Session
Moderator:

 Dr. Zuo Zhiyi, Robert M. Epstein Professor, Professor of Anesthesiology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, USA

09:00-09:30

Opening Ceremony

09:30-10:00

Title: Electrical and Chemical Communication in the CNS: New Mechanisms Through Gap Junctions and Their Hemichannels
Dr. Michael Bennett, Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA

10:00-10:30

Title: Transcriptional Control of Cortical Interneuron Development
Dr. John Rubenstein, Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, USA

10:30-11:00

Title: Watching Memories Form: Functional Optical Imaging of Olfactory Memory Formation in Drosophila
Dr. Ronald L. Davis, Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Research Institute Florida Jupiter, USA

11:00-11:30

Title: From Mice to Men: Bridging the Translational Disconnect in CNS Drug R & D
Dr. Hugo Geerts, Chief Scientific Officer, In Silico Biosciences, USA

Chair:

Dr. Vsevolod V. Gurevich, Professor of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: Reengineered Arrestins: Novel Tools for Compensational Gene Therapy
Dr. Vsevolod V. Gurevich, Professor of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA

13:35-14:00

Title: Challenging the Basic Tenets in Neuroscience: Lessons from Chinese Acupuncture
Dr. Shyang Chang, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

14:00-14:25

Title: Proneural bHLH Factors and a Zinc Finger Transcriptional Repressor Control Neuron Migration and Maturation in the Developing Mouse Cerebral Cortex
Dr. Julian Heng, Research Fellow, Brain Development Division, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Australia

14:25-14:50

Title: Novel Growth Cone Marker Proteins Identified by Proteomics
Dr. Michihiro Igarashi, Professor and Chair, Niigata University for Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Robert Rush, Professor, Department of Human Physiology, Flinders University, Australia

Co-Chair:

Dr. Michel Rathbone, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, McMaster University, Canada

13:10-13:35

Title: Targeted, Non-viral Gene Therapy for Neurons
Dr. Robert Rush, Professor, Department of Human Physiology, Flinders University, Australia

13:35-14:00

Title: Guanosine as a Neuroprotective Agent in Stroke
Dr. Michel Rathbone, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, McMaster University, Canada

14:00-14:25

Title: Protein Microdomains of Redox and Calcium Transport Systems in the Neuronal Plasma Membrane
Dr. Carlos Gutierrez-Merino, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

14:25-14:50

Title: Effects of Natural Products on the Excitability of Isolated Nerve of Rodents and on DRG
Cells
Dr. Demetrius Antonio M. Araujo, Associate Professor, Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: Opening the Lid on a Novel Chinese Herbal Formula: Activation of Multiple Pathways toProduce Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Dr. Shucui Jiang, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Head of Hamilton NeuroRestorative Group, McMaster University, Canada

15:30-15:55

Title: Monocarboxylates Serves Power to the Brain
Dr. Linda Hildegard Bergersen, Acting Group Leader, Department of Anatomy and CMBN, University of Oslo, Norway

15:55-16:20

Title: The CXCR4 Antagonist AMD3100 Suppresses Hypoxia-mediated Growth Hormone Production in GH3 Rat Pituitary Adenoma Cells
Dr. Daizo Yoshida, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Arginine Metabolic Pathways and Cognitive Decline During Aging
Dr. Ping Liu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand

16:45-17:10

Title: Immunohistochemical Analysis in Human Brains Suggests Pathological Synergism of Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
Dr. Nuria Durany, Vice-rector for Research, Department of Basic Sciences, International University of Catalonia, Spain

Chair:

Dr. Ronald L. Davis, Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Research Institute Florida Jupiter, USA

15:05-15:30

Title: Functional Conservation of Genes Involved in Learning Across Species
Dr. Ronald L. Davis, Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Research Institute Florida Jupiter, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: New Approaches to Study Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Ari Barzilai, Professor of Neurobiology, Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University, Israel

15:55-16:20

Title: PARP-1 Activation Mediates the Expression of Immediate Early Genes Required for Longterm Memory Formation
Dr. M. Cohen-Armon, Associate Professor, Neufeld Cardiac Research Institute, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

16:20-16:45

Title: The Brain Serotonin Receptor Cross-talk: Genes Expression, Receptor Functional Activity and Behavior in Animal Models
Dr. Vladimir S. Naumenko, Senior Researcher, Department of Behavioral Neurogenomics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russia

16:45-17:10

Title: The Genetics of Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Jim Stankovich, Biostatistician, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Australia

Chair:

Dr. Gemma Calvert, Professor; Chair of Applied Neuroimaging, Warwick University, UK

08:30-08:55

Title: Theory of Mind in the Absence of an Intentional Agent
Dr. Daniel Houser, Professor of Economics, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES), George Mason University, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: How Neuroscience is Helping Industry - Neuromarketing and Neuroeconomics
Dr. Gemma Calvert, Professor; Chair of Applied Neuroimaging, Warwick University, UK

09:20-09:45

Title: Social Behavior and Social Intelligence: Implications from our Neuroexperiments in Socially
Relevant Contexts
Dr. Junko Kato, Professor of Political Science, Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo, Japan

09:45-10:10

Title: Neuroecomics and Public Health
Dr. Torben Larsen, Chief Consultant, Centre for Applied Health Services Research and Technology Assessment, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Bhanu P. Jena, Director, NanoBioScience Institute, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Lloyd L. Anderson, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: Discovery of the Porosome: The Universal Secretory Machinery in Cells
Dr. Bhanu P. Jena, Director, NanoBioScience Institute, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Astrocytes Expressing Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Via Transient Receptor Potential Subtype 1 Protects Mesencephalic Dopaminergic Neurons from 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium Neurotoxicity
Dr. Byung Kwan Jin, Director & Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Neurodegeneration Control Research Center, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, South Korea

09:20-09:45

Title: USP9X: A Post-post-translational Neural Regulator
Dr. Stephen Wood, Head, Stem Cell Lab, National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Australia

09:45-10:10

Title: Postnatal Neurogenesis Requires VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 Signaling
Dr. Jean-Leon Thomas, Head, Oligodendrocyte Development and Neurovascular Interactions, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epiniere, Inserm, France

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Nanobiology of Neuroendocrine Secretion
Dr. Lloyd L. Anderson, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA

10:50-11:15

Title: The Extracellular Matrix and Glial Processes Create Diffusion Barriers Affecting Synaptic and Non-synaptic Transmission in the CNS
Dr. Lydia Vargova, Associate Professor and Research Fellow, Charles University, 2nd Medical Faculty, Czech Republic

11:15-11:40

Title: Neurovascular Signaling of PDGF Receptor Beta Protects CNS from Insults, A Study Using Conditional Knockout Mouse
Dr. Masakiyo Sasahara, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Toyama, Japan

11:40-12:00

Title: Remyelination and Neuroprotection by Endogenous Precursors and Stem Cells: Focus on Possible Pharmacological Improvement in Demyelinating Diseases
Dr. Laura Calza, Head of BioPharmaNet-TransLab, Department of Dimorfipa, University of Bologna, Italy

Chair:

Dr. John Rubenstein, Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Kyonsoo Hong, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: Transcriptional Control of Cortical Interneuron Development
Dr. John Rubenstein, Nina Ireland Distinguished Professor in Child Psychiatry, Nina Ireland Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Segment-specific Regulation of Neural Stem Cell Lineages in Drosophila
Dr. Gerd Technau, Director, Institute of Genetics, University of Mainz, Germany

09:20-09:45

Title: Development of the Drosophila Brain: Building a Massively Parallel Connectivity Matrix
Dr. Heinrich Reichert, Professor, Division of Molecular Zoology, University of Basel, Switzerland

09:45-10:10

Title: GABAergic Regulation of Spike-Timing-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity
Dr. Makoto Nishiyama, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, USA

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Spike Timing-dependent Long-term Depression Requires Presynaptic NMDA Receptors
Dr. Antonio Rodriguez-Moreno, Head of Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Cellular Biology, University Pablo de Olavide, Spain

10:50-11:15

Title: Oral Administration of Bovine IgG Improves the Cognitive Function in Mice by Increasing the Production of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I in the Hippocampus
Dr. Kenji Okajima, Professor, Department of Translational Medical Science Research, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan

11:15-11:40

Title: Guidance Molecules Function in Neurite Specification by Activating Ca2+ Channels
Dr. Kyonsoo Hong, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, USA

Chair:

Dr. Alexander Panossian, Head, Research & Development, Swedish Herbal Institute, Sweden

15:05-15:30

Title: New Approaches to the Control of Synchronized, Pathologic Neuronal Activity
Dr. Christian Hauptmann, Head of Neurotechnology, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-7, Research Center Juelich, Germany

15:30-15:55

Title: Activity of S1 Neurons During Haptic Exploration
Dr. Stephen Helms Tillery, Assistant Professor, School of Biological & Health Sys Engineering, Arizona State University, USA

Chair:

Dr. Alexander Panossian, Head, Research & Development, Swedish Herbal Institute, Sweden

15:55-16:20

Title: Mechanisms of Action and Potential Use of Adaptogens in Fatigue and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Alexander Panossian, Head, Research & Development, Swedish Herbal Institute, Sweden

16:20-16:45

Title: The Neuroprotective Role of The Mammalian Heat-Shock Protein Omi by Detoxifying Oligomeric Toxic By-Products in Neuron
Dr. Seong-Tshool Hong, Associate Professor, Laboratory of Genetics & Department of Microbiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, South Korea

Chair:

Dr. Thomas Franke, Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: PI3K/Akt Intracellular Signaling in Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disease
Dr. Thomas Franke, Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, NYU School of Medicine, USA

13:35-14:00

Title: The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder under Heterogeneity and the Challenge of Rare Variants
Dr. Berit Kerner, Assistant Research Geneticist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral
Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: BDNF and VEGF in Relation to Depression
Dr. Betina Elfving, Assistant Professor, Centre for Psychiatric Research, Aarhus University Hospital Risskov, Denmark

14:25-14:50

Title: Prolongation of P300 Latency Is Associated with the Duration of Illness in Male Schizophrenia Patients
Dr. Yukiko Mori, Medical Doctor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University, Japan

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Shawn Hayley, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor, Institute of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Canada

15:05-15:30

Title: Microparticles as Effectors in the Neuropathology of Cerebral Malaria
Dr. Georges E. R. Grau, Professor & Chair, Department of Pathology Sydney Medical School Medical Foundation Building, The University of Sydney, Australia

15:30-15:55

Title: Neuroinflammatory Pathways of Toxin Induced Parkinsonism
Dr. Shawn Hayley, Associate Professor, Institute of Neuroscience, Carleton University, Canada

15:55-16:20

Title: Inhibition of Neuroinflammation Reverses the Neonatal Hypoxia-ischemia-induced Disruption of the Serotonergic System in the Brain
Dr. Kathryn Buller, Senior Research Fellow, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, Australia

16:20-16:45

Title: In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging of Intracranial Glioblastoma Xenografts for Assessment of Tumor Growth and Therapeutic Effect
Dr. Kwan-Sung Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, South Korea

16:45-17:10

Title: Psychosis and HIV Infection
Dr. Noeline Nakasujja, Senoir Lecturer, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda

Chair:

Dr. Donard S. Dwyer, Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, USA

08:30-08:50

Title: Limits to Control of the Human Hand for Flexion and Extension of the Digits
Dr. Simon Gandevia, Professor; Founder and Deputy Director, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia

08:50-09:10

Title: Small Molecule Co-activators of G Protein-Growth Factor Receptor Signaling in Neuronal Cells
Dr. Donard S. Dwyer, Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, USA

09:10-09:30

Title: Comparative Anatomy of the Spinal Descending Motor Pathways and their Regenerative Capacity
Dr. Kengo Funakoshi, Professor, Department of Neuroanatomy, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan

09:30-09:50

Title: Oxidative Stress in Astrocytes: A Trigger for Secondary Degeneration in the Central Nervous System
Dr. Melinda Fitzgerald, Research Assistant Professor, Experimental and Regenerative Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, Australia

09:50-10:10

Title: From Integrative Neurosciences to Augmented Human Engineering
Dr. Didier Fass, Associate Professor and Researcher, LORIA Laboratory, ICN Business School, France

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Chris Plummer, Consultant Neurologist, Centre for Clinical Neurosciences and Neurological Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Australia

10:25-10:50

Title: EEG Source Localization in Focal Epilepsy-an Update
Dr. Chris Plummer, Consultant Neurologist, Centre for Clinical Neurosciences and Neurological Research, St Vincent's Hospital, Australia

10:50-11:15

Title: Role of Pharmacogenetics in Epilepsy Pharmacorezistance - Fact or Fiction
Dr. Silvio Basic, Professor, Department of Neurology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Croatia

11:15-11:40

Title: Delayed Effect of VNS on Interictal Epileptiform Discharges and Pharmacoresistance
Dr. Davor Sporis, Professor; Head of Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dubrava, Croatia

11:40-12:00

Title: MEG/EEG Coregistration in Presurgical Evaluation of Epilepsy
Dr. Pegah Afra, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Utah, USA

Chair:

Dr. Dominic M. Desiderio, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. David Howells, Principal Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia

08:30-08:55

Title: New Nitroproteins in the Human Ptuitary and in Human Adenomas
Dr. Dominic M. Desiderio, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Different Strokes for Different Folks
Dr. David Howells, Principal Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia

09:20-09:45

Title: The Interaction of Aging and Function of the Transcription Factor Nurr1 on Dopamine Neurotransmission
Dr. Jeffrey B. Eells, Associate Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, Mississippi State University, USA

09:45-10:10

Title: Beta-APP Cleaving Enzyme (BACE): Expression in Alzheimer's Disease and Schizophrenia
Dr. Genevieve Evin, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Australia

15:10-15:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Controlling Neuronal Functions through Regulation of Mitochondrial Oxidation of the Glutamate Precursor 2-oxoglutarate
Dr. Victoria Bunik, Leading Scientist of Belozersky Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

10:50-11:15

Title: Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor (GIPR) in Neurological Diseases: Experimental and Clinical Findings
Dr. Roger Walz, Professor; Coordinator of the Center of Applied Neurosciences (CeNAp), University Hospital-UFSC and Director of the Epilepsy Center of Santa Catarina State (CEPESC), Brazil

11:15-11:40

Title: Developmental Plasticity of Neuroendocrine Pathways that Control Feeding
Dr. Sebastien G. Bouret, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, USA

Chair:

Dr. Babak Parsaei, Director, Neurosurgical Unit, Landes Frauen und Kinderklinik, Austria

08:30-08:55

Title: Development of Myelography and its Surgical Implication
Dr. Babak Parsaei, Director, Neurosurgical Unit, Landes Frauen und Kinderklinik, Austria

08:55-09:20

Title: Novel Myelographic Techniques for the Localization of Spinal CSF Leaks
Dr. Joseph M. Hoxworth, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA

09:20-09:45

Title: Visualisation of Thermogenic Changes in Freely Moving Animals
Dr. Daniel Vianna, Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy, University of New South Wales, Australia

09:45-10:10

Title: Intraoperative Application of Thermography in Neurological Surgery
Dr. Yoshikazu Okada, Chief Director, Departmentof Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Potential Use of Ultrasound Imaging of Muscle in Neurological Rehabilitation
Dr. Maria Stokes, Chair in Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Presenter: Dr. Anne Claffey

10:50-11:15

Title: Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Dr. Takeshi Aoyama, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

11:15-11:40

Title: Combination of Ultrasound Imaging and Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Assessment of Muscle Atrophy in Aging, Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke
Dr. Yosuke Yamada, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fukuoka University Institute for Physical Activity, Japan

11:40-12:00

Title: Polysomnography and Sleep Disorders
Dr. Denise M. O'Driscoll, Research Fellow, Ritchie Centre for Baby Health Research, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Australia

Chair:

Dr. George D. Mellick, Associate Professor, School of Biomolecular & Physical Sciences, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Australia

13:10-13:35

Title: Maximising the Potential of Transcriptomic Technologies in Parkinson's Disease: What Question are you Answering
Dr. George D. Mellick, Associate Professor, School of Biomolecular & Physical Sciences, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Australia

13:35-14:00

Title: Is Magnetite-based Memory Disturbed in Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Fredrik C. Stormer, Senior Scientist, Department of Environmental Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

14:00-14:25

Title: Novel Stress Markers for Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative
Dr. Yoshinori Masuo, Head of Mental Stress Team, Health Technology Research Center, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

14:25-14:50

Panel Discussion

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Hugo Geerts, Chief Scientific Officer, In Silico Biosciences, USA

15:05-15:30

Title: Computational Neuropharmacology Mathematical Modeling of Neurotransmitter Circuits as a CNS Translational Tool in Schizophrenia & Cognitive Disorders
Dr. Hugo Geerts, Chief Scientific Officer, In Silico Biosciences, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: How Capacity Management Techniques from Engineering Disciplines can be Explored for the Treatment of Mental Disorders
Mr. Eugen Oetringer, Chair, On Mental Health Charity, The Netherlands

15:55-16:20

Title: Measurement of Brain Function Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and its Application
to Brain-Computer Interface
Dr. Hitoshi Tsunashima, Professor; Head of the Department, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Nihon University, Japan

15:55-16:20

Title: Restless Minds, Wandering Brains: The Neurodynamics of Spontaneous and Evoked EEG
Dr. Cees van Leeuwen, Team Leader, Perceptual Dynamics Laboratory, Brain Science Institute RIKEN, Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Neuronal Models and Exploration of Network Properties: A Case Study into Cerebellar Granular Layer Models and Local Field Potential Modeling
Dr. Shyam Diwakar, Assistant Professor, School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, India

15:10-15:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Lang Zhuo, Team Leader and Principal Research Scientist, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore

15:05-15:30

Title: Imaging Tumor Cell Dissemination and Progression in Mouse Brain Metastasis Models
Dr. Jeeva Munasinghe, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Biomarker of Cell and Tissue: Characterized by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Dr. Ren-Hua Wu, Professor & Chair, Medical Imaging Shantou University, China

15:55-16:20

Title: Non-invasive Fluorescent Imaging of Gliosis in Mice
Dr. Lang Zhuo, Team Leader and Principal Research Scientist, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore

16:20-16:45

Title: Molecular Mechanisms underlying Opioid Receptor Function
Dr. Vladana Vukojevic, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

16:45-17:10

Title: Bi-modal Molecular Imaging of the Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Dr. Barbara Blasiak, Molecular Imaging Program Coordinator, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Canada

Chair:

Dr. Aaron Filler, Medical Director, Institute for Nerve Medicine, Santa Monica, California, USA

13:10-13:30

Title: Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) & Magnetic Resonance Neurography (MRN): Origins, History, Physical Basis & Clinical Impact
Dr. Aaron Filler, Medical Director, Institute for Nerve Medicine, Santa Monica, California, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: Advances in MRI of Cerebrovascular Disease
Dr. Andrea Kassner, Assistant Professor & Co-Director of Research, Canada Research Chair in
Neuroimaging, Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Toronto, Canada

13:50-14:10

Title: Edited MRS of GABA: Inhibition in Functional Neuroimaging and Behavior
Dr. Richard Anthony Edward Edden, Assistant Professor, Russell H Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University, USA

14:10-14:30

Title: Magnetic Resonance is a Useful Modality for Evaluating Muscle Diseases
Dr. Ibrahim Mahjneh, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Oulu and Pietarsaari Hospital, Finland

14:30-14:50

Title: 1H MR Spectroscopic Imaging, MR Diffusometry and T1, T2 MR Mapping for the Description of Tumors
Dr. Milan Hajek, Research Leader, MR Spectroscopy,Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: Advances in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spine
Dr. Marcelo Rodrigues de Abreu, Researcher, Department of Spine Radiology, Hospital Mae de Deus, Brazil

15:30-15:55

Title: MR Relaxometry and 1H MR Spectroscopy of Metal-based Neurodegenerative Disorders
Dr. Monika Dezortova, Researcher, MR Unit - Spectroscopy, Institute for Clinical and Experimental
Medicine, Czech Republic

Chair:

Dr. John R. Floyd, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neurobiology Division Department of Psychiatry University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

15:55-16:20

Title: Transthyretin Gene Expression in Dorsal Root Ganglia: Where in it
Dr. Tatsufumi Murakami, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Laser Capture Microdissection and Mass Spectrometry: Examining the Proteomic Signature the Invasive Edge in Gliomas
Dr. John R. Floyd, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neurobiology Division Department of Psychiatry University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

16:45-17:10

Title: Laser Microdissection of Brain Cells. Looking after Your RNA While Immunolabelling
Dr. Doug W. Smith, Academic, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Australia

Chair:

Dr. Jay J. Pillai, Director of Functional MRI, Neuroradiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Boguslaw Tomanek, Head MR Technology, Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada

15:05-15:30

Title: Integrated Functional MR Imaging (BOLD fMRI, DTI and Perfusion Imaging) for Presurgical Planning
Dr. Jay J. Pillai, Director of Functional MRI, Neuroradiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Virtual and Real Brain Surgery Using Robotic Arms and Intraoperative MRI
Dr. Boguslaw Tomanek, Head of MR Technology, Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada

15:55-16:20

Title: Imaging of Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma-Characteristic Findings at Traditional and Advanced Imaging
Dr. Ingfrid S. Haldorsen, Radiologist, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway

Chair:

Dr. Jay J. Pillai, Vice President, American Society of Functional Neuroradiology (ASFNR); Director of Functional MRI, Neuroradiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Boguslaw Tomanek, Head of MR Technology, Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, Canada

16:20-16:45

Title: Pseudosubarachnoid Hemorrhage: A CT Diagnostic Challenge
Dr. Stephen L. Jaffe, Magale Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, USA

16:45-17:10

Title: CT/MR Co-registration in the Target Definition in Navigation-guided Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation
Dr. Minjie Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China

Chair:

Dr. Denis Guilloteau, Professor, University Hospital Tours France, INSERM "Imaging and Brain", France

Co-Chair:

Dr. Louisa Barre, Director of Research Team, Atomic Energy Commission, France

15:05-15:30

Title: In Vivo Amyloid Plaques Imaging with [18F]-AV45
Dr. Denis Guilloteau, Professor, University Hospital Tours France, INSERM "Imaging and Brain",
France

15:30-15:55

Title: Development of a Novel PET Probe for Lymphoma Imaging
Dr. Louisa Barre, Director of Research Team, Atomic Energy Commission, France

15:55-16:20

Title: High Resolution Brain SPECT in the Evaluation and Management of Children & Adolescents with Coexisting Neuropsychiatric Conditions
Dr. Dan G. Pavel, Director, PathFinder Brain SPECT at The Neuroscience Center, University of
Illinois Medical Center, USA

16:20-16:45

Title: Brain SPECT in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Wolfgang Staffen, Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Clinic, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Austria

16:45-17:10

Title: Recent Advances in Brain Perfusion SPECT
Dr. Hiroshi Matsuda, Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Dikoma C. Shungu, Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging of Ventricular CSF Lactate as an Early and Sensitive Index of Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Dr. Dikoma C. Shungu, Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

13:35-14:00

Title: Extracting the Fundamental Fluid Dynamics of CSF from Phase Contrast MR Imaging
Dr. Timothy Wei, Professor and Department Head, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Eng'g., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: A Biochemical Window Upon the Brain-Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis of Neurotransmitters, Vitamins, Cofactors and Inflammatory Markers
Dr. John Earl, Deputy Director, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia

14:25-14:50

Title: New Developments in Cerebrospinal Fluid Outflow
Dr. Kapil G Kapoor, Graduate, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Olavi Airaksinen, Professor; Head of Department of Rehabilitation, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland

08:30-08:50

Title: Computer Analysis of Videonystagmography
Dr. Antoine des Courtis, Chief Resident, Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland

08:50-09:10

Title: Novel Analysis Methods by Surface EMG and Movement Measurements in Parkinson's
Disease
Dr. Olavi Airaksinen, Professor; Head of Department of Rehabilitation, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland

09:10-09:30

Title: Electronystagmography in the Diagnosis of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
Dr. Renzo Mora, Associate Professor, ENT Department, University of Genoa, Italy

09:30-09:50

Title: Application of EEG and EMG on Stroke Neurorehabilitation
Dr. Raymond K.Y. Tong, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

09:50-10:10

Title: Clinical Application of ENG to Patients with Auditory Disorders
Dr. Hiroaki Fushiki, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology; Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toyama, Japan

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Antonella Gasbarri, Full Professor & Dean; Faculty of Sciences of Education, University of L'Aquila, Italy

08:30-08:55

Title: Sex-Related Lateralized Effect of Emotional Stimuli on Declarative Memory: An Event-Related Potential Study
Dr. Antonella Gasbarri, Full Professor & Dean; Faculty of Sciences of Education, University of L'Aquila, Italy

08:55-09:20

Title: The Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Method as a Tool for Lower Vertebrates Auditory Physiology Study Use
Dr. Hong Young Yan, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Cellular & Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

09:20-09:45

Title: Effect of Sequentially Programmed Magnetic Field (SPMF) Therapy in Treating Cancer Patients: Our Experience
Dr. V. G. Vasishta, Former Professor & Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Institute of Aerospace Medicine Indian Air Force, SBF Healthcare, India

9:45-10:10

Title: Vagus Sensory Evoked Potentials (VSEP) in the Early and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia Syndromes
Dr. Thomas Polak, Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Wuerzburg University, Germany

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Shing-Yan (Bill) Chiu, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Raffaele Calogero, Professor, Department of Physiology Molecular Biology at University of Torino, Italy

13:10-13:35

Title: Adult Neurogenic Niche in Huntington's Disease
Dr. Yvona Mazurova, Associate Professor, Department of Histology and Embryology, Charles University in Prague Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

13:35-14:00

Title: Huntington's Disease: Genetic Heterogeneity in Black Patients
Dr. Daliwonga Magazi, Head, Department of Neurology, University of Limpopo, South Africa

14:00-14:25

Title: Neurodegeneration and its Amelioration by Natural Products: Implications for Nervous Disorders
Dr. Maheep Bhatnagar, Professor, Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, India

14:25-14:50

Title: Learning from Nature: Pregnancy Changes the Expression of Inflammation-Related Genes in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Raffaele Calogero, Professor, Molecular Biology at University of Torino, Italy

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: Mitochondria Dynamics in Normal and Pathological Myelinated Axons
Dr. Shing-Yan (Bill) Chiu, Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Axonal Degeneration in a Model of Multiple Sclerosis is Initiated through Nogo-A Peceptor-1 Signaling by Phosphorylation of CRMP-2
Dr. Steven Petratos, Head of the Molecular Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology Laboratory, Health Innovations Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Australia

15:55-16:20

Title: Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Eser Basak Sevgi Erdemoglu, Neurology Specialist, Department of Neurology Hac- ettepe University Hospitals, Turkey

16:20-16:45

Title: Why Remyelination Fails in Multiple Sclerosis and How could We Overcome
Dr. Jin Nakahara, Assistant Professor, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical and Radiological Characteristics
Dr. Ayse Altintas, Professor, Neurology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School, Turkey

Chair:

Dr. Anna Baranczyk-Kuzma, Head, Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, First Faculty of Medicine, Poland

08:30-08:55

Title: Can Tau be in Involved in Pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr. Anna Baranczyk-Kuzma, Head, Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, First Faculty of Medicine, Poland

08:55-09:20

Title: Changes in Microtubule-dependent Motor Proteins in Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr. Magdalena Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Medicine Faculty, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

09:20-09:45

Title: Autologous Stem Cell Treatment in ALS
Dr. Haluk Deda, Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Halman Neurotherapy Center, UAE

09:45-10:10

Title: Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; A Case-Control Study in Japan
Dr. Kazushi Okamoto, Professor, Department of Public Health, Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health, Japan

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Detoxification of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked SOD1 Mutant Proteins
Dr. Seongman Kang, Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, South Korea

10:50-11:15

Title: Detoxification of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked SOD1 Mutant Proteins
Dr. Seongman Kang, Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, South Korea

11:15-11:40

Title: Neuroimaging of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr. Mirco Cosottini, Assistant Professor, Unit of Neuroradiology, Department of Neuroscience University of Pisa, Italy

11:40-12:00

Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Inga Zerr, Professor, National Reference Center for TSE Georg-August University, Germany

10:25-10:50

Title: The Multifunctional, Mega-receptor LRP1 Controls the Trafficking of Both Cellular and Infectious Forms of Prion Protein on Neurons
Dr. Roger Morris, Head, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences King's College London, UK

10:50-11:15

Title: Cerebrospinal Fluid in Prion Diseases: Potentials for Diagnosis and Understanding of Pathophysiology
Dr. Inga Zerr, Professor, National Reference Center for TSE Georg-August University, Germany

11:15-11:40

Title: The Prion Protein and Copper: It's Not All About Cu(II)
Dr. Christopher E. Jones, Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences University of Western Sydney, Australia

11:40-12:00

Title: Analysis of Biochemical Markers and the Method of Abnormal Prion Protein in CSF in Prion Diseases as Diagnostic Markers
Dr. Katsuya Satoh, Lecturer, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Agasaki University, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Sarina J. Grosswald, Executive Director; Office of ADHD and Learning Differences, David Lynch Foundation, USA

16:10-16:30

Title: ADHD as a Stress Disorder: The Role of Meditation to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, and Improve Brain Function and Behavior Regulation
Dr. Sarina J. Grosswald, Executive Director; Office of ADHD and Learning Differences, David Lynch Foundation, USA

16:30-15:50

Title: A New Compound Involved in Pharmacological Treatment of ADHD: Mazindol
Dr. Eric Konofal, Medical Consultant, Robert Debre Hospital, France

16:50-17:10

Title: Attentional Bias in ADHD: Neuroimaging, Genetics and Medication
Dr. Tim Silk, Research Fellow, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Royal Children's Hospital, Australia

Chair:

Dr. Charmaine Childs, Associate Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore

13:10-13:35

Title: Evaluation of Neuronal and Axonal Damage After Traumatic Brain Injury Using Quantitative MR Imaging Techniques
Dr. Augusto Elias Mamere, Chairman, Department of Radiology, Cancer Hospital of Barretos-Fundacao Pio XII Barretos Cancer Hospital, Brazil

13:35-14:00

Title: Ethanol Promotes Brain Edema After TBI: Its Molecular Mechanism
Dr. Hiroshi Matsumoto, Professor and Chair, Department of Legal Medicine and Molecular Alcohology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan

14:00-14:25

Title: Raised Brain Temperature: Good or Bad After Severe TBI
Dr. Charmaine Childs, Associate Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore

14:25-14:50

Title: Pathophysiological Findings of Selective Vulnerability in the Hippocampus Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Dr. Naoki Otani, Research Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, Japan

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Ryszard M Pluta, Clinical Staff Scientist, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIH, USA

13:10-13:30

Title: Nitric Oxide (NO) and Central Nervous System Diseases: A New Therapeutic Venue
Dr. Ryszard M Pluta, Clinical Staff Scientist, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIH, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: The Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: The US Experience
Dr. Ferdinand Hui, Senior Associate, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Cerebrovascular Center, USA

13:50-14:10

Title: "Hidden" Factors in Prevention and Treatment of Ageing, Dementia and Stroke
Dr. John B. Myers, Consultant Physician & Geriatrician, Lorne Street Medical Centre, Australia

14:10-14:30

Title: The Therapeutic Effect of PlGF-modified MSCs After Cerebral Ischemia
Dr. He Liu, Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Capital Medical University, China

14:30-14:50

Title: Endovascular Neuroprotection in Stroke
Dr. Mojdeh Ghabaee, Associate Professor, Neurology Department, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Pirta Hotulainen, Project Leader, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland

08:30-08:50

Title: Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton in Dendritic Spines
Dr. Pirta Hotulainen, Project Leader, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland

08:50-09:10

Title: Neural Stem Cells in Fish: How Can They Be Helpful to Understand NSC Diversity and Core Mechanisms
Dr. Jean-Stephane Joly, Director, The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, INAF, CNRS/INRA, France

09:10-09:30

Title: Pediatric Developmental Disorder, Autism, Caused by Perturbation of Serotonergic Neuronal Development Induced by Embryonic Thalidomide Exposure
Dr. Massaaki Narita, Professor, Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, Mie University, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Pirta Hotulainen, Project Leader, Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Finland

09:30-09:50

Title: Living with Motor Neurone Disease: Maintaining Personal Integrity
Dr. Susan King, Research Fellow, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Australia

09:50-10:10

Title: Novel Applications of Neuropsychology in Understanding Childhood Infectious Diseases in Sub-saharan Africa
Dr. Paul Bangirana, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Robin James Storer, Assistant Professor, Headache Research Group,Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA

10:25-10:50

Title: Multimodal Neuroimaging in Pain: Advances, Perspectives and Translation to Clinical Settings
Dr. Paulino Ucles Moreno, Head, Clinical Neurophysiology Institute Aragones of Health Sciences, Miguel Servet Hospital, Spain

10:50-11:15

Title: Therapeutic Potential of Novel Glutamate Receptor Antagonists in Headache
Dr. Robin James Storer, Assistant Professor, Headache Research Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA

11:15-11:40

Title: Role of Injured Nerve Derived COX2/PGE2 in the Genesis of Neuropathic Pain
Dr. Weiya Ma, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Canada

11:40-12:00

Title: Application of siRNA for Chronic Pain
Dr. Huseyin Gulec, Specialist of Psychiatry, Istanbul Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health of Turkey, Turkey

Chair:

Dr. Angelo Salami, Professor, Chairman of ENT Department, University of Genoa, Italy

Co-Chair:

Dr. Martine Simard, Professor, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Research Axis, Laval University, Canada

15:05-15:30

Title: Coenzyme Q10 in the Treatment of Presbycusis
Dr. Angelo Salami, Professor & Chairman, ENT Department, University of Genoa, Italy

15:30-15:55

Title: A Non Pharmacological Approach to the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: The Cognitive Intervention
Dr. Martine Simard, Associate Professor & Scientist, School of Psychology, Université Laval, Canada

15:55-16:20

Title: Posterior Cortical Atrophy and Glaucoma: Diagnostic Difficulties and Treatment
Dr. Bo Biering-Sorensen, Doctor, Department of Neurology, Roskilde University Hospital, Denmark

16:20-16:45

Title: Q-ter in the Treatment of Hearing Loss
Dr. Luca Guastini, Clinical Fellow, ENT Department, University of Genoa, Italy

16:45-17:10

Title: Neuroepidemiological Studies in India-Lessons Learnt
Dr. Tapas Kumar Banerjee, Consultant & Head, Department of Neurology, National Neurosciences Centre, Calcutta Peerless Hospital Campus, India

Chair:

Dr. Niall T M Galloway, Director, Emory Continence Center, Urology Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Anna P. Malykhina, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: Patterns of Sacral Neurogenic Deficits in Man-Clinical and Therapeutic Importance
Dr. Niall T M Galloway, Director, Emory Continence Center, Urology Emory University School of Medicine, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: The Role of Pelvic Organ Cross-sensitization in the Development of a Neurogenic Bladder
Dr. Anna P. Malykhina, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,USA

09:20-09:45

Title: Dysfunction Bladder of Squamous Metaplasia
Dr. Beata Jurkiewicz, Head, Department of Surgical Ward Organization, Children Hospital in Warsaw, Poland

09:45-10:10

Title: The Psychiatric Effects of Treatments for Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
Dr. Gorkem Karakas Ugurlu, Psychiatry, Elazig Hospital for Mental Disorders, Turkey

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Reconstruction of Reflex Pathways to the Atonic Bladder after Conus Medullaris Injury
Dr. Chunlin Hou, Director, Orthopedic Surgery Division, Chang Zheng Hospital, China

10:50-11:15

Title: Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Based on a Questionnaire, Uroflow
Measurements and Ultrasound Assessment of Bladder Wall Thickness in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Jose Ailton Fernandes Silva, Urologist, Department of Neurourology, SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals, Brazil

Chair:

Dr. Niall T. M. Galloway, Director, Emory Continence Center, Urology Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Anna P. Malykhina, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA

11:15-11:40

Title: Muscle Afferent Feedback During Healthy and Spastic Human Walking
Dr. Thomas Sinkjar, Director, The Danish National Research Foundation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark

11:40-12:00

Title: Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy: Pathogenesis and Potential Treatment
Dr. Satoru Noguchi, Section Chief, Department of Neuromuscular, Research National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Syedm Raza, Acute Physician and Cardiologist, Department of Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

08:30-08:55

Title: Autonomic Dysfunction with Special Emphasis on Neurally Mediated Syncope: Do We Understand It Well
Dr. Syedm Raza, Acute Physician and Cardiologist, Department of Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

08:55-09:20

Title: The Insular Cortex and Cardiovascular System: A New Insight into the Brain-Heart Axis
Dr. Michiaki Nagai, Chief, Department of Internal Medicine, Shobara City Soryo Clinic, Japan

09:20-09:45

Title: Detecting Relationship between Electroencephalogram Delta-wave Power and Heart rate Variability in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Via Hilbert-Huang Transform
Dr. Yuo-Hsien Shiau, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Applied Physics, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

09:45-10:10

Title: Exchange Transfusion: Potential Alternative for Severe Childhood Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Dr. Arun K. Baranwal, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency & Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, India

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Weigang Gu, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, Neurology Umea University Hospital, Sweden

08:30-08:55

Title: Cortical Map Plasticity as a Substrate of Functional Recovery Following Cortical or Spinal Cord Damage
Dr. Christian. Xerri, Director, Integrative and Adaptive Neuroscience, France

08:55-09:20

Title: Neurogenesis in the Cerebral Cortex of Adult Rats after Focal Cerebral Ischemia
Dr. Weigang Gu, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurology, University Of Ume, Sweden

09:20-09:45

Title: Augmented Reality for Gait Regulation and Rehabilitation
Dr. Yoram Baram, Professor, Computer Science Department, Israel Institute of Technology, Israe

09:45-10:10

Title: Zebrafish Models for the Roles of Crumbs Genes in Retinitis Pigmentosa and Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
Dr. Xiangyun Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Environmental Enrichment, But Not Solitary Running, Reverses the Deleterious of Irradiation on Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Bone Marrow Chimeric Mice
Dr. Marc J. Ruitenberg, Head, Neuroimmunology and Plasticity Lab, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia

10:50-11:15

Title: Auditory Cortex Plasticity Associated with Central Tinnitus
Dr. Holger Schulze, Professor, Experimental Otolaryngology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

11:15-11:40

Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Eroboghene E. Ubogu, Director, Neuromuscular Immunopathology Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

10:25-10:45

Title: The Human Blood-nerve Barrier: Phenotypic and Functional Characteristics and Role in Immune-mediated Inflammatory Neuropathies
Dr. Eroboghene E. Ubogu, Director, Neuromuscular Immunopathology Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

10:45-11:05

Title: From Evolutionary Neuroscience: Insights for a Dual Motive Neurobehavioral Approach to Normality and the De-stigmatization of Hereditary Neuropathology
Dr. Gerald A. Cory, Executive Academic Vice President, International Technological University, USA

11:05-11:25

Title: Cervical Disc Disease due to Posterior Osteophyte Compression-Developmental Pattern an Intraoperative Microscopic Study
Dr. U.S. Srinivasan, Chief Neurosurgeon & Head, Department of Neurosurgery, MIOT Hospitals, India

11:25-11:45

Title: Hypoxia Induced Vascular Changes in the Periventricular White Matter in the Neonatal Brain
Dr. Charanjit Kaur, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, National University of Singapore, Singapore

11:45-12:00

Title: Subcellular Localization as a Modulator of Polyglutamine Disease Severity
Dr. Thorsten Schmidt, Group Leader of SCA3 Research Group, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Tuebingen, Germany

Chair:

Dr. William C. Welch, Professor and Vice Chairman-Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. E. Brian Butler, Chairman and Professor, Radiation Oncology Department, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: Epilepsy Surgery and Translational Research at the Brain Device Interface
Dr. Karl Sillay, Director, Adult Functional and Stereotactic Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Use of Endoscopes in Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and the Future
Dr. Chiung-Chyi Shen, Chairman & Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Medical School of National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

09:20-09:45

Title: Frontiers in Functional Neurosurgery- Clinical Applications in Surgical Neuromodulation and Research
Dr. Wai Hoe Ng, Consultant Neurosurgeon, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore

09:45-10:10

Title: The Antero-Medial Triangle: The Risk for Cranial Nerve Ischemia at the Cavernous Sinus Lateral Wall, Anatomic Cdaveric Study
Dr. Michele Conti, Director, Spine-Skull base Department, Rovereto Hospital, Italy

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Multi-parametric Visualization in Image-guided Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Dr. E. Brian Butler, Chairman and Professor, Radiation Oncology Department, The Methodist Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, USA

10:50-11:15

Title: Neurophysiological Detection and Reversal of Evolving Ischemic Injury during Robot Assisted Lumbar Surgery (RAALIF)
Dr. William C. Welch, Professor and Vice Chairman-Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, USA

11:15-11:40

Title: New Computerized Assessment of Angiographic and Histologic Occlusion Rate and Coil Density in Cerebral Aneurysms
Dr. Camillo Sherif, Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital of Aarau, Switzerland

11:40-12:00

Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Don A. Baldwin, Director, Penn Microarray Facility and Molecular Diagnosis and Genotyping Facility, USA

10:25-10:50

Title: Targeted Genomics Associates Choline Acetyltransferase Variants with Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Dependence
Dr. Don A. Baldwin, Director, Penn Microarray Facility and Molecular Diagnosis and Genotyping Facility, USA

10:50-11:15

Title: Neurocognitive Impairment Secondary to Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders: S Critical Appraisal of Last Torty Years
Dr. Praveen Homdeorao Khairkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, JNMC, DMIMS, Deemed University, India

11:15-11:40

Title: Pharmacogenetic Factors in Alcoholism Therapeutics
Dr. Howard B. Moss, Associate Director, Clinical and Translational Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, USA

11:40-12:00

Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Zuo Zhiyi, Robert M. Epstein Professor; Professor of Anesthesiology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Long Beach; Center for the Prevention of Obesity; Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, USA

13:10-13:30

Title: Spinal Surgery under General Anesthesia Does not Increase the Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Zuo Zhiyi, Robert M. Epstein Professor; Professor of Anesthesiology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: Evidence for Infection as an Environmental Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Brian J. Balin, Professor, Department Pathology/Microbiology, Immunology Center for Chronic Disorders, Aging Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA

13:50-14:10

Title: Protein Engineering to Develop New Tools for Alzheimer Research
Dr. Torleif Hard, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

14:10-14:30

Title: Transcriptional Defect and Neurofibrillary Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Hemant K. Paudel, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Canada

14:30-14:50

Title: Apolipoprotein E-containing HDL as Nanovehicles for Targeted Delivery of Anti-amyloid Bioflavonoids to Treat Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Vasanthy Narayanaswami, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Long Beach, USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: Suppression of the Alzheimer's Disease BACE1 by RNAi: Potential for in Vivo Therapy
Dr. Damian Holsinger, Head, Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Brain & Mind Research Institute, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia

15:30-15:55

Title: Impaired Integrity of Cortical Circuits in Alzheimer's Disease: EEG Synchronization and Magnetization Transfer Imaging Studies
Dr. Maria G. Knyazeva, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Clincal Neuroscience, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Switzerland

15:55-16:20

Title: Hippocampal Volume, ApoE and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dr. Pei-Ning Wang, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine and Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

16:20-16:45

Title: Sleep Disturbance in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Chaur-Jong Hu, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan

16:45-17:10

Title: Association between Alzheimer's Disease and Depression
Dr. Norifumi Tsuno, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Jikei University, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Roulette Wm. Smith, Director, Institute for Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Studies, USA

15:05-15:30

Title: New Perspectives on Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Possible Stressactivated, Virus-induced Epigenetic and Epigenomic Etiologies for Selected Major Neural and Neuropsychiaric Disorders
Dr. Roulette Wm. Smith, Director, Institute for Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Studies, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Dopaminergic Signaling Through Dopamine D2 Receptors and Its Implication in the Neurological Disorders
Dr. Ja-Hyun Baik, Professor, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, South Korea

15:55-16:20

Title: Targeting the Fibroblast Growth Factor System in Neural Disorders
Dr. Cortney A. Turner, Research Investigator, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, USA

16:20-16:45

Title: Roles of Neurosteroid in the Early Lifetime and its Relationships with Metal Illnesses
Dr. Katsumasa Muneoka, Researcher, Department of Anatomy I, Showa University School of Medicine, Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Therapeutic Targets for Vascular Dementia
Dr. Masaki Ueno, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Wellington Gibson Wood, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Girish Kotwal, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sullivan University, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: Neurotrophins: Epigenetic Regulation and Therapeutic Potentials in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Cui-Wei Xie (Tracy), Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, USA

13:35-14:00

Title: Statins and Neuroprotection: Simvastatin-induced Upregulation of Bcl-2 in Vivo and in Vitro
Dr. Wellington Gibson Wood, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: Improvement of ß-Amyloid Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Neuritic Outgrowth by the Metabolic Enhancer Piracetam
Dr. Walter E. Muller, Director, Department of Pharmacology Biocenter, University of Frankfurt, Germany

14:25-14:50

Title: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3,6-Diamino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b] pyridine Derivatives as Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Dr. Jose Marco-Contelles, Free Radicals, CSIC, Spain

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: High Content Screening for Molecules that Inhibit the APP Related Secretase Pathway in AD
Dr. Regis Grailhe, Director, Neuron Degenerative Disorder, Chronic Disease Institut Pasteur Korea, South Korea

15:30-15:55

Title: The Mental Health Benefits of Regulation of Complement Mediated Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease and Traumatic Brain Injury by Vaccinia Virus Complement Control Protein
Dr. Girish Kotwal, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sullivan University, USA

15:55-16:20

Title: Tacripyrines, The First Tacrine-dihydropyridine Hybrids, As Multitarget-directed Ligands for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Maria do Carmo Carreiras, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy of Lisbon, Portugal

16:20-16:45

Title: Preliminary Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease in Brain Oscillations and the Effects of Drug Application
Dr. Bahar Guntekin, Asistant Professor, Vice Director, Brain Dynamics Cognition and Complex Systems Research Center, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey

16:45-17:10

Title: Modulators of Intracellular Cholesterol Ester Homeostasis as Potential Novel Drugs for Alzheimer
Dr. Alessandra Pani, Associate Professor, Biomedical Science &Technology, University of Cagliari, Italy

Chair:

Dr. Soledad M. Smith, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Department of Nursing, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: Human Visual Cycle Modulation: New Concept to Treat Age Related Macular Degeneration
Dr. Ryo Kubota, Chairman, President & CEO, Acucela Inc., USA

13:35-14:00

Title: Differential Effects of Fluoxetine on Isoprenaline-stimulated water Inatke in Thanol-treated Rats: Role of Central ß-Adrenocptors
Dr. Ali A Mustafa, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Chairman, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College Of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia

14:00-14:25

Title: Pro-electrophilic Drugs (PEDs) Against Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Takumi Satoh, Associate Professor, Welfare Engineering, Iwate University, Japan

14:25-14:50

Title: Holistic Nursing Management for Patients Undergoing Pregabalin Therapy
Dr. Soledad M. Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Chris Surratt, Professor, Division Head, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, USA

Co-Chair:

Dr. Shigeo Kitayama, Professor, Department of Dental Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan

13:10-13:35

Title: ATP Signaling in Glial Cells: Contribution and Regulation of P2X Receptor Channels
Dr. Philippe Seguela, Professor of Neuroscience, Neurology & Neurosurgery, MNI-McGill University, Canada

13:35-14:00

Title: Discovery of Potential CNS Therapeutic Lead Compounds via High Throughput Small Molecule Virtual Docking to Monoamine Transporter Models
Dr. Chris Surratt, Professor, Division Head, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: The Emergence of Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonists as Treatments for Psychiatric Diseases
Dr. Shaun Jordan, Director, CNS Drug Discovery & Development, Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Labs, Inc., USA

14:25-14:50

Title: Measure Function of Dopamine Receptor using Pharmacological MRI (phMRI)
Dr. Yinching Iris Chen, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: Effects of Anaesthetics on Glutamate Transporter, Focusing on EAAT3
Dr. Sang-Hwan Do, Professor, Anesthesiology, Seoul National University, South Korea

15:30-15:55

Title: Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Dopamine and Norepinephrine Transporters by Nicotine
Dr. Shigeo Kitayama, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dental Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan

15:55-16:20

Title: Effect of Carbamazepine-Related Compounds on Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors Containing or not Mutant Subunits Linked to Sleep-Related Epilepsy
Dr. Andrea Becchetti, Associate Professor of Physiology, Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

16:20-16:45

Title: Orexin Reduced Ketamine Anesthesia-Induced Sleep Disturbance
Dr. Tetsuya Kushikata, Lecturer, Anesthesiology, Hirosaki University Hospital, Japan

16:45-17:10

Title: Identification of the Binding Site for the Anthelmintic Drug, Ivermectin, in Cys-Loop Receptors
Dr. Yoav Paas, Head, Laboratory of Ion Channels, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University (BIU), Israel

Chair:

Dr. Mathias Baehr, Professor & Director, Department of Neurology, University of Gottingen Medical School, Germany

Co-Chair:

Dr. Jack J. Chen, Associate Professor (Neurology), Movement Disorders Center, Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, Loma Linda University, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: New Gene Therapy Approaches for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Mathias Bähr, Professor & Director, Department of Neurology, University of Gottingen Medical School, Germany

13:35-14:00

Title: Catecholamines and Parkinson Disease-From Diagnosis to Pathomechanisms
Dr. Hideyuki Sawada, Director, Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Japan

14:00-14:25

Title: Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors as Therapeutic Targets for Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Anna-Liisa Brownell, Director, Experimental PET Laboratory; Associate Professor, Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

14:25-14:50

Title: New Natural Product-Like Compounds with Neurotrophic Properties: Application to Parkinson Disease
Dr. Bruno Figadere, Director, Laboratories of Natural Substances Chemistry (Pharmacognosy), Faculty of Pharmacy, University Paris-Sud, France

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: Developing Neuroprotective Drugs for Parkinson's Disease
Dr. David Finkelstein, Associate Professor, Head Synaptic Neuropathology Unit, The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Australia

15:30-15:55

Title: Monoamine Oxidase Type-B Inhibitors in Parkinson's Disease: Class Effect or Not
Dr. Jack J. Chen, Associate Professor, Neurology, Movement Disorders Center, Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, Loma Linda University, USA

15:55-16:20

Title: Protection of Parkinson's Disease by Hydrogen Gas
Dr. Mami Noda, Associate Professor, Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan

16:20-16:45

Title: Aberrant Signaling in the Striatum in Parkinson's Disease: How Can it Be Fixed
Dr. Eugenia V Gurevich, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, USA

16:45-17:10

Title: Development of Cell-Mediated Drug Delivery of Antioxidants for Parkinson's Disease Therapy
Dr. Elena V. Batrakova, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska, USA

Chair:

Dr. Bruce A. Citron, Director, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System; Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, USA

13:10-13:30

Title: Inflammatory Transcription Factor Pathways and CNS Disorders
Dr. Bruce A. Citron, Director, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System; Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: A Novel Protease (Calpain) Inhibitor for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Alfred Stracher, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center,  USA

13:50-14:10

Title: Stem Cell Application for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Drug Delivery and Cell Therapy
Dr. Masatoshi Suzuki, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

14:10-14:30

Title: Why do We Treat Patients? Expectation of Physcians and Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Dr. Ali Kemal Erdemoglu, Director, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Turkey

14:30-14:50

Title: Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Clinically Isolated Syndrome and Early Multiple Sclerosi 0073
Dr. Johannes Brettschneider, Director, Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Germany

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:25

Title: The Potential of Naturally Occurring Disease Models in Epilepsy Drug Discovery
Dr. Holger A. Volk, Head, Veterinary Neurology & Neurosurgery Veterinary Clinical Sciences The Royal Veterinary College, UK

15:25-15:45

Title: A Substance in Broad Beans (Vicia faba) is Protective against Experimentally Induced Convulsions in Mice
Dr. Mustafa Abdalla M. Salih, Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

15:45-16:05

Title: The Protective Role of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Epileptic Seizures in Diabetic Hyperglycemia
Dr. Chin-Wei Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

16:05-16:25

Title: Treatment of Refractory Epileptic Children with Ethyl Loflazepate
Dr. Hideaki Kanemura, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Japan

16:25-16:45

Title: Molecular Targets for the Development of Antiepileptic Drugs
Dr. Karniyus S. Gamaniel, Professor of Pharmacology, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Nigeria

16:50-17:10

Title: Treatment of Epilepsy: Is Ficus Platyphylla a Way Out
Dr. Ben A. Chindo, Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Nigeria

Chair:

Dr. Olaf Riess, Professor & Head, Department of Medical Genetics, University Tuebingen, Germany

08:30-08:55

Title: Transgenic Mouse Models Defining the Pathogenesis of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3)
Dr. Olaf Riess, Professor & Head, Department of Medical Genetics, University Tuebingen, Germany

08:55-09:20

Title: Behavioral Test after Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Rodents
Dr. Takehiro Nakamura, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Neurological Surgery, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

09:20-09:45

Title: Habituation Enhances Perceptual Capacity for Sound Discrimination in the Rat
Dr. Masashi Sakai, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Yamanashi, Japan

09:45-10:10

Title: Conditional Mouse Models of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3
Dr. Jana Boy, Department of Medical Genetics, University of Tuebingen, Germany

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Kuldip Sidhu, Director, Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia

Co-Chair:

Dr. Leonora Buzanska, Associate Professor, NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

08:30-08:50

Title: Multiple Tissue Engineering Approaches to Brigde Lesion Gaps of the Peripheral Nervous System
Dr. Burkhard Schlosshauer, Professor; Head of Regenerative Medicine I, NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, Germany

08:50-09:10

Title: Human Cord Blood-derived Neural Stem/Progenitors for Experimental and Clinical Treatments of Brain Ischemic Injury
Dr. Krystyna Domanska-Janik, Professor; Head of NeuroRepair Department, MRC of Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

09:10-09:30

Title: Directing Neural Stem Cell Fate by Bioengineered Surfaces
Dr. Leonora Buzanska, Associate Professor, NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

09:30-09:50

Title: Targeted Genetic Engineering of Adult Neural Stem Cells for In-Brain Therapies of
Neurodegeneration and Cancer
Dr. Brigitte M. Putzer, Professor & Director, Department of Molecular Biology, Vectorology and Experimental Gene Therapy, Biomedical Research Center, University of Rostock, Germany

09:50-10:10

Title: Challenges in Targeted siRNA Delivery
Dr. Gert Storm, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Patient-derived iPS Cells and Modelling for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Dr. Kuldip Sidhu, Director, Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia

10:50-11:15

Title: Stem Cells and Biomaterials for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Dr. Eva Sykova, Professor & Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic

11:15-11:40

Title: Activity Dependent Modulation of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Dr. Tatsuhiro Hisatsune, Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

11:40-12:00

Title: Targeted Nanoparticle Formulations for the Delivery of Genes and siRNA to The Brain
Dr. Stephen Hart, Reader in Molecular Genetics, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK

Chair:

Dr. Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh, Betty M. Watts Professor of Food Science, Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: Monoclonal Antibodies for the Prevention of Prion Diseases
Dr. Yun-Hwa Peggy Hsieh, Betty M. Watts Professor of Food Science, Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Generation of Human Anti-prion Protein IgG by in Vitro Immunization of Human PBMC
Dr. Andreas W. Stuke, Senior Scientist, Department of Infection Biology, German Primate Centre, Germany

09:20-09:45

Title: Trimming Antigens for Generation of Highly Specific Antibodies against Aß C-terminal end-A Vaccine Candidate
Dr. Trine Veje Axelsen, Clinical Institute, The Faculty of Health Science, Aarhus University, Denmark

09:45-10:10

Title: Cell Signaling Cascades Regulating Restoration of Neuronal Network Following Injury to
the Central Nervous System
Dr. Toshihide Yamashita, Professor and Chairman, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Osaka University, Japan

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Antonio Y. Hardan, Director, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, USA

10:25-10:50

Title: N-Acetylcysteine in Children with Autism
Dr. Antonio Y. Hardan, Director, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, USA

10:50-11:15

Title: A Report from a Factorial Clinical Trial on AD in Norway: Methodological Challenges
Dr. Fred Andersen, Chief Physician, Department of Community Medicine, The University of Tromsoe, Norway

11:15-11:40

Title: A Development of Novel Therapeutic Indication of L-arginine on MELAS, A Major Subtype of Mitochondrial Myopathy
Dr. Yasutoshi Koga, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan

11:40-12:00

Title: Treatment of Central Nervous System Manifestations in Mitochondrial Disorders
Dr. Josef Finsterer, Professor, Neurological Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Austria

Chair:

Dr. Lieven Lagae, Professor, Paediatric Neurology-Epilepsy, Editor-in-chief European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Belgium

08:30-08:50

Title: Treatment of Refractory Childhood Epilepsies: Perspectives in 2010
Dr. Lieven Lagae, Professor, Paediatric Neurology-Epilepsy, Editor-in-chief European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Belgium

08:50-09:10

Title: Reducing the Risk of SUDEP. Interventions Based on Identified Risk Factors
Dr. Jose Tellez-Zenteno, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; Royal University Hospital, Canada

09:10-09:30

Title: Epilepsy Surgery: Advantages and Limitations
Dr. Seung-Chyul Hong, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, South Korea

09:30-10:50

Title: Epilepsy and Consciousness Subjective Experiences in Partial Epileptic Seizures
Dr. Mirja Johanson, Specialist in Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology, Neurological Rehabilitation Clinic, Stora Skondal Foundation, Sweden

9:50-10:10

Title: Original VS Generic Antiepileptic Drugs: What is Lost is Not Regained
Dr. Somsak Tiamkao, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Long-Term Weekly ACTH Therapy in Relapsed West Syndrome
Dr. Chitose Sugiura, Associate Professor, Division of Child Neurology, Institute of Neurological Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan

10:50-11:15

Title: Autistic Regression, Landau Kleffner Syndrome and CSWS: An Overview of the Literature in a Child Psychiatric Aspect
Dr. Ozalp Ekinci, Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Antakya Hospital, Turkey

11:15-11:40

Title: Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Bone: Multifactorial Mechanisms and Current Status
Dr. Divya Vohora, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hamdard University, India

11:40-12:00

Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Anthony F. DiMarco, Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, USA

Co-Chari:

Dr. Sat Dev Batish, Senior Laboratory Director, Athena Diagnostics, Inc., USA

13:10-13:35

Title: High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation (HF-SCS): A New Method of Inspiratory Muscle Activation in an Animal Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Dr. Anthony F. DiMarco, Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, USA

13:35-14:00

Title: Effects of the Lower Thoracic Spinal Cord Stimulation(SCS) on Expiratory Muscle Function in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Dr. Krzysztof E. Kowalski, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Organization, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, USA

14:00-14:25

Title: High Frequency of Multiexonic Deletion of GCH1 Gene in a Taiwanese Cohort of Doparesponse Dystonia
Dr. Juei-Jueng Lin, Director, Department of Neurology, Chushang Show-Chwan Hospital, Taiwan

14:25-14:50

Title: Spectrum of Notch3 Cysteine-Changes in 922 Confirmed Cases of CADASIL from North America
Dr. Sat Dev Batish, Senior Laboratory Director, Athena Diagnostics, Inc., USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Christoph Wiedenmayer, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: Vertigo and Agoraphobia
Dr. Roberto Teggi, Chief, Unit of Neurotology, ENT Department, San Raffaele Hospital, "Vita e Salute" University, Italy

13:35-14:00

Title: Acute Tryptophan Depletion in Five Clinical Anxiety Disorders: Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Dr. Sean Hood, Professor, Clinical Psychopharmacology, School of Psychiatry & Clinical
Neurosciences (M521), The University of Western Australia, Australia

14:00-14:25

Title: The Diving-for-food Paradigm: A Behavioural Model of Social Anxiety in Rats
Dr. Henri Schroeder, Associate Professor, URAFPA, INRA USC340, Nancy University, France

14:25-14:50

Title: Neural Bases of Fear Memory Formation in Early Development
Dr. Christoph P. Wiedenmayer, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:25

Title: Topology of EEG/MEG Oscillations in the Persons with Different Anxiety Levels
Dr. Alexander Nikolaevich Savostyanov, Professor, Department of Institute of Physiology, Russia

15:25-15:45

Title: A Non-human Primate Model for Test Anxiety and Fear
Dr. Carlos Tomaz, Director, Physiological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brazil

15:45-16:10

Title: The Nutritional Causes of Anxiety Disorders in Developing Countries: Turkey and Southeast Asia
Dr. Rabia Bilici, Department of Psychiatry, Elaz1g Hospital for Mental Disorders, Turkey

Chair:

Dr. Axel Regeniter, Deputy Director of Clinical Chemistry, Basel's University Hospital, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

Co-Chair:

Dr. John W. McDonald, Director, International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Instituter, USA

13:10-13:35

Title: Repairing the Damaged CNS: From Stem Cells to Activity-based Restorative Therapy (ABRT)
Dr. John W. McDonald, Director, International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Instituter, USA

13:35-14:00

Title: A Modern Approach to CSF Analysis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Application and Laboratory Reporting
Dr. Axel Regeniter, Deputy Director of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland

14:00-14:25

Title: Multi-modality MRI in Motor Pathway Stroke: A Longitudinal Study
Dr. Chunshui Yu, Professor, Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China

14:25-14:50

Title: Upper Limb Neuropathy: A Physical Approach to "Non-specific" Arm Pain Illustrated in Patients in Occupational Medicine
Dr. Jorgen Riis Jepsen, Head & Consultant, Department of Occupational Medicine, Hospital of South-western Jutland, Denmark

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: What is the Usefulness of Cardiac MIBG Scintigraphy in Patients with Parkinsonian Disorders
Dr. Shinji Saiki, Instructor, Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan

15:30-15:55

Title: Can the Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Be Improved by Application of a Computerized Visuo-motor Testing
Dr. Shraga Hocherman, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

15:55-16:20

Title: Adjunctive Therapy for Sroke in Asia: Nomobaric Oxygen, Decompressive Craniectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting
Dr. Ku-Chou Chang, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

16:20-16:45

Title: CT-guided Infiltration in the Treatment of Arnold's Neuralgia
Dr. Bruno Kastler, Head, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Besançon, Director of I4S Laboratory, University of Franche-Comté, France

16:45-17:10

Title: Physiological and Biomechanical Analyses of Rigidity in Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Rui-Ping Xia, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Creighton University, USA

Chair:

Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Director, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, USA

08:30-08:55

Title: The Potential of Robotic Devices to Quantify Sensory, Motor and Cognitive Dysfunction in Stroke and Other Neurological Disorders
Dr. Stephen H Scott, Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Medicine, Queen's University, Canada

08:55-09:20

Title: Cognitive Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia
Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Director, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Ohio State University, USA

09:20-09:45

Title: Where is the Attention in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - A Lifetime Challenge in Diagnosis and Intervention
Dr. David Alexander Hay, Adjunct Professor, Department Psychology, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

09:45-10:10

Title: Early Detection of Brain Pathology Consistent with AD Using Objective Evaluation of FDGPET Scans
Dr. James Clifton Patterson, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, USA

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: An Objective Evaluation of Multifocal Electroretiograms Based on the Signal Detection Theory
Dr. Givago da Silva Souza, Biological Science Institute, Federal University of Pará, Brazil

10:50-11:15

Title: The Explicit and Implicit Memory in College Students with Schizotypal Trait: An Event-related Potential Study
Dr. Myung-Sun Kim, Associate Professor, Psychology, Sungshin Women's University, South Korea

11:15-11:40

Title: Eye movement and Attention in Patients of Schizophrenia
Dr. Tetsuya Matsuda, Associate Professor, Department of Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Gavin Lambert, Head, Human Neurotransmitters Laboatory, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Australia

13:10-13:30

Title: Biological Markers of Major Depressive Disorder-Pssible Mechanisms of Cardiac Risk
Dr. Gavin Lambert, Head, Human Neurotransmitters Laboatory, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Australia

13:30-12:50

Title: Cultural and Developmental Factors Affecting the Presentation of Depressive Disorders: Comparison of Turkish and Asian Populations
Dr. A. Evren Tufan, Neurologist, Elazig Hospital for Mental Disorders, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kocaeli University, Turkey

13:50-14:10

Title: Depression and Eating Disorders
Dr. Blandine Kastler, Head of Outpatient Unit, Psychiatry Deparment, University Hospital, France

14:10-14:30

Title: Insomnia, Sleep Apnea and Depression
Dr. Keiko Ikemoto, Clinical Professor and Senior Researcher, Depatment of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan

14:30-14:50

Title: Psychosis as a Bridge Between Schizophrenia and Bipolar Spectrum Conditions
Dr. Michele Fornaro, Clinical Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of Genova, Italy

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Celyne H. Bastien, Professor of Psychology, University Laval, Canada

13:10-13:30

Title: Insomnia: A Disorder of Hyperarousal
Dr. Edward O. Bixler, Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Sleep Research and Treatment Center, Penn State University, USA

13:30-13:50

Title: Phasic Events in Primary Insomnia: Are Sleep Protection Mechanisms Deficient
Dr. Celyne H. Bastien, Professor of Psychology, University Laval, Canada

13:50-14:10

Title: From Acute to Chronic Insomnia: Bridging the Gap in Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Dr. Jason Gordon Ellis, Director, Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, UK

14:10-14:30

Title: Psychosocial Job Stress and Insomnia: Epidemiological and Psychoneuroendocrinological Findings and Possible Mechanisms
Dr. Atsuhiko Ota, Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Japan

14:30-14:50

Title: Mice Exhibit Sex Differences during Sleep Opportunities after Chronic Sleep Loss
Dr. Ketema N. Paul, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, USA

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Liesl B. Jones, Acting Chair of Department of Chemistry, Lehman College/CUNY, The City University of New York, USA

15:05-15:30

Title: Early Lesion of the Medial Dorsal Nucleus of the Thalamus Leads to Alterations in Dendritic Morphology: Possible Animal Model for Schizophrenia
Dr. Liesl B. Jones, Acting Chair of Department of Chemistry, Lehman College/CUNY, The City University of New York, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Endophenotype of Schizophrenia for Understanding of the Differential Effects of Candidate Genes in Schizophreni
Dr. Sung-il Woo, Professor & Chief, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, South Korea

15:55-16:20

Title: The Effect of iTBS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Dr. Jijun Wang, Director, Department of EEG Source Imaging, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

16:20-16:45

Title: Promoter Specific Alterations of BDNF mRNA in Schizophrenia
Dr. Jenny Wong, Research Fellow, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Australia

16:45-17:10

Title: Clinical Potential of Minocycline for Schizophrenia
Dr. Tsuyoshi Miyaoka, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Shimane University School of Medicine, Japan

Chair:

Dr. Gemma Calvert, Professor; Chair of Applied Neuroimaging, Warwick University, UK

10:25-10:50

Title: New Insight in Spatial and Number Representations from Pathologic Pain Patients: Possible Implications for Hemispatial Neglect
Dr. Masahiko Sumitani, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Relief Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan

10:50-11:15

Title: Commonalities in the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Automatic Attentional Shifts by Gaze, Gestures, and Symbols
Dr. Wataru Sato, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Study of Cognitive Development, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

11:15-11:40

Panel Discussion

Chair:

Dr. Bruce Murdoch, Director, Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research, University of Queensland, Australia

Co-Chair:

Dr. Dorothy A. Stracher, Professor, Department of Human Development and Learning School of Education; Director, Dowling's Program for Potentially Gifted College Students, Dowling College, USA

13:10-13:30

Title: Aphasia Rehabilitation Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Dr. Bruce Murdoch, Director, Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research, University of Queensland, Australia

13:30-13:50

Title: From Blindsight to Sight: Plasticity of the Visual Cortex
Dr. Sylvie Chokron, Director, Treat Vision Team, CNRS & Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild, France

13:50-14:10

Title: Dysgraphia: Assessment and Treatment
Dr. Venu Balasubramanian, Associate Professor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Seton Hall University, USA

14:10-14:30

Title: New Therapeutic Interventions for Aphasia Rehabilitation
Dr. Paola Marangolo, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ancona, Italy

14:30-14:50

Title: Cognitive-Linguistic and Neuroimaging Finding in Brazilian Students with Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Dr. Simone Aparecida Capellini, Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Program Graduate Education, Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Sao Paulo University, Brazil

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:30

Title: The Relationship between Progressive Aphasia and Problem Solving in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Dr. Claire Flaherty-Craig, Assistant Professor, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Penn State College of Medicine, USA

15:30-15:55

Title: Visual Agnosia and Cerebral Akinetopsia
Dr. Takao Yamasaki, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Kyushu University, Japan

15:55-16:20

Title: Similarities in the Temporal Processing Characteristics of Acquired Dyslexia and Developmental Dyslexia and the Prospects for an Effective Computerised Intervention
Dr. Bernardine King, Psychologist, Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, Durham University, UK

16:20-16:45

Title: Academic Strategies for College Students with Learning Disabilities: The Road to Success
Dr. Dorothy A. Stracher, Professor, Department of Human Development & Learning, School of Education; Director, Dowling's Program for Potentially Gifted College Students, Dowling College, USA

16:45-17:10

Title: Are Speech Perception Deficits Linked to Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia Evidence from Behavioral Measures and Event-related Potentials
Dr. Erin K. Robertson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Cape Breton University, Canada

Chair:

Dr. Gabriele Optale, Psychotherapist & Gynaecologist, Director of Psychosexology, Public Health Service, Italy

08:30-08:55

Title: Development and Validation of the Thoracic-Lumbar Control Scale
Dr. Daniel E. Graves, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: Motor Imagery Practice in Gait Rehabilitation of Individuals with Post Stroke Hemiparesis
Dr. Ruth Dickstein, Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Israel

09:20-09:45

Title: Use of Meta-cognitive Strategies to Promote Functional Regain for People with Stroke
Dr. Karen P. Y. Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

09:45-10:10

Title: Controlling Memory Impairment in Elderly Adults Using Virtual Reality Memory Training
Dr. Gabriele Optale, Director, Carlo Pianon Urology, Public Heath Service, Italy

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

Chair:

Dr. Hans Markowitsch, Professor of Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Germany

10:25-10:50

Title: Amnesia: From Nervous Functions to Treatment
Dr. Hans Markowitsch, Full Professor & Director, Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Germany

10:50-11:15

Title: An fMRI study on Dissociative Amnesia
Dr. Toshikatsu Fujii, Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan

11:15-11:40

Title: Dissociative Memory Disorders and Immigration
Dr. Angelica Staniloiu, Senior Lecturer, Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Germany

11:40-12:00

Title: EEG-Phase Encoding/Decoding and Working Memory Processes
Dr. Simon Brezan, Medical Doctor, University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, Slovenia

Chair:

Dr. Sabine Bahrer-Kohler, Director of the International Psychogeriatric Association; Representative to the World Health Organisation Advisory Group, Switzerland

08:30-08:55

Title: Helping the Caregivers of Dementia Deal with Their "Compassion Fatigue"
Dr. Elaine T. Jurkowski, Professor & Graduate Program Director, School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University, USA

08:55-09:20

Title: TDP-43 Immunostaining Aids Sub-classification in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), the Adelaide Experience
Dr. James A Temlett, Associate Professor and Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia

09:20-09:45

Title: Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Progression to Dementia: Diagnostic Criteria, Clinical Subtypes, Natural History and Management
Dr. Ciro Ramos-Estebanez, Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA

09:45-10:10

Title: The Discovery of the Hitherto Unknown Capacity of Human Eukaryotic Cell to Uses Water as Source of Electrons (Human Photosynthesis), Break the Paradigm: the Main Source of Energy of the CNS is the CSF, not Blood
Dr. Arturo Solis Herrera, Director, R & D & I of the Human Photosynthesis Study Center, Mexico

10:10-10:25

Coffee Break

10:25-10:50

Title: Self Management- A Chance for Patients with Dementia and Their Caregivers
Dr. Yung-Jen Yang, Staff Psychiatry, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Tsao-Tun Psychiatric Center, Taiwan

10:50-11:15

Title: Current Concept and Pathophysiology of Vascular Dementia
Dr. Ken Nagata, Director of Neurology, Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels, Japan

11:15-11:40

Title: Utilisation and Other Environmentally Dependent Behaviours in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia
Dr. Amitabha Ghosh, Consultant Neurologist and Head, Department of Neurology and Cognitive Neurology Unit, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India