Scientific Program Agenda

The scientific program for the 2024 NYC Neuromodulation Conference spans 3 days with 20+ curated sessions. Your registration includes access to the scientific program, posters, exhibits, and social events intended to encourage new connections and collaborations. For 1 day before and after the scientific program, hands-on practicals are available. See Pre- & Post-Conference Workshops >>

This program is in development with additional sessions and talks posted shortly.

Pre-Conference Workshops - Wednesday, July 31
8:00 AM Venue opens / Breakfast / Registration Open
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Addiction Neuromodulation Trials: How to Optimize Design and Outcomes Details >>
Directors: Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD; Colleen Hanlon, PhD
Faculty: Will Aklin, PhD; John Fedota, PhD; Rita Goldstein, PhD; Claudia Padula, PhD; Abhishek Datta, PhD; Ghazaleh Soleimani, PhD; Vaughn Steele, PhD; Andre Brunoni, PhD; Michael Nitsche, MD; Leigh Charvet, PhD; Kelvin Lim, PhD; Jazmin Camchong, PhD; Eduardo A. Garza-Villarreal, PhD; Greg Sahlem, PhD; Abraham Zangen, PhD; Bernard Le Foll, PhD; Leonardo Angelone, PhD; Madhukar H. Trivedi, MD; Manish Jha, MD; Robert Stefani, PhD; Shirley Fecteau, PhD; Tonisha Kearney-Ramos; Tony P. George, MD; Victor Tang, PhD; Marom Bikson, PhD; Travis Baker, PhD
9 AM - 4 PM Computational Neuromodulation Workshop: Modeling brain stimulation fundamental and applications Details >>
Directors: Scott Lempka, PhD; Aman Aberra, PhD
Faculty: Marom Bikson, PhD; Niranjan Khadka, PhD; Sergey Makaroff, PhD; Edgar Peña, PhD; Andy Huang, PhD; Alex Opitz, PhD; Boshuo Wang, PhD; Esra Neufeld, PhD
12:30 - 5 PM Fundamental and Application of tDCS Hands-on Workshop and Certification Details >>
Directors: Benjamin Hampstead, PhD; Adam J Woods, PhD; Helena Knotkova, PhD; Marom Bikson, PhD; Alexandru Iordan, PhD; Andre Brunoni, PhD; Leigh Charvet, PhD; Michael Nitsche, MD
5 - 7 PM Post-Workshop / Pre-Conference Al Fresco Social (Open to all delegates) Details >>
Day 1 Program - Thursday, August 1
7:30 AM Conference Venue / Registration Open
8:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 - 8:55 AM Sponsors Morning Workshop with Breakfast
Soterix Medical: Latest technology updates in Neuromodulation and Neuromonitoring
9:00 - 9:05 AM Day 1 - Opening Remarks: Giussepina Pilloni, PhD; Marom Bikson PhD
9:05 - 10:20 AM Brain Stimulation, Memory, and the Aging Brain (Part 1) Session 1
Great Hall

Moderator: Marom Bikson, PhD
9:05 AM Benjamin Hampstead, PhD - Optimized High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation enhances network segregation during spatial navigation in mild cognitive impairment On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:20 AM Daria Antonenko, PhD - Cognitive and neuronal effects of transcranial electrical stimulation in older adults On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:35 AM Ines Violante, PhD - Non-invasive Temporal Interference of the Human Hippocampus: insights from different brain states On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:50 AM Adam Woods, PhD - Non-invasive Brain Stimulation: Probing Intracortical Circuits and Improving Cognition in the Aging Brain On-Demand Content - Coming soon
10 AM Q&A
10:20 AM Coffee Break Sponsored by
10:40 - 11:55 AM Breakthrough Paradigms in Neurotechnology (Part 1) Session 2
Moderator: Marom Bikson, PhD Great Hall
10:40 AM Khalil Ramadi, PhD - Edible electroceuticals capsules to treat the brain and obesity On-Demand Content - Coming soon
10:55 AM Yaakov Levine,PhD - Neuroimmune modulation through vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment rheumatoid arthritis On-Demand Content - Coming soon
11:10 AM Cynthia R. Steinhardt, PhD - The unintended effects of pulsatile stimulation and how to account for them when designing neurotechnology On-Demand Content - Coming soon
11:25 AM Q&A
10:40 - 11:55 AM Collaborating with DBS recipients Session 3
Moderator: Elizabeth “Eli” Pollard Shepard 250
10:40 AM Mark McAuley - DBS programming
10:50 AM Rebecca Miller, PhD - DBS - the sequel
11:00 AM Jim McNasby - DBS hardware challenges
11:10 AM Susan Boehnke, PhD - Inclusion of a person with DBS in the design and execution of a neurotech capstone project
11:25 AM Q&A
11:55 AM Lunch / Networking / Exhibits - Boxed Lunch on the Lawn
1:15 - 2:30 PM Next Generation Deep Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation (Part 1): Finding the Sweet Spot Session 4
Great Hall

Moderator: Aman Aberra, PhD
1:15 PM Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD - Broad Channel DBS for Pain On-Demand Content - Coming soon
1:30 PM Nicole Provenza, PhD - Disruption of neural periodicity predicts clinical response after deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder On-Demand Content - Coming soon
1:45 PM Robert Gross, MD - Sensing-enabled and Multi-target deep brain stimulation for epilepsy On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2 PM Q&A
1:15 - 2:30 PM Bioelectronic Medicine (with Northwell Health) Session 5
Shepard 250

Moderator: Yousef Al Abed, PhD
1:15 PM Jared Huston, MD - The Neural Tourniquet
1:30 PM Stavros Zanos, MD - Precision neuromodulation of autonomic circuits
1:45 PM Betty Diamond, MD - Vagus nerve modulation of a B cell response to antigen.
2:00 PM Q&A
2:30 - 3:45 PM Cellular effects of low-intensity Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Session 6
Great Hall

Moderator: Lucas Parra, PhD
2:30 PM Alexander Opitz, PhD - Induced neural phase precession through exogenous electric fields On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:45 PM Mihály Vöröslakos, PhD - Transcranial electric stimulation modulates firing rate at clinically relevant intensities On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:00 PM Forounzan Farahani, PhD - Direct current stimulation modulates synaptic plasticity in a single neuron On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:15 PM Q&A
2:30 - 3:45 PM Precision Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Part 1): Targeting Neural Networks Session 7
Shepard 250

Moderator: Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD
2:30 PM Molly Hermiller, PhD - Network-targeted theta-burst stimulation during concurrent fMRI
2:45 PM Daniel Javitt, PhD - Parcel guided TMS for depression and hallucinations
3:00 PM Nicholas Balderston, PhD - Using e-field modeling and functional connectivity to develop novel precision guided TMS approaches
3:15 PM Q&A
3:45 PM Coffee Break Sponsored by
4:05 - 5:30 PM Brain Stimulation, Oscillations, and Closing the Loop (Part 1) Session 8
Great Hall

Moderator: Daria Antonenko, PhD
4:05 PM Robert Reinhart, PhD - Space, frequency, and phase: Personalized tACS On-Demand Content - Coming soon
4:20 PM Asif Jamil, PhD - Multimodal synchronization of transcranial electric and magnetic stimulation for targeting neuro-oscillatory activity On-Demand Content - Coming soon
4:35 PM Christopher Pack, PhD - Bidirectional effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on rhythmic spiking activity On-Demand Content - Coming soon
4:50 PM Youssef Ezzyat, PhD - Direct Brain Stimulation Modulates Encoding States and Memory Performance in Humans On-Demand Content - Coming soon
5:05 PM Q&A
5:30 PM Cocktail and Jazz Reception (free to all conference attendees) Details >>
7 PM Venue Closes / Exhibit hall closes

Day 2 Program - Friday, August 2
7:30 AM Conference Venue / Registration Open
8:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open / Poster Session A / Breakfast
8:55 - 9:00 AM Day 2 - Opening Remarks: Giussepina Pilloni, PhD; Leigh Charvet, PhD
9:00 - 10:15 AM Deep Non-Invasive Stimulation (Part 1): Biophysics and Applications of Temporal Interference Session 9
Great Hall

Moderator: Scott Lempka, PhD
9:00 AM Lucas Parra, PhD - Opening Remarks: Can transcranial electric stimulation with multiple electrodes reach deep targets? On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:15 AM Ines Violante, PhD - Non-Invasive Temporal Interference Electrical Stimulation of the Human Hippocampus On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:30 AM Chencheng Zhang - Acute Temporal Interference Stimulation of the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients with Depression: First Results of a Double-blind Controlled Trial (Oral Highlight) On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:37 AM Emma Acerbo - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Temporal Interference Stimulation in Epileptic Patients (Oral Highlight) On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:44 AM Q&A
9:00 - 10:15 AM Targeting in Addiction Neuromodulation (Part 1): Imaging Session 10
Shepard 250

Moderator: Claudia Padula, PhD
9:00 AM Rita Goldstein, PhD - Neurobiological targets for tDCS and TMS treatment of addiction
9:15 AM Travis Baker, PhD - Optimizing neuromodulation by multi-modal neuroimaging of reward functioning in addiction
9:30 AM Hamed Ekhtiar, MD - Multi target optimization in neuromodulation for treatment of addiction
9:45 AM Q&A
10:15 AM Coffee Break / Poster Session A Sponsored by
10:35 - 11:50 AM Deep Non-Invasive Stimulation (Part 2): More Biophysics and Applications of Temporal Interference Session 11
Moderator: Ines Violante, PhD Great Hall
10:35 AM Scott Lempka, PhD - Biophysics of Temporal Interference Stimulation On-Demand Content - Coming soon
10:50 AM Alexander Opitz, PhD - Frequency-specific effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation are explained by network dynamics On-Demand Content - Coming soon
11:05 AM Christopher Pack, PhD - Effects of temporal interference stimulation on single-neuron activity in the primate brain On-Demand Content - Coming soon
11:20 AM Q&A
10:35 - 11:50 AM Next Generation Deep Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation (Part 2): DBS Biomarkers Session 12
Moderator: Nanthia Suthana, PhD Shepard 250
10:35 AM Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD - Intracranial neural biomarkers for chronic pain DBS
10:50 AM Allison Waters, PhD - Brain-Based Biomarkers for the Neuromodulation of Depression
11:05 AM Andreas Horn, MD - Optimal target sites for Deep Brain Stimulation
11:20 AM Q&A
11:50 AM Oral Highlights Session O1
Great Hall

Moderators: Giuseppina Pilloni, PhD
Yasra Arif - High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation of the motor cortices induces polarity-dependent effects on neural oscillations within the distributed motor circuitry - young vs older adults
Qing Mei Wang - Effects of Respiratory-gated Auricular Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulation (RAVANS) on Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (RaVLyme pilot trial)
Kyle Lapidus - Fully Remote Randomized Trial of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Katheryn Thayer-Pham - Kilohertz Transcranial Magnetic Perturbation (kTMP): A New Subthreshold Method to Modulate Cortical Excitability
Francisco Romo-Nava - Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation in unmedicated adults with MDD: An 8-week pilot randomized controlled trial and induced current flow pattern
Nabila Brihmat - Resting motor threshold variability in SCI and its relations to functional improvements observed with rTMS-based therapeutic training
Weiguo Song - Trans-spinal low-intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation for the treatment of chronic pain
Rongchen Huang - Paired vagus nerve stimulation drives precise remyelination and motor recovery after myelin loss
Grace Curry - Electrical Vestibular Nerve Stimulation (VeNS) for Chronic Insomnia Treatment - Randomized, Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Trial
Seongyeon Kim - Functional ultrasound (fUS) reveals neurovascular response coupled with motor response evoked by focused ultrasound (FUS) neuromodulation in mice
Eric Cole - Automated Deep Brain Stimulation Programming via Meta-Active Learning of Evoked Potentials
12:20 - 1:35 PM Lunch / Exhibits / Poster Session A - Boxed Lunch on the Lawn
1:35 - 2:50 PM Imaging Guided Neuromodulation (with Penn Medicine) Session 13
Great Hall

Moderator: Roy Hamilton, MD
1:35 PM Roy Hamilton, MD - Introduction
1:45 PM John Medaglia, PhD - Enhancing cognitive function via network structure On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:00 PM Desmond Oathes, PhD - Wasting Taxpayer Money on Brain Imaging for Psychiatry On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:15 PM Robert Seilheimer, MD, PhD - Stereo-electroencephalography-guided multi-lead deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:20 PM Shreya Parchure - White Matter Network Mediates Language Cognition in response to cTBS TMS (Oral Highlight) On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:25 PM Q&A
1:35 - 2:50 PM transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Where are we going? Session 14
Shepard 250

Moderator: Marom Bikson, PhD
1:35 PM Michael Nitsche, MD - tDCS: What works and what does not work
1:50 PM Andre Brunoni, PhD - The next 5 years of tDCS for depression
2:05 PM Leigh Charvet - Expanding indications for tDCS
2:20 PM Q&A
2:50 - 4:00 PM Precision Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Part 2): Quantifying Targeting Session 15
Great Hall

Moderator: Desmond Oathes, PhD
2:50 PM Aman Aberra, PhD - Multi-Scale modeling and design of transcranial electric and magnetic brain stimulation On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:05 PM Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD - Exploring the Relationship between rTMS Response and Inhibitory System in Depression On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:20 PM Xiaoxiao Sun - Increased entrainment and decreased excitability predict efficacious treatment for major depressive disorder patients given EEG-synchronized rTMS (Oral Highlight) On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:26 PM Louise Stolz - Machine learning predicting response to rTMS in treatment-resistant depression (Oral Highlight) On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:32 PM Q&A
2:50 - 4:00 PM Next Generation Deep Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation (Part 4): Connecting is Treating Session 16
Shepard 250

Moderator: Ilknur Telkes, PhD
2:50 PM Michael Fox, MD - Toward personalized medicine in connectomic deep brain stimulation
3:05 PM Nanthia Suthana, PhD - Responsive Deep Brain Stimulation: From deep brain electrophysiology to wearable platforms
3:20 PM Andreas Horn, MD - Toward Connectomic Deep Brain Stimulation
3:35 PM Q&A
4:00 PM Coffee Break / Poster Session A Sponsored by
4:20 - 5:35 PM Moving between TMS/tDCS and invasive cortical stimulation Session 17
Great Hall

Moderator: Marom Bikson, PhD
4:20 PM Ziad Nahas, MD - Non-invasive and invasive prefrontal cortical stimulation for severe treatment-resistant depression On-Demand Content - Coming soon
4:35 PM Nolan Williams, MD - From Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) to implanted cortical stimulation On-Demand Content - Coming soon
4:50 PM Brian Kopell, MD - From epidural cortical stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to deep brain stimulation for refractory major depressive disorder On-Demand Content - Coming soon
5:05 PM Lukas Goede, MD - Linking Invasive and Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease On-Demand Content - Coming soon
5:15 PM Q&A
4:20 - 5:35 PM Targeting in Addiction Neuromodulation (Part 2): Circuits Session 18
Shepard 250

Moderator: Hamed Ekhtiari, MD
4:20 PM Michael Nitsche, MD - Developing tDCS treatment for addiction from clinical neurophysiology foundations
4:35 PM Claudia Padula, PhD - Stanford, Brain targets in shaping TMS to treat addiction
4:50 PM Vaughn Steele, PhD - Circuit-based approaches to treating addiction with neuromodulation
5:05 PM Gregory Sahlem, PhD - Individualized network based neuromodulation for addiction treatment
5:20 PM Q&A
5:35 - 6:30 PM Poster Session A
5:40 - 6:30 PM Women in Neurotech Shepard 250
6:30 PM Venue Closes / Exhibit Hall Closes
7 PM Young Scientist Social (open to all delegates)

Day 3 Program - Saturday, August 3
7:30 AM Conference Venue / Registration Open
8:00 AM Exhibit Hall Open / Poster Session B
8:00 - 8:55 AM Sponsors Morning Workshop with Breakfast
BrainSonix: Getting started with tFUS, from the basics to common challenges
8:55 - 9:00 AM Day 3 - Opening Remarks: Giussepina Pilloni, PhD
9:00 - 10:15 AM Brain Stimulation, Memory, and the Aging Brain (Part 2) Session 19
Great Hall

Moderator: Giuseppina Pilloni, PhD
9:00 AM Robert Reinhart, PhD - Long-lasting memory improvements in older adults using repetitive HD-tACS On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:15 AM Molly Hermiller, PhD - Targeted Enhancement of Hippocampal Networks and Associative Memory On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:30 AM Nanthia Suthana, PhD - Theta Burst, White Matter Stimulation, and Memory Enhancement On-Demand Content - Coming soon
9:45 AM Q&A
9:00 - 10:15 AM Next Generation Deep Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation (Part 5): Evoked Spinal Potentials Session 20
Shepard 250

Moderator: Marom Bikson, PhD
9:00 AM Ilona Obara, PhD - Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials in Spinal Cord Stimulation: Implications for Preclinical Research Models
9:15 AM Mahima Sharma, PhD - Novel Evoked Synaptic Activity Potentials (ESAPs) Elicited by Spinal Cord Stimulation
9:30 AM Scott Lempka, PhD - Computational Models of Spinal Cord Evoked Potentials
9:45 AM Q&A
10:15 AM Coffee Break / Poster Session B Sponsored by
10:35 - 11:47 AM Breakthrough Paradigms in Neurotechnology (Part 2) Session 21
Great Hall
10:35 AM Riki Banerjee, PhD - Endovascular brain-computer interface On-Demand Content - Coming soon
10:53 AM Jacob Robinson, PhD - Miniature battery-free implanted neuro-stimulators On-Demand Content - Coming soon
11:11 AM Mohamad FallahRad, PhD - Wearable Disposable Electrotherapy On-Demand Content - Coming soon
11:27 AM Chet Moritz, PhD - Development of a non-invasive spinal cord electrical stimulation for arm and hand function in chronic spinal cord injury On-Demand Content - Coming soon
10:40 - 11:55 AM Precision Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Part 3): How to target or not Session 22
Moderator: Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD Shepard 250
10:40 AM Nolan Williams, MD - Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy (SAINT) for depression
10:55 AM Michael Fox, MD - Brain-circuit targeted TMS
11:10 AM Colleen Hanlon, PhD - What's all the fuss- just hit the target with a wide TMS field
11:25 AM Q&A
11:50 AM Oral Highlights Session O2
Great Hall

Moderators: Giuseppina Pilloni, PhD
Saman Hagh Gooie - Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Sensory Outcomes in Deep Brain Stimulation
Vanshika Singh - Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation (LIPUS) modulates microglial activation following intracortical microelectrode implantation
Jan Kubanek - Noninvasive deep brain stimulation
Lindsay Benster - Predictors of treatment response to rTMS in treatment-resistant depression: a retrospective clinical cohort study
Radhika Kelkar - Clinical Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Psychotic vs. Non-Psychotic Depression: A cohort study
Daryl Jude Lawrence - Deep brain stimulation modulates cortico-basal ganglia movement-related synchronization in Parkinson’s Disease
Maral Kasiri - Intrinsic neural signal transmission and the effect of DBS on the transmission of low frequency oscillation in children with dystonia: A transfer function analysis
Alexandra Bekiaridou - Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation of the Spleen Ameliorates Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension by Specific Alterations of Immune Cell Populations in the Blood and Lungs (Oral Highlight)
12:30 PM Lunch / Exhibits / Poster Session B - Boxed Lunch on the Lawn
1:35 - 2:50 PM Deep Non-Invasive Stimulation (Part 3): Brain, spine, and bioelectronic ultrasound Session 24
Moderator: Vince Clark, PhD Great Hall
1:35 PM Vince Clark, PhD - Why transcranial ultrasound? On-Demand Content - Coming soon
1:50 PM Bin He, PhD - Transcranial Focused Ultrasound - Cell-type selectivity and capability to enable bidirectional BCI On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:05 PM Stavros Zanos, MD - Ultrasound for inflammation and pain On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:20 PM Elisa Konofagou, PhD - Focused ultrasound neuromodulation of cortical and subcortical brain structures On-Demand Content - Coming soon
2:30 PM Q&A
1:35 - 2:50 PM Next Generation Deep Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation (Part 6): Novel Spinal Cord Interfacing Session 25
Shepard 250

Moderator: Mahima Sharma, PhD
1:35 PM Lilian Yang, PhD - Effects of motor cortex stimulation on CST morphology and physiology
1:50 PM Scott Lempka, PhD - Ultra-low Frequency Invasive Stimulation
2:05 PM Ilknur Telkes, PhD - Decoding Pain Relief: Electrophysiological Markers of Chronic Pain in Spinal Cord Stimulation
2:20 PM Federica Colombo, PhD - Expandable percutaneous lead for focal Spinal Cord Stimulation
2:30 PM Q&A
1:35 - 2:50 PM New Directions (Part 1): New Investigators tES Session 26
Moderator: Leigh Charvet, PhD Shepard 202
1:35 PM Lucia Palmero - Exploring the Role of the Menstrual Cycle in the Effects of Online HD-tDCS on Working Memory Performance
1:50 PM Marie-Claude Desjardins - Uncovering the link between empathic resources and the perceptual evaluation of pain facial expressions using high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation
2:05 PM Magelage Perera - Individualised, Home-Based Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
2:20 PM Tslil Ofir - Does stimulating the attentional network with tDCS influence complex language comprehension?
2:35 PM Q&A
2:55 - 3:50 PM Brain Stimulation, Oscillations, and Closing the Loop (Part 2) - SleepSession 27
Great Hall

Moderator: Daria Antonenko, PhD
2:55 PM Ines Violante, PhD - Targeting Alpha Oscillations Across the Day Using Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:10 PM Anli Liu, PhD - Sleep, Memory, Oscillations, and Brain Stimulation On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:20 PM Vince Clark, PhD - Closed-Loop Slow-Wave tACS Improves Sleep-Dependent Memory by Modulating Endogenous Oscillations On-Demand Content - Coming soon
3:35 PM Q&A
2:55 - 3:50 PM New Directions (Part 2): New Investigators TMS Session 28
Moderator: Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD & Colleen Hanlon, PhD Shepard 202
2:55 PM Nicole Lalta - Enhancing cognitive control functioning in nicotine users using individualized resting-state functional connectivity TMS targets
3:10 PM Wendy Sun - Precision Network Modeling Suggests Therapeutic Target of the Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy (SNT) and Potential for Improvement
3:25 PM Negar Namdar - Mapping TMS-EEG responses in the motor homunculus
3:40 PM Q&A
2:55 - 3:50 PM Next Generation DBS and SCS (Part 7): R&D Perspectives on Outcomes and Market Growth Session 29
Shepard 250
Panel

Rosana Esteller, PhD (Boston Scientific)

Erika Ross, PhD (Onward)

Juan Hincapie, PhD (Medtronic)

Dave Mugan, PhD (Saluda Medical)

Lisa Brooks, PhD (Presido Medical)

3:50 PM Coffee Break / Poster Session B Sponsored by
4:20 - 5:25 PM Neuromodulation for Depression: Where Are We Headed? Session 30
Moderator: Leigh Charvet, PhD Great Hall
4:20 PM Mark George, MD - TMS thumb twitch' for each of the Brain Stimulation methods? - recent progress with tDCS and tFUS
4:35 PM Helen Mayberg, MD - DBS Musings: What might a Depression Treatment Algorithm look like in 2030?
4:50 PM Yvette Sheline, MD - Extending TMS to bipolar depression
5:05 PM Q&A
4:20 - 5:25 PM New Directions (Part 3): Mechanisms and Protocols Session 31
Moderator: Stavros Zanos, MD Shepard 250
4:20 PM Zachary Rosenthal, MD - Electroconvulsive therapy generates a hidden wave of electrical activity after seizure in mice and humans
4:35 PM Jean-Philippe Miron, MD - Feasibility Study on Accelerated Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Protocol for Major Depression
4:50 PM Rashad Hussain, PhD - tDCS facilitates the peri-vascular flow of CSF and its rapid efflux via cervical lymphatic vessels
5:05 PM Q&A
5:40 PM Closing remarks / Awards ceremony / End of conference main session
5:50 PM Poster Session B / Refreshments and snacks / Final networking session / Exhibits
6:40 PM Venue Closes
Post-Conference Symposiums - Sunday, August 4
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM NYC Clinical & Research TMS Course Separate registration required

Directors: Elisa Kallioniemi, PhD; Ziad Nahas, MD
Faculty:Mark George, MD; Nolan Williams, PhD; Aman Aberra, PhD; Desmond Oathes, PhD; Andrew Kozel, PhD

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On Demand (Available soon)
New targets, New Targeting Session H1
Faranak Farzan, PhD - Clinical utility and prospective of MRI EEG guided TMS
Nir Grossman, PhD - Pulse-width modulated temporal interference (PWM-TI) brain stimulation
Xue Han, PhD - Deep brain stimulation creates informational lesion through membrane depolarization
Technical challenges and opportunities in SCS: Insights from the clinic Session H2
Panel

Corey Hunter, MD

Sayed E. Wahezi, MD

Latrice Akuamoah, MD

Kiran Patel, MD

Enabling Brain Computer Interfaces Session H3
Takashi Koza, PhD - Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation (LIPUS) enhances bio-integration of microelectrodes
Casey Halpern, MD - Novel control signals for Deep Brain Stimulation
Next Generation Deep Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation (Part 3): Spinal Cord Stimulation As Software Session H4
Corey Hunter, MD
Sayed E. Wahezi, MD