Overview

The event, developed by the Neurophysiology and Neuromodulation course at PUC-Rio, is aimed at psychiatrists, neurologists and researchers seeking scientific updates on new clinical practices used by specialists from around the world. The lectures will be given by researchers from Portugal, Brazil, the United States, Canada and Argentina. During the first day, the workshop will be held at LabEEL UERJ, a reference in neuromodulation, and on the second day the lectures will be at Barralife Medical Center, in Barra da Tijuca.

At LabEEL UERJ, the workshop will address non-invasive neuromodulation techniques with convulsive therapy equipment, in addition to practices related to high-definition Transcranial Direct Current Electrical Stimulation (HD-tDCS). During the day of lectures there will be debates on Neurological Rehabilitation, Magnetoconvulsive Therapy, Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Neuromodulatory Technologies.

To date, the following speakers have been confirmed:

Advances in non-invasive neuromodulation and monitoring in psychiatric conditions - Abhishek Datta, CEO/CTO of Soterix Medical and PhD in Biomedical Engineering;
Optimizing brain targeting with high-definition tDCS - Marom Bikson, professor at The City College of New York and biomedical engineer;
Contemporary challenges in the treatment of Depression - André Brunoni, professor at the Department of Psychiatry at USP and PhD in Neuroscience and Behavior;
Boosting mental health – Personalizing non-invasive brain stimulation protocols - Sandra Carvalho, PhD in Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychophysiology and post-doctorate in Neurosciences;
Non-invasive brain stimulation in post-stroke rehabilitation - Maximo Zimerman, neurologist and Doctor in Neurosciences - Roch Comeau, post-doctorate in Biomedical Engineering and owner of Rogue Research, a company that develops neuroscience research equipment.