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[AUDITORY] Submission open: Language & Medicine Conference 2027 in Zurich, Switzerland

Dear Auditory List,

We are very happy to announce that the registration and abstract submission for the L&M Conference 2027<https://www.language-and-medicine.uzh.ch/en/conference.html> are open now!

The Language&Medicine Conference 2027, the first international conference on the multimodal assessment of speech, language, and reading for medical diagnostics and interventions, will take place on 14 and 15 January 2027 at the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71.

The conference brings together leading researchers and clinicians to explore advances in multimodal mechanisms and assessment of speech and language, including reading, for medical diagnostics and interventions. With growing emphasis on the integration of multimodal data (e.g., neurophysiology, peripheral physiology, speech, eye movements and other visual language markers) across settings (e.g., lab, clinic, patient-doctor interactions), the event highlights how novel methods and computational tools are transforming clinical assessment. It further emphasizes research and initiatives that use speech, text, or visual means for medical documentation and organization. The goal is to identify what is needed for more accurate diagnoses and more effective interventions in developmental disorders (e.g., dyslexia, autism, ADHD), psychiatric disorders (e.g., psychosis, depression, suicidality), and neurocognitive disorders (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease, stroke recovery), as well as in medical documentation. Attendees will engage in poster and plenary presentations and discussions spanning novel methodologies, real-world clinical applications, and future directions of AI-powered, multimodal evaluation of speech, language, and reading in (pre)clinical populations.

Confirmed speakers
Sonja Kotz (Maastricht University)
Katharina Schultebraucks (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)
Janna Hastings (Idiap Research Institute)
Usha Goswami (University of Cambridge)
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells (ICREA and Universitat de Barcelona)
Ina Kodrasi (Idiap Research Institute)
Marina Laganaro (University of Geneva)

Abstract submission and registration
Abstracts of up to 300 words can be submitted until 29 October 2026. Decisions will be communicated by 15 November 2026. Registration is open until 30 November 2026. Please note that presenting authors must register. Registration and abstract submission are two separate forms.

Travel grants
A limited number of travel grants of up to CHF 500 are available for early career researchers presenting at the conference, awarded on the basis of abstract quality. Interest is indicated in the abstract submission form, so no separate application is needed.

Registration, abstract submission, and all further details, including venue, accommodation and travel information, can be found on the L&M Conference website: https://www.language-and-medicine.uzh.ch/en/conference.html

We would be delighted to welcome you, and please feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested.

Best regards,
The L&M Conference Organizing Committee


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Prof. Dr. Nathalie Giroud
NeuroComm Lab<https://www.kjpd.uzh.ch/en/transl-forschung/Neurocommlab.html>
Neurosciences of Communication, Language, and Cognition

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and
Department of Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy<https://www.dapp.uzh.ch/en.html>
University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich
University of Zurich
Neumünsterallee 9
8008 Zürich, Switzerland

Competence Center Language & Medicine<https://www.language-and-medicine.uzh.ch/en.html>