Neurolinguistics in Sweden (NLS) is pleased to announce its second conference and invites submissions of abstracts for presentation. NLS is a network of researchers investigating the relationship between language and the brain. The aim of the network is to promote research within the broad field of neurolinguistics in Sweden and neighboring countries.

We are delighted to welcome the following keynote speakers for NLS2026:

• Professor Giosuè Baggio (NTNU, Norway)

• Assistant Professor Esti Blanco-Elorrieta (NYU, USA)

• Associate Professor Leonardo Fernandino (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)

Location and attendance

The 2026 conference will take place at Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.There is no attendance fee.Conference website: biling.su.se/NLS2026

Important dates

• September 2025: First call for abstracts

• 6 February 2026, 11:59 pm CET: Abstract submission deadline

• 1 April 2026: Notification of acceptance

• 19 April 2026: Registration deadline

• 11–12 June 2026: Conference

Submissions

The organizing committee invites abstracts for oral or poster presentations. While authors may indicate a preference, the final decision on presentation format will be made by the organizing committee.

• Language: The conference language is English; all presentations must be in English.

• Scope: Submissions should be within the field of neurolinguistics. Contributions from related fields such as psycholinguistics, cognitive neuroscience, phonetics, audiology, and language pathology are also welcome, provided they contribute to the cognitive neuroscience of language.

• Submission platform: Abstracts must be submitted via EasyChair. Submissions will undergo double-blind review. Authors’ names will not be visible to reviewers, and reviewers’ names will not be visible to authors.

• Format: Abstracts must be submitted no later than 6 February 2026, 11:59 pm CET. Submissions should present (preliminary) results and will be evaluated for novelty, substance, and relevance to the conference.

Organizing committee

Niclas Abrahamsson, José Alemán Bañón, Aleksandra Adler, Rita Almeida, Laura Babcock, Rebecca Borg, Thomas Hörberg, Jonas Olofsson, Eric Pakulak, Anna Persson, Gláucia Laís Salomão, Susan Sayehli, Julia Uddén, representing:

• Centre for Research on Bilingualism

• Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies

• Department of Linguistics (including Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre, SUBIC)

• Department of Psychologyat Stockholm University.