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Together with:

University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Antwerp, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp / School of Arts - AP University College
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Ghent / School of Arts - University College Ghent
Haute école des arts du Rhin - HEAR, Didactique visuelle (F)
University of the Arts London - UAL (UK)
Medical Artists' Education Trust - MAET (UK)
University of Dundee, Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (UK)
ART RESEARCHES SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS (ARSIC)

Contact information

ann.van.de.velde[at]hotmail.com // artem-medicalis[at]virginmedia.com



May 6, 2009

BRAI2N

19 June 2009






BRAI2N is the Brain Research center Antwerp for Innovative and Interdisciplinary Neuromodulation. Its philosophy can be summarized by a quote from Albert Einstein: ‘The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms’.
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BRAI2N’s mission is therefore to perform neuroscientific research and translate the results into novel neuromodulation treatments by investigating the common neurophysiological mechanisms clustering groups of pathologies, such as the thalamocortical dysrhythmias and obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders. Another line of research will aim at the development of new neuromodulation techniques for the study and treatment of disorders of consciousness, self-perception and social interactions.
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We welcome you to the opening of BRAI2N.
Prof. Dirk De Ridder, Prof. Paul Van de Heyning & the BRAI2N group



PROGRAMME, Friday, June 19th, 2009

Opening session

09.00 Why Brai2n?
Prof. D. De Ridder, UZA



09.10 Why Brai2n in UZA?
Mr. J. Van der Straeten, CEO UZA



09.20 Brai2n filling the academic gap
Prof. P. Van de Heyning, UA/UZA



09.30 Applied neuroscience: the public health care perspective
Dr. Y. Avontroodt, RIZIV

Science

09.45 University and innovation: a never ending problematic relationship
Prof. H. De Ridder-Symoens, UG
10.05 Ethics in brain modulation
Prof. J. Braeckman, UG
10.25 Law, morality and the brain
Prof. J. Verplaetse, UG

Coffee break 10.45-11.15

11.15 A heuristic model of the brain
Prof. D. De Ridder, UZA
11.35 A cinematographic vision of the brain
Prof. W. Freeman, UC Berkeley
11.55 The failing Brain
Prof. C. Van Broeckhoven, VIB
12.15 A brain with a view: MRI & spectroscopy
Prof. P. ParizeI, UZA
12.35 Highways in the brain: DTI/DSI
Prof. W. Vanhecke, UA
12.55 Snapshots of the brain in action: fMRI
Prof. S. Sunaert, KUL

Lunch break 13.00-14.15

14.15 Brain shut, eyes open: PET imaging
Prof. S. Laureys, ULG
14.35 Connecting hotspots in the brain: LORETA EEG
Prof. R. Pascual-Marqui, University Zurich
15.00 The brain at rest: ICA EEG
Dr. M. Congedo, CNRS Grenoble
15.20 Endophenotypes of event-related potentials in diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders
Prof. Y. Kropotov, lnstitute of the Human Brain of Russian Academy of Sciences

Coffee break 15.40-16.00

16.00 Brain conditioning: neurofeedback
Dr. E. Verstraeten, UZA
16.20 Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a new old tool for modulating brain activity
Prof. Y. Kropotov, lnstitute of the Human Brain of Russian Academy of Sciences
16.40 Magnetic control of the mind: TMS
Prof. V. Walsh, University College London
17.00 Our posthuman Nietzschean future: Brain implants
Prof. D. De Ridder, UZA

Closing session

17.20 Closing word Prof. D. De Ridder / Prof. P. Van de Heyning

The official language of the symposium will be English.




REGISTRATION FORM
Opening Brai2n and lunch, June 19th, 2009
Registration is free, but required.
Name....................................................................................... Specialisation....................................................................... Address.................................................................................. ....................................................................................................
Tel.............................................................................................
E-mail ......................................................................................
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Please return this registration form toTRI/Brai2n before June 10th, 2009. You can register also by:
E-mail
marina.pieters@uza.be
Phone +32 (0)3 821 45 38
Fax +32 (0)3 825 24 28

Further information?
www.brai2n.com




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