Advanced Neural Data Analysis and Neuroinformatics
ANDA-NI

An interactive  school for  research data management and
data analysis in electrophysiology

Online: June 15-26, 2026
In-person: July 27-31, 2026

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ANDA-NI is Three Schools in One...

The ANDA-NI school consists of three modules: Two online courses, ANDA and NI, and the in-person ANDA-NI Retreat for collaborative projects to put the learned material into practice on your own favorite datasets.

Each online course is available for standalone enrollment. Participation in the ANDA-NI Retreat requires to take part in both online courses (ANDA and NI).

Advanced Neural Data Analysis (ANDA) Course

Master cutting-edge techniques for high-dimensional electrophysiology data. Learn state-of-the-art methods to analyze recordings from hundreds of neurons during complex behaviors—essential for modern systems neuroscience.

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Image: Denker, M., Grün, S., Wachtler, T., Scherberger, H., 2021. Neuroforum 27, 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1515/nf-2020-0041

Neuroinformatics (NI) Course

Unlock efficient data handling and sharing with practical training in neuroinformatics tools. Develop workflows for team-based analysis of cellular and network-level electrophysiology data.

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ANDA-NI Retreat


Build comprehensive competence through practice, collaboration, and real-world application of concepts of data management and data analysis. ANDA-NI evolves the concepts of four ANDA schools held since 2017 by enabling aspiring scientists to spend a week together and apply the learned concepts for data management and analysis to their own datasets in the context of small team-based projects, guided by faculty.

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The ANDA-NI Retreat requires participation in the ANDA and NI schools. In addition, participants are required to identify a neuroelectrophysiology (spike train data, local field potential recordings, or similar) dataset to bring to the school.



Full ANDA-NI School applications

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ANDA Course and NI Course applications

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Image: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Ralf-Uwe Limbach

Venue

The ANDA-NI Retreat will be held at the Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6), Compuational and Systems Neuroscience,  Jülich Research Center, Germany.

Online courses will be held using the Zoom video conferenceing software.

2026 Faculty

Michael Denker

Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich, Germany

Tools for the Analysis of Electrophysiology Data

Nicholas Del Grosso

iBehave iBOTS, University of Bonn
Bonn, Germany

Management of Neuroscience Data and Workflows

Sonja Grün

Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich, Germany

Analysis of higher-order correlation structures in brain activity

Byron Yu

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, USA

Dimensionality Reduction

Thomas Wachtler

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Tools for Management of Electrophysiology Data

Martin Nawrot

University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany

Statistics and Variability of Activity Data

Udo Ernst

University of Bremen 
Bremen, Germany

Spectral Signal Analysis

Hideaki Shimazaki

Kyoto University 
Kyoto, Japan

State Space Analysis

Past ANDA-NI Faculty

Hansjörg Scherberger

German Primate Center
 Göttingen, Germany

Analysis of Activity Data  in Primate Cortex

Andrea Brovelli

CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université
Marseille, France

Causality and Directionality Analysis