Gait is one of the most fundamental motor tasks. Performed from the first year of life and throughout life, walking is a cornerstone of our independence. The International Congress on Gait and Mental Function will bring together researchers and clinicians from all over the world for 3 days of scientific interactions. The goal is to review the science that links gait and mental function, to foster cross-disciplinary discussions and to move this emerging field forward. Researchers and clinicians from a variety of fields including cognitive neuroscientists, neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, physiatrists, physical and occupational therapists as well as researchers of gait and posture are invited to participate and submit abstracts for the congress.