Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Neuroimaging in Cognition and Behavior
 
Montréal (Canada)

September 25-26, 2008


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Accepting abstracts until July 31

Eraly registartion is advised as space is limited
Thursday, September 25, 2008 Friday, September 26, 2008
Morning Session

Chair: Dr. A. Strafella, University of Toronto
8:00AM - 8:30PM Registration
8:30AM - 8:50PM Welcome address
(Dr. O. Monchi)
8:50AM - 9:15AM Dr. W. Feindel
Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill, Montréal
The naissance of magnetic resonance in Canada - a brief
history
9:15AM - 10:00AM Dr. M. Petrides
Montréal Neurological Institute, McGill, Montréal
Lesion studies and the functional subdivisions of
the frontal lobe
10:00AM - 10:45AM Dr. V. Walsh
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL, London, UK
The role of the frontoparietal cortical areas in
perception
10:45AM - 11:00AM Coffee
11:00AM - 11:45AM Dr. S. Grafton
Department of Psychology, UCSB, USA
Combined EEG and fMRI data to constrain
chronometric single pulse TMS in studies of action
11:45AM - 12:30PM Dr. S. Fecteau
BIDMC Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Modulating decision-making behaviors by
noninvasive brain stimulation
12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch
1:30PM - 2:30PM Poster session


Morning Session

Chair: Dr. T. Paus, University of Nottingham, UK
9:15AM - 10:00AM Dr. H.R. Siebner
Department of Neurology Technical
University of Munich, Germany
Combining TMS with neuroimaging
- new insights in human motor control
10:00AM - 10:45AM JH Ko 
CAMH PET Centre / MNI
TMS/PET studies on executive functions
10:45AM - 11:00AM Coffee
11:00AM - 11:45AM Dr. A Thiel
Jewish General Hospital, McGill, Montréal
rTMS and language networks in patients with
focal brain lesions
11:45AM - 12:30PM Dr. J. Andoh
Brain and Body Center
University of Nottingham, UK
Combining fMRI with off-line TMS: study of
functional connectivity in language-related areas
12:30PM - 2:30PM Lunch
1:30PM - 2:30PM Poster session


Afternoon Session

Chair: Dr. O. Monchi, University of Montréal
2:30PM - 3:15PM Dr. E. Wassermann
Brain Stimulation Unit, NINDS, NIH, USA
Motor cortex TMS as a window on the executive
brain
3:15PM - 4:00PM Dr. O. Pogarell
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
Modulation of central monoaminergic
neurotransmission during rTMS
4:00PM - 4:15PM Coffee
4:15PM - 5:00PM Dr. SS Cho
CAMH PET Center, Univerty of Toronto
TMS/PET studies on dopaminergic system
5:00PM - 5:45PM Dr. Z Nahas
Brain Stimulation Laboratory
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
TMS and fMRI studies on behavioral disorders

Afternoon Session

Chair: Dr. Julien Doyon, University of Montréal
2:30PM - 3:15PM Dr. R Chen
Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto
TBS and other TMS approaches in motor behavior
3:15PM - 4:00PM Dr. M. Ptito
Department of Psychology, University of Montréal
Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the occipital
cortex
4:00PM - 4:15PM Coffee
4:15PM - 5:00PM Dr. H. Théoret
Department of psychology, University of Montréal
Exploring paradoxical functional facilitation with TMS
5:00PM - 5:45PM Dr. L. Koski
Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill, Montréal
Reflecting on the use of TMS to Study the Human
Mirror System




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