The annual meeting of the China-Hungary Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Brain Science was successfully held in Budapest on December 3–4, 2025.

Co-organized by the CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT) and HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, the conference brought together over 200 researchers from China, Hungary, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, France and Luxembourg.. The event marks a step forward in Sino-Hungarian collaboration in neuroscience.

Under the theme “Bridging Brains: From Molecules to Behaviors,” the meeting featured discussions on neural circuits, cognition, behavior, and brain disorders. Scientists from institutions in Hungary, China, Austria, the UK, Germany, Switzerland and others shared their latest findings.

During the opening remarks, Prof. Beáta Sperlágh, Director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine, highlighted the value of the Belt and Road Initiative partnership. Subsequently, Professor Yongyong Shi, the Acting Director of CEBSIT, presented an overview of the CEBSIT's research progress. Hua Liu, ，the representative from the Chinese Embassy in Hungary reaffirmed China’s c ommitment to cooperation in brain science.

The program included short talks and poster presentations by early-career researchers (including Ph.D. students and Postdoctoral researchers), in order to promote academic exchange and talent development.

In closing, Prof. Chun Xu, Executive Committee Director of the joint laboratory, thanked the participants, summarized the meeting, and outlined the future directions for bilateral collaboration. This meeting helped strengthen the China-Hungary brain science partnership and served as a positive example of scientific cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative framework.

The conference was funded by the CAS-ANSO International Conference Funding Program (Grant No. CAS-ANSO-C2A-2024-04).