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The Satellite Symposium on Human Brain Development at Biomag 2010 will be held March 28, 12:30-5pm in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Sponsors:
Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM – sponsor of this web page
Starcryo Electronics, Sant Fe, NM – Premier producer of custom-made SQUIDs and related products
Tristan Technologies, San Diego, CA – the US R&D company for biomagnetometers
Elekta-Neuromag, Helsinki, Finland – Largest commercial manufacturer of adult whole-head MEG systems
Starcryo, Tristan and Elekta are generous sponsors of the refreshment and registration fees for young speakers
Organizers:
Yoshio Okada
Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM
Harvard Medical School
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Timothy Roberts
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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www.biomag2010.org
Title of the satellite symposium:
Advances in Human Brain Development Research
Date: March 28, 12:30-5:00 pm
Venue: Room Mistral B, Rixos Libertas Dubrovnik (Conference Hotel)
Liechtensteinov put 3
20 000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Tel. +385 20 200 000, Fax: +385 20 200 020
Web: www.rixos.com
Fee: free for all participants
Refreshment will be served during the coffee breaks
For more information or to REGISTER for symposium please send an email to:
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Summary:
This will be an in-depth examination of advances in the research on human brain development using MEG.
The program will include three speakers from outside of the MEG community to stimulate the audience:
• Ivica Kostovic -- Anatomical Analysis Of Human Brain Development
• Ellen Grant -- DSI Analysis Of Human Cortical Development
• Sampsa Vanhatalo -- Neurotransmitter System Development In Prematurely Born Infants
Other presenters (12 total) will discuss MEG research on:
• Brain development in human fetuses
• Sensory development
• Perception and cognition
• CNS pathophysiology in newborns, infants and preschool children
This satellite program will complement the Symposium on Human Brain Development in the main Biomag 2010 program. Furthermore, the program will enable participants to review the work taking place around the world in human brain development research using MEG.
Program
(1) Introduction: Okada/Roberts - 5 min
(2) Development of Human Cortical Anatomy - Histology/MRI Univ Zagreb (Kostovic) (25 min)
(3) Development of the Cortex - MRI/DTI/DSI - Harvard (Ellen Grant), USA
Break: 10 min
Sensation
(4) Fetal MEG – Lowery, USA
(5) Early Development Of Sensory Systems In Prematurely Born Babies – Sampsa Vanhatalo, Finland
(6) Maturation Of The Somatosensory System – Paivi Nevalainen, Finland
(7) Maturation of the Auditory system – Ronald Wakai, USA
Break: 10 min
Perception/cognition
(8) Perception/Cognition – Margot Taylor, Canada
(9) Perception/Cognition – Minna Huotilainen, Finland
(10) Perception/Cognition – Toshiaki Imada, USA
(11) Perception/Cognition – Blake Johnson, Australia
Break: 10 min
CNS pathophysiology
(12) Epilepsy – Paul Furlong, UK
(13) Down Syndrome – Nazrin Virji-Babul and Urs Ribary, Canada
(13) Schizophrenia – Sven Braeutigam, UK
(15) Autism (Auditory System) – Tim Roberts, UK
(16) Autism (Long-Range Connectivity) – Julia Stephen, USA
Presentations #3-16 will be 15 minutes in length
End of Program
Target audience:
The audience should include scientists from all levels (established senior investigators to junior faculty), as well as pre- and postdoctoral scientists who are either actively engaged in the research or who may be interested in the research.
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