TwinBrain SS 2.0 (4/19) Measuring variability in human movement-Theory & methodology Julian Rudisch

TwinBrain Summer School 2.0
NEUROSCIENCE OF MOVEMENT: EXPLORING BRAIN DYNAMICS IN PARKINSON‘S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS

Tuesday 5 July 2022 – Module 1: Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) – linking human behavior with brain responses (Moderators: Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Uroš Marušič & Klaus Gramann)

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration (on-site students) and ZOOM log in (online students)

9:00 – 9:15 AM Welcome note & summer school opening: Uroš Marušič (Slovenia)

9:15 – 9:45 AM Neuroscience of movement: Exploring brain dynamics in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders: Uroš Marušič (Slovenia)

9:45 – 11:15 AM Linking human behavior with brain responses using Mobile Brain/Body Imaging: Klaus Gramann (Germany)

Hands-on: Demonstration of mobile EEG: Anna Wunderlich (Germany)

11:15 – 11:30 AM Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 PM Cognitive-motor performance in virtual scenarios – behavioral results and neuronal correlates using fNIRS: Claudia Voelcker-Rehage and Robert Stojan (Germany)

12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch break

2:00 – 3:30 PM Measuring variability in human movement – Theory and methodology: Julian Rudisch (Germany)

6:30 – 8:00 PM Keynote lecture: “A walk through a century of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and treatment”: Bruno Giordani (USA)

Wednesday 6 July 2022 – Module 2: Biomarkers of cognitive decline and dementia (Moderator: Bruno Giordani)

8:45 – 9:00 AM Registration (on-site students) and ZOOM log in (online students)

9:00 – 10:00 AM Biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases: Martin Rakuša (Slovenia)

10:00 – 11:15 AM Cortical biomarkers for detecting cognitive decline and dementia: Voyko Kavcic (USA)

11:15 – 11:30 AM Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 PM Comparing the brain of a healthy elderly person with mild cognitive impairment: A mathematical perspective: Rok Požar (Slovenia)

12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch break

2:00 – 3:30 PM Development of scalable and non-invasive diagnostic tools for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: Jurij Dreo (Slovenia/Malta)

Hands-on: Demonstration of mild cognitive impairment screening using EEG

Thursday 7 July 2022 – Module 3: Neuroplasticity after injury and neurorehabilitation: Bio- and neurofeedback technologies (Moderator: Bart Roelands)

8:45 – 9:00 AM Registration (on-site students) and ZOOM log in (online students)

9:00 – 10:00 AM Cortical adaptations after musculoskeletal injuries: Florian Giesche (Germany)

10:15 – 11:15 AM Physical and mental fatigue: From the fundaments to the application: Bart Roelands (Belgium)

11:15 – 11:30 AM Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 PM Application of biofeedback/neurofeedback technology: Duško Lepir (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch break

1:30 – 3:00 PM Hands-on: Application of biofeedback/neurofeedback technology: Duško Lepir (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Friday 8 July 2022 – Module 4: Multisensory integration and attention in aging and disease (Moderator: Jeannette Mahoney)

8:45 – 9:00 AM Registration (on-site students) and ZOOM log in (online students)

9:00 – 10:30 AM Attentional focus and motor learning – From theory to hands-on: Reza Abdollahipour (Czechia)

10:30 – 10:45 AM Coffee break

10:45 – 12:15 PM Virtual reality research – Assessing speed of processing: Darko Katović (Croatia)

Hands-on: Demonstration of VR assessment tool

12:15 – 1:45 PM Lunch break

1:45 – 3:15 PM Career Counselling session:

Valentina Bianco, Klaus Gramann, Jeanette Mahoney, and Bart Roelands

Saturday 9 July 2022 – Module 5: Exercise and the brain in health and disease (Moderator: Kevin De Pauw)

8:45 – 9:00 AM Registration (on-site students) and ZOOM log in (online students)

9:00 – 10:30 AM Multisensory integration in healthy and pathological aging: Links to cognitive and motor functioning: Jeannette R Mahoney (USA)

Hands-on: Demonstration of mobile-based clinical multisensory assessment tool

10:30 – 10:45 AM Coffee break

10:45 – 11:45 AM Biosignal-based brain-controlled devices: Applications in neurorobotics: Kevin De Pauw (Belgium)

11:45 – 12:45 PM Preparing to move – Contribution of anticipatory brain activities in healthy and clinical populations: Valentina Bianco (Italy)

12:45 – 2:15 PM Lunch break

2:30 – 2:45 PM Closing: Uroš Marušič (Slovenia)