ABCT 2026 Meeting

2026 SIG Expo Call for Poster Abstracts
Deadline: July 15, 2026

The Neurocognitive Therapies/Translational Research (NTTR) SIG is pleased to announce our call for abstracts for the annual ABCT SIG student poster competition to be presented at the SIG Poster Exposition/Cocktail Reception on Friday, November 13, Baltimore. Submissions should include a brief summary of the research project (no more than 250 words) including Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion sections. To submit an abstract, you must be a member of the NTTR SIG.

Historically, the SIG is allowed to display 12 posters; if we receive more than 12 submissions, some will not be accepted for presentation at the SIG reception. All submissions will be considered for presentation at the SIG reception; however, only submitters who have not received an award in previous years will be eligible to receive one of our top 3 poster awards. The 3 poster awards will be given to trainees at any level of training (undergraduate, postbacc, graduate, postdoctoral) but no more than 1 postdoctoral trainee will receive the award. Abstracts with completed data collection and analysis, as well as submissions by individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, will be prioritized for presentation and awards. Please indicate with an asterisk on the author/co-author list if an author self-identifies as a member of an underrepresented group (examples include, but are not limited to: race/ethnicity, sexual/gender minority status, disability status, immigration status, first generation college student).

Abstracts will be evaluated based on the following criteria: scientific rigor (including completed data collection), alignment with the translational mission of the SIG, and underrepresented status. Accepted poster titles and authors will be listed in the Addendum to the Convention Program that will be included in all convention registration packets. Details about poster size and format can be found on the ABCT conference website. Notifications about decisions for entries to the NTTR SIG student poster competition will be emailed by early September.The NTTR SIG's mission is to bridge the gap between basic and applied science in understanding the nature and treatment of psychiatric disorders. We are committed to multidisciplinary research and the application of cognitive and affective neuroscience to improve the conceptualization and effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. Researchers and clinicians in this SIG apply brain imaging, physiological indices of emotion, cognitive enhancement strategies, neuropsychological and cognitive training, cognitive bias modification, and related techniques as tools for increasing our understanding of clinical disorders. Visit our website for more information about the NTTR SIG and our mission: www.neurocognitive-therapies.com/We look forward to receiving your submissions!