The 2026 International Symposium on Embodied Cognition (ISEC) will take place on Saturday, April 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Marsh Auditorium at Kline Biology Tower at Yale University.
The conference is open to the public. Please register and find more information, including the full agenda, event details, and speaker biographies.
Hosted by the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health, ISEC 2026 brings together leading researchers, clinicians, and educators to explore how movement, perception, and emotion shape cognition and mental health. This interdisciplinary event highlights advances across neuroscience, rehabilitation, education, artificial intelligence, and the arts, with a focus on translational applications of embodied cognition.
Keynote Presenters:
- Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, PhD, University of Cambridge: “The Social Brain in Adolescence”
- Rajita Sinha, PhD, Yale School of Medicine: “Restoring Stress Wellness”
- Ana Isabelle: live performance from this award-winning actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter
Featured Sessions:
- Artificial Intelligence and Embodied Systems
- Psychedelic Science
- Fencing: The Embodied Cognitive Sport
- Theater and Expressive Well-being
- Embodied Classroom
- Sports Neuroscience
- Mind–Body Interventions & Rehabilitation
- Movement and Aging