Advanced Training With a Leading Neuropsychologist
Spend five focused mornings with Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg exploring executive functions, frontal-lobe systems, distributed brain networks, and the clinical syndromes that reveal them.
Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia
Miami Beach · TBD 2026
Five-day professional symposium
Executive Functions and Dysfunction
in Brain Health and Brain Disorders
Frontal Lobes, Distributed Networks, and the Whole Brain
Five mornings of advanced training
Oceanfront South Beach setting
15 CE credits
01 / The Experience
Rigorous ideas belong in an environment that leaves room for thought, conversation, and perspective.
The 2026 symposium brings an established destination-learning model to Miami Beach: easier to reach for U.S.-based professionals, yet every bit as immersive and memorable.
Why Attend
A smaller room.
A deeper exchange.
This is not a large impersonal conference. It is an intensive, focused symposium for professionals seeking direct access to advanced ideas, meaningful discussion, and an exceptional setting.
A Focused Professional Community
Meet neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, cognitive neuroscientists, psychotherapists, and related professionals in a setting designed for conversation, not crowd control.
Learn in the Morning, Experience Miami Later
The daily schedule leaves afternoons open for South Beach, the ocean, Art Deco architecture, restaurants, museums, galleries, and time with colleagues.
A Destination Symposium, Now in Miami Beach
After destination symposia in Bali and Costa Rica, the 2026 program brings the same immersive model to Miami Beach: sophisticated, memorable, and much easier to reach for U.S.-based professionals.
Event Heritage
A Proven Destination Symposium Model
Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia has welcomed professionals to intensive destination programs in Bali and Costa Rica. Miami Beach continues that tradition: five mornings of advanced training, discussion, and collegial exchange in a setting designed to make the experience memorable.
Your Faculty
Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP/ABCN
An internationally recognized authority on executive functions and frontal-lobe systems.
Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg is a clinical neuropsychologist, cognitive neuroscientist, author, educator, and Founding Director of Luria Neuroscience Institute and Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia. Internationally recognized for his work in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, he brings more than 40 years of experience in clinical practice, research, teaching, and writing.
His work spans executive functions, hemispheric specialization, cognitive novelty, decision making, frontal-lobe dysfunction, memory disorders, dementia, traumatic brain injury, ADHD, stroke, dyslexia, and clinical neuropsychological assessment. His clinical practice has included neuropsychological diagnosis, neurocognitive rehabilitation, forensic neuropsychology, and work with a wide range of neurocognitive conditions.
Dr. Goldberg has held appointments including Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology at NYU School of Medicine, faculty member at Fielding Graduate University, and Director of Luria Neuroscience Institute. He has also supervised other neuropsychologists and continues to be active in research, writing, and advanced professional education.
His teaching combines decades of clinical experience with contemporary cognitive neuroscience and a willingness to challenge established assumptions. His books on neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience have been translated into more than 24 languages.
Selected Books
Critically acclaimed work translated for readers around the world.
The Destination
Miami Beach:
A Destination Worth the Trip
The 2026 symposium comes to a place that is easy to reach, internationally connected, unmistakably vibrant, and ideal for combining advanced professional training with a memorable coastal stay.
The Sagamore Hotel South Beach sits on Collins Avenue in the heart of South Beach, near Lincoln Road, the beach, restaurants, shopping, galleries, and the iconic Art Deco atmosphere of Ocean Drive.
Known as Miami’s original “Art Hotel,” The Sagamore offers a boutique oceanfront setting with large suites, curated art, poolside spaces, and direct access to the rhythm of South Beach.
Easy to Reach
Extensive domestic and international air service makes Miami one of the most accessible destination cities in the United States.
A Short Flight From Major U.S. Cities
Miami is about a three-hour flight from New York City, practical for a five-day professional program.
About 20 Minutes From MIA
The Sagamore is approximately 10 miles from Miami International Airport by taxi, rideshare, or car.
South Beach Without International Travel
A true destination symposium atmosphere without the complexity of long-haul international travel.
Ocean, Architecture & Culture
Afternoons are open for the beach, Art Deco landmarks, Ocean Drive, Lincoln Road, galleries, shopping, and exceptional dining.
Stay at the Venue or Nearby
Participants may stay at The Sagamore or choose from the many hotels within the South Beach neighborhood.
Getting There
Two airports.
One easy arrival.
Fly into Miami International Airport and arrive in South Beach in about 20 minutes by car. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is another major South Florida gateway. Once in South Beach, many restaurants, shops, beaches, and cultural attractions are walkable or a short ride away.
The Venue
The Sagamore Hotel South Beach
1671 Collins AveMiami Beach, FL 33139
United States
+1 305 535 8088
reservations@sagamorehotel.com
Nearby Hotels
Stay your way in South Beach.
These nearby options are provided for convenience and are not official symposium hotels unless later announced.
The Program
Executive Functions and Dysfunction in Brain Health and Brain Disorders
Frontal Lobes, Distributed Networks, and the Whole Brain
This course will present the state-of-the-art understanding of brain function and dysfunction and its relationship to normal and abnormal cognition. A review of central neurobiological, cognitive, and clinical concepts will be offered, with some established concepts challenged and novel ones introduced.
The course is designed to be both relevant and accessible to practicing neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, cognitive neuroscientists, psychotherapists, and other professionals interested in cutting-edge issues of brain and cognition.
DatesTBD 2026
VenueThe Sagamore Hotel South Beach
FormatFive-day in-person symposium
ScheduleMorning sessions
Tuition$1,175 USDTravel and hotel not included
CE Credits15 credits
Daily Rhythm
Learn deeply.
Keep the afternoon.
Each morning is structured around two focused lectures, with coffee and conversation between sessions. Participants may continue discussions in small groups after the lectures.
- Morning Coffeeuntil 9:00 am
- Lecture Iuntil 10:30 am
- Coffee Breakuntil 11:00 am
- Lecture IIuntil 12:30 pm
Location: Conference room at The Sagamore Hotel South Beach, 1671 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
In the unlikely case of program cancellation for reasons not under our control, a full refund will be issued for program tuition. Travel and hotel expenses will not be reimbursed. Travel, medical, and accident insurance are strongly advised. Seating is limited.
Five Focused Mornings
Agenda
Day 01MondayFoundations & systems
- General review of the neural basis of executive functions: frontal lobes and related structures, including the striatum and dopaminergic modulation.
- Executive functions in evolution; cortical and subcortical contributions.
- Executive function in ontogeny, the trajectory of prefrontal maturation, and society.
- Subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex and major frontal-lobe syndromes.
- Functional systems revisited: from modules to large-scale networks, including Central Executive and Default Mode.
- Elements of executive functions and their relationships to memory, attention, and other complex functions.
Day 02TuesdayNetworks, novelty & affect
- New ideas in cognitive neuroscience: networks, not loci, and the mechanisms of salience assignation.
- Decision making in novel and ambiguous environments; agent-centered decision making and the prefrontal cortex.
- Lateralization of frontal-lobe structure and function; perseveration and field-dependent behavior.
- Sex or gender and handedness differences in cortical control of executive functions.
- Frontal lobes and emotions; the differential impact of lateralized prefrontal lesions on affect.
Day 03WednesdayMemory, intelligence & creativity
- The working memory conundrum in animals and humans; working memory and salience assignation.
- Intelligence and the frontal lobes; whether executive functions are sufficiently assessed in tests of intelligence.
- Creativity and the frontal lobes: hyperfrontality, hypofrontality, and the creative spark.
- Frontal lobes across the lifespan; interactions among neurobiology, environment, age, and culture.
- Frontal lobes and consciousness; hypofrontality revisited.
Day 04ThursdayDevelopment & dementia
- Executive dysfunction in neurodevelopmental syndromes; ADHD, dysexecutive syndrome, and differential diagnosis.
- The “triple-decker”: connecting Parkinson’s disease, Tourette syndrome, and focal frontal lesions.
- Rethinking Tourette syndrome, exploratory behavior, and its frequent misidentification as hyperactivity.
- Executive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s-related cognitive impairment, and frontotemporal dementia.
- Executive dysfunction in dementias, continued.
Day 05FridayDisorders, assessment & frontiers
- Executive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury and reticulo-frontal disconnection syndrome.
- Executive dysfunction in schizophrenia and affective disorders; neuropsychological and neuroimaging findings.
- Executive dysfunction and frontal-lobe vulnerability in long neuro-COVID.
- Executive function assessment tools: strengths, limitations, and targets for new frontal-lobe assessment.
- Summing up: what we have learned and the next frontiers.
Continuing Education
15 CE credits
Available for the complete five-day sequence for eligible U.S. participants.
CE Credit Sponsor
CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
CUE Management Solutions, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0242.
Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition, signed in each day, attended the entire seminar, completed an evaluation, and signed out each day to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. Partial credit is not available.
Disability Access
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact the office 10 days or more before the event. Accommodations cannot be ensured without adequate prior notification.
International Attendees
A certificate of seminar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the seminar if you wish to receive the certificate.
Registration & Contact
Meet us in
Miami Beach.
Registration will open when final dates are announced. For questions about the symposium, continuing education, or program details, contact Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia.
Register Here
Symposium
Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia
+1 212 541 6412
info@goldbergbrainsymposia.org
Venue
The Sagamore Hotel South Beach
1671 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
+1 305 535 8088
reservations@sagamorehotel.com