European Summer Time).

(There is no late breaking abstract submission, and the deadline will not be extended)

Abstract submission part one ECNP Neuroscience applied— Abstract submission — Part 1: topics, titles and disclosure

How to prepare your submission

Watch the short videos about abstract submission
Review the scientific topics accepted at the Congress
Read the full abstract submission guidelines before preparing to submit

Review

Your abstract will be reviewed, if submitted according to the guidelines, in the period between 11 May and 15 July 2026. Abstracts accepted for poster presentation will receive one of the following outcomes:

	Poster	ePoster
In-person presentation by means of a paper poster in Munich	✓
Presentation by means of an electronic poster incl. narration and/or video online	✓	✓
Publication of the abstract in the digital congress supplement to the open access ECNP journal Neuroscience Applied	✓

Mark these dates

5 May 2026 (23.59 CEST)
Deadline for abstract submission

15 July
Outcome of the review will be sent

22 July
Deadline of presenting authors to register for the congress

5 August
Abstract titles of registered abstract submitters will be available in the online Congress programme

8 September
Deadline to upload ePoster and Poster

10-23 October
Posters will be presented during the 39th ECNP Congress

ECNP Excellence Award

Early Career Scientists (according to the criteria) and residents of an European Country with a Developing Economy (CDE)** are encouraged to submit an abstract for poster presentation. Excellent work might be rewarded with an ECNP Excellence Award.

**CDE-countries within Europe are: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia-FYR, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.