May 9, 2024 agenda

View the May 8 (Day 1) agenda

All sessions, unless otherwise noted, will be held in the Ballroom, on the third floor of the University Centre (SSMU Building).

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.:
Registration / Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.:
Opening Remarks

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.:
Keynote

  • Noah Philip—Brown University
    In pursuit of pragmatic precision: Non-invasive brain stimulation for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.:
Poster Session / Coffee Break

Trainees whose projects align with one of HBHL’s four research themes will present their work as part of a poster competition. The poster session will be held on the second floor of the University Centre (SSMU Building).

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.:
Panel Session—Modifiable factors relating to brain health

  • Udunna Anazodo (McGill University)—PET/MR imaging of modifiable factors in brain health
  • Sofie Valk (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany)—The ship of Theseus
  • Tasmia Hai (McGill University)—Understanding neurological changes in children through parenting programs: A scoping review
  • Maiya Geddes (McGill University)—Translating cognitive neuroscience for dementia prevention

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.:
Lunch

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.:
Trainee Flash Talks

Twelve trainees, selected based on abstract submissions, will each give a three-minute presentation on their research. There will be three flash talks for each of HBHL’s four research themes.

Theme 1: Neuroinformatics and Computational Modelling
Theme 2: Mechanistic Models of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Theme 3: Applied Cognitive Neuroscience of Brain Plasticity
Theme 4: Population Neuroscience and Brain Health

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.:
Final Remarks / Raffle

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.:
Closing Reception

Montreal

University Centre (Students’ Society of McGill University Building).
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