Upcoming Neuromodulation Event
February 23 - 26, 2025 | Kobe, Japan
Search the full program for the 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference. This meeting will continue the integrative multidisciplinary approach of the prior meetings. Basic scientists will attend lectures by engineers and psychiatrists. Cognitive neuroscientists will mingle with neurosurgeons and brain modelling physicists. This fertile cross-disciplinary meeting will provide ample opportunity to discuss the science that is driving advances in this field.
| (Local time) | Sunday, February 23, 2025 (Pre-Conference Workshops) |
| 09:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
Early Registration [501 KICC] Collect your badge and conference materials early to avoid queuing on Monday morning. |
| 09:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
Magventure Workshop: Magnetic Seizure Therapy: Fundamentals and Applications
[501 KICC] Session Description: Come listen to some of the top pioneers within the newest research in MST: Prof. Andre Brunoni and Prof. Jijun Wang. This workshop will cover 3 hours of overviews, clinical research results, and a panel debate on the future of Convulsion Treatment – Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST). Key Features:
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| 08:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
SigmaStim Workshop
[KICC Room 502] Session Description: The Introduction to Modern ECT Practice will cover topics such as: Key Topics:
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| 09:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Brain Stimulation at the Microscopic Scale: Multiscale Models and Cellular Studies
[Room 301 - International Conference Room] Session Description: This workshop will cover the most recent experimental and modeling results on the cellular mechanisms of brain stimulation. Key Topics:
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| 09:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Soterix Medical Workshop: Latest Technology Updates in Neuromodulation and Neuromonitoring
[Reception Hall] Session Description: This workshop is focused on the latest technology updates for neuromodulation and neuromonitoring, culminating in a product demonstration. Key Topics:
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| Monday, February 24, 2025 | |
| 7:30 AM | Registration Open [Ohwada] |
| 09:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Rogue Research Workshop (breakfast available)
[Location TBA] Session Description: From target to delivery: Integrated pipeline to facilitate deployment of individualized non‐invasive brain stimulation (NIBS). Rogue Research specializes in providing tools for NIBS researchers, including the Brainsight navigator and Elevate TMS device. We present our next-generation platform for individualized brain stimulation that uses robotics to allow consistent application of targeted TMS or fUS for every subject at every site while supporting closed‐loop research. This integrated approach can yield more consistent multi‐center trial data and reduce the technological burden on clinicians. Key Topics:
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| 08:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Plenary Lectures Session Chaired by Mark S. George [Portopia Hall] Opening Remarks: Mark S. George, Editor-in-Chief, Brain Stimulation, Medical University of South Carolina, USA and Harold A. Sackeim, Founding Editor, Brain Stimulation, Medical University of South Carolina, USA [PL01] Marom Bikson, The City College of New York, New York, USA - Wearable Disposable Brain Stimulation [PL02] Charlotte Stagg, University of Oxford, UK - Targeted neuromodulation for motor control: Breakthroughs in precision stimulation |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Refreshment break sponsored by Neurodome [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM | Plenary Lectures Session Chaired by Mark S. George [Portopia Hall] Opening Remarks: Mark S. George and Harold A. Sackeim [PL03] Hot Topic Lecture 1 – Kim Butts Pauly – Bringing Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation into Focus Presentation of the International Brain Stimulation Award [PL04] Presentation given by the winner of the International Brain Stimulation Award – Lessons from 225/40/25 Years of Quantitative Transcranial Stimulation |
| 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM |
Lunch and Poster Session 1
[Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] See posters |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1A: A Deep Dive into Brain Excitability: Revisiting Multimodal Approaches/ TMS multiscale models: Computational advances and experimental validation
Session Chair: Alexander Opitz, Anna-Lisa Schuler
[Portopia Hall] Heart-rate variability as a proxy to assess excitability in the DLPFC – John Coetzee, Martijn Arns, Martin Tik, Nolan Williams Assessing cortical and subcortical excitability changes with interleaved TMS-fMRI – Martin Tik Mapping primary motor cortex excitability by TMS-EEG/EMG integration – Elisa Kallioniemi, Sara Määttä, Laura Säisänen, Jelena Hyppönen, Päivi Koskenkorva, Jukka Saari, Negar Namdar Intrinsic Measures of Brain Excitability - State-of-the-Science and Potential Translations – Giovanni Pellegrino Cellular Mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Activation of Purkinje Neurons in the Cerebellum – Yoshio Okada, Chunling Dong, Sergey Makaroff, Padmavathi Sundaram Why and how do microscopic field perturbations lower activating thresholds? – Zhen Qi, Gregory Noetscher, Alton Miles, Konstantin Weise, Thomas Knösche, Cameron Cadman, Alina Potashinsky, Kelu Liu, William Wartman, Guillermo Ponasso, Marom Bikson, Hanbing Lu, Zhi-De Deng, Aapo Nummenmaa, Sergey Makaroff Extending TMS multiscale models to network models – Alexander Opitz Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-induced synaptic plasticity: from rodents to humans – Andreas Vlachos |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1B: Non-invasive Deep Brain Stimulation via Temporal Interference for Neuropsychological and Clinical Applications/Technical advances in temporal interference brain stimulation
Session Chair: Chencheng Zhang, Xiaoqi Zhu
[Main Hall KICC] Non-invasive Temporal Interference Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease – Nir Grossman, Edward Rhodes Developing Temporal Interference Stimulation Therapy for Depression – Chencheng Zhang Non-invasive deep brain stimulation to enhance cognitive functions: opportunities and challenges – Friedhelm Hummel Clinical Results of Non-invasive Deep Brain Stimulation in Epilepsy and Parkinson’s patients using Temporal Interference – Adam Williamson, Florian Missey, Emma Acerbo, Martin Lamoš, Martina Bočková, Esra Neufeld, Daniel Drane, Viktor Jirsa, Irena Rektorová, Milan Brázdil Electrophysiological investigation of temporal interference brain stimulation – Xiaoqi Zhu, Liang Zheng, Jonathan Howard, Birui Li, Garrido Maria Garcia, Liang Huang, Yanlong Zhang, Long Li, Nir Grossman, Tian Liu The oculomotor system of the non-human primate as a preclinical model for temporal interference brain stimulation – Brian Corneil, Sebastian Lehmann, Sarah Kearsley, Adam Williamson, Lyle Muller Investigating the direct effect of temporal interference (TI) stimulation on cortical activity with simultaneous EEG recording in humans – Edward Rhodes, Ketevan Alania, Thomas Deegan, Shah Moore, Nir Grossman Enhanced temporal interference stimulation: pulsed and multipolar techniques for improved deep brain modulation – Adam Williamson, Florian Missey, Emma Acerbo, Martin Lamoš, Martina Bočková, Esra Neufeld, Daniel Drane, Viktor Jirsa, Irena Rektorová, Milan Brázdil |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1C: Have We Been Searching in the Wrong Direction? Neuromodulation and Neuroprotection: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Insights/How to Find the Right Spot? New Approaches to Map Alternative Circuits
Session Chair: Kuppuswamy Anna
[Reception Hall KICC] Invasive and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: Neuroprotection, Lysosomal Pathways, and a Novel Invertebrate Model for Neurodegenerative Research – Tommaso Bocci, Matteo Guidetti, Natale Vincenzo Maiorana, Alberto Priori Context dependent NIBS for altering neural network activity: the importance of identifying disease phenotypes – a case for personalising NIBS intervention for PSF – Anna Kuppuswamy Direct current stimulation modulates lipid metabolism, neuroplasticity and intercellular communication – Paola Signorelli, Natale Maiorana, Federica Cirillo, Marco Piccoli, Luisa Barbato, Tommaso Bocci, Alberto Priori Personalized targeting cortical locations of the hippocampal network informed by fMRI from a large cohort – Hsinju Lee, Fa-Hsuan Lin Personalized strategies of brain stimulation targeting based on TMS–EEG – Ida Granö, Dogu Baran Aydogan, Risto Ilmoniemi, Olli-Pekka Kahilakoski, Tuomas Mutanen, Timo Roine, Sabin Sathyan, Victor Souza, Elena Ukharova, Pantelis Lioumis Brain stimulation target and connectivity influence TMS circuit activation: an interleaved TMS-fMRI study – Robin FH Cash, Christopher Ma, Maria Vasileiadi, Onisim Soanca, Anna-Lisa Schuler, Andrew Zalesky, Martin Tik The importance of timing in TMS target engagement: Insights from chronometric TMS-fMRI – Sarah Grosshagauer, Maria Vasileiadi, Michael Woletz, Anna-Lisa Schuler, Nolan Williams, Martin Tik |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1D: Advances in TMS-EEG: Methods, Dosing, and Personalised Cortical Targeting/TMS and EEG for investigating network dynamics at rest and during cognitive tasks
Session Chair: Marta Bortoletto, Vivien Czapla
[301 KICC] Individualised dosing for prefrontal TMS using EEG – Vivien Czapla, Adriano Moffa, Roger Li, Donel Martin, Echo Xu, Xiaomin Xu, Yon Su, Ho Fung Chan, Stevan Nikolin Two optimized sham-control methods for TMS-EEG and what they reveal about peripherally evoked potentials – Pedro Gordon, Yufei Song, Olivier Roy, Johanna Metsomaa, Paolo Belardinelli, Maryam Rostami, Ulf Ziemann Mapping of personalized cortical targets for biomarkers and treatment interventions by TMS–EEG – Elena Ukharova, Sabin Sathyan, Ida Granö, Isabella O'Meeghan, Oskari Ahola, Baran Aydogan, Timo Roine, Risto Ilmoniemi, Pantelis Lioumis Cortical excitability: insights from immediate TMS-EEG responses – Agnese Zazio, Antonietta Stango, Guido Barchiesi, Elisa Dognini, Eleonora Marcantoni, Marta Bortoletto Stimulation mapping and whole-brain modeling reveal gradients of excitability and recurrence in cortical networks – Davide Momi, Zheng Wang, Sara Parmigiani, Ezequiel Mikulan, Gianluca Gaglioti, Allison C. Waters, Sean Hill, Andrea Pigorini, Corey J. Keller, John David Griffiths Metastability and Consistency of Large-scale Neural Networks revealed by TMS-EEG – Keiichi Kitajo Cortico-cortical connectivity revelead by early and mid latency TMS-evoked potentials – Marta Bortoletto TMS-evoked changes in cortical dynamics during distinct brain states – Nivethida Thirugnanasambandam |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1E: Advancing personalized brain stimulation: The challenge of estimating state from a spatially mixed, propagating EEG signal consisting of multiple oscillations/State-dependent brain stimulation beyond the motor system
Session Chair: Nitzan Censor, Christoph Zrenner
[401+402 KICC] The challenge of relating the phase of sensorimotor beta oscillations to corticospinal excitability – Christoph Zrenner Modeling the Sensorimotor mu-Rhythm: Implications for Corticospinal Excitability and Interpretation of Oscillatory Measures – Natalie Schaworonkow Using the spatio-temporal specificity of the mu-rhythm shape for online phase detection – Leo Tomasevic Localizing alpha and beta oscillations in the EEG to the cortical source – Paolo Belardinelli State-dependent neuromodulation of episodic memory – Nitzan Censor TMS-related spectral perturbation as a single-trial marker of cortical excitability – Christoph Zrenner, Brigitte Zrenner, Reza Zomorrodi, Mohsen Poorganji, Daniel Blumberger State-depended electric brain stimulation beyond the motor system – Surjo Soekadar |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1F: Advancing Precision Neuromodulation in Mood Disorders: Efficacy, Biomarkers, and Long-Term Maintenance of SAINT in Depression/Key topics toward personalizing clinical rTMS via fMRI, closed-loop synchronized rTMS-EEG, TMS-EEG, accelerated rTMS dose, and E-field targeting
Session Chair: Kevin A. Caulfield, Nolan Williams
[403 KICC] Fast Depressive Symptom Improvement in Bipolar Disorder Type 1 after Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy: A Two-Site Feasibility and Safety Open Label Trial – Jorge Almeida, Jennifer Siegel-Ramsay, Irving Reti, Nolan Williams, Brandon Bentzley, Kevin Li, Caitlin DuPont, Amy Bichlmeier, Alexa Comfort, Peter Zandi Magnus Neuromodulation System with Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) as a Personalized Continuation Therapy for Depression: An Open-Label Pilot Trial – Katy Stimpson, TJ Ford, Adi Maron-Katz, Michael Feyder, Danielle DeSouza, David Carreon, Eleanor Cole, Brandon Bentzley Beta-Band Connectivity Alterations as a Predictor for SAINT Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Depression – Masataka Wada, Anna Chaiken, Derrick Buchanan, Jen Lissemore, Eleanor Cole, Claudia Tischler, Jackob Keynan, Cammie Rolle, Nolan Williams Temporal Complexity as a Biomarker for Antidepressant Response: Insights from the Distance-Scaled Complexity Index (DSCI) in Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy – Andrew Geoly, Afik Faerman, Ian Kratter, John Coetzee, Cammie Rolle, Manish Saggar Assessing the utility of individual fMRI-based TMS targeting using E-field modeling – Kevin A. Caulfield Optimizing prefrontal excitability measurements in the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex – Dr. Corey Keller, Juha Gogulski, Christopher C. Cline, Jessica M. Ross, Sara Parmigiani Establishing the dose-response curve for accelerated rTMS: how much stimulation is enough? – Lisa McTeague, Kevin A. Caulfield, Samantha Laporta, Elisabeth Collins, Christopher Sege, Mark S. George The importance of being in-sync: closed-loop EEG-rTMS for personalizing target engagement for treatment of MDD – Paul Sajda |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1G: Alternating Electric Stimulation. Advances in physiological understanding and clinical applications/Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation - Pushing the Boundaries towards Clinical Applications through Multiple Modalities
Session Chair: Flavio Frohlich, Alexander Opitz
[501 KICC] From desynchronization to entrainment: Rethinking tACS mechanisms – Alexander Opitz Identifying Dynamic-based Closed-loop Targets for Speech Processing Cochlear Implants – Cynthia Steinhardt Controlling rhythmic spiking with transcranial electrical stimulation – Matthew Krause Imaging and modulation with theta-gamma tACS of an acceleration-dependent thumb movement task – Bettina Schwab The evolution of tACS in depression treatment: from uniform to closed-loop approaches – Tobias Schwippel, Francesca Pupillo, Zachary Feldman, Christopher Walker, Leah Townsend, David Rubinow, Flavio Frohlich Closed-loop auditory stimulation of the alpha oscillation – Henry Hebron, Beatrice Lugli, Radost Dimitrova, Valeria Jaramillo, Lisa Yeh, Edward Rhodes, Nir Grossman, Derk-Jan Dijk, Ines Violante Enhancing deep sleep and heart function with auditory stimulation – Caroline Lustenberger Identification of temporal targets for closed-loop personalized brain stimulation in psychiatry – Brigitte Zrenner, Daniel Blumberger, Christoph Zrenner |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
Symposium 1H: Biomarkers for non-motor symptoms in neurological and psychiatric disorders treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS)/Neurophysiological insights from evoked potentials: enhancing DBS therapy in neuropsychiatric disorders
Session Chair: Kelly Bijanki, Martijn Figee
[502 KICC] Home monitoring and chronic biomarker assessment for motor and non-motor symptoms in movement disorders – Lucia K Feldmann, Jeroen GV Habets, Luisa K Drescher, Jonathan Kaplan, Stephen Heisig, Helen Mayberg, Andrea A Kuehn Chronic electrophysiological biomarker dynamics and implications for personalized DBS for depression – Helen S Mayberg, Sankar Alagapan, Elif Ceren Fitoz, Tanya Nauvel, Stephen Heisig, Kiseung Choi, Martijn Figee, Patricio Riva Posse, Christopher Rozell Reward processing and prediction errors in frontal and basal ganglia signals during decision making – Colin Hoy, Wouter Kool, Philipp Starr, Simon Little From open to closed loop stimulation of emotional processing in Parkinson’s disease – Valerie Voon, Linbin Wang, Dianyou Li Deep brain stimulation evoked potentials: enhancing neuromodulation of the subcallosal cingulate for treatment of severe depression – Allison Waters, Aashna Desai, Ki Sueng Choi, Bryan Howell, Sankar Alagapan, Chris Rozell, Patricio Riva-Posse, Brain Kopell, Martijn Figee, Helen Mayberg Stimulation mapping of the anterior limb of the internal capsule to optimize DBS for obsessive compulsive disorder – Davide Momi, Andrew Smith, Sonya Olson, Zarghona Imtiaz, Sanjana Murthy, Helen Mayberg, Brian Kopell, Ki Sueng Choi, Martijn Figee, Allison Waters EEG and LFP evoked potentials as biomarkers for DBS programming in subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease – Tine Van Bogaert, Jana Peeters, Alexandra Boogers, Till Dembek, Robin Gransier, Jan Wouters, Philippe De Vloo, Wim Vandenberghe, Bart Nuttin, Myles Mc Laughlin Pallidal evoked resonant neural activity in Parkinson’s disease and dystonia – Kara Johnson, Coralie de Hemptinne |
| 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM |
On Demand Poster Symposium Session 1
[Ohwada Room]
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| 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM | Refreshment break sponsored by Neurodome [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2A: Advancing vagus nerve stimulation paradigms: From computational modeling to optimizing therapies/Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression and Epilepsy: 30 Years of Progress
Session Chair: Charles R. Conway, Stanisa Raspopovic
[Portopia Hall] Precision vagal neuromodulation driven by functional nerve anatomy, physiologic and immunologic biomarkers and therapy personalization – Weiguo Song, Naveen Jayaprakash, Ibrahim Mughrabi, Nicolo Rossetti, Phillip Schnepel, Vojkan Mihailovic, Stavros Zanos Optimizing paradigms for selective vagus nerve stimulation using in silico modeling and AI-driven approach – Natalija Katic Secerovic, Noemi Gozzi, Federico Ciotti, Stavros Zanos, Stanisa Raspopovic Computational tools for highly efficient modeling of vagus nerve stimulation using multi-modal imaging – Nicole Pelot, Minhaj Hussain, Daniel Marshall, Ian Baumgart, Noa Nuzov, Jichu Zhang, Andrew Crofton, Andrew Shoffstall, Warren Grill Development and in silico validation of innovative technological approaches to improve vagus nerve stimulation protocols – Alice Giannotti, Claudio Verardo, Angela Braccia, Outman Akouissi, Ciro Zinno, Eugenio Redolfi Riva, Simone Romeni, Silvestro Micera A Review of VNS Research and Clinical Findings Up to the Present – Mark George Impact of one-year VNS therapy on daily function and quality of life in markedly treatment-resistant major depression: results from the RECOVER trial – Harold Sackeim Results From A One-Year, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of Vagus Nerve Stimulation In Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression – Charles Conway VNS Therapy™ for Epilepsy in Japan: Clinical Experience and Long-Term Efficacy – Naoki Tani, Maxine Dibué, Stephany Mai Nishikawa, Haruhiko Kishima |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2B: Engineering Neural Plasticity and Network Oscillations through Targeted Brain Stimulation/Brain-state dependent brain stimulation to study and modulate the functions of sleep
Session Chair: Til Ole Bergmann, Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad
[Main Hall KICC] Engineering Plasticity in the Primate Cortex Using Optogenetics: Advancing Stimulation-Based Therapies – Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad Engineering Brain Oscillations to Treat Neuropsychiatric Disorders – Alik Widge, Geoffrey Diehl, Jeremiah Morrow, Guldamla Kalender, Aaron McInnes, James Kragel, Sarah Lurie, Joel Voss Disentanglement of preparatory and movement dynamics with motor recovery in primates – Karunesh Ganguly, Hoseok Choi, Jaekyung Kim, Preeya Khanna, Sandon Griffin, Robert Morecraft Methods for adaptive stimulations of neural latent dynamics in real time – Anne Draelos Closed-loop slow-oscillation stimulation improves sleep-dependent memory consolidation: A comparison of CL-tACS with CLAS – Vincent P. Clark, Hector Valverde, Mason Briggs, Teagan Mullins, Jacqueline Ortiz, Madeline Hwang, Sidney Crowley, Nicolette Brite, Olivia O'Keeffe Characterisation and modulation of the sleep spindle using real-time EEG-triggered TMS – Friederike Breuer, Sianna Groesser, Katrin Himmerich, Katrin Knietsch, Saman Seifpour, Umair Hassan, Anastasiia Grigoreva, Ulf Ziemann, Til Ole Bergmann Closed-loop transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation of sleep slow oscillations – Lisa Bastian, Tim Näher, Hong-Viet V. Ngo, Nils B. Kroemer, Sara Mednick, Pascal Fries, Jan Born Slow-oscillatory galvanic vestibular stimulation improves sleep quality in humans – Akifumi Kishi |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2C: Circuit-specific Deep Brain Stimulation across mental illnesses/Next-Gen Personalized DBS: optimizing Circuit-based biomarkers for therapy across disease
Session Chair: Anusha Allawala, Martijn Figee, Helen Mayberg, Prasad Shirvalkar
[KICC] Therapeutic pathways and intracranial markers of deep brain stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder – Martijn Figee, Andrew Smith, Brian Kopell, Alba Segura Amil, Helen Mayberg, Ki Sueng Choi Personalized circuit-targeted deep brain stimulation for obsessive compulsive disorder – Robert Seilheimer, Liming Qiu, Gustavo Campos, Younghoon Nho, Daniel Barbosa, Lily Brown, Mario Cristancho, Bijan Pesaran, Casey Halpern, Katherine Scangos Deep brain stimulation for chronic hallucinations in treatment-resistant schizophrenia – Nicola Cascella, Ankur Butala, Kelly Mills, William Anderson, Yousef Salimpour, Laureano Moro Velasquez, Philip Harvey, Martijn Figee, Ki Sueng Choi, Akira Sawa Deep brain stimulation induces white matter remodeling and functional changes to brain-wide networks – Satoka Fujimoto, Atsushi Fujimoto, Catherine Elorette, Adela Seltzer, Emma Andraka, Gaurav Verma, William Janssen, Lazar Fleysher, Davide Folloni, Ki Sueng Choi, Brian Russ, Helen Mayberg, Peter Rudebeck Closed-loop deep brain stimulation for chronic pain using personalized symptom biomarkers – Prasad Shirvalkar, Ryan Leriche, Jeremy Saal, Philip Starr, Edward Chang Modulation of human intracranial circuit physiology and personalized neural biomarkers associated with symptom state in treatment-resistant depression – Anusha Allawala, Ankit Khambhati, Dani Astudillo, Kristin Sellers, Alex Tremblay-McGaw, Katherine Scangos, Edward Chang, Andrew Krystal Neuromodulation-informed connectomics as a roadmap towards personalized brain circuit therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder – Barbara Hollunder Modulating risk taking in Parkinson’s disease: from acute subthalamic deep brain stimulation to paired associative transcranial stimulation – Valerie Voon, Violeta Casero, Linbin Wang, Dianyou Li |
| 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
Symposium 2D: Next generation brain stimulation trials: Leveraging physiology and pharmacology for precision treatment
Session Chair: Joseph Taylor
[301 KICC] TMS-Induced Heart-Brain-Coupling: Probing Prefrontal-sgACC Connectivity with fMRI Guidance – Eva SA Dijkstra, Summer Frandsen, Hanneke van Dijk, Joseph Taylor, Alexander Sack, Martijn Arns, Shan Siddiqi Principles of brain network dynamics in major depressive disorder using multi-day intracranial recordings in humans – Ankit Khambhati, Daniela Astudillo Maya, Anusha Allawala, Kristin Sellers, Edward Chang, Andrew Krystal, Katherine Scangos Dosing considerations with the partial NMDA receptor agonist D-cycloserine as an adjuvant to intermittent theta-burst stimulation for major depressive disorder – Marilena DeMayo, Molly Watson, Alexander McGirr The AINT Trial: Imaging- versus scalp-targeted accelerated TMS for Depression – Joseph Taylor, Dania Haj-Darwish, Marina Kare, Jessica Leach, Lauren Sanderson, Emma Jones, Leanna Bomer, Christopher Lin, Nicole Chiulii, William Drew |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2E: Combining neuroimaging and brain stimulation for human and preclinical research/Innovations in closed-loop TMS: machine learning and signal processing for precision brain‐state dependent stimulation
Session Chair: Risto Ilmoniemi, Victor H. Souza
[401+402 KICC] Combining multi‐channel TMS and ultra‐high‐field MRI for preclinical research – Victor Souza, Heikki Sinisalo, Juuso Korhonen, Jaakko Paasonen, Mikko Nyrhinen, Jaakko O. Nieminen, Maria Koponen, Mikko Kettunen, Olli Gröhn, Risto J. Ilmoniemi Interleaved TMS–fMRI approaches to demonstrate target engagement and optimize stimulation parameters – Martin Tik Integrating mTMS with a custom‐made head RF coil array for mapping hemodynamic responses elicited by motor cortex stimulation at 3T – Lucia Navarro de Lara, Mohammad Daneshzand, Anthony Mascarenas, Jason Stockmann, Sergey Makaroff, Lawrence L. Wald, Aapo Nummenmaa Simultaneous TMS/fNIRS for antidepressant treatment prediction – Georg S. Kranz, Minxia Jin, Adam W. Xia, Penny P. Qin, Rebecca L. D. Kan, Bella B. B. Zhang, Wanda W. M. Chau, Alvin H. P. Tang, Tim T. Z. Lin, Vera W. M. Lam Network based brain state dependent stimulation – Saeed Makkinayeri, Roberto Guidotti, Alessio Basti, Mark Woolrich, Chetan Gohil, Risto Ilmoniemi, Ulf Ziemann, Gian Luca Romani, Vittorio Pizzella, Laura Marzetti Reinforcement learning for closed‐loop rTMS optimal phase search – Dania Humaidan, Jiahua Xu, Christoph Zrenner, Laura Marzetti, Paolo Belardinelli, Risto Ilmoniemi, Gian Luca Romani, Ulf Ziemann Bayesian optimization for closed‐loop TMS target search – Miriam Kirchhoff, Dania Humaidan, Ulf Ziemann Real‐time EEG noise removal for enhanced brain‐state monitoring in closed‐loop TMS–EEG applications – Matilda Makkonen, Olli-Pekka Kahilakoski, Johanna Metsomaa, Risto Ilmoniemi, Tuomas P. Mutanen |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2F: Computational and Mathematical Models of Brain Stimulation‐Induced Synaptic Plasticity: Surveying the State of the Art/Simulating brain stimulation at different spatial scales
Session Chair: Jan Fousek, John Griffiths, Milad Lankarany, Bettina Schwab
[403 KICC] A Novel Computational Model for Integrating Dynamics of Short‐ and Long‐term Synaptic Plasticity During and After Electrical Stimulation – Mojtaba Madadi, Milad Lankarany Alpha rhythm subharmonics underlie responsiveness to theta burst stimulation via selective calcium plasticity – Kevin Kadak, Davide Momi, Zheng Wang, Sorenza P. Bastiaens, Mohammad P. Oveisi, Taha Morshedzadeh, Minarose Ismail, Jan Fousek, John David Griffiths Connectivity modulation by dual‐site tACS – computational and experimental perspectives – Bettina Schwab, Silvana Huertas Penen, Mareike Gann Model‐based perturbational neurophysiological markers of TMS iTBS in Treatment‐Resistant Depression – Davide Momi, Zheng Wang, Fidel Vila Rodriguez, Jonathan Downar, Jeff Daskalakis, Jennifer Lissmore, Reza Zomorrodi, Daphne Voineskos, Daniel Blumberger, John Griffiths Virtual brain twins for medicine – Viktor Jirsa, Borana Dollomaja Computational models for the treatment of refractory epilepsy with deep brain stimulation – Maria Carla Piastra, Kuan H. Kho, Nadezhda Chaplinskaia, Bettina C. Schwab, Michel J.A.M. van Putten, Robert Oostenveld, Marleen C. Tjepkema-Cloostermans Relevance of E-fields below activation threshold for deep brain stimulation – Bettina C. Schwab, Thomas Keizers, Maud Bosman, Maria Carla Piastra Generating, validating and applying volume conductor models for electric field simulations to determine and optimize the brain regions targeting by transcranial brain stimulation – Axel Thielscher, Oula Puonti, Lars G. Hanson, Jesper D. Nielsen, Teresa Cunha, Torge Worbs, Kristoffer H. Madsen, Frodi Gregersen |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2G: Cheers to Promising New Avenues in TMS for Alcohol Use Disorder/Front & Center: The emerging prominence of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex (MPFC) as a transdiagnostic neuromodulation treatment target
Session Chair: Hamed Ekhtiari, Colleen Hanlon, Daniel McCalley, Claudia Padula
[501 KICC] Targeting the executive control network via the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for the treatment of alcohol use disorder – Claudia Padula, Daniel McCalley, Timothy Durazzo Identifying optimal TMS targets to reduce alcohol cue‐reactivity in AUD: A head‐to‐head comparison of MPFC and DLPFC stimulation – Kaitlin Kinney, Daniel McCalley, Julia Wolf, James Prisciandaro, Lisa McTeague, Colleen Hanlon Targeting the medial prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices with Deep TMS in alcohol use disorder: Clinical, fMRI, DTI, and EEG outcomes – Abraham Zangen Alternative TMS targeting approaches in AUD: exploring fMRI‐guided and posterior cortical targets to enhance treatment outcomes – Daniel McCalley, Lauren Sanderson, Logan Dowdle, Shan Siddiqi, Kristen Ellard, Joseph Taylor, Colleen Hanlon, Claudia Padula Replicable connectivity patterns of the frontopolar cortex and DLPFC: Implications for personalized brain stimulation in substance use disorder – Hamed Ekhtiari, Ghazeleh Soleimani Targeting the MPFC in depression: Novel insights from a multisite deep TMS trial and future directions – Abraham Zangen, Uri Alyagon Neuromodulation of the MPFC and OFC in depression, anxiety, and OCD: How can we identify those patients who will benefit? – Andrew Leuchter The frontal pole and the MPFC as brain stimulation targets: New insights from neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and functional connectivity – Colleen Hanlon, Kaitlin Kinney |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2H: Development and optimization of customized optomechanical stimulation therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders/Invasive vs non‐invasive single pulse stimulation across scales and models
Session Chair: Oscar Carvalho, Andrea Pigorini, Rina Zelmann
[502 KICC] Unraveling the potential of transcranial photobiomodulation and ultrasound stimulation for brain therapeutics: an introduction – Susana O. Catarino, Nuno Fernandes, Francisca Monteiro, Sofia Oliveira, Filipa Fernandes, Filipe Silva, Óscar Carvalho Experimental and in silico models for studying light propagation in the head – Filipa Fernandes, Filipe Silva, Nuno Sousa, Óscar Carvalho, Susana O. Catarino Mapping and modeling ultrasound propagation for tailored brain therapies – Óscar Carvalho, Francisca Monteiro, Sofia Oliveira, Filipa Fernandes, Filipe Silva, Susana O. Catarino In vitro optimization of photobiomodulation and ultrasound stimulation protocols for Alzheimer’s disease therapy – Francisca Monteiro, Sofia Oliveira, Carlos Marques, Georgia Papadimitriou, Joana Silva, Jorge Padrão, Susana O. Catarino, Ioannis Sotiropoulos, Filipe Silva, Óscar Carvalho Transcranial magnetic vs intracranial electric stimulation: a direct comparison of their effects via scalp EEG recordings – Renzo Comolatti, Andrea Pigorini, Gabriel Hassan, Simone Russo, Ezequiel Mikulan, Michele Colombo, Elisabetta Litterio, Sara Parmigiani, Marcello Massimini Investigating the neural effects of TMS using intracranial recordings in humans – Corey Keller, Umair Hassan, Jeffrey Wang, Ethan Solomon, Hiroyuki Oya, Nicholas Trapp, Aaron Boes Thalamic feedback shapes brain responses evoked by cortical stimulation in mice and humans – Simone Sarasso, Leslie Claar, Lydia Marks, Giri Krishnan, Giulia Furregoni, Flavia Maria Zauli, Gabriel Hassan, Michela Solbiati, Piergiorgio d’Orio Intracortical mechanisms of single pulse electrical stimulation (SPES) evoked excitations and inhibitions in humans – László Entz, Boglárka Hajnal, Johanna Petra Szabó, Emilia Tóth, Corey Keller, Lucia Wittner, Ashesh D. Mehta, Loránd Erőss, István Ulbert, Dániel Fabó |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
Symposium 2H: Development and optimization of customized optomechanical stimulation therapies for the treatment of neurological disorders/Invasive vs non‐invasive single pulse stimulation across scales and models
Session Chair: Oscar Carvalho, Andrea Pigorini, Rina Zelmann
[502 KICC] Unraveling the potential of transcranial photobiomodulation and ultrasound stimulation for brain therapeutics: an introduction – Susana O. Catarino, Nuno Fernandes, Francisca Monteiro, Sofia Oliveira, Filipa Fernandes, Filipe Silva, Óscar Carvalho Experimental and in silico models for studying light propagation in the head – Filipa Fernandes, Filipe Silva, Nuno Sousa, Óscar Carvalho, Susana O. Catarino Mapping and modeling ultrasound propagation for tailored brain therapies – Óscar Carvalho, Francisca Monteiro, Sofia Oliveira, Filipa Fernandes, Filipe Silva, Susana O. Catarino In vitro optimization of photobiomodulation and ultrasound stimulation protocols for Alzheimer’s disease therapy – Francisca Monteiro, Sofia Oliveira, Carlos Marques, Georgia Papadimitriou, Joana Silva, Jorge Padrão, Susana O. Catarino, Ioannis Sotiropoulos, Filipe Silva, Óscar Carvalho Transcranial magnetic vs intracranial electric stimulation: a direct comparison of their effects via scalp EEG recordings – Renzo Comolatti, Andrea Pigorini, Gabriel Hassan, Simone Russo, Ezequiel Mikulan, Michele Colombo, Elisabetta Litterio, Sara Parmigiani, Marcello Massimini Investigating the neural effects of TMS using intracranial recordings in humans – Corey Keller, Umair Hassan, Jeffrey Wang, Ethan Solomon, Hiroyuki Oya, Nicholas Trapp, Aaron Boes Thalamic feedback shapes brain responses evoked by cortical stimulation in mice and humans – Simone Sarasso, Leslie Claar, Lydia Marks, Giri Krishnan, Giulia Furregoni, Flavia Maria Zauli, Gabriel Hassan, Michela Solbiati, Piergiorgio d’Orio Intracortical mechanisms of single pulse electrical stimulation (SPES) evoked excitations and inhibitions in humans – László Entz, Boglárka Hajnal, Johanna Petra Szabó, Emilia Tóth, Corey Keller, Lucia Wittner, Ashesh D. Mehta, Loránd Erőss, István Ulbert, Dániel Fabó |
| 6:15 PM – 6:15 PM |
On Demand Poster Symposium Session 2
[Ohwada Room]
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| 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Zabara Foundation Reception [Ohwada Room] |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
| 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM |
ZMT Zurich MedTech Workshop: From Exposure Physics to Physiology: Next-Generation Neuromodulation Research with Sim4Life
[Reception Hall] See details |
| 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM |
Vielight Workshop: The Continuing Rise of Photobiomodulation in Brain Stimulation - Updates for 2025
[501 KICC] See details |
| 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM |
Storz Medical Workshop (breakfast available)
[502 KICC] See details |
| 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Plenary Lectures
Session chaired by Charlotte Stagg
[Portopia Hall] See details |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Refreshment break [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Plenary Lectures
Session chaired by Charlotte Stagg
[Portopia Hall] See details |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Lunch and Poster Session 2
[Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 1: Advances in ECT
[Main Hall KICC] Session Description: This workshop provides hands-on demonstrations and round table discussions on the latest advances in Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Experts will share insights into innovative techniques, clinical outcomes, and best practices in ECT. Experts:
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| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 2: Hands on TMS Physiology
[Reception Hall] Session Description: Engage in practical demonstrations and discussions on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) physiology led by prominent experts in the field. Experts:
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| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 3: Controversies in DBS
[301 KICC] Session Description: An expert panel will discuss current controversies in deep brain stimulation (DBS), exploring challenges and future directions in neuromodulation for movement and psychiatric disorders. Experts:
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| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 4: Expert Discussion of TES
[401+402 KICC] Session Description: A discussion session on transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) featuring insights from leading experts on the current challenges and future prospects of TES in neuromodulation. Experts:
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| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 5: The latest on pulsed ultrasound
[501 KICC] Session Description: Discover the latest developments in pulsed ultrasound for brain stimulation through hands-on demonstrations and expert discussions. Expert:
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| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 6: Important Issues and Update with taVNS
[502 KICC] Session Description: An interactive session discussing the latest updates, challenges, and clinical implications of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS). Experts:
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| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Workshop 7: Clinical applications of rTMS: a discussion with experts
[403 KICC] Session Description: Engage with a panel of experts as they discuss clinical applications, challenges, and future directions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Experts:
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| 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Plenary Lectures
Session chaired by Charlotte Stagg
[Portopia Hall] Session Description: This session features plenary lectures presenting new targets and methods for brain stimulation in movement disorders and connectomic approaches for deep brain stimulation. Presentations:
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| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Lunch and Poster Session 2
[Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM | Refreshment break [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3A: Cranial nerve stimulation for cognitive modulation: Insights from animal and human studies on physiological and biochemical mechanisms, pathways, and parameter/ Non-invasive brain stimulation for neuropsychiatric disorders
Session Chair: J Douglas Bremner, Ritsuko Hanajima, Sandra K. Loo, Giacomo Koch
[Portopia Hall]
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| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3B: Cracking the Vagus Code: Advancing our understanding of key mechanisms and biomarkers in transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation/ Non-invasive VNS: Hope or Hype?
Session Chair: Fioravante Capone, Seth Hays, Catherine Thorn, Vesna van Midden
[Main Hall KICC] Presentations:
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| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3C: Digging the roots of cognition: New insights into linguistic processing using brain stimulation and imaging/ Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques in Alzheimer's disease 2.0
Session Chair: Anna-Lisa Schuler, Maarten Van Den Bossche
[Reception Hall KICC]
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| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3D: Dynamics of Frontal Networks: What can we learn from Multi-Modal Stimulation Techniques/ Orbitofrontal cortex: an emerging therapeutic target for TMS in depression
Session Chair: Jonathan Downar, Sara Parmigiani
[301 KICC]
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| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3E: Mechanisms of Electroconvulsive Therapy: from microstructures to brain networks / The excited brain in ECT: from seizure to postictal state and beyond
Session Chair: Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Jeroen van Waarde
[401+402 KICC] Neurobiological mechanisms of electroconvulsive therapy for depression: Insights into hippocampal volumetric increases from clinical and preclinical studies – Yoshifumi Abe, Kenji Tanaka, Akihiro Takamiya Synaptic density changes following electroconvulsive therapy: a longitudinal pilot study with PET-MR 11C-UCB-J imaging in late-life depression – Maarten Laroy, Louise Emsell, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Filip Bouckaert Electroconvulsive therapy induced changes in structural and functional connectivity – Noora Tuovinen, Alex Hofer, Olga Ousdal, Giulio Brancati, Leif Oltedal Cortical and subcortical gray matter volume change and cognitive performance after Electroconvulsive Therapy – Maximilian Kiebs, Olga Ousdal, Danielle Farrar, Maarten Laroy, Erik Erhardt, Christopher Abbott Exploring postictal recovery with acetaminophen or nimodipine: a randomized-controlled crossover trial – Jeroen van Waarde, Julia Pottkämper, Joey Verdijk, Sven Stuiver, Esmee Verwijk, Guido van Wingen, Michel van Putten, Jeannette Hofmeijer Temporal dynamics of electroconvulsive therapy induced seizures – Sven Stuiver, Prejaas Tewarie, Julia Pottkämper, Joey Verdijk, Freek ten Doesschate, Michel van Putten, Jeannette Hofmeijer, Jeroen van Waarde Postictal cerebral perfusion and functional connectivity after ECT-induced seizures – Julia Pottkämper, Joey Verdijk, Sven Stuiver, Freek ten Doesschate, Michel van Putten, Jeannette Hofmeijer, Jeroen van Waarde, Guido van Wingen Temporal trajectory of changes in cerebral volume and diffusion during and after the ECT-course – Joey Verdijk, Julia Pottkämper, Freek ten Doesschate, Laurens van de Mortel, Sven Stuiver, Leif Oltedal, Esmee Verwijk, Michel van Putten, Jeannette Hofmeijer, Guido van Wingen, Jeroen van Waarde |
| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3F: From treatment to prevention of motor deficits/ Mapping and facilitating descending motor pathways after stroke: implications for recovery
Session Chair: Melina Engelhardt
[403 KICC] Brain-state dependent TMS of motor cortex for treatment of motor deficits after stroke – Ulf Ziemann The aim of an individual read-out of motor reorganization after stroke – Caroline Tscherpel Individualizing rTMS therapy in motor eloquent brain tumor patients – between treatment and prevention – Melina Engelhardt, Heike Schneider, Ulrike Grittner, Peter Vajkoczy, Tizian Rosenstock, Thomas Picht Network engagement prior to brain stimulation: current state and future vision – Pantelis Lioumis, Salla Autti, Dogu Baran Aydogan, Ida Granö, Juha Gogulski, Mia Liljeström, Hanna Renvall, Elena Ukharova, Selja Vaalto, Risto Ilmoniemi A compositional neurophysiology biomarker for predicting stroke recovery and outcome – Maxine Shanks, Emma Savelon, Harry Jordan, John Cirillo, Cathy Stinear, Winston Byblow Subcortical motor pathways in humans: age- and stroke-related effects – Ronan Mooney, Manuel Anaya, Pablo Celnik Developing personalized brain state-dependent TMS to target residual corticospinal connections after stroke – Uttara Khatri, Tharan Suresh, Muskan Manesiya, Valeria Marquez, José del Millán, Michael Borich, Sara Hussain Transcranial random noise stimulation and functional-electrical stimulation-assisted task-specific practice to improve upper extremity function after moderate-to-severe stroke: a pilot randomized clinical trial – Amit Sethi, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Chandramouli Krishnan |
| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3G: Advances in adaptive DBS: from animal models to clinical practice / Advances in deep brain stimulation across neurological and psychiatric disorders
Session Chair: Shiro Horisawa, Katsuo Kimura, Alberto Mazzoni, Kristina Simonyan, Jens Volkmann
[501 KICC] Clinical biomarkers and programming guidelines for adaptive deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease – Ioannis Isaias, Claudio Baiata, Ibrahem Hanafi, Laura Caffi, Salvatore Bonvegna, Manuela Pilleri, Nicolò Pozzi, Alberto Priori, Gianni Pezzoli, Chiara Palmisano, Jens Volkmann, Katsuo Kimura Task-related biomarkers and technical developments for adaptive deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease – Salvatore Falciglia, Laura Caffi, Rita Habib, Ibrahem Hanafi, Nicolò Pozzi, Sara Marceglia, Mattia Arlotti, Lorenzo Rossi, Alberto Mazzoni, Ioannis Isaias, Chiara Palmisano Closed-loop deep brain stimulation beyond Parkinson’s disease: opportunities, biomarkers and brain signal decoding – Roxanne Lofredi, Wolf-Julian Neumann Biomarkers for deep brain stimulation in animal models of movement disorders – Katarina Hofman, Jia Zhi Chen, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Chi Wang Ip Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders: 2025 and beyond – Alfonso Fasano, Dr. Andreas Horn DystoniaDBSNet: A novel deep learning biomarker of predictive treatment outcomes in dystonia – Kristina Simonyan, Dongren Yao Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis-1 Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial and an Intracranial Physiological Biomarker Predictor – Bomin Sun Motor and Non-Motor Impacts of Forel’s Field DBS for Dystonia – Shiro Horisawa, Kilsoo Kim, QIAN Bouhi, Masahiko Nishitani, Takaomi Taira |
| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 3H: Improving the reliability and effectiveness of TMS protocols through physiologically informed methods / Mapping, modelling and stimulating dysfunctional circuit dynamics underlying levodopa-induced dyskinesia: a cross-species multi-methods approach in Parkinson’s disease
Session Chair: Molly Hermiller, Julio C. Hernandez-Pavon, Hartwig Siebner
[502 KICC] TMS-evoked potentials in the dlPFC: methodological considerations, reliability and sensory confounds – Juha Gogulski, Christopher C. Cline, Jessica M. Ross, Jade Truong, Manjima Sarkar, Sara Parmigiani, Ajay Surbamanian, Corey J. Keller Investigating and manipulating effective connectivity of motor networks – Julio C. Hernandez-Pavon Assessing the effects of theta-burst patterned TMS on Hippocampal-Cortical Network fMRI connectivity – Molly S. Hermiller Real-time influence of episodic memory retrieval on the sensorimotor network – Michael Freedberg, Rahmawati Rahmawati, Sara Hussain Neuromodulation of corticostriatal dysfunction in PD dyskinesias: where and how? – M. Angela Cenci, Teodor Nyman, Per Petersson Biomarkers of levodopa-induced dyskinesia from human brain imaging and stimulation studies – David Meder, Birgitte Liang Chen Thomsen, Mikkel C. Vinding, Annemette Løkkegaard, Hartwig R. Siebner Low-frequency rTMS of pre-SMA as an intervention for levodopa-induced dyskinesia – Hartwig R. Siebner, Laura Sakalauskaite, Annemette Løkkegaard, David Meder, Lasse Christiansen Biomarkers for individualized DBS in movement disorders – Andrea Kühn, Jeroen Habets, Johannes Busch, Dr. Lucia Feldmann |
| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
On Demand Poster Symposium Session 3
[Ohwada Room]
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| 06:30 PM – 10:30 PM |
Conference Dinner – Meriken Park Hotel – sponsored by Sigmastim
[Meriken Park Hotel] 6:40 PM – 6 coaches depart Portopia Hotel 7:20 PM – Coaches return to collect remaining guests 7:00–8:00 PM – Arrival at Meriken Park Hotel for welcome drinks 7:45 PM – Buffet service begins 8:45 PM – Speeches 9:00 PM – Awaodori performance 9:45 PM – Coaches depart for return |
| Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | |
| 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM |
Brainbox Workshop (breakfast available)
[501 KICC] See details |
| 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Plenary Lectures
Session chaired by Marom Bikson
[Portopia Hall] [PL09] Shirley Fecteau, Laval University, Canada – Riding the wave of noninvasive neuromodulation in the field of addictions [PL10] Takenobu Murakami, Tottori University, Japan – Noninvasive brain stimulation for dementing disorders: from bench to bedside for a bright future |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Refreshment break [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Plenary Lectures
Session chaired by Marom Bikson
[Portopia Hall] [PL11] Andre Brunoni, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil – Advances in non-invasive neuromodulation for major depressive disorder: From mechanisms to precision therapies [PL12] Hot Topic Lecture 2 – Adam Bauer, Washington University School of Medicine, USA – Optical mapping of cortical organization in mice: circuits to behaviors |
| 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM | Lunch and Poster Session 3 [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4A: Methods for individualized cortical mapping in research and clinics
Session Chair: Victor H. Souza
[Portopia Hall] Characterization of a robotic multi-locus transcranial magnetic stimulation platform for precise brain stimulation – Renan H. Matsuda Voxel-wise analyses of motor cortex functions with multichannel TMS – Ole Numssen TMS custom coil design for targeted brain stimulation – Clemente Cobos Sánchez, José Antonio Vílchez Membrilla, Víctor Salas Moreno Neuropsychiatric comorbidities and TMS biomarker influence postsurgical seizure outcomes in children with refractory focal epilepsy – Adrianna Giuffre, Melissa Tsuboyama, Song Dam, Karen Alvarado, Ali Jannati, Jingjing Liu, Paul MacMullin, Alexander Rotenberg |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4B: Intraoperative cortical stimulation: principles and practice / Measure Thrice and Cut Once: Combined use of Electrophysiological and Brain Stimulation Modalities in Epilepsy Surgery
Session Chair: Yew Long Lo, Shalini Narayana, James Wheless
[Main Hall KICC] Functional neuroanatomical correlates of intraoperative cortical stimulation – Yew Long Lo Mapping and monitoring language networks using cortico-cortical evoked potentials – Riki Matsumoto Motor evoked potential by cerebral cortical stimulation during IOM – Kyung Seok Park Direct brain stimulation during awake surgery preserving higher cognitive function for brain tumors – Mitsutoshi Nakada Challenges in managing patients with intractable epilepsy: An integrated multidisciplinary approach – James Wheless Presurgical mapping using MEG: Background and clinical utility in children and adults undergoing epilepsy surgery – Hisako Fujiwara Functional mapping using TMS: Background and clinical utility in children and adults undergoing epilepsy surgery – Negar Noorizadeh |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4C: Clinical applications of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) / Wireless Neurostimulation with Nanoscale and milliscale piezoelectric devices
Session Chair: Sven Bestmann, Ali Jahanshahi, Antonio Oliviero, Vanesa Soto
[Reception Hall KICC] Efficacy of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation in improving upper limb function in subacute stroke patients – Tatsuya Mima, Sumiya Shibata Transcranial static magnetic field stimulation in movement disorders – Claudia Ammann, Guglielmo Foffani Transcranial static magnetic stimulation, a novel approach to refractory epilepsy – Casto Rivadulla, Catia Martinez-Barja, Teresa Lema-Facal, Francisco Javier Lopez Gonzalez, Eduardo Suarez, Concepcion Paz, Javier Cudeiro Transcranial static magnetic stimulation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – Vincenzo Di Lazzaro Wireless stimulation with magnetoelectric nanoelectrodes reverses the motor deficits in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease – Ali Jahanshahi, David Dominguez Paredes, Berkhan Genc, Yasin Temel, Kristen Kozielski Modeling magnetoelectric nanoparticles demonstrating its spatial selectivity for neural stimulation with in vivo experimental validation – Prachi Kumari, Ali Jahanshahi, Kristen Kozielski Magnetoelectric film for wireless low-frequency neuromodulation – Asli Aydin, Ali Jahanshahi, Pouria Esmaeili-Dokht, Mertcan Han, Gaurav Gardi, Yasin Temel, Metin Sitti Ultrasound-Responsive Piezoelectric Nanoparticles for Remote Neuronal Activation and Differentiation – Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4D: Mechanisms of Parkinson's disease and Mood Disorders: From Deep Brain Stimulation to Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation / DBS Mechanisms: From synapses to systems
Session Chair: Abdelhamid Benazzouz, Kara Johnson, Lee Wei Lim, Luka Milosevic
[401+402 KICC] Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation Enhances Antidepressants And Memory in Animal Models – Wing Shan Yu, Stephen Kugbere Agadagba, Abdelrahman B. M. Eldaly, Lee Wei Lim, Leanne Hai-Hang Chan Deep Brain Stimulation: From Antidepressants to Memory Enhancement – Lee Wei Lim The Role of Serotonergic System In Mediating Mood Effects Of Deep Brain Stimulation Of The Subthalamic Nucleus In Parkinson’s Disease – Ali Jahanshahi, Yasin Temel Neural Oscillations Inform Deep Brain Stimulation For Cognitive And Motor Symptoms In Parkinson’s Disease – Carina R Oehrn, Narges Salehi, Immo Weber, Wiebke Petershagen, Stephanie Cernera, Lauren H Hammer, Maria Shcherbakova, Jiaang Yao, Amelia Hahn, Sarah Wang, Jill L Ostrem, Simon Little, Philip A Starr Towards “synaptomic” deep brain stimulation: Electrophysiological targeting of basal ganglia pathways – Luka Milosevic Evoked resonant neural activity to guide deep brain stimulation for movement disorders – Kara Johnson Mapping and modulating dysfunctional brain circuits across disorders using deep brain stimulation – Barbara Hollunder Shared network mechanisms of dopamine and deep brain stimulation for intelligent closed-loop neurostimulation – Wolf-Julian Neumann |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4E: Neurodynamics drives the effectiveness of neuromodulation via tDCS / Tailoring tES: innovative strategies for protocol individualization to enhance neuromodulation outcomes
Session Chair: Serena Fiocchi, Alberto Pisoni, Franca Tecchio, Miles Wischnewski
[401+402 KICC] Electric Fields Induced in the Brain by Transcranial Electric Stimulation: A Review of In Vivo Recordings – Matteo Guidetti, Mattia Arlotti, Tommaso Bocci, Anna Maria Bianchi, Marta Parazzini, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori tDCS volume conductor modeling: individualized and population-level electric field analysis – Akimasa Hirata, Sachiko Kodera, Yoshiki Kubota, Essam A. Rashed, Ilkka Laakso Using tDCS to Investigate Fear Extinction in a Large Population of Healthy Volunteers – Michael Nitsche, Yuanbo Ma, Giorgi Batzikadse, Fujia Jiao, Fatemeh Yavari Local neurodynamics and tDCS effects: a guide for symptom mitigation interventions – Karolina Armonaite, Giovanni Assenza, Massimo Bertoli, Livio Conti, Pierpaolo Croce, Riccardo Di Iorio, Eugenia Gianni, Giuseppe Granata, Joy Grifoni, Teresa L'Abbate, Annalisa Pascarella, Giovanni Pellegrino, Giada Persichilli, Camillo Porcaro, Filippo Zappasodi, Luca Paulon, Franca Tecchio Retrospective and prospective modelling of Electrical Field to individualize tDCS dose: neurophysiological evidence from TMS-EEG – Alberto Pisoni, Eleonora Arrigoni, Leonor Josefina Romero Lauro A computational approach to tune tDCS stimulation intensity based on anatomical features – Giulia Caiani, Marta Bonato, Emma Chiaramello, Marta Parazzini, Serena Fiocchi Anatomy-driven variability in tDCS: effects of individual electric fields on motor cortical excitability – Ilkka Laakso Meta-analytic electric field modeling to identify optimal stimulation locations – Miles Wischnewski |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4F: Neuromodulation and traumatic injury: Insights from in vitro to in vivo preclinical models / Novel brain stimulation therapies to promote recovery after stroke – clinical implementation, treatment personalization, mechanistic explanation and scientific exploration
Session Chair: Rick Dijkhuizen, Milorad Dragi, Friedhelm Hummel, Stephane Vinit
[403 KICC] rTMS induces respiratory neuroplasticity in a preclinical model of spinal cord injury – Stephane Vinit, Arnaud Mansart (Paris-Saclay University / UVSQ, France) A combinatorial therapy of rTMS and breathing synchronized-electrical stimulation to induce respiratory neuroplasticity after cervical SCI: from pre-clinical studies to human translation – Isabelle Vivodtzev (Neuroscience Paris Seine IBPS, France) Microglia mediate rTMS-induced synaptic plasticity – Andreas Vlachos (University of Freiburg, Germany) Effects of repetitive magnetic stimulation on glial migration and glia-derived inflammation In Vitro: Potential for spinal cord injury treatment – Milorad Dragic (University of Belgrade, Serbia) Personalization of non-invasive brain stimulation to enhance the magnitude of recovery from stroke – Friedhelm C. Hummel (Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland) Novel invasive methods to promote recovery after cerebral lesions – Jordyn Ting, Erinn Grigsby, Jonathan Ho, Lilly Tang, Arianna Damiani, Kaila Stipancic, Donald Crammond, Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, Elvira Pirondini (University of Pittsburgh, USA; University at Buffalo, USA) Implementation of rTMS treatment in post-stroke clinical rehabilitation – Jord Vink, Tessa Verhoeff, Johanna Visser-Meily, Bart van der Worp, Rick Dijkhuizen (University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands) Abnormal premovement interhemispheric interactions are present in the chronic but not in the acute or subacute post-stroke periods – Jing Xu, Meret Branscheidt, Heidi Schambra, Levke Steiner, Mario Widmer, Jörn Diedrichsen, Jeff Goldsmith, Martin Lindquist, Tomoko Kitago, Andreas Luft, John Krakauer, Pablo Celnik |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4G: New Frontiers in Targeting-Optimizing and Modeling Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation / Target to Trial: Translating brain lesions and networks to therapeutic brain stimulation targets – from self-injury to anxiety, anorexia, and dystonia
Session Chair: Leo Chen, Thomas Knosche, Axel Thielscher, Konstantin Weise
[501 KICC] A coupling model of transcranial magnetic stimulation activation of cortical cell populations – Aaron Miller, Thomas R. Knösche, Konstantin Weise Accounting for electric field distortions in neural tissue when simulating TMS thresholds – Thomas R. Knösche, Sergey N. Makaroff, Ole Numssen, Marom Bikson, Konstantin Weise Automatic position and shape optimization of flexible TMS coils to improve coil placement during electric field simulations – Bianka Rumi, Torge Worbs, Kristoffer H. Madsen, Axel Thielscher A flexible optimization framework for transcranial electric stimulation, temporal interference stimulation and tumor treating fields – Axel Thielscher, Konstantin Weise, Kristoffer H. Madsen, Thomas R. Knösche, Torge Worbs, Anders Korshøj Cortical thickness in ten year-olds two years prior to onset of non-suicidal self-injury: relationships to impulsivity – Lisanne Jenkins, Melinda Westlund Schreiner, Jason Washburn, Kathryn Cullen, Hugh Garavan, Stewart Shankman, Lei Wang Translation of lesion network mapping findings to therapeutic targets in cervical dystonia – Daniel Corp, Jordan Morrison-Ham, Aleksi Kokkonen, Juho Joutsa Functional connectivity-informed individualized transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for anorexia nervosa – Leo Chen, Elizabeth Thomas, Lisanne Jenkins, Rebecca Ho, Violet Francis, Andris Cerins, Shan Siddiqi, Joseph Taylor |
| 01:30 PM – 03:30 PM |
Symposium 4H: Advanced In Silico Techniques for Next-Generation Stimulation and Sensing Technologies / Advances in automated algorithms, robotics, and coil designs for TMS
Session Chair: Risto Ilmoniemi, Niels Kuster, Taylor Newton, Victor H. Souza
[502 KICC] Highly personalized modeling of stimulation-driven brain network responses for next-generation neuromodulation – Fariba Karimi, Taylor H. Newton, Melanie Steiner, Javier Garcia Ordonez, Elena Beanato, Friedhelm C. Hummel, Niels Kuster, Esra Neufeld In Silico Safety Investigation of Temporal Interference Stimulation and Electric Stimulation in the Presence of Implants – Antonino M. Cassara, Fariba Karimi, Taylor Newton, Myles Capstick, Niels Kuster, Esra Neufeld, Dr. Tobias Ruff Insights on neural sensing from biophysically-detailed models of neural circuits – Joseph Tharayil, Antonino M. Cassara, Bryn Lloyd, Silvia Farcito, Niels Kuster, Esra Neufeld, Michael Reimann, Werner Van Geit Biophysics-based surrogate modeling for neural interface optimization, activity mapping, and closed-loop control of electroceuticals – Esra Neufeld, Werner Van Geit, Javier Garcia Ordonez, Antonino M. Cassara, Niels Kuster Design and prototyping of transcranial magnetic stimulator coils with deeply penetrating electric fields – Masaki Sekino, Anna Iino, Motofumi Fushimi, Yoshihiro Noda A multi-locus TMS coil array for cerebellar stimulation – Victor Souza Dual-site TMS guided by robotic and tractography-based neuronavigation – Oswaldo Baffa Targeting multi-locus TMS with Bayesian optimization – Ida Granö, Olli-Pekka Kahilakoski, Miriam Kirchhoff, Oskari Ahola, Giulia Pieramico, Mikael Laine, Aino E. Nieminen, Ana M. Soto, Renan H. Matsuda, Heikki Sinisalo, Matilda Makkonen, Risto Ilmoniemi, Victor Souza, Tuomas Mutanen, Pantelis Lioumis |
| 13:30-15:30 |
On Demand Poster Symposium Session 4 [Ohwada Room]
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| 05:30-16:00 | Refreshment break [Ohwada & Ohwada Foyer] |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Symposium 5A: On concurrent TMS-EEG-fMRI: methods and applications / Recent advances toward clinical application of TMS-EEG neurophysiology for neuropsychiatric disorders
Session Chair: Dogu Baran Aydogan, Fabio Ferrarelli, Lucia Navarro de Lara
[Portopia Hall] fMRI-EEG-TMS (fET): a three-way multimodal system to personalize EEG-synchronized closed-loop rTMS treatment for depression and suicide risk – Jayce Doose, Xiaoxiao Sun, Corbin Ping, Ruxue Gong, Chichi Chang, Noam Schneck, Robin Goldman, Mark S. George, Paul Sajda, Lisa M. McTeague (Medical University of South Carolina, USA; Columbia University, USA; University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) Preliminary investigation on EEG phase-triggered TMS with concurrent fMRI – Joonas Petteri Laurinoja, Umair Hassan, Mikko Nyrhinen, Matilda Makkonen, Pantelis Lioumis, Fa-Hsuan Lin, Christoph Zrenner, Risto J. Ilmoniemi, Dogu Baran Aydogan (University of Eastern Finland, USA; Stanford University, USA; Aalto University, Finland; University of Toronto, Canada) The “RF-EEG Cap”: a novel flexible head coil receive-only coil to perform concurrent TMS-EEG-fMRI experiments – Lucia Navarro de Lara, Mohammad Daneshszand, Sebastian Ardila, Jason P. Stockmann, Lawrence L. Wald, Jyrki Ahveninen, Aapo Nummenmaa (Athinoula A Martinos Center, USA; Mass General Brigham Inc, USA; Harvard Medical School, USA) Advancements in TMS-EEG for studying cortico-cortical connectivity – Marta Bortoletto (IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Italy) The association between cross-frequency coupling and neuroplasticity via paired associative stimulation: TMS-EEG study – Reza Zomorrodi, Tarek Rajji, Daniel Blumberger, Zafiris Daskalakis (University of Toronto, Canada; UC San Diego Health, USA) TMS-assessed prefrontal cortical oscillatory slowing is associated with worse cognitive performance and worse negative symptoms in early course schizophrenia – Francesco Donati, Ahmad Mayeli, Bruno Couto, Kamakashi Sharma, Sabine Janssen, Robert Krafty, Adenauer Casali, Fabio Ferrarelli (University of Pittsburgh, USA; Aalborg University, Denmark; Emory University, USA; Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil) TMS-EEG: a tool to study the pathophysiology of brain dysfunction after injury – Mario Rosanova, Simone Sarasso, Marcello Massimini (University of Milan, Italy) |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Symposium 5B: Transcranial Pulse Stimulation: recent advances, challenges and pitfalls
Session Chair: Georg Kranz, Lars Wojtecki
[Main Hall KICC] Introducing a multifocal approach for transcranial pulse stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease: from long-term data to F-TOP2 – Celine Cont (Heinrich Heine University, Germany) Transcranial pulse stimulation for major depressive disorder – first results from a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial – Georg Kranz (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Efficacy of a 24-week long term transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS) on cognition and brain structure in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – Pak Wing Cheng (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Neurophysiological Effects of Transcranial Pulse Stimulation in Alzheimer’s Disease: An EEG Study – Lars Wojtecki (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany) |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Symposium 5C: Paradigm shift in neuromodulation for compulsive spectrum disorder / Precision TMS: Hardware-software integrated solutions
Session Chair: Risto Ilmoniemi, Keiichiro Mukai, Stefano Pallanti, Zhengyi Yang
[Reception Hall KICC] TMS for OCD spectrum: towards personalization – Stefano Pallanti (Istituto di Neuroscienze, Italy; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA) A paradigm shift in neuromodulation: the promise of personalized multi-locus TMS for targeted treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions – Risto J. Ilmoniemi, Ida Granö, Dubravko Kičić, Jonna Levola, Tiina Paunio, Timo Roine, Victor Souza, Pantelis Lioumis (Aalto University, Finland) Real-time E-field stimulation combined with Atlas for optimal coil placement – Fang Jin, Zhengyi Yang, Xuefeng Lu, Tianzi Jiang (Brainnetome Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Neuronavigation techniques and devices for precision TMS – Zhengyi Yang, Fang Jin, Xuefeng Lu, Tianzi Jiang (Brainnetome Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Targeting dysfunctional circuits using brain stimulation: the latest on personalization and beyond – Robin Cash (University of Melbourne, Australia) Advances in connectivity-informed TMS in adult and youth depression – Nga Yan Tse (The University of Melbourne, Australia) Evaluation of hemodynamic changes using near-infrared spectroscopy in patients with tic-related OCD for possible optimization of neuromodulation – Keiichiro Mukai, Shun Ogino, Yukihiko Hosoi, Masahiko Sakurai, Kazuhisa Hayashida, Hisato Matsunaga (Hyogo Medical University, Japan) |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Symposium 5D: Uncovering Hidden Influences in tDCS: Bridging Overlooked Factors with Clinical Efficacy and Mechanistic Understanding
Session Chair: Jens Allaert, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt
[403 KICC] Investigating the mechanism of action of tDCS – Emma Lescrauwaet, Evelien Carrette, Robrecht Raedt, Mathieu Sprengers, Ann Mertens, Paul Boon, Kristl Vonck (Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent; Eindhoven University of Technology) Harnessing placebos: unveiling the role of expectations in prefrontal tDCS effects on emotion regulation – Jens Allaert, Rudi De Raedt, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt (Ghent University, Belgium) Noise variability and predictability in tDCS – Carlo Miniussi (University of Trento, Italy) Transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of schizophrenia: towards functional improvement – Tomiki Sumiyoshi, Yuji Yamada (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan) |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Symposium 5E: Revisiting brain stimulation for chronic pain: New approaches based on pathophysiology / Smart deep brain stimulation: moving into the future of neuromodulation for neurological disorders
Session Chair: Aysegul Gunduz, Zelma Kiss
[401+402 KICC] Revisiting brain stimulation for chronic pain: New approaches based on pathophysiology – Zelma Kiss, Ausaf Bari, Giulia Liberati, Prasad Shirvalkar (University of Calgary, USA; UCLA, USA; Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium; UCSF, USA) Personalized brain network dynamics of spontaneous and evoked pain – influence of responsive brain stimulation – Prasad Shirvalkar, Ryan Leriche, Jeremy Saal, Philip Starr, Edward Chang (UCSF, USA) Modulating Neural Oscillations to Alleviate Pain Using Invasive and Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Techniques – Giulia Liberati (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium) Deep brain stimulation of the subgenual cingulate cortex for chronic low back pain: a first in human clinical trial – Ausaf Bari, Evie Tsolaki, Michael Ward, Scott Krahl, Nader Pouratian (UCLA, USA; West LA VA Medical Center, USA; UT Southwestern, USA) Defining Targets for Tic Detection and Suppression in Tourette Syndrome DBS – Aysegul Gunduz (University of Florida, USA) Are Beta Oscillations Still a Reliable Biomarker? A 25-Year Perspective from Acute to Chronic DBS Patients – Tommaso Bocci, Matteo Guidetti, Sara Marceglia, Alberto Priori (University of Milan, Italy) Technical challenges in developing chronic adaptive DBS for Parkinson’s disease – Carina Oehrn, Stephanie Cernera, Lauren Hammer, Maria Shcherbakova, Jiaang Yao, Amelia Hahn, Sarah Wang, Jill Ostrem, Simon Little, Philip Starr (UC Davis, USA; UCSF, USA; University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
| 16:00-18:00 |
Symposium 5F: Targeting Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: Innovative Biomarkers and Imaging Strategies for Personalized Deep Brain Stimulation
Session Chair: Dr. Alberto Averna, Dr. Deepak Ravi, Prof. Huiling Tan
[403 KICC] Optimizing Gait Outcomes of STN DBS in Parkinson's Disease: The Impact of Electrode Placement on Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters – Zhongke Mei, Anna-Sophie Hofer, Christian Baumann, Mechtild Uhl, Navrag Singh, William Taylor, Lennart Stieglitz, Deepak Ravi (ETH Zurich; University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland) A Responsive DBS Approach to Treat Freezing of Gait – Michael S. Okun, Kelly D. Foote, Aysegul Gunduz (University of Florida, USA) The role of high-frequency spectral biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease – Alberto Averna, Gerd Tinkhauser (Bern University Hospital, Switzerland) Towards adaptive DBS for sleep disturbances in Parkinson’s disease – Huiling Tan (University of Oxford, UK) Single subject connectivity derived by spectre imaging as a potential aid to improve motor and non-motor outcome after STN-DBS in Parkinson’s disease – Bastian Sajonz, Marco Reisert, Simon Deffner, Nadja Jarc, Thomas Prokop, Nils Schröter, Alexander Rau, Michel Rijntjes, Horst Urbach, Volker A. Coenen (University of Freiburg, Germany) Basal ganglia circuit activity and plasticity in movement disorders – Luka Milosevic (University of Toronto, Canada) Auditory-motor integration in the subcortex as a tool for studying basal ganglia-brainstem interactions – Mansoureh Fahimi Hnazaee, Vladimir Litvak (University College London, UK) Current perspectives of neuroimaging of neuromodulation for circuit-based DBS – Gabriel Gonzalez-Escamilla (University Medical Center Mainz, Germany) |
| 06:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 5G: The direct neurophysiological effect of TMS: Lessons learned, recent advances, and future application / The Magnetic Stimulation Waveform: New Technologies and Applications
Session Chair: Lasse Christiansen, Dr Leo Chen, Jonathan Downar, Angel Peterchev, John Rothwell
[501 KICC] Experimental evidence for, and speculation on, the origin of I‐waves after stimulation of human and non‐human primate – John Rothwell (UCL, UK) An EEG signature of immediate motor cortex activity evoked by single‐pulse TMS – Lasse Christiansen, Mikkel Mallling Beck, Leo Tomasevic, Hartwig R. Siebner (Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Copenhagen University Hospital – Amager and Hvidovre; Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen; Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark) In vivo studies of TMS‐evoked changes in neural activity in the primate brain – Neerav Goswami, Marc Sommer (Duke University, USA) Computational analysis of cortical responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) – Warren Grill, Karthik Kumaravelu (Duke University, USA) Abnormalities of cortical stimulation strength‐duration time constant in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – Nathan Pavey, Parvathi Menon, Angel Peterchev, Matthew Kiernan, Steve Vucic (The University of Sydney, Australia; Duke University, USA; Neuroscience Research Australia, Australia) Transcranial magnetic stimulation induced heart‐brain coupling: differential activation patterns using short pulses on frontal relative to motor cortex – Lauren Zwienenberg, Karen Wendt, Harry Hutchinson, Kawsar Ali, Tim Denison, Jonathan Downar, Alexander Sack, Martijn Arns, Charlotte Stagg (Research Institute Brainclinics, The Netherlands; University of Oxford, UK; University of Toronto, Canada; Maastricht University, The Netherlands) Kilohertz transcranial magnetic perturbation (kTMP): a new non‐invasive method to modulate cortical excitability and behavior – Christina Merrick, Philipp Reber, Katheryn Thayer-Phan, Saumya Singh, Angel Peterchev, Karunesh Ganguly, Cidnee Luu, Daniel Sheltraw, Richard Ivry, Ludovica Labruna (Magnetic Tides, Inc., USA; University of California Berkeley, USA; Duke University, USA; University of California San Francisco, USA) Experimental platform utilizing TMS waveform and direction in probing and neuromodulation – Angel Peterchev, Jinshui Zhang, Ke Ma, Yiru Li, Boshuo Wang, Zeynep Simsek, Andrey Vlasov, David Murphy, Maya Clinton, Jessica Choi, Noreen Bukhari-Parlakturk, Warren Grill, Stefan Goetz (Duke University, USA; University of Cambridge, UK) |
| 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM |
Symposium 5H: The Real-World Effectiveness of TMS: Lessons from Large Patient Registries on Who, How, What and When / TMS-EEG Biomarkers of Depression and Suicidality
Session Chair: Paul Fitzgerald, Harold Sackeim
[502 KICC] Age, gender, and culture: Relationships with the effectiveness of TMS for Major Depressive Disorder – Paul Croarkin, Scott Aaronson, Linda Carpenter, Todd Hutton, Kenneth Pages, Harold Sackeim, Eleanor Cole (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, USA; Sheppard Pratt Health System, USA; Brown University, USA; Southern California TMS Center, USA; TMS of South Tampa, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, USA; Neuronetics, Inc., USA) Optimizing TMS delivery: Shortened session duration; treatment on left or both sides; acute treatment schedule; and accelerated treatment alternatives – Linda Carpenter, Scott Aaronson, Todd Hutton, Kenneth Pages, Harold Sackeim (Brown University, USA; Sheppard Pratt Health System, USA; Southern California TMS Center, USA; TMS of South Tampa, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, USA) The impact of TMS on symptomatology in Major Depressive Disorder: What is being changed? – Harold Sackeim, Scott Aaronson, Linda Carpenter, Todd Hutton (Medical University of South Carolina, USA; Sheppard Pratt Health System, USA; Brown University, USA; Southern California TMS Center, USA) How much to give and when to give again: Dosing the acute TMS course and retreatment following relapse – Scott Aaronson, Todd Hutton, Linda Carpenter, Kenneth Pages, Harold Sackeim (Sheppard Pratt Health System, USA; Southern California TMS Center, USA; Brown University, USA; TMS of South Tampa, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, USA) Predicting response to theta burst stimulation treatment of depression: new insights from TMS-EEG – Sara Tremblay (University of Ottawa, Canada; The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, Canada) TMS-EEG Biomarkers of Suicidal Ideation – Noah Stapper, Yinming Sun, Mohsen Poorganji, Itay Hadas, Reza Zomorrodi, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Daniel M. Blumberger, Lawrence G. Appelbaum, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Cory R. Weissman (University of California San Diego, USA; University of Toronto, Canada; Australian National University, Australia) Relationship between TMS-EEG source activity in the subgenual cingulate following left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex stimulation and resting state functional connectivity between the two regions – Yinming Sun, Mohsen Poorganji, Emma Boyd, Liam Lochhead, Katie Rodriguez, Itay Hadas, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Lawrence G. Appelbaum (University of California San Diego, USA) |
| 06:00 PM – 06:15 PM | Closing Remarks, Poster Awards and Conference Summary [Portopia Hall] |
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