Overarching Theme

Brains, Bytes, & Beyond: Tech in Neurology

Overarching Theme Geneva 2026

Through this exciting Overarching Theme, the EAN Congress 2026 will explore the scope of how computing is finding its way into neurological practice. 

Current technological advances in computing will very rapidly transform clinical medicine and society, and eventually human life. The outsourcing of core cognitive capacities from human agents to artificial intelligence offers huge opportunities but also significant challenges and risks. In clinical neurology, the foreseeable impact of computing will range from applications like restorative therapies to the very fundamentals of our profession such as clinical reasoning and decision making.  

In addition to providing a common thread running through all invited lectures at the congress, this Overarching Theme will also be the subject of a special symposium on Innovations in Neurology and two focused workshops addressing AI applications in a wide range of clinical domains in both hospital and outpatient settings. 

By embedding this topic into the congress as our Overarching Theme, EAN 2026 will expand the awareness of the integration of tech into neurology among every category of participant.      

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Focused Workshop 1

Saturday, 27 June 2026, 08:30–10:00

AI in hospital neurology

This workshop focuses on AI applications on high-dimensional paraclinical data as typically acquired in the hospital setting via neuroimaging and neurophysiology. The proposed talks explore three clinical domains: Stroke, coma and degenerative brain diseases.

  • AI in acute stroke
    Susanne Wegener, Zurich, Switzerland
  • AI in disorders of consciousness
    Anna Estraneo, San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Italy
  • AI in identification & diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
    Celia Oreja-Guevara, Madrid, Spain

Focused Workshop 2

Sunday, 28 June 2026, 08:30–10:00

AI in outpatient neurology 

This workshop focuses on AI applications on low-dimensional longitudinal clinical and paraclinical data as typically acquired in the outpatient setting via PROMs and wearables. The proposed talks explore three clinical domains: Epilepsy, movement disorders and headache.

  • AI in epilepsy
    Sandor Beniczky, Dianalund, Denmark
  • AI for Parkinson’s disease and rare parkinsonian conditions
    Christian Lambert, London, UK
  • AI in headache care
    Anker Stubberud, Trondheim, Norway

Symposium

Monday, 29 June 2026, 10:30– 12:3

Innovations in Neurology: From Brain Machine Interface to AI

  • Adaptive deep brain stimulation for movement disorders 
    Andrea Kühn, Berlin, Germany
  • Advances in non-invasive brain stimulation
    Friedhelm Hummel, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Applying AI in clinical neurology
    James Teo, London, UK
  • Interacting with robots
    Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten, Aachen, Germany