For the first time in 3 years, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) held its annual meeting, the Great Neuro Reunion, in person in Seattle, Washington. The seven-day event consisted of top-tier educational sessions and extensive networking opportunities with the neurology community.

My interest in attending was two-fold: to support my work at Combinostics and learn more about clinical neuroscience as it relates to my research at the University of Turku. Much of the program was educational, with over 150 courses featuring question-and-answer sessions and hands-on workshops. I attended many of these, in addition to plenary sessions, lectures, group talks, specialist group meetings, and more about medical ethics and drug and medical device developments. In addition, I visited many of the industry representatives at their booths and interacted with as many conference attendees as possible. Given our varied locations and backgrounds, it was interesting to learn more about different research areas and subspecialities, such as movement disorders or multiple sclerosis.