NEMES Scientific Program

24 September

 

08:30-08:45

Coffee and registration

08:45-09:00

Welcome and introduction NEMES Day 1
Location: Perspective Room

09:00-09:45

Plenary Session
Location: Perspective Room

"Meta-analytical approaches in neuroimaging: state of the art, best practices and future directions".
Simon Eickhoff, Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich-Heine-University

09:45-10:00

Coffee break
 

10:00-10:45

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
"Cognitive modelling and its application in neuroimaging analyses". Lecture.
Benjamín Garzón , Zurich Center for Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich

Location: Landscape Room
"Introduction to structural MRI: basic principles and applications". Workshop. Level: beginner.
Gustaf Rådman, Department of Psychology, Lund University

 

Location: Test Screening Room
"Positron Emission Tomography (PET): basic principles and applications". Workshop. Level: beginner.
Granville Matheson, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute

 

10:45-11:30

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
"Machine learning: methodological considerations, and neuroimaging applications". Lecture.
Simon Eickhoff, Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich-Heine-University

 

Location: Landscape Room
"Introduction to functional MRI (fMRI): basic principles and applications". Workshop. Level: beginner.

Johannes Björkstrand, Department of Psychology, Lund University
 

Location: Test Screening Room
"PET: processing pipelines and data analysis (I)". Workshop. Level: beginner.
Granville Matheson, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute

 

11:30-12:30

Lunch

12:30-12:45

Information about afternoon´s parallel sessions
Location: Perspective Room

 

12:45-14:00

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
Interactive discussion session: "What have we learnt from meta-analyses of neuroimaging studies? How can we address methodological challenges in neuroimaging meta-analyses?". Participant-led discussion.
Moderator: Simon Eickhoff, Institute of Systems Neuroscience, Heinrich-Heine-University

 

Location: Landscape Room
"A hands-on introduction to cognitive modelling". Level: intermediate/advanced. Knowledge of basics statistics and regression models required. Workshop.
Benjamín Garzón , Zurich Center for Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich

 

Location: Test Screening Room
"PET: processing pipelines and data analysis (II)". Workshop.

Granville Matheson, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute
 

14:00-14:15

Coffee break

14:15-15:00

 

Plenary session
Location: Perspective Room
"Introduction to eye tracking applications and methodology".
Marcus Nyström, Humanistlaboratoriet, Lund University

15:00-15:45

Plenary session
"Multi-modal approaches: joint modelling of neural and behavioural/cognitive data, and the power of combining ultra-high field MRI with post-mortem examinations."
Birte Forstmann, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam

15:45-16:00

Closing remarks Day 1
Location: Perspective Room

   

25 September

 

08:45-09:00

 

Welcome and introduction NEME Day 2
Location: Perspective Room

09:00-09:45

 

Plenary session
Location: Perspective Room
"Imaging brain plasticity: life-span changes and interventions".
Lars Nyberg, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention, Umeå University

09:45-10:00

Coffee break
 

10:00-10:45

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
"Fundamentals of network theory". Lecture.
William Hedley Thompson, Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg


Location: Landscape Room
"fMRI-lab in SPM: preprocessing pipelines and statistical analysis of fMRI data (I)". Workshop. Level: beginner. Matlab and SPM12 installation required.
Micael Andersson, Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University

Location: Test Screening Room
"Introduction to diffusion MRI: basic principles and applications". Workshop. Level: beginner. Matlab installation required.

Markus Nilsson, Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University
 

10:45-11:30

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
"fmriprep processing pipeline for fMRI data". Lecture.
Oscar Esteban, Service of Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital


Location: Landscape Room
"fMRI-lab in SPM: preprocessing pipelines and statistical analysis of fMRI data (II)". Workshop.
Micael Andersson, Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University

Location: Test Screening Room
"Diffusion MRI and fibertracking; processing and data analysis". Workshop. Level: beginner. Matlab installation required.
Markus Nilsson, Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University

 

11:30-12:30

Lunch

12:30-12:45

 

Information about afternoon´s parallel sessions.
Location: Perspective Room

12:45-14:00

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
Interactive discussion session: "How can we standardise processing of longitudinal data? What are the challenges and caveats in processing longitudinal data? How specific and reliable are the so-called "optimised" pipelines?". Participant-led discussion.
Moderator: Sirio Cocozza, Department of Radiology, "Federico II" University of Naples


Location: Landscape Room
"VBM and Freesurfer". Level: beginner. FreeSurfer installation required. Workshop.
Johan Mårtensson, Department of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Audiology, Lund University


Location: Test Screening Room
"Introduction to fNIRS: basic principles and applications". Workshop.
Alexander Kvist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute

 

14:00-14:15

Coffee break

14:15-15:00

 

Plenary session
Location: Perspective Room

"Resting state networks in the human brain - a historical perspective".
Peter Fransson, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet

15:00-15:15

 

Closing remarks Day 2
Location: Perspective Room

   

26 September

 

08:45-09:00

 

Welcome and introduction Day 3
Location: Perspective Room

09:00-09:45

 

Plenary session
Location: Perspective Room
"Graph analysis of fMRI data, and deep learning pipelines".
Joana Pereira, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute

09:45-10:00

Coffee break
 

10:00-10:45

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
"Machine learning: applications in neuroimaging research". Lecture.
Rita Almeida, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University

 

Location: Landscape Room
"BIDS apps: ezBIDS and nypipe (II)". Workshop. Level: beginner/intermediate.

Martin Nørgaard, Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen

Location: Test Screening Room
"fNIRS: processing pipelines and data analysis". Workshop. Level: beginner.
Alexander Kvist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute

 

10:45-11:30

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
"MEG theory, methods and applications". Lecture.
Christoph Pfeiffer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute

Location: Landscape Room
"BIDS apps: exBIDS and nypipe (II)". Workshop.
Martin Nørgaard, Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen

Location: Test Screening Room

"fNIRS: processing pipelines and data analysis". Workshop. Level: beginner
Alexander Kvist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute

11:30-12:30

Lunch

12:30-12:45

 

Information about afternoon´s parallel sessions
Location: Perspective Room

12:45-14:00

 

Parallel sessions

Location: Perspective Room
Interactive discussion session: "Big Data in NeuroImaging: possibilities, challenges, and perspectives. Databases available across different institutions in Sweden. Issues and ideas to facilitate communication, ideas and data sharing". Participant-led discussion.
Moderator: Petronella Kettunen, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, University of Gothenburg. 

Location: Landscape Room
"Machine learning: a practical approach". Workshop. Level: intermediate/advanced.
Rita Almeida, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University

Location: Test Screening Room
"Graph theory and deep learning pipelines". Workshop. Level: intermediate/advanced.
Joana Pereira, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute

14:00-14:15

Coffee break

14:15-15:00

 

Plenary session
Location: Perspective Room
"Ultra-high field MRI: applications and challenges".
Karin Markenroth Bloch, Lund BioImaging Center

15:00-15:30

 

Closing remarks
Location: Perspective Room

 

 

 

 Contact information

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  Important dates

  26 May | Registration opens (Early bird)
  20 Jun | Early bird registration closes

  09 Sep | Registration closes