The Austrian Neuroscience Association (ANA) is delighted to announce the winners of the Best Poster Award at the ANA Meeting 2025.
These exceptional researchers have been recognized for their outstanding scientific contributions and innovative approaches to advancing neuroscience.

First Place
Nino Kobakhidze (University of Innsbruck)
“Behavioral and Neural Responses to Interoceptive Stimuli in a Mouse Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder”

Second Place
Jan Frederik Ahrend (Medical University of Innsbruck)
“From sound to movement: The neural backbone of the acoustic startle reflex”

Third Place (Equal Merit)

• Francesca Silvagni (Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck)
  “Salience Signaling in the Anterior Insular Cortex During an Oddball Paradigm”
• Fabio Nächt (University of Vienna)
  “Towards Naturalistic Optogenetic Virtual Realities with Machine Vision and Model Predictive Control”
• Dimitrios Mariatos Metaxas (Medical University of Vienna)
  “The Firing Activity of GABAergic Interneurons in the Orbitofrontal Cortex During Value-Guided Decision Making”

Thank you for casting your votes, and congratulations to all the winners!

The ANA warmly congratulates all awardees for their inspiring achievements and groundbreaking research. Their work embodies the spirit of innovation and scientific excellence that drives the Austrian neuroscience community forward.