Thalamic nuclei are increasingly important not only in our understanding of cognition but also in a number of neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, where their increasing involvement is being delineated.
Current state-of-the-art methods for both visualization and segmentation of thalamic nuclei are still lagging behind. The purpose of this 3-day e-symposium is to bring together a wide range of researchers together to tackle this challenging and critical problem of accurate and fast segmentation of thalamic nuclei as well as validation and application of these methods in basic neuroscience and clinical applications. Each day will be focused on a specific theme area, with keynotes, smaller talks, and round table discussions.
We hope fruitful collaborations and working groups focusing on methods, anatomy, applications will emerge organically out of this meeting space and to put out position papers on the topics.
Current state-of-the-art methods for both visualization and segmentation of thalamic nuclei are still lagging behind. The purpose of this 3-day e-symposium is to bring together a wide range of researchers together to tackle this challenging and critical problem of accurate and fast segmentation of thalamic nuclei as well as validation and application of these methods in basic neuroscience and clinical applications. Each day will be focused on a specific theme area, with keynotes, smaller talks, and round table discussions.
We hope fruitful collaborations and working groups focusing on methods, anatomy, applications will emerge organically out of this meeting space and to put out position papers on the topics.
PRELIMINARY AGENDA (times in CEST timezone converter)
Day 1 (Wednesday, Jan 19)- Methods: acquisition and image processing
3.30 PM Welcome and introduction Giulio Pergola (U. Bari)
3.45 PM ?? Symposium plenary talk John Aggleton (Cardiff U)
4.45 PM Opening keynote Manoj Saranathan (U. Arizona)
5.45 PM Break
6.00 PM Invited talks Mallar Chakravarty (U. McGill)
Juan Iglesias/PD (UCL)
7T Focus (TBD)
7.00 PM Round table discussion
7.45 PM Adjourn
Day 2 (Thursday, Jan 20)- Basic neuroscience and clinical applications 1
3.30 PM Opening keynote Michael Halassa (Harvard U)
4.30 PM Elevator pitches (prerecorded) TBD
5.00 PM Break
5.15 PM Invited talks Michael Hornberger (U. E Anglia)
Catherine Reed (?)
Melanie Wilke?
6.15 PM Round table discussion
7.00 PM Adjourn
Day 3 (Friday, Jan 21)- Basic neuroscience and clinical applications 2
3.30 PM Opening keynote Aaron Boes (?)
Erik Middlebrooks (Mayo Clinic)
4.30 PM Elevator pitches (prerecorded) TBD
5.00 PM Break
5.15 PM Invited talks Shail Segobin (U. Caen)
Rosanna Olson (?)
Brian Rutt (Stanford U)
6.15 PM Round table discussion
7.00 PM Adjourn
Day 1 (Wednesday, Jan 19)- Methods: acquisition and image processing
3.30 PM Welcome and introduction Giulio Pergola (U. Bari)
3.45 PM ?? Symposium plenary talk John Aggleton (Cardiff U)
4.45 PM Opening keynote Manoj Saranathan (U. Arizona)
5.45 PM Break
6.00 PM Invited talks Mallar Chakravarty (U. McGill)
Juan Iglesias/PD (UCL)
7T Focus (TBD)
7.00 PM Round table discussion
7.45 PM Adjourn
Day 2 (Thursday, Jan 20)- Basic neuroscience and clinical applications 1
3.30 PM Opening keynote Michael Halassa (Harvard U)
4.30 PM Elevator pitches (prerecorded) TBD
5.00 PM Break
5.15 PM Invited talks Michael Hornberger (U. E Anglia)
Catherine Reed (?)
Melanie Wilke?
6.15 PM Round table discussion
7.00 PM Adjourn
Day 3 (Friday, Jan 21)- Basic neuroscience and clinical applications 2
3.30 PM Opening keynote Aaron Boes (?)
Erik Middlebrooks (Mayo Clinic)
4.30 PM Elevator pitches (prerecorded) TBD
5.00 PM Break
5.15 PM Invited talks Shail Segobin (U. Caen)
Rosanna Olson (?)
Brian Rutt (Stanford U)
6.15 PM Round table discussion
7.00 PM Adjourn
REGISTRATION
The symposium is open to everyone and free but we require registration. Please click here to register.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Emmanuel Barbeau (CNRS)
Meritxell Bach Cuadra (U. Lausanne)
Bogdan Draganski (U. Lausanne)
Michael Hornberger (U. East Anglia)
Vinod Kumar (Max Planck, Tubingen)
Felician Olivier (Aix-Marseille Université)
Giulio Pergola (U. Bari)
Anne-Lise Pitel (U. Caen)
Jean-Philippe Ranjeva (Aix-Marseille Université)
Manoj Saranathan (U. Arizona)
Shail Segobin (U. Caen)
Thomas Tourdias (U. Bordeaux)
Arnaud le Troter (Aix-Marseille Université)