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Digital Technologies and the Developing Brain: Insights from Neuroscience - A Workshop 2026

A workshop examining how digital technologies relate to brain development during childhood and adolescence.

Date
October 26, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Organizer
National Academies' Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders

TL;DR

  • The workshop takes place October 26, 2026, in Washington, DC.
  • Its program addresses the state of research, uncertainties, methodological issues, and research gaps around digital technologies and developing brains.
  • Topics include attention, executive function, socio-emotional processing, reward, sensory-motor development, social media, gaming, and passive media.

Who you'll find in the room

Experts from multiple disciplines

The workshop brings together experts from different disciplines to consider evidence, open questions, research methods, and gaps.

Workshop participants

Participants are invited to explore the current science on digital technologies and developing brain systems.

Partners on record

34 listed
Acadia PharmaceuticalsSponsorAlzheimer's AssociationSponsorAmerican Academy of NeurologySponsorAmerican Brain CoalitionSponsorAmerican College of NeuropsychopharmacologySponsorAmerican Neurological AssociationSponsorBrightFocus FoundationSponsorCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineSponsorCohen Veterans BioscienceSponsorDana FoundationSponsorDepartment of Veterans AffairsSponsorEisaiSponsorEli Lilly and CompanySponsorFood and Drug AdministrationSponsorFoundation for the National Institutes of HealthSponsorGatsby Charitable FoundationSponsorHarmony BiosciencesSponsorHuo Family FoundationSponsorJanssen Research & Development, LLCSponsorMichael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchSponsorNational Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthSponsorNational Eye InstituteSponsorNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesSponsorNational Institute of Mental HealthSponsorNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeSponsorNational Institute on AgingSponsorNational Institutes of HealthSponsorBRAIN InitiativeSponsorNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietySponsorNational Science Foundation: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics ProgramSponsorOne MindSponsorPaul G. Allen Frontiers GroupSponsorQurAlisSponsorSimons FoundationSponsor

Venue & travel

Venue

Washington, DC

Questions people ask

5 answered

It takes place on October 26, 2026.

The workshop is held in Washington, DC.

The event brings together experts from various disciplines and workshop participants.

The sponsor list is dominated by federal agencies, foundations and disease associations, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Simons Foundation, which points to a research and policy audience; parents, teachers or app designers looking for practical advice will get less from a program framed around methodological challenges and research gaps.

Attendees at National Academies workshops in Washington DC usually wear business casual, with academics and federal staff in slacks, collared shirts or blazers, and some in suits.

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