Our Scientific Program has Round Tables, Brainstorms and Final Statements, to discuss Philosophical, Scientific and Technological Challenges for Epilepsy Research and Psychiatric Comorbidities.
September 18th
Tuesday
18:00 – 19:20 | Secretariat Opening, Registration and Material Pick-Up
19:20 – 19:30 | Opening Remarks
Margaret de Castro
Diretora da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo.
Norberto Garcia-Cairasco
Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo – Brasil.
19:30 – 20:30 | Opening Lecture
Self-Reflected Brain: Dreams and Consciousness in Neuroscience and the Arts
Greg Dunn
Greg Dunn Design.
20:30 – 23:00 | Opening Cocktail
September 19th
Wednesday
Morning – Round Table 1
Controversies and Convergences in the History of Science and the Arts in Neuropsychiatry and the Epilepsies
Chairman:
Peter Wolf
Danish Epilepsy Centre – Dianalund, Denmark.
08:00 – 08:25
The Epilepsies: Dialogues between Traditional Healers and Contemporary Neurologists in Africa
Lamine Gueye
University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal – África.
08:25 – 08:50
Contribution of Pre-Columbian and Contemporary Indian Cultures to the Treatment of Epilepsies and Associated Neurological Syndromes
Jaime Fandiño Franky
Fundación Centro Colombiano de Epilepsia y Enfermedades Neurológicas – FIRE, Cartagena, Colombia.
08:50 – 9:15
Renaissance Philosophy of Nature and Epilepsy
Eduardo Kickhofel
Universidade Federal Paulista – Guarulhos, Brasil.
09:15 – 9:40
The Epilepsies of Dostoievski (Russia) and Machado de Assis (Brazil): The Working Brains of Bright Writers with Epilepsy
Peter Wolf
Danish Epilepsy Centre – Dianalund, Denmark.
09:40 – 10:10 | Coffee-Break
10:10 – 10:35
Ayahuasca, an Ancient Substance with Traditional and Contemporary use in Neuropsychiatry and Neuroscience
Rafael Guimarães
Universidade de São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
10:35 – 11:00
The Modern Use of Cannabis for Epilepsy: From Bench to Clinical Trials of Cannabidiol
Fabricio Moreira
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
11:00 – 11:30 | General Discussion
Moderator:
Peter Wolf
Danish Epilepsy Centre – Dianalund, Denmark.
11:30 – 12:00
Brainstorm and Final Statement 1 – Controversies and Future Challenges (From Round Table 1)
Chairman:
Eduardo Kichkofel
Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Guarulhos, Brasil.
Co-Chairman:
Gabriel Arisi
Universidade Federal de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brasil.
Afternoon – Round Table 2
From Connectomes to Multilayered Complex Networks in the Epilepsies and Neuropsychiatric Comorbidities
Chairman:
Fernando Cendes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Campinas, Brasil.
14:00 – 14:25
Mood, Anxiety Disorders and the Concept of Epilepsy as a Network Disease
Fernando Cendes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Campinas, Brasil.
14:25 – 14:50
Epilepsies, Autistic and Mood Disorders as Complex Networks Diseases
Andres Kanner
University of Miami – Miami, USA.
14:50 – 15:15
Matrix Macromolecules, Gliosis, Mesial Sclerosis and Memory Impairments in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
João Pereira Leite
Universidade de São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee Break – Poster
15:45 – 16:10
Hippocampal-Frontal Networks in Experimental Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Epilepsy Models
Cleiton Lopes Aguiar
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
16:10 – 16:35
Computational Neuroscience and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Scaling from Neurons to Networks
Julian Tejada
Universidade Federal de Sergipe – Aracaju, Brasil.
16:35 – 17:00
Contributions of Basic Science to a Network Analysis of Epilepsy and Comorbidities
Cristiane Q. Tilelli
Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei – Divinópolis, Brasil.
17:00 – 18:00 | General Discussion
Moderators:
Fernando Cendes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
Cleiton Lopes Aguiar
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
September 20th
Thursday
Morning – Round Table 3
Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of the Epilepsies
Chairman:
Asla Pitkänen
University of Eastern Finland – Kuopio, Finland.
08:00 – 08:25
How Might Novel Technologies such as Optogenetics and DREADDS Lead to Better Treatments in Epilepsy?
Esther Krook-Magnuson
University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, USA.
08:25 – 08:50
Looking for Biomarkers for Epileptogenesis and Functional Outcome after Brain Injury
Asla Pitkänen
University of Eastern Finland – Kuopio, Finland.
08:50 – 09:15
Interneurons: Role in Maintaining and Restoring Synaptic Plasticity
Maria Elisa Calcagnotto
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre , Brazil.
09:15 – 09:45 | Coffee Break – Poster
09:45 – 10:10
Characterizing Molecular, Biochemical and Genetic Changes in Neurotransmitters in the Brain of Experimental Models of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Luisa Lilia Rocha Arrieta
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional – D.F., Mexico.
10:10 – 10:35
New Avenues in Molecular Genetics for Diagnosis and Therapeutics, as Applied to the Epilepsies
Íscia Lopes-Cendes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Campinas, Brasil.
10:35 – 11:00
Molecular Tools to Characterize Seizure Susceptibility in Rodent Genetic Models of Epilepsy
Dolores E. Lopez
Universidad de Salamanca – Salamanca, España.
11:00 – 12:00 | General Discussion
Moderators:
Esther Krook-Magnuson
University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, USA.
Íscia Lopes-Cendes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Campinas, Brasil.
Afternoon – Round Table 4
Epilepsy Hijacking Brain Oscillations: a Gradual Corruption from Normal Activity
Chairman:
Marcio F. Dutra Moraes
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
14:00 – 14:25
Closed Loop Control of Seizures
Dean Freestone
University of Melbourne – Melbourne, Austrália.
14:25 – 14:50
Synchronization and Desynchronization in Epilepsy: Controversies and Hypotheses
Premek Jiruska
Czech Academy of Sciences – Prague, Czech Republic.
14:50 – 15:15
Periodic and Non-Periodic Deep Brain Stimulation in Epilepsy Models: Effects on Network Synchronization
Vinícius Rosa Cota
Universidade Federal de São João del Rei – São João del Rei, Brasil.
15:15 – 15:40 | Coffee Break
15:40 – 16:05
Deep Brain Stimulation in Epilepsy: Actively Probing Neural Networks
Marcio F. Dutra Moraes
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
16:05 – 16:30
The Genesis of an Epileptic Hippocampus
Claudio Queiroz
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – Natal, Brasil.
16:35 – 17:00 | General Discussion
Moderator:
Marcio F. Dutra Moraes
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
17:00 – 18:00
Brainstorm and Final Statement – Controversies and Future Challenges (From Round Tables 2, 3 and 4)
Chairman:
Dean Freestone
University of Melbourne – Melbourne, Austrália.
Co-Chairman:
Cristiane Q. Tilelli
Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei – Divinópolis, Brasil.
Moderators:
Julian Tejada
Universidade Federal de Sergipe – Aracaju, Brasil.
Claudio Queiroz
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – Natal, Brasil.
19:00 – 21:00 | Mesa Redonda – aberta ao público e gratuita:
Epilepsia no dia-a-dia
“Conversando sobre Epilepsia: Orientação a pessoas com epilepsia e familiares para uma vida melhor”
Debatedores/Palestrantes:
Dra. Maria Carolina Doretto
Professora aposentada da UFMG. Secretária Executiva da Federação Brasileira de Epilepsia – Epibrasil.
Dra. Vera Cristina Terra
Médica neurologista com experiência no tratamento de epilepsias refratárias na infância e na adolescência. Professora de Neurologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Dr. Artur Fernandes
Pesquisador na área de genética das epilepsias.
Objetivo: apoiar as pessoas com epilepsia em suas necessidades, especialmente no âmbito da educação, proporcionar informações corretas sobre a doença, orientar sobre tratamentos disponíveis e apoiar campanhas de combate ao estigma e ao preconceito.
- O evento é aberto a todos os interessados e é gratuito.
- Serão fornecidos certificados a quem solicitar.
September 21st
Friday
Morning – Round Table 5
Precision Medicine and Technological Challenges in Neuroscience and Epileptology
Chairman:
Ashok Shetty
College Station – Texas, USA.
08:00 – 08:25
Human Brain Slices for Epilepsy Research: Pitfalls, Solutions and Future Challenges
Mark O. Cunningham
University of Dublin – Dublin, Ireland.
8:25 – 08:50
Intranasal Mesenquimal Stem Cell-Derived A1-Exosomes ease Inflammation, and Prevent Abnormal Neurogenesis and Memory Dysfunction after Status Epilepticus
Ashok Shetty
College Station – Texas, USA.
08:50 – 09:15
Complementary MRI/DTI and Chemogenetics/Optogenetics to Pinpoint Epileptogenic Networks in Experimental Models of Epilepsy
Patrick Forcelli
Georgetown University School of Medicine – Washington, DC, USA.
09:15 – 09:45 | Coffee Break – Poster
09:45 – 10:10
Networks for Tonic Respiratory Drive, Chemoreception and SUDEP in Epilepsies
George Richerson
University of Iowa – Iowa City, USA.
10:10 – 10:35
Molecular and Neuroanatomical Neuroplasticity in Neurogenetic Niches in Experimental Epilepsy Models
Victor Rodrigues Santos
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
10:35 – 11:00
Experimental and Ethnopharmacological Characterization of Substances with Anti-Epileptogenic and Neuroprotective Actions
Olagide Wagner Castro
Universidade Federal de Alagoas – Maceió, Brasil.
11:00 – 12:00 | General Discussion
Moderators:
Ashok Shetty
College Station – Texas, USA.
Mark O. Cunningham
Newcastle University – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Afternoon – Round Table 6
Epilepsies and Comorbidities: Challenging and Integrating Multiples Levels of Complexity
Chairman:
Norberto Garcia-Cairasco
Universidade de São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
14:00 – 14:25
Non-invasive Imaging in Epilepsy using Biomarkers
Edson Amaro Júnior
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein – São Paulo, Brasil.
14:25 – 14:50
Computational Neuroscience and the Epilepsies
Antônio Carlos Roque da Silva Filho
Universidade de São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
14:50 – 15:15
Complex Systems Approach for Innovation in AEDs Discovery
Alan Talevi
Universidad Nacional de la Plata – La Plata, Argentina.
15:15 – 15:40
Role of P-Glycoprotein in Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy and SUDEP
Alberto Lazarowski
Universidad de Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
15:40 – 16:05 | Coffee Break
16:10 – 16:35
MicroRNAs, Gene Networks, Gene Therapy: Promises and Challenges for Treating Epilepsies and their Comorbidities
Michele Simonato
University of Ferrara – Ferrara, Italy.
16:35 – 17:00
Complexity Systems and Emergent Properties Views as Applied to Epilepsy Research: A Paradigm Shift Eagerly Needed
Norberto Garcia-Cairasco
University of São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
17:00 – 18:00
Brainstorm and Statement 3 – Controversies and Future Challenges (From Round Tables 5 and 6)
Chairman:
Norberto Garcia-Cairasco
University of São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
Co-Chairman:
Alberto Lazarowski
Universidad de Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Moderators:
Michele Simonato
University of Ferrara – Ferrara, Italy.
Antonio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
18:00 – 18:30 | Awards Ceremony
Celebrating Women in Science & Art
- Best Scientific Poster in Epilepsy. Cassidy Megan, the Founder of the Purple Day, Award
- Best Scientific Poster in Neuroscience. Rosalind Franklin, the Mother of the DNA, Award
- Best Poster in Neuroscience & Arts. Nise da Silveira, the Rebel Psychiatrist, Award
The Diploma Leonardo da Vinci Award
- Given to LNNE PhD Students Graduated from 2013 to 2018