The 6th Tinnitus Research Initiative (TRI) conference will be organized from June 13th to 16th, 2012 in Bruges, Belgium by the multidisciplinary TRI Tinnitus Unit Antwerp, Belgium, part of Brain Research center Antwerp for Innovative and Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation (BRAI2N), Antwerp University Hospital & Antwerp University and the Tinnitus Research Initiative. TRI 2012 is the premier venue for scientists and clinicians from around the world to discuss cutting-edge research on tinnitus.

If we want to find a cure for tinnitus within a short timeframe, classical science alone will not suffice. We need to involve people who think innovatively, such as artists and philosophers. Even though they are not be directly involved in tinnitus research, these innovators can help us by Socratic discussions to generate novel conceptual ideas of what phantom perceptions are, and how they arise. The integration of science and innovative exploration goes back to the very foundational spirit of the TRI when it was conceived by Dr Matteo de Nora. Inviting creative scientists from other fields has also been a tenet in these meetings, and TRI Brugge 2012definitely has this aspiration. The aim of the TRI2012 meeting is to demonstrate that art, philosophy and science are different sides of the same coin, use different but complementary approaches to seeing and solving a problem, and when joining forces can come up with a cure for tinnitus.

The 6th Annual TRI Conference is proud to announce some of the invited and keynote speakers.