Neurosciences in Intensive Care International Symposium 2026 (NICIS)
Brain–Body Interaction: From physiological aspects to clinical application in the ICU
We believe that brain-body interactions are a fundamental area of focus for understanding organ dysregulation in intensive care. Following previous conference sessions that explored the networks underlying consciousness, this year we are shifting our attention to the pathways of interoception. This focus aims to deepen our understanding of acute critical illnesses and offers new avenues for advancing their diagnosis and management.
The vision of Neurosciences in Intensive Care International Symposium (NICIS) is to accelerate transformative advances in the care and science of patients with critical illness and neurological injury.
Participants are clinicians and scientists who have a common aspiration to translate discoveries in the neurosciences into better patient-centered outcomes.
NICIS has occurred annually in Paris in June since 2014 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was no conferences in 2020 and 2021). Additionally, two NICIS conferences were held in Washington DC in March 2017 and 2018.
We would like to acknowledge support from the Société Française d’Anesthésie-Réanimation (SFAR), the Association des Neuro-Anesthésistes de langue Française (ANARLF), the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF) and the Institut Pasteur for their support or endorsement. Our special thanks go to University of Paris Cité and Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University.
Yours sincerely,
The NICIS Comittee