Mini Symposia Program

AUG 14 - Thursday

Time Session Speakers
8:00 - 10:30 Mini-symposium 1: Rewiring the Cerebellum: New Frontiers in Function and Non-Invasive Stimulation Dr. José Mario Prati (UFSCar)
8:00 - 10:30 Mini-symposium 2: Rehabilitation Reimagined: Next-Gen Exoskeletons and Human Enhancement
10:30 - 13:00 Mini-symposium 3: Prefrontal Stimulation in Action: Noninvasive Approaches to Cognitive and Emotional Regulation Dr. Adriana Carneiro (IPq-FMUSP)
Dr. Sara Barbosa (Hospital Imrea)
14:00 - 17:00 Mini-symposium 4: tDCS in Clinical Practice: Cutting-Edge Safety and Efficacy Guidelines Dr. Guilherme Lacerda
Dr. Sara Barbosa (Hospital Imrea)
14:00 - 17:00 Mini-symposium 5: Merging tDCS with Virtual Reality: Autonomic Modulation in Spinal Cord Injury Dr. Talita Dias
Ms. Giovanna Vidigal (USP)

AUG 15 - Friday

Time Session Speakers
8:00 - 10:30 Mini-symposium 6: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications in Neuropsychiatry
8:00 - 10:30 Mini-symposium 7: Neuromodulation in Rehabilitation: Translating Protocols into Practice Mr. Valton Costa
Ms. Elayne Borges
10:30 - 13:00 Mini-symposium 8: Biomarkers and Brain Stimulation: Unlocking Motor Recovery Post-Stroke Dr. Guilherme Lacerda (Hospital Imrea)
14:00 - 17:00 Mini-symposium 9: EEG and Neurofeedback in Mental Health and Neurorehabilitation: Science and Practice Dr. Lucas Marques (Santa Casa)
14:00 - 17:00 Mini-symposium 10: Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS): A New Era in Neurological Care Dr. Gilson Tanaka (Hospital Imrea)

IV SYMPOSIUM ON INNOVATION AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE &
XVII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEUROMODULATION &
IV INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE (ICCR) – (2025)

In-Person Module | AUG 16 - Saturday

Time Session Speakers
9:30 - 10:00 The Future of Neurorehabilitation: State of the Art in Neuromodulation and Rehabilitation Profa. Dra. Linamara Battistella / Profa. Dra. Marta Imamura
10:00 - 10:45 Decoding Fibromyalgia: Modulating Neural Networks to Alleviate Symptoms Dr. Wolnei Caumo
10:45 - 11:30 AI in Action: Virtual Task Design and Artificial Intelligence in Neurological Rehabilitation Dr. Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro
11:30 - 12:15 Stroke Recovery Rebooted: Boosting Mobility through Moderate-to-High Intensity Exercise Dr. Thiago Russo
12:15 - 13:30 Targeted Strength: Progressive Resistance Training for Fibromyalgia Management Dr. Mariana Avila
13:30 - 15:00 Lunch Break & Poster Presentations
15:00 - 15:30 Rebalancing the Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathovagal Balance and Neuromodulation in Neurorehabilitation Dr. Renata Cardoso
15:30 - 16:15 AI Meets Psychiatry: Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Psychiatric Disorder Detection Dr. Felipe Aguiar
16:15 - 17:00 Tackling Alzheimer's: Innovations in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Dr. Marcia Cominetti
17:00 - 17:45 Cognitive Ergonomics for Longevity: Applying Neuroscience and Ergonomics to Optimize Behavior and Aging Dr. Messias Borges
17:45 - 18:30 From Complexity to Clarity: Harnessing Complexity Science to Enhance Neural Health and Research Translation Dr. Lucas Marques

In-Person Module | AUG 17 - Sunday

Time Session Speakers
9:00 - 9:40 tDCS in ADHD: Exploring Neuromodulation as a Therapeutic Tool for Attention Disorders Dr. Camila Campana
9:40 - 10:20 Pain Relief in Post-Viral Syndromes: Effects of Anodal tDCS in Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis Dr. Rodrigo Pegado
10:20 - 11:00 The Weight of Pain: Impact of BMI on Endogenous Pain Inhibition and Neuromodulation Outcomes Dr. Guilherme Lacerda
11:00 - 11:30 Developing a Healing/Compensatory Brain Index Dr. Felipe Fregni
11:30 - 12:15 Gait Recovery Through Neuromodulation: How Neuromodulation Enhances Locomotor Training and Motor Function Dr. Talita Dias
15:00 - 15:45 Pain, Mind, and Molecules: Inflammatory and Oxidative Markers in Women with TMD and the Role of Psychosocial Factors Dr. Edilaine Gherardi Donato
15:45 - 16:30 AI for Early Brain Development: Using Neuroimaging and Deep Neural Networks to Track Child Neurodevelopment Dr. João Ricardo Sato
16:30 - 17:15 Giving Voice to Science: Advanced tDCS Protocols for Speech and Language Disorders

III INNOVATION AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
&
XVI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEUROMODULATION (2024)

Online Module (Zoom) | AUG 19 - Monday

Time Session Speakers
8:00 - 8:40 Brain mechanisms of pain perception in health and disease: the Enigma Pain collaboration Markus Ploner
8:30 - 9:20 Sleep and chronotype influences in non-invasive brain stimulation effects Michael Nitsche
9:20 - 10:00 Non-invasive brain stimulation and neuroenhancement Walter Paulus
10:00 - 10:40 Metabolomics and Self-Reported Depression, Anxiety, and Phobic Symptoms in the VA Normative Aging Study Professor Song
10:40 - 11:20 Cognitive Event Related Potentials and ADHD Across the Lifespan Sandra Carvalho
11:20 - 12:00 Closing the loop between brain and electrical stimulation: towards precision neuromodulation treatments Marom Bikson
13:00 - 13:40 Harnessing Placebo Effects for the Treatment of Functional Cognitive Disorder Emiliano Santarnecchi
13:40 - 14:20 Modulation of the cognitive event-related potential P3 by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Augusto Jose Mendes
14:20 - 15:00 Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain Management: from Innovation to Clinical Applications Laura Tabacof
15:00 - 15:40 Improving Neurology Clinical Care with Natural Language Processing Tools Lidia Moura
15:40 - 16:20 Regulation of Central Nervous System Myelination in Higher Brain Functions Jian Kong
16:20 - 17:00 Comparative effectiveness of an exercise intervention delivered via telerehabilitation and conventional mode of deliver Prudence Plummer

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