for Cognitive and
Affective Neuroscience
The European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience aims to promote scientific enquiry within the field of human cognitive, affective and social neuroscience, particularly with respect to collaboration and exchange of information between researchers in different European countries through scientific meetings, workshops, summer schools, and such other activities.
ESCAN Early Career Award 2026 – Award Winners
3 April 2026
The Early Career Award of the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience honors the early achievements of scientists working in the area of Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience and is meant to encourage career development and scientific endeavors in the field.
This year we have two recipients of the ESCAN Early Career Award:
Dr. Paula Celeste Salamone
Dr. Paula Celeste Salamone has made substantial and innovative contributions to the field of cognitive and affective neuroscience, particularly in understanding brain–body communication in emotional and social functioning. Her work, focusing on interoception and affective touch, combines behavioral approaches, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and pharmacological models to investigate how bodily signals are integrated across multiple levels of the nervous system. By bridging basic and clinical research, her studies provide important insights into the mechanisms underlying emotional regulation and socio-affective processes.
Dr. Rita Pasion
Dr. Rita Pasion has made substantial and innovative contributions to the field of cognitive and affective neuroscience, specifically in the study of psychopathology from a transdiagnostic perspective. Grounded in contemporary frameworks such as the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) and the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), her research aims to identify multimodal neurobiological mechanisms underlying vulnerability to mental disorders. Her work integrates EEG-based measures to advance the understanding of shared processes across psychopathological conditions.
Congratulations!
With warm wishes,
The ESCAN Board
ESCAN 2026 Conference – Rome
8 September 2025
The ESCAN 2026 Conference will take place in Rome from 3 to 6 June 2026, bringing together the international community in cognitive, affective, and social neuroscience.
Call for symposia & single presentations opens: 1 December 2025Symposia deadline: 7 January 2026- Single presentation deadline (postponed): 25 February 2026 (23:59 CET)
- Early registration deadline: 20 March 2026
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