La mini-scossa che guarisce il cervello
(Italian version only) Articolo pubblicato su la Repubblica, inserto Salute, il 25 Febbraio 2021
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(Italian version only) Articolo pubblicato su la Repubblica, inserto Salute, il 25 Febbraio 2021
by prof. Martin Lindquist, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
When: Feb 18th, 2021 – 4:00 pm
Where: Zoom meeting. Recording available on Mediaspace
Abstract: Mediation analysis is an important tool in the behavioral sciences for investigating the role of intermediate variables that lie in the path between a randomized treatment/exposure and an outcome variable. The influence of the intermediate variable on the outcome is often explored using structural equation models (SEMs), with model coefficients interpreted as possible effects. While there has been significant research on the topic in recent years, little work has been done on mediation analysis when the intermediate variable (mediator) is a high-dimensional vector.
by prof. Olaf Sporns, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
When: Jan 28th, 2021 – 3:00 pm
Where: Zoom meeting. Recording available on Mediaspace
Abstract: It is said that complexity lies between order and disorder. In physiology, complexity issues are being considered with increased emphasis. Of crucial importance in the medical setting, pathological activity has been associated with low variability/complexity. In the case of the nervous system, it is well known that excessive synchronization is connected with pathologies such as epilepsy and Parkinson disease. However, brain rhythms and neural synchronization are also crucial for perception and cognition, so it is clear that either too much or not enough synchronization can lead to dysfunctional brain states.
The “Padova Neuroscience Center-PNC” is glad to inform that one of our PhD Students, Arianna Menardi, has been recently awarded for her presentations during a Conference.
Arianna Menardi won a Poster Award with her presentation “Network-targeted TMS stimulation via individualized target selection: a new route toward enhanced reliability”, during the “Transcranial Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop- II Edition” organized by the Center for Mind/Brain Science- CIMeC (https://event.unitn.it/tbs-cnw/).
The “Padova Neuroscience Center-PNC” is glad to inform that two of our PhD Students, Miriam Celli and Tommaso Volpi, have been recently awarded for their presentations during two Conferences.
Miriam Celli won the “SIPF Youth Award” as Best Scientific Contribution with her presentation, called “Resting-State EEG Signatures of Visual Exploration Styles”, during the XVIII Conference of the Società Italiana di Psicofisiologia e Neuroscienze Cognitive
Tommaso Volpi won the “Gamma Prize 2020” for the Best oral proffered talk, with his presentation called: “The negative relationship between brain metabolism and its network dynamics: stability requires more energy”, during the Pet is Wonderful 2020’s Conference.
“Many animals fall for the same optical illusions we do, providing clues about how evolution shapes visual perception.”
The work of prof. Agrillo has been cited on the National Geographic site
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Title: Brainhack Diversity. Inter-individual variability in cognitive and clinical neuroscience: signal or noise?
When: December 14th to 16th, 2020
Where: the internet, wherever it lies
Organizers: Patrizia Bisiacchi, Giorgia Cona, Davide Poggiali, Antonino Vallesi.
Brainhack events bring together brain enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds to build relationships, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects related to the neurosciences [1].
Participants can bring their own dataset, propose a project, and recruit a team of collaborators on site. Access to open online databases of MRI images will be also available during the three days, for new creative ideas to be tested.
by prof. Ramón Guevara Erra, DFA – Dept. of Physics and Astronomy – Padova
When: Nov 17th, 2020 – 3:00 pm
Where: Zoom meeting
Abstract: It is said that complexity lies between order and disorder. In physiology, complexity issues are being considered with increased emphasis. Of crucial importance in the medical setting, pathological activity has been associated with low variability/complexity. In the case of the nervous system, it is well known that excessive synchronization is connected with pathologies such as epilepsy and Parkinson disease. However, brain rhythms and neural synchronization are also crucial for perception and cognition, so it is clear that either too much or not enough synchronization can lead to dysfunctional brain states.
When: December 3rd, 2020 – 3:00 – 5:00 PM CET ( 09:00 – 11:00 AM ET )
Where: Zoom Webinar
Webinar by NEUROMOVE-Rehab Lab, IAS Lab and MAL Lab
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