Welcome to the TANGO Symposium 2026

About the symposium

The thalamus is no longer just a relay — it is a dynamic hub shaping cognition, regulating cortical circuits, and offering a powerful target for neurological and psychiatric disorders.

The TANGO Symposium brings together researchers from computational neuroscience, MRI physics, biomedical engineering, and clinical neurology around a shared fascination: the thalamus. TANGO 2026 will explore thalamic function in health and disease, with a particular emphasis on connectivity and translational applications.

Focus on the thalamus

The thalamic hub

Located at the geometric center of the brain, the thalamus sits at the crossroads of nearly every major neural circuit — a convergence point for sensory, motor, limbic, and cognitive pathways.

White-Matter-Nulled MPRAGE

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Thalamic region · zoom

Thalamic histology

The program

Keynotes, invited talks & short talks

The program features keynote lectures, invited talks, and abstract-selected short talks, with dedicated space for early-career researchers — fostering the kind of multi-disciplinary dialogue that moves the field forward.

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Join us in Bordeaux.

June 14, 2026 · Auditorium Broca · Campus Carreire

About TANGO

The Thalamic Nuclei Neuroimaging Group (TANGO) is an international, multidisciplinary consortium of researchers united by a shared goal: to advance the accuracy, reliability, and clinical utility of thalamic nuclei segmentation in neuroimaging. TANGO brings together expertise spanning neuroimaging methodology, neuroanatomy, neuroradiology, and clinical neuroscience, and is committed to open science, methodological standardization, and community-driven progress.

Learn more at: https://thalamicsegmentation.github.io