Dr. Qingzhong Kong, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, USA
09:10-09:40
Title: Potassium Channel Structure and Function
Dr. Clay M. Armstrong, Emeritus Professor, Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA
09:40-10:10
Title: Epidemiology of Epilepsy Dr. Shichuo Li, President, Association Against Epilepsy, China
10:10-10:40
Title: Modulation of Cortical Activity Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment for Dysarthria in Parkinson's Disease Dr. Bruce E. Murdoch,Director, Centre for Neurogenic Communication Disorders Research, University of Queensland, Australia
10:40-11:10
Title: The Property Based Design of Inhibitors of Glycosphingolipid Synthesis that Act Within the Central Nervous System Dr. James A. Shayman, Professor, University of Michigan, USA
11:10-11:40
Title: Early Identification of Alzheimer's Disease: Biomarkers, Imaging, and Cognitive Assessment Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Director, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, USA
Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Director, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, USA
Co-Chair
Dr. Jose Julio Rodriguez Arellano,Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain
13:30-13:55
Title: Early Identification of Alzheimer's Disease: Biomarkers, Imaging, and Cognitive Assessment Dr. Douglas W. Scharre, Director, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Relationship between Alzheimer Disease and Alcoholic Encephalopathy Dr. Leopold Liss, Professor, Ohio State University, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: Magnetoencephalography as a Biomarker in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Edward Y. Zamrini, Professor, University of Utah, USA
14:45-15:10
Title: The Dark Side of Alzheimer's Disease: From the Unknown to the Light Dr. Jose Julio Rodriguez Arellano, Professor, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
15:25-15:50
Title: CSF Biomarkers in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Dr. Carsten Wikkelso, Professor, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
15:50-16:15
Title: Prevention of Dementia: Is It a Realistic Hypothesis? Dr. Franco Giubilei, Head, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Italy
16:15-16:40
Title: Structure Shapes (Dys)Function: Dendritic Integration of Synaptic Input in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Zuzana Siskova, Research Fellow, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany
16:40-17:05
Title: Opening the Black Box of the Nervous System: Educating People and Their Caregivers about the Biology behind Alzheimer's Disease through the Caregiver Literacy Series Dr. Elaine T. Jurkowski, Professor, School of Social Work, Southern Lllinois University Carbondale, USA
Dr. Liesl B. Jones, Chairperson, Lehman College/CUNY, USA
15:25-15:50
Title: Postnatal Lesion of the Medial Dorsal Nucleus of the Thalamus as an Animal Model for Prefrontal Cortical Development and Schizophrenia Dr. Liesl B. Jones, Chairperson, Lehman College/CUNY, USA
15:50-16:15
Title: A New Hypothesis about Schizophrenia Dr. Haiyun Xu, Professor, Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
16:15-16:40
Title: Immune System Dysregulation in Schizophrenia Dr. Dorota Frydecka, Assistant Professor, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
16:40-17:05
Title: Anti-inflammatory Drugs as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Dr. Abed N. Azab, Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Session 1-3: Depression and Anxiety: Basic Research and Theropy
Dr. Baeken Chris, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital UZBrussel, Belgium
08:30-08:50
Title: The Influence of Treatment- Resistance on the Serotonin 2A Receptor in Unipolar Melancholic Depression Dr. Baeken Chris, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital UZBrussel, Belgium
08:50-09:10
Title: Suicide in Uni-polar Depression: Do Microglia Play a Role? Dr. Aye-Mu Myint, Research Scientist, Psychiatric Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
09:10-09:30
Title: A New Approach for Insomnia: Sleep Regulating Technique of Thought Imprint Psychotherapy under Low Resistant State Dr. Weidong Wang, Professor, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
09:30-09:50
Title: 4D - Depression, Diabetes, Dementia and Death Dr. Xiangfei Meng, Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Research/Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
09:50-10:10
Title: Consideration of Fluvoxamine as Sigma-1 Receptor Agonist: Effects on Neuropsychiatric Area Dr. Yakup Albayrak, Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Kirklareli State Hospital, Turkey
10:10-10:25
Coffee Break
Session 1-4: Multiple Sclerosis: Basic Research and Theropy
Dr. V. Wee Yong, Professor, University of Calgary, Canada
10:25-10:50
Title: Targeting EMMPRIN (CD147) to Alleviate Neuroinflammation: Relevance to Multiple Sclerosis Dr. V. Wee Yong, Professor, University of Calgary, Canada
10:50-11:15
Title: Genetic Predictors of Multiple Sclerosis Course Dr. Maurizio A. Leone, Head, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Maggiore della Carita University Hospital, Italy
11:15-11:40
Title: Cerebral Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis Dr. Kerstin Bendfeldt, Scientific Researcher, Medical Image Analysis Center, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Dr. Jinn-Rung Kuo, Associate Professor, Institute of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan
08:30-08:55
Title: Recovery of Persistent Vegetative State Patients with Enhancement of Human Photosynthesis Dr. Arturo Solis-Herrera, Director, Human Photosynthesis Study Center, Mexico
08:55-09:20
Title: Effects of Secretome Obtained from Normoxia Preconditioned Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Traumatic Brain Injury Rats Dr. Jinn-Rung Kuo, Associate Professor, Institute of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University, Taiwan
09:20-09:45
Title: An Asymmetrical AC Field can Duplicate the Responses of Neurons to an Imposed DC Field in Vitro Dr. Linjie Pan, Assistant Professor, Center for Paralysis Research, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, USA
Dr. Mathias Berger, Director, University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychosomatics Freiburg, Germany
13:30-13:55
Title: The Neurotoxicology of ADHD: Dietary Manganese Exposure as a Particular Case Dr. Sabrina E.B. Schuck, Professor, University of California, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Comparison of Methylphenidate and Psychotherapy in Adult ADHD - A Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial (COMPAS) Dr. Mathias Berger, Director, University Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychosomatics Freiburg, Germany
14:20-14:45
Title: Reduced Sleep-associated Consolidation of Emotional Memory in ADHD Children Dr. Lioba Baving, Director, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center for Integrative Psychiatry gGmbH, Germany
Dr. Ingo W Husstedt, Professor, University Hospital Muenster, Department of Neurology, Germany
15:25-15:50
Title: Causal and Symptomatic Therapy of HIV-Associated Neuropathy Dr. Ingo W Husstedt, Professor, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Munster, Germany
15:50-16:15
Title: Neuropathic Pain Treatment in Dilemma from Neurological View Dr. Kao-Chang Lin, Director, Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan
16:15-16:40
Title: Maintenance of Chronic Pain in the Brain Dr. Xiangyao Li, Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
16:40-17:05
Title: Pathophysiology of Myofascial Syndrome as Seen with Needle Electromyography Dr. Juhani V. Partanen, Director, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Helsinki, Finland
17:05-17:30
Title: Pharmacological Management of Neuropathic Cancer Pain: Evidence Based and Personal Experience Dr. Athina Vadalouca, Associate Professor, University of Athens, Greece
Dr. Dawn Eliashiv, Director, Cedars Sinai Epilepsy Program and Neurophysiology Lab, USA
Co-Chair
Dr. Dave F. Clarke, Director, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, USA
13:30-13:50
Title: Divergence of MEG Defined Expressive and Receptive Language in Patients with Medically Refractory Partial Epilepsy Dr. Dawn Eliashiv, Director, Cedars Sinai Epilepsy Program and Neurophysiology Lab, USA
13:50-14:10
Title: Pediatric Epilepsy: Acute Seizure Management in Children and Neonates Dr. Batool F. Kirmani, Director, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, USA
14:10-14:30
Title: Epilepsy Surgical Workup in the Uncooperative Child Dr. Dave F. Clarke, Director, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, USA
14:30-14:50
Title: Progress of Epilepsy Control Work in China in Recent Years Dr. Shichuo Li, President, Association Against Epilepsy, China
14:50-15:10
Title: Psychophysiological Trigger Mechanisms of Epileptic Seizures Dr. Fumisuke Matsuo, Professor, University of Utah, USA
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
15:25-15:45
Title: Surgical Management of Medically Refractory Epilepsy Dr. Jeffrey M. Chung, Director, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
15:45-16:05
Title: Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy: Past, Present and Future Dr. Ramon Bautista, Associate Chairman, University of Florida, USA
16:05-16:25
Title: The Spectrum of Epilepsy: Co-morbid Conditions and Symptoms beyond Seizures Dr. Jeremy D. Slater, Associate Professor, University of Texas Medical School, USA
16:25-16:45
Title: Co-Morbid Sleep Apnea in Epilepsy: Helping Breathing to Help Seizures Dr. Erik K. St. Louis, Consultant and Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA
16:45-17:05
Title: Epidemiology of Epilepsy- Global Overview and Indian Scenario Dr. Tapas Kumar Banerjee, Consultant & Head, National Neurosciences Centre Calcutta, India
Dr. Markus Tolnay, Professor, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
13:30-13:55
Title: Prion- Like Protein Transmission and Propagation in Tauopathies Dr. Markus Tolnay, Professor, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
13:55-14:20
Title: Human Transmission Potentials of Prions from Cattle and Cervids Dr. Qingzhong Kong, Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: Prion Biology and Disease: The Making of Synthetic Prions Dr. Giuseppe Legname, Associate Professor, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy
Dr. Iver A. Langmoen, Professor, Oslo University, Norway
08:30-08:50
Title: Cognition and Survival in Patients with Glioma Dr. Derek Richard Johnson, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, USA
08:50-09:10
Title: Targeting Stem Cells in Brain Cancer Dr. Iver A. Langmoen, Director, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Norway
09:10-09:30
Title: Super-surgical Technique for the Glioma Dr. Kyung Gi Cho, Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Bundang CHA Medical Center, CHA University, South Korea
09:30-09:50
Title: Update on Neuro-oncology - From Neuron to Neurosurgery Dr. Joseph F. Megyesi, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Session 1-11: Motor Neuron Diseases (MND), Motor Neuromuscular System and Movement Disorders
Dr. Arun Aggarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Concord Hospital, Australia
08:30-08:55
Title: Modulation of Cortical Activity Using Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment for Dysarthria in Parkinson's Disease Dr. Bruce E. Murdoch, Director, University of Queensland, Australia
08:55-09:20
Title: ANESTHESIA for the Treatment of Movement Disorders by Deep Brain Stimulation DBS Dr. Sergio Daniel Bergese, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, USA
09:20-09:45
Title: Protection of Motor Neurons in Pre-symptomatic Individuals Carrying SOD 1 Mutations: Results of Motor Unit Number Esimitation(MUNE) Dr. Arun Aggarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Concord Hospital, Australia
09:45-10:10
Title: Positive Muscle Phenomena and Their Role in Diagnosing Neuromuscular Disorders Dr. Gea Drost, Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Dr. Qi Wan, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Differential Regulation of NMDA Receptor Function by DJ-1 and PINK1 Dr. Qi Wan, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Neuropsychological Status among Older Adults Dr. Edward Fitzgerald, Professor, University at Albany, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: Endogenous Neuroprotective Programs to Combat Stress and Neurodegeneration Dr. Rong Grace Zhai, Assistant Professor, University of Miami, USA
14:45-15:10
Title: Estrogen and NeuroProtection from Cardiac Arrest/ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Dr. Richard J. Traystman, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Colorado Denver/ Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
Dr. Michel P Rathbone, Professor, Department of Medicine (Neurology, Neuroscience), Mcmaster University, Canada
15:25-15:50
Title: Guanosine as a Neuroprotective Agent in Stroke Dr. Michel P Rathbone, Professor, Department of Medicine (Neurology, Neuroscience), Mcmaster University, Canada
15:50-16:15
Title: Cardioembolic Stroke Prevention Dr. Maria I. Aguilar, Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, USA
16:15-16:40
Title: Training Metamemory after Stroke: A RCT Dr. Gerard M Ribbers, Associate Professor, Erasmus MC en Rijndam Rehabilitation Centre, The Netherlands
16:40-17:05
Title: Atrial Fibrillation: Risk Stratification for Stroke and Antithrombotic Therapy Dr. Gerard HELFT, Professor, Cardiovascular Institute, Piti-Salpetriere Hospital, France
Dr. Soledad Ballesteros, Director, Department of Basic Psychology II, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Spain
15:25-15:50
Title: Cognitive and Brain Aging: The Neural Correlates of Visual and Haptic Object Priming and Episodic Memory Dr. Soledad Ballesteros, Director, Department of Basic Psychology II, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Spain
15:50-16:15
Title: Pragmatic Language and Cognitive Impairments in Autism Dr. Lam Yan Grace, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Institute of Education, China
Symposium 2: Homeostatic and Neuroendocrine Systems- Health, Harmony & Balance
Dr. Keith W. Kelley, Professor, University of Illinois, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Systemic Inflammation and the Brain Dr. Keith W. Kelley, Professor, University of Illinois, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Neuroimmune Determinants of Inflammation-Induced Depression: From Cytokines to Tryptophan Metabolism Dr. Jason C O'Connor, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
14:20-14:45
Title: Inflammation: A Critical Process in the Development of Nerve Injury Associated Chronic Pain Dr. Ji Zhang, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Canada
14:45-15:10
Title: Specific Immunological Changes in Patients with Different Morphological Characteristics in Age-related Macular Degenerations Dr. Torben Lykke Sorensen, Clinical Associate Research Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
15:25-15:50
Title: Safety of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Immune Mediated Neurological Diseases Dr. Sundar Periyavan, Professor, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosiciences, India
15:50-16:15
Title: Decreased Platelet Serotonin Level and Polymorphisms of Serotonin Transporter in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome Dr. Helena Sarac, Neurologist, Institute for Brain Research and University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
16:15-16:40
Title: Changes in Thyroid Hormone Activation and Transport in the Brain during Inflammation Dr. Gabor Wittmann, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, USA
16:40-17:05
Title: Sex, Stress, and Alcohol: How Gonadal Hormones Influence Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function Dr. Dan Selvage, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of New England, USA
Dr. Ewa Szczepanska-Sadowska, Head, Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
10:25-10:50
Title: Multifarious Relations between Stress and Vasopressin with Relevance to Cardiovascular Diseases Dr. Ewa Szczepanska-Sadowska, Head, Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
10:50-11:15
Title: Peripheral Biomarkers of Stress-Related Mood Disorders Dr. Angelos Halaris, Vice Chairman, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, USA
11:15-11:40
Title: Motor Impulsivity does not Drive Preference for Cocaine in Juvenile Rats Dr. Benjamin Boutrel, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
11:40-12:05
Title: Good Practices in Managing Substance Abuse Dr. Andrej Kastelic, Head, Center for Treatment of Drug Addiction, Slovenia
Symposium 3: Sensory and Motor Systems--Lifting the Veil of Mystic Sensational World
Session 3-1: New Insights into Mechanisms of Sensory & Motor Systems
Dr. Parveen Bawa, Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
13:30-13:50
Title: From Cell Signaling to Function in Large-scale Neural Networks Dr. Jorn D Hounsgaard, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
13:50-14:10
Title: Adaptation and Fatigue of Mammalian Motoneurons Dr. Parveen Bawa, Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
14:10-14:30
Title: Adaptive Coding in Visual Cortical Networks Dr. Valentin Dragoi, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy,
University of Texas Medical School, USA
14:30-14:50
Title: K+ Channels as Novel Molecular Players in the Homeostatic Plasticity of Intrinsic Excitability Dr. Hee Jung Chung, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
14:50-15:10
Title: Plasticity of the Visual System after Peripheral or Cortical Damage: Behavioural and Functional Evidence Dr. Sylvie Chokron, Director, Psychology and NeuroCognition Lab, France
Dr. Qiushi Ren, Professor, Peking University, China
08:30-08:55
Title: Research Progress of C-Sight Visual Prosthesis Based on Penetrating Optic Nerve Electrical Stimulation Dr. Qiushi Ren, Professor, Peking University, China
08:55-09:20
Title: Accelerating Recovery of Visual Acuity Following Severe Deprivation Amblyopia Dr. Elizabeth M. Quinlan, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, USA
09:20-09:45
Title: The Linearity and Selectivity of Neuronal Responses in Primary Visual Cortex of Awake Primate Dr. Yao Chen, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
09:45-10:10
Title: Localized Visuotopic Spatial Stimulation of the Penetrative Optic Nerve Visual Prosthesis Dr. Liming Li, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
10:10-10:25
Coffee Break
Session 3-3: Disturbance & Disorders in Sensory & Motor Systems
Dr. Christian Xerri, Director, Integrative and Adaptive Neuroscience, France
Co-Chair
Dr. Shi Zhou, Professor, Southern Cross University - Lismore, Australia
08:30-08:55
Title: Robot Assisted Anterior Lumbar Spinal Surgery Dr. William C. Welch, Vice Chairman, University of Pennsylvania, USA
08:55-09:20
Title: Manual Muscle Testing in the Diagnosis of Work-Related Upper Limb Complaints Dr. Jorgen R Jepsen, Head and Consultant, Department of Occupational Medicine, Hospital of South-Western Jutland, Denmark
09:20-09:45
Title: Sensory and Motor Control Mechanisms for Pain Propagation: Perspective from Myofascial Trigger Points Dr. Hong-You Ge, Associate Professor, Center for Sensory-motor Control, Aalborg University, Denmark
09:45-10:10
Title:Cell Therapy, Cortical Map Changes and Behavioral Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury in the Adult Rat Dr. Christian Xerri, Director, Integrative and Adaptive Neuroscience, France
10:10-10:25
Coffee Break
10:25-10:50
Title: Dysregulation of the Autophagy-endolysosomal System in Motor Neuron Diseases Dr. Shinji Hadano, Professor and Director, Research Center for Brain and Nervous Diseases, Tokai University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
10:50-11:15
Title: Intracellular NAD+ Level Play a Key Role in Age-related Hearing Loss in Mice Dr. Hong Seob So, Director, Wonkwnag University School of Medicine, South Korea
11:15-11:40
Title: Expression of Muscular Strength Can be Affected by Intramuscular Needling Dr. Shi Zhou, Professor, Southern Cross University - Lismore, Australia
11:40-12:00
Title: Prenatal Ischemia Degrades Gait, Sensorimotor Maps, Cognition and Related Musculoskeletal/Brain Histopathology in Adult Rats: Implications for Prematurity, ADHD and Cerebral Palsy Dr. Jacques-Olivier COQ, Researcher, Aix-Marseille Universite, France
Symposium 4: Cognition, Mind to Behaviors- From Neurological Infrastructure to Social Behavior Applications
Dr. Torben Larsen, Chief Consultant, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
13:30-13:55
Title: Frontal Integration and Coping Dr. Torben Larsen, Chief Consultant, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
13:55-14:20
Title: Spaciotemporal Dynamics of Brain Activity during Insight Dr. Kazushi Ikeda, Professor, Department of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
14:20-14:45
Title: Brain Volume, Strategy Manipulations and Videogame Learning Induced Plasticity Dr. Chandramallika Basak, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
14:45-15:10
Title: Integrating "Omics" Data for Brain Tumor Studies Dr. Wang Min, Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, USA
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
15:25-15:50
Title: Different Communicational Patterns Can Affect Affective and Behavioral States in Newborn Infants. A Comparison between the Observational and Neurobiological Studies in the Egigenetic Perspective
Dr. Carlo Lai, Researcher, Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
15:50-16:15
Title: Viewing Objects and Planning Actions: The Affordances Effect Dr. Stergios Makris, Research Fellow, City University, UK
16:15-16:40
Title: Cerebral Cortex Processes Visceral Information during Sleep Dr. Ivan Pigarev, Leading Scientist, Institute for Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich Institute), Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
16:40-17:05
Title: The Imprisoned Mind: Clinical, Technological and Ethical Issues of Diagnosing and Treating Patients in Severely Impaired Conscious States Dr. Greg F. Reinking, Neuroradiologist and Author, Pacific Radiology Group, USA
17:05-17:30
Title: Simple Visual Regularities Predict Perceptual and Emotional Responses to (Moving) Pictures Dr. Sennay Ghebreab, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Annika Dahlgren Sandberg, Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
13:30-13:55
Title: Cognitive Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients Dr. Monika Harvey, Reader, School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, UK
13:55-14:20
Title: A Critical View on Theory of Mind in Relation to Neurodevelopmental and Communicative Disorders Dr. Annika Dahlgren Sandberg, Professor of Clinical Child Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
14:20-14:45
Title: Emotional and Linguistic Contributions to Developmental Stuttering Dr. Edward Conture, Professor, Department of Hearing and Speech Science, Vanderbilt University, USA
14:45-15:10
Title: Detection of Dopamine Released in the Human Brain during Cognitive Processing Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
15:25-15:50
Title: Low-level Deficits in Beat Perception: Neither Necessary nor Sufficient for Explaining Developmental Dyslexia in a Consistent Orthography Dr. T. C. Papadopoulos, Associate Professor, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
15:50-16:15
Title: Dreams in Sensory Deprived Subjects Dr. Teresa Paiva, Medical Director, CENC, Sleep Center, Portugal
16:15-16:40
Title: Neurally Reconstructed Subjective Reference Points Dr. J. Suomala, Director, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
16:40-17:05
Title: Balanced Information Flow in Perception and Action - A New Quantitative Theory of Cognition Dr. Tali Tishby, Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
17:05-17:30
Title: Hierarchy in Evolutionary Dynamics and Its Relation to Dream Dynamics Dr. Willem Fermont, Independent Artist, The Netherlands
Dr. David M. Diamond, Professor, University of South Florida
Co-Chair
Dr. Peter Boltersdorf,Director, Institut for das Reiss Profile, Germany
08:30-08:55
Title: Translational Research from Synaptic Plasticity in Rodents to Clinical Observations in Traumatized People Provides Insight into the Neurobiology of PTSD Dr. David M. Diamond, Professor, University of South Florida, USA
08:55-09:20
Title: Improving the Quality of Memory Services in the UK Dr. Stephen Curran, Professor, University of Huddersfield, UK
09:20-09:45
Title: Residual Executive Dysfunction in Remitted Depression Dr. Masaru Mimura, Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
09:45-10:10
Title: Cannabinoids Modulation of Traumatic Memory Dr. Irit Akirav, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Israel
10:10-10:25
Coffee Break
10:25-10:45
Title: From Cognition and Mind to Motivation and Social Behavior in International Professional Sports Dr. Peter Boltersdorf, Director, Institut fur das Reiss Profile, Germany
10:50-11:05
Title: Sex-related Differences in Deceptive Behaviors: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Dr. Anna Grabowska, Head, Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Nencki Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
11:05-11:25
Title: Stress Effects on Learning: It's All a Matter of Timing Dr. Phillip Zoladz, Assistant Professor, Ohio Northern University, USA
11:25-11:45
Title: An NMDA Receptor Mediated Synaptic Plasticity Model of Odor Preference Learning in the Neonate Rat Dr. Qi Yuan, Assistant Professor, Memorial University, Faculty of Medicine, Canada
11:45-12:05
Title: Does Sleeping Brain Help Consolidate Associative Conditioned Memory in the Rat? Dr. Sushil K. Jha, Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Dr. Linda Cupples, Professor, Macquarie University, Australia
13:30-13:55
Title: Development of Early Reading Skills in English-speaking Children with Hearing Impairment: The Role of Phonological Awareness Dr. Linda Cupples, Professor, Macquarie University, Australia
13:55-14:20
Title: Brain and Morphological Processing in Chinese Dr. Li Liu, Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, China
14:20-14:45
Title: The Prevalence of Language Impairment at 2;0 and 5;0, and the Predictive Value of Early Expressive Language in Very Preterm Children Dr. Suvi Stolt, Lecturer, University of Turku, Finland
14:45-15:10
Title: The Theory of Abstraction and Language Assessment Dr. Ruixia Yan, Assistant Professor, Misericordia University, USA
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
Session 4-5: Game Playing, Brain-Machine Interface & Dilemma Choose
Dr. Florian Solzbacher, Associate Professor, University of Utah, USA
15:25-15:45
Title: Bidirectional Neural Interface Systems Enabling Closed Loop Feedback Control of Prosthetic Devices Dr. Florian Solzbacher, Associate Professor, University of Utah, USA
15:45-16:05
Title: Implantable Wireless Neural Interfaces Dr. Arto Nurmikko, Professor, School of Engineering and Brown Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, USA
16:05-16:25
Title: Neuronal Synchrony during Brain-Computer Interface Operation: Effects of Severe Motor Disabilities Dr. Chang S. Nam, Associate Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, USA
16:25-16:45
Title: Brain-computer Interface for Neurological Rehabilitation Dr. Junichi Ushiba, Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Keio University, Japan
16:45-17:05
Title: Feedback and Application based on Virtual Reality in Brain Computer Interfaces Dr. Banghua Yang, Associate Professor, Shanghai University, China
17:05-17:25
Title: A Framework to Combine Neuroscience and Engineering to Improve Brain-state Classification Dr. Adrian KC Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Washington, USA
Session 4-6: Emotional Brain: Recent Advances and Medical Perspectives
Dr. Henrique Sequeira, Professor, University of Lille, France
Co-Chair
Dr. J. Martineau,Research Supervisor, INSERM Unit 930, France
10:00-10:20
Title: Emotion: A Neuro-integrative View Dr. Henrique Sequeira, Professor, University of Lille, France
10:20-10:40
Title: Event Related Oscillations upon Emotional Stimuli Dr. Bahar Guntekin, Associate Professor, Brain dynamics, Cognition and Complex Systems Research Center, Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey
10:40-11:00
Title: The Effects of Incidental Emotions on Decision Making Dr. Jose M. Martinez-Selva, Professor, School of Psychology, University of Murcia, Spain
Title: Amygdala Atrophy in Alzheimer'S Disease: Impact on Emotional Abilities Dr. Pascal Hot,Associate Professor, Lab Psychology Neurocognition (LPNC) CNRS 5105, University of Savoie, France
11:40-12:00
Title : Towards an Integrative Model of the Neurobiological Effects of rTMS on the Underlying Neurocircuitry in Unipolar Depression Dr. Chris Baeken,Research Professor, Multidisciplinary Research Partnership Neuroscience on the Integrative Neuroscience of Behavioral Control, University of Ghent, Belgium
Symposium 5: Novel Method and Technology Development-Improve the Accuracy, Efficiency and Sensitivity in Neuroanalysis and Diagnosis
Session 5-1: NMR, MRI, PET,SPET and DTI for Neural Medical Imaging
Dr. Anna-Liisa Brownell, Director, Experimental PET Laboratory, Martinos Biomedical Imaging Center, USA
Co-Chair
Dr. Eui-Cheol Nam, Professor, Kangwon National University, South Korea
13:30-13:55
Title: Technology Development for Detection of Brain Tumors Dr. Anna-Liisa Brownell, Director, Experimental PET Laboratory, Martinos Biomedical Imaging Center, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Classification of Head Injury with Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dr. Raimund Firsching, Director, Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg, Germany
14:20-14:45
Title: Diffusion Tensor Imaging, MR Neurography and High Resolution MRI Techniques for Mapping the Human Connectome Dr. Aaron Filler, Medical Director, Neurography Institute Medical Associates, USA
14:45-15:10
Title: MR-compatible Biomechanical Stimulation Devices for Somatosensory Mapping Dr. Eugen Gallasch, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
15:10-15:25
Coffee Break
15:25-15:50
Title: Functional Imaging on Tinnitus Dr. Eui-Cheol Nam, Professor, Kangwon National University, South Korea
15:50-16:15
Title:Positron Emission Tomographic Findings of Spinal Cord Tumors Dr. Noriaki Tomura,Director, Department of Neuroradiology, Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Japan
16:15-16:40
Title: Research and Development of Drug for Neuroimaging in Taiwan Dr. Chia-Chieh Chen, Associate Researcher, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan
16:40-17:05
Title: Improved fNIRS Performance Using Brush Optodes Dr. Duncan L. MacFarlane, Professor, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Dr. Malathi Srivatsan, Associate Professor, Arkansas State University, USA
10:25-10:50
Title: Stem Cell and Nanotechnology in Spinal Cord Regeneration Preliminary Results Dr. Michele Conti, Chief of Neurosurgery, Rovereto General Hospital, Italy
10:50-11:15
Title:Nanomaterials for Neuro Regeneration: Potential Applications and Concerns Dr. Malathi Srivatsan, Associate Professor, Arkansas State University, USA
11:15-11:40
Title: Nanotechnology Contribution in Neuroscience: A Scientometric Approach Dr. R. Karpagam, Research Scholar, Anna University, India
11:40-12:05
Title: Nanotechnology Contribution in Neuroscience: A Scientometric Approach Dr. M. Natarajan, Writer and Publisher, Tamil Arasi Publications, India
Session 5-3: Neuroinformatics, Computational Neurobiology, Data Mining/Software
Dr. Hitoshi Tsunashima, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nihon University, Japan
15:25-15:50
Title: Real-time NIRS-BCI System Using Neural Network Dr. Hitoshi Tsunashima, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nihon University, Japan
15:50-16:15
Title: Real-Time Spike Patterns in a Neuronal Population: T-patterns and Their Detection with ThemeTM Dr. Magnus Magnusson, Director, Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland, Iceland
Symposium 6: Novel Mechanisms of Neuron Communication- Unveil the Neural Networking Essences
Session 6-1: Ion Channels, Neuropeptides, Neurotransmitters and Secretion
Dr. Jean-Francois Perrier, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
08:30-08:55
Title: A Role for Ion Channel Modulation in Neuronal Physiology and Behavior Dr. Irwin B. Levitan, Professor &Chair, Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
08:55-09:20
Title: Serotonin Induces Central Fatigue by Inhibiting Sodium Channels at the Axon Initial Segment of Motoneurons Dr. Jean-Francois Perrier, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
09:20-09:45
Title: Endogenous Purinergic Feedback Important for Secretion of Neuropeptides at Nerve Terminals Dr. Jose R. Lemos, Professor & Principal Scientist,Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
09:45-10:10
Title: Abnormal Proteins and Neurotransmitters in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Their Implications in Signal Transduction Mechanisms in the Brain Dr. Leelavati R. Murthy, Professor, Community College of Allegheny County, USA
10:10-10:25
Coffee Break
10:25-10:50
Title: Structural and Functional Studies of the Copper-bound Neuropeptide Neurokinin B and the Implications for Metal Related Neurodegenerative Disorders Dr. Christopher E. Jones, Lecturer in Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Western Sydney, Australia
10:50-11:15
Title: Access of Inhibitory Neurosteroids to the NMDA Receptor Dr. Ladislav Vyklicky, Scientist, Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Physiology ASCR, Czech Republic
Dr. Mark F Yeckel, Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
08:30-08:55
Title: Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) Modulates Mature mPFC Pyramidal Neuron Activity through cAMP Regulation of TRPC and SK Channels Dr. Mark F Yeckel, Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
08:55-09:20
Title: Characterization of a Membrane Raft-Psd Complex and Possible Roles of Postsynaptic Membrane Rafts Dr. Tatsuo Suzuki, Professor, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
09:20-09:45
Title: Effects of DC Electric Field on Synaptic Plasticity and Seizure Activities in Thalamocingulate Circuitry Dr. Bai-Chuang Shyu, Asociate Researcher, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
09:45-10:10
Title: Changes in Extracelluar Space Influence the Dynamics of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission During Early Development Dr. Christopher G. Thomas, Science Writer, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA
10:10-10:25
Coffee Break
Symposium 7: CNS Drug Discovery and Development-Searching for Better Therapies
Session 7-1: Drugs Discovery for Alzheimer Disease
Dr. Wellington Gibson Wood, Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, USA
10:25-10:45
Title: Regulation of the HMG-CoA Reductase Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease: Specific Targeting of Isoprenoids but not Cholesterol Dr. Wellington Gibson Wood, Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, USA
10:45-11:05
Title: Beta Amyloid Neuromodulatory Activities: A Challenge to Beta Amyloid Targeting in Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Stefano M. Govoni, Professor, University of Genoa, Italy
11:05-11:25
Title: Tacripyrines, Multitarget-directed Ligands for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Dr. Jose Marco-Contelles, Professor, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientficas(CSIC), Spain
11:25-11:45
Title: Clinical Experience in Novel Drug Delivery into CNS Dr. Nezih Oktar, Professor, Ege University, Turkey
11:45-12:05
Title: Memantine Facilitates Memory Consolidation and Reconsolidation in the Day-Old Chick Dr. Jodi R. Samartgis, Research Assistant, Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology Candidate, La Trobe University, Australia
Session 7-2: Traditional Medicines in Treatment & Prevention of the Nervous System Disorders
Dr. Shucui Jiang, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada
13:30-13:55
Title: Neuroprotection and Neurorestoration of a Novel Chinese Herbal Formula after Spinal Cord Injury Dr. Shucui Jiang, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada
13:55-14:20
Title: Aging-induced Behavioral and Biochemical Deficits: Evaluating the Protective Effects of Diosgenin Dr. Maria A. Tikhonova, Senior Scientist, Laboratory of Behavioral Neurogenomics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Russia
14:20-14:45
Title: Neuroprotective Effects of Lycium Barbarum Extracts in Cerebral and Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Dr. Amy CY Lo, Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong, China
Symposium 8: Comparative, System & Social Neuroscience- Broader, Deeper & More Significant Than Ever Before
Topic1: Integrative & System Neuroscience
Topic2: Neural Networks, Neural Circuits & Systems
Topic3: Comparative Neuroscience & Comparative Physiology
Topic4: Neural Function Improvement
Chair
Dr. Heiko J. Luhmann, Director, Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Germany
10:25-10:45
Title: Role of Electrical Activity in the Early Development of the Rodent Somatosensory System Dr. Heiko J. Luhmann, Director, Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the University of Mainz, Germany
10:45-11:05
Title: Is Addiction a Chronic Disease? Dr. Mike McDonough, Director, Western Hospital, Australia
11:05-11:25
Title: Zebrafish as a Model System of Nicotinic Transmission Dr. Fumihito Ono, Chief, Section on Model Synaptic Systems, National Institutes of Health, USA
11:25-11:45
Title: Treatment of Sinkynesis Following Facial Palsy with Botulinum Toxin Dr. Dalla Toffola Elena, Director, University of Pavia, Italy
11:45-12:05
Title: Neuroprotective Effects of Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC157 in Animal Models of Dopaminergic Neurotoxicity Dr. Predrag Sikiric, Professor, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Symposium 9: Breaking Research of Neuroscience-Generation, Shape, Reshaping Process and Controlling
Session 9-1: Neural Induction, Migration, Projection Neuron and Branching
Dr. Chenbei Chang, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
15:25-15:50
Title: Neural Induction During Early Vertebrate Development: Inhibition of TGF-signaling and Degradation Of Transcription Factors Dr. Chenbei Chang, Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
15:50-16:15
Title: Molecular Control of Projection Neuron Identity in the Cerebral Cortex Dr. Carina Hanashima, Team Leader, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Japan
16:15-16:40
Title: Structural and Dynamic Regulations of the Apicobasal Polarity of the Neuroepithelium during Development Dr. Xiangyun Wei, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA
16:40-17:05
Title: Transfection into Neurons in Diverse Ways Using an Advanced Electroporation System Mr. Atsushi Miyamura, International Manager, Nepa Gene Co. Ltd., Japan
Session 9-2: Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Nervous System
Dr. Thomas Fath, Group Leader, University of New South Wals, Australia
10:00-10:20
Title: Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton during Neuronal Morphogenesis - Tropomyosins as Central Organisers Dr. Thomas Fath, Group Leader, University of New South Wals, Australia
10:20-10:40
Title: Induced Expression of Neuronal Genes in Terminal Differentiation: Essential Roles of DNA Topoisomerase Libeta Dr. Kimiko M. Tsutsui, Professor, Okayama University, Japan
10:40-11:00
Title: Age-related Aspects of Hormonal and Neurochemical Control of Male Sexual Behavior in Senescence-accelerated OXYS Male Rats Dr. Amstislavskaya Tamara G., Senior Scientist, Laboratory of Behavioral Neurogenomics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS Novosibirsk, Russia
11:00-11:20
Title: Axon Initial Segment of Identified Spiny Neurons of Cerebral Cortex Dr. Jose L. Bueno-Lopez, Professor of Human Anatomy & Embryology, Department of Neurosciences,
School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain
11:20-11:40
Title: Endothelial and Glial Cells are more than Bricks in The Great Wall of the Brain Dr. Ramon S. El-Bacha, Associate Professor, Pathology Postgraduate Programme, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA/CAPES), Brazil
11:40-12:00
Title: Development of Brain-targeted Cell Therapy Using Microglia Dr. Fumihiro Imai, President, Microglia Laboratory, Ichiriyama Imai Clinic, Japan
12:00-12:20
Title: Mechanisms Coupling Arc to Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Translational Control during Long-term Potentiation (ltp) in Vivo Dr. Tambudzai Kanhema, Lab Manager, University of Bergen, Norway
Dr. Hiroyuki Nawa, Professor, Niigata University, Japan
08:30-08:55
Title: Neurotrophic Interactions of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons with EGF and Neuregulin-1; Implication in Schizophrenia Dr. Hiroyuki Nawa, Professor, Niigata University, Japan
08:55-09:20
Title: Delivery of Neurotrophic Factors across the Blood-brain-barrier Dr. Philip C. Chow, Director, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
09:20-09:45
Title: Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Transfer Exerts Protective Effect on Axons in Sciatic Nerve Following Peripheral Nerve Injury Dr. Rick Guei-Sheung Liu, Research Fellow, Centre of Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
Session 9-4: Synapse, Synaptogenesis, Synapse Formation and Elimination
Dr. Peter G. Noakes, Associate Professor, University of Queensland, Australia
13:30-13:55
Title: Agrin and Neuregulin Signaling Converge to Modulate Acetylcholine Receptor Clustering at Developing Neuromuscular Synapses Dr. Peter G. Noakes, Associate Professor, University of Queensland, Australia
13:55-14:20
Title: How GABAergic Inhibitory Synapses Are Formed and Modulated? Dr. Shiro Konishi, Professor, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan
14:20-14:45
Title: Serotonin in the Synapse Formation of Cerebral Cortical Neurons Dr. Takashi Shiga, Professor, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Dr. Bing Song, Royal Society URF Chair, Cardiff University, UK
15:00-15:25
Title: Controlling Neural Stem Cell Behaviours with Electric Stimulation Dr. Bing Song, Royal Society URF Chair, Cardiff University, UK
15:25-15:50
Title: Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis as Part of the Cognitive Reserve: Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases Dr. Laura Calza, Professor, Health Sciences and Technologies - Interdepartmental Center for Industrial Research (HST-ICIR), University of Bologna, Italy
15:50-16:15
Title: MCPH1 Regulates the Cell Fate of Neuronal Progenitors and Maintains Brain Size Dr. Zhao-Qi Wang, Professor, Leibniz Institute for Age Research Fritz Lipmann Institute, Germany
16:15-16:40
Title: Identification of the Minimal Molecular Network Necessary for Voluntary and Forced Neurogenesis Dr. Jovica Ninkovic, Principle Investigator, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Germany
16:40-17:05
Title: Anisotropic Mechanosensing by Neural Crest Stem Cells Dr. Xian Li,Lecturer, Chongqing University, China
Mr. Hongtao Qin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
13:30-13:55
Title: Gamma Neurons are the Gateway for DA Input to Mushroom Body during Aversive Olfactory Memory Formation Mr. Hongtao Qin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA
13:55-14:20
Title: Fetal Brain Genomic Response Following Asphyctic Preconditioning Kimberly Cox, Ph.D. Student, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, The Netherlands
14:20-14:45
Title: Misplaced NMDA Receptors in Epileptogenesis Contribute to Excitotoxicity Aalbers Marlien, Ph.D. Student, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
14:45-15:10
Title: Study of an Innovative Virtual Reality Motor Training System for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Dr. Shih-Ching Yeh, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan
