Programme
The summer school will consist of both theoretical and practical sessions. It will be divided into:
- Lectures by leading NIBS experts on their field of expertise
- Podium discussions with renowned experts
- Practical sessions focusing on methodological aspects and issues
- Hands-on sessions, often in parallel
- Guided poster sessions, where each participant will be given the chance to present their own work in 4-5 minutes
- Group work and presentations: participants will be divided into small groups and will work together on their own project ideas
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Arrival |
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13:30 - 14:30 |
Registration |
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14:30 |
Welcome speech by Prof. Cornelius Weiller, Head of Department of Neurology in Freiburg |
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General Introduction (B. Fritsch, S. Klöppel) |
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15:00 - 15:45 |
Lecture: Introduction into tDCS, TMS and other brain stimulation techniques (J. Reis) |
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15:45 - 17:15 |
Icebreaker session: Introductory round, participants’ expectations and wishes for the week |
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17:15 - 18:00 |
Lecture: Current trends and advancements in non-invasive brain stimulation (J. Rothwell) |
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18:00 - 23:00 |
Social event: Team Cooking |
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09:00 - 09:45 |
Lecture: Application of NIBS for cognitive enhancement (C. Plewnia) |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
Lecture: Application of NIBS in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (S. Klöppel) |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Guided poster session I: presentation of own work |
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12:00 - 12:45 |
Lunch break |
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12:45 - 13:30 |
Lecture: NIBS in sleep research (C. Nissen) |
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13:45 - 14:45 |
Parallel hands-on session: How to apply tDCS in sleep research (L. Frase, S. Paßmann) |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:45 - 16:45 |
Parallel hands-on session: Plasticity-related TMS protocols (J. Lahr, L. Minkova) |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Podium discussion: How effective are clinical applications of NIBS in cognitive and sleep research? |
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18:00 - 20:00 |
Social event: Welcome Dinner |
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09:00 - 09:45 |
Lecture: Translational aspects of tDCS: from rodents to humans (M. Bikson) |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
Lecture: Bedside to bench - mechanistic information from DCS animal studies (B. Fritsch) |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Hands-on session: Modelling of DCS current distribution (M. Bikson) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Lunch break |
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12:45 - 13:30 |
Lecture: NIBS in motor control and learning (J. Reis) |
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13:30 - 14:15 |
Lecture: Using NIBS in stroke rehabilitation (F. Hummel) |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
Coffee break |
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14:30 - 17:00 |
Hands-on session: tDCS in rodents (B. Fritsch) |
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14:30 - 17:00 |
Hands-on session: Assessment and modulation of the motor system by NIBS (M. Curado, J. Reis) |
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17:15 - 18:15 |
Podium discussion: How effective are clinical applications of NIBS for motor learning and rehabilitation and how informative are translational animal data? |
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18:15 - 20:00 |
Social event: Guided city tour |
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09:00 - 09:45 |
Lecture: Application of NIBS in psychiatric disorders (F. Padberg) |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
Lecture: Augmentation of psychotherapy by NIBS (M. Bajbouj) |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Guided poster session II: presentation of own work |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch break |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Practical session: NIBS: Risks, limitations and pitfalls (M. Curado, J. Reis) |
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14:00 - 14:45 |
Lecture: Pharmacological approaches in understanding NIBS (M. Nitsche) |
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14:45 - 15:15 |
Coffee break |
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15:15 - 17:00 |
Group work: developing own ideas in small groups |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Podium discussion: How effective are clinical applications of NIBS in treatment of psychiatric disorders? |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Practical session: Statistical analysis of NIBS-related outcome parameters using SPSS (J. Peter) |
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10:00 - 11:00 |
Practical session: Programming of NIBS-related paradigms using Presentation and MATLAB (J. Lahr) |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 - 12:15 |
Lecture: Prospects of TMS + EEG (U. Ziemann) |
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12:15 - 13:15 |
Lunch break |
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13:15 - 14:15 |
Group presentations (10 min. per group) |
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14:15 - 15:00 |
Discussion |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30 - 16:15 |
Lecture: Integration of tDCS with EEG/fMRI (C. Ruff) |
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16:15 - 17:00 |
Lecture: Integration of tDCS with visual evoked potentials (VEP) (M. Bach) |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Closing remarks, wrap-up, and evaluation |