Welcome
Welcome to the 19th European Workshop on Imagery and Cognition (EWIC 2026).
The EWIC is a biennial workshop dedicated to the study of mental imagery and spatial cognition. Other topics of interest to the EWIC include (among others): perception, attention, working memory, language comprehension, impact of new technologies. Since the first workshop held in Orsay, Paris in 1986, the EWIC has given scientists from all over the world the chance to share their research in a friendly and scientifically inspiring atmosphere. This festive edition marks 40 years since the first meeting!
Past conferences were held in Orsay, Padua, Aberdeen, La Laguna, Saarbrücken, Oslo, Windsor, Saint-Malo, Pavia, St. Andrews, Utrecht, Helsinki, Bochum, Paphos, Paris, Cambridge, and Naples.
We are pleased to announce that the EWIC2026 will take place in Leiden, hosted by Leiden University.
Important Dates
- Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 March
- Notification of Acceptance: 1 April
- Early Registration Deadline: 10 April
- Author Registration Deadline: 24 May
Latest News
- ‘The website is live! New information will be added as it becomes available. We look forward to welcoming you in Leiden!’
- ‘Keynote speakers announcement! We welcome Christian Doeller (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, DE/Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NO), Margaret Tarampi (University of Hartford, USA) and Roland Benoit (University of Colorado Boulder, USA) as keynote speakers.’
Topics, Venue, City
Topics
Mental imagery & spatial cognition
And also: perception, attention, memory, emotion, time, language, ageing, new technologies and Virtual Reality and more!
Venue
PLNT
Langegracht 70
2312NV Leiden
The Netherlands
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/locations/plnt
City
‘Leiden is the key to discoveries, with more than 35 courtyards, 28 kilometres of canals, many monuments, 13 museums and the oldest university of the Netherlands.’