Neural Interfaces Workshop


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Agenda

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
Poster/Display area open

8:00 - 8:05 a.m. Introduction and Goals
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

8:05 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Story Landis, Director, NINDS

8:10 - 8:20 a.m The Importance of Deep Brain Stimulation to the Parkinson’s Community
Mr. Jeffrey C. Martin

8:20 - 10:05 a.m.
8:20 - 8:25 a.m.
Plenary Session 1: Progress in Deep Brain Stimulation
Facilitator: Dr. Eugene Oliver, NINDS

8:25 - 8:50 a.m. DBS for Movement Disorders - Current Clinical Challenges and Future Opportunities
Dr. Jerrold Vitek, The Cleveland Clinic

8:50 - 9:15 a.m. Effects of STN Stimulation on Tremor, Rigidity, and Bradykinesia
Dr. Daniel Corcos, University of Illinois at Chicago

9:15 - 9:40 a.m. Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation of the STN on Cognition and Mood
Dr. Marjan Jahanshahi, University of London

9:40 - 10:05 a.m. Rodent Model of Brain Stimulation, Behavioral and Electrophysiological Approaches to Parkinson's Disease Research
Dr. Jing-Yu Chang, Wake Forest University

10:05 - 10:15 a.m. Discussion

10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 - 10:55 a.m. Effects of Pallidal and DBS on Single Neuron Activity in the Primate Globus Pallidus and Motor Cortex
Dr. Robert Turner, University of California, San Francisco

10:55 - 11:20 a.m. Cortical Effects of STN Stimulation: An Intracellular Study in Anesthetized Rats
Dr. Dieter Jaeger, Emory University

11:20 - 11:45 a.m. Cortical and Putaminal Mechanisms for Self-Timed Movements
Dr. John Assad, Harvard Medical School

11:45 - 11:55 a.m. Discussion

11:55 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Platform Presentations
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, NINDS
Platform Presentation Schedule (Click here)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Poster Session

2:30 - 3:50 p.m.
2:30 - 2:35 p.m.
Plenary Session 2: Novel Interface Technologies for Stimulation and Control
Facilitator: Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, NINDS

2:35 - 3:00 p.m. Deep Brain Stimulation Using Microactuated Microprobes
Dr. Jitendran Muthuswamy, Arizona State University

3:00 - 3:25 p.m. Polymer-Based Microelectrode Arrays for Stimulation
Dr. Scott Corbett, Advanced Cochlear Systems

3:25 - 3:50 p.m. Nanoelectrode Array for Neural Electrophysiology using Carbon Nanofibers
Dr. Jun Li, NASA Ames Research Center

3:50 - 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Future Directions for Deep Brain Stimulation
Dr. Warren Grill, Duke University
Dr. Steven Shapiro, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Jerrold Vitek, The Cleveland Clinic


5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Poster Session


Thursday, September 8, 2005

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
Poster/Display area open

8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Introduction and Goals
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, NINDS

8:10 - 8:25 a.m. Key Note Address: Impact of Neural Prosthesis on Quality of Life
Mr. Laszlo Nagy

8:25 - 9:35 a.m.
8:25 - 8:30 a.m.
Plenary Session 3: Surgical Considerations for Neural Interfaces
Facilitator: Dr. Michael Weinrich, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

8:30 - 8:50 a.m. Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation
Dr. Michael Keith, Case Western Reserve University

8:50 - 9:15 a.m. Brain-Machine Interfaces
Dr. Gerhard Friehs, Brown University

9:15 - 9:35 a.m. Discussion

9:35 - 9:50 a.m. Break

9:50 - 10:45 a.m.
9:50 - 9:55 a.m.
Plenary Session 4: Chronic Recording Microelectrodes
Facilitator: Dr. Daofen Chen, NINDS

9:55 - 10:20 a.m. Chronic Recording Microelectrode Array
Dr. Kensall Wise, University of Michigan

10:20 - 10:45 a.m. Chronic Recording Microelectrode Array
Dr. Florian Solzbacher, University of Utah

10:45 - 10:55 a.m. Discussion

10:55 - 11:10 a.m. Student Fellowship Awardees
Dr. Meredith Temple-O’Connor, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Ms. Stephanie Fertig, NINDS

11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Platform Presentations
Dr. Joseph Pancrazio, NINDS
Platform Presentation Schedule (Click here)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Poster Session

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Plenary Session 5: Neural Interfaces for Sensory Information
Facilitator: Dr. Roger Miller, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

2:05 - 2:30 p.m. Insights on Auditory Prosthesis Design From Animal Models
Dr. Patricia Leake, University of California, San Francisco

2:30 - 2:55 p.m. Intraocular Retinal Prosthesis
Dr. Mark Humayan, University of Southern California

2:55 - 3:20 p.m. Vestibular Prosthesis Encoding 3D Head Movement
Dr. Charles Della Santina, Johns Hopkins University

3:20 - 3:30 p.m. Discussion

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
3:45 - 3:50 p.m.
Plenary Session 6: Spinal Cord Interfaces
Facilitator: Dr. Naomi Kleitman, NINDS

3:50 - 4:10 p.m. Intraspinal Microstimulation for Restoring Limb Movements After Spinal Cord Injury
Dr. Vivian Mushahwar, University of Alberta

4:10 - 4:35 p.m. Floating Light-Activated Micro-Stimulators for Neural Prosthetics
Dr. Mesut Sahin, Louisiana Tech University

4:35 - 4:45 p.m. Discussion

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Breakout Session I
Support Opportunities for Graduate Students and Post-Docs
Dr. Meredith Temple O’Connor, NIBIB

Breakout Session II
Speaking to the Press About Neural Interfaces
Ms. Marian Emr, NINDS

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Poster Session


Friday, September 9, 2005

8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
8:00 - 8:05 a.m.
Plenary Session 7: Future Efforts in Neural Interfaces
Facilitator: Dr. Grace Peng, NIBIB

8:05 - 8:20 a.m. Human Assistive Neural Devices Program
Dr. Geoffrey Ling, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

8:20 - 8:40 a.m. Nanofiber Material and Microscale Braiding Technologies for Multifunctional Neural Prosthetics
Dr. Simon Giszter, Drexel University

8:40 - 9:05 a.m. Novel Paradigms for Neural Interfaces
Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, Duke University

9:05 - 9:30 a.m. Optical Stimulation of Neural Tissue
Dr. E. Duco Jansen, Vanderbilt University

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Break

9:45 - 10:10 a.m. Neurotransmitter-Based Neural Interfaces
Dr. David Pepperberg, University of Illinois at Chicago

10:10 - 10:35 a.m. Implantable Biometric Electronics as Neural Prosthesis for Lost Cognitive Function
Dr. Theodore Berger, University of Southern California

10:35 - 11:00 a.m. Advances in Neural Interfaces From In Vitro Models
Dr. Bruce Wheeler, University of Illinois

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Future Directions for Neural Prosthetics
Dr. Theodore Berger, University of Southern California
Dr. Charles Della Santina, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Warren Grill, Duke University
Mr. Geoffrey Thrope, NDI Medical, LLC


12:00 p.m. Meeting Adjourns and Poster Removal