The Brain Connectivity Workshop (BCW) began officially in 2002 in Dusseldorf, organized by Rolf Kotter and Karl Friston. The aim was to establish a dialogue between researchers in computational neuroscience, neuroscience methodology and experimental neuroscience about the emerging field of brain connectivity.
BCW emphasized extensive discussion rather than long presentations. Speakers were asked to convey their idea in 15 mins, with 45 mins of open discussion to follow. This format was adopted for BCW and has persisted ever since in the "5 slides in 15 mins" rule, followed by a long discussion with all attendees.
In 2021, we took on the theme of "What does the mind think of the brain?" focusing discussions around what we have learned about our mind over the last 20 years of brain connectomics. The topics will focus on consciousness and cognition, looking at the tripartite relationship between anatomical connectivity, brain dynamics and cognitive function.