The 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences

Name: The 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences
Start: 2024-10-22T22:00:00
End: 2024-10-24T22:00:00

Part of the International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences series

Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time

Neurorehabilitation, Neuroscience, Cognition, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurotechnology, Neuroimaging

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Welcome from the Chair

Dear colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to join the 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences (IECBS 2024) after the strong success of the previous annual online conference. IECBS 2024 will be held online from 23 to 25 October 2024.

The field of neuroscience is one of the most important frontiers in biomedical studies, as many of the details that control brain function are still not well understood. This makes the study of the nervous system very exciting and fast moving. This conference will address a variety of research topics which reflect some of the current areas of focus. Topics of the conference will be organized around the following sessions:

S1. Behavioral Neuroscience
S2. Systems Neuroscience
S3. Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging
S4. Neuropsychology
S5. Neurodegenerative Diseases
S6. Cognitive Neuroscience
S7. Clinical Neuroscience
S8. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
S9. Neurorehabilitation

The scope of this online conference is to bring together well-known worldwide experts who are currently working on brain sciences and to provide an online forum for presenting and discussing new results.

All accepted abstracts will be published on the conference website. You are required to submit an abstract (200 – 250 words). Please see the abstract guidelines in "Instructions for Authors".

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we cordially invite you to join us at the 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences (IECBS 2024).

We look forward to your contributions.

Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Stephen D. Meriney
Chair of the 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences

Event Chair

Prof. Dr. Stephen D. Meriney

Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Session Chairs

Prof. Dr. Christina Danielli Coelho De Morais Faria

Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Dr. Evanthia Bernitsas

Multiple Sclerosis Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA

Prof. Dr. Gerry Leisman

Movement and Cognition Laboratory, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences Haifa University, Haifa, Israel,
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of the Medical Sciences of Havana, Havana, Cuba

Dr. Robert Emmett Kelly

Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA

Dr. med. Dejan B. Budimirovic

Department of Psychiatry, Fragile X Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA,
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences-Child Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Prof. Dr. Patricia A. Broderick

Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, The City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA

Dr. Stefano Casalotti

School of Health Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK

Prof. Dr. Konstantin V. Slavin

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Assoc. Prof. Carla Masala

Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, SP 8 Cittadella Universitaria, 09042 Monserrato, Italy

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Woon-Man Kung

1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23412, Taiwan; 2. Department of Exercise and Health Promotion, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan

Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Zoccolotti

Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

Committee Member

Dr. Moses O. Sokunbi

Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, England, United Kingdom

Dr. Tiziano Balzano

HM CINAC (Centro Integral de Neurociencias Abarca Campal), Hospital Universitario HM Puerta del Sur, HM Hospitales, Madrid, 28938, Spain.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caprì Tindara

Department of Life and Health Sciences, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, Via del Casale di S. Pio V, 44, 00165, Rome, Italy

Asst. Prof. Dr. Grazyna Lietzau

Division of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland

Asst. Prof. Dr. Francisco A. Nieto Escámez

1. Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, 04120, Almeria, Spain; 2. Research Center for Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, University of Almeria, 04120, Almeria, Spain

Dr. Sara Bertoni

Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Bergamo, 24129, Italy

Asst. Prof. Dr. Keehoon Lee

TGen Integrated Microbiomics Center, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen North), part of City of Hope, Flagstaff, AZ 86005, USA

Dr. Tommaso Ercoli

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sassari, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, 07100, Sassari, Italy

Dr. Jinsung Wang

Human Motor Behavior Lab (HuMBLab), Zilber College of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, 53201, USA.

Prof. Dr. Claire Donnellan

1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA 6027, Australia 2. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, D02 T283, Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Nataliya Romanyuk

Department of Neuroregeneration, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 142 20, Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Sarah Hellewell

Curtin University and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Research, Perth, Australia 6008

Dr. Siuly Siuly

Victoria University, Institute of Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Melbourne, VIC 3011, Australia

Keynote Speakers

Dr. med. Peter Todd

Department of Neurology, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States

Prof. Dr. Gerry Leisman

Sessions

Registration

The registration for IECBS 2024 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.

When registering with several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.

Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 17 October 2024.

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission

The 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

Important Deadlines

Deadline for abstract submission: 25 June 2024.
Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 26 July 2024. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.

Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.

1. The structure abstract should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–250 words in length.
2. All accepted abstracts will be published as one dedicated volume in Proceedings journal (ISSN: 2504-3900) after quality check. If you wish to publish a proceedings paper or a research article in the journal, please refer to the “Publication Opportunities” Section.
3. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
4. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.

Detailed Requirements:

1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.

Note: We only accept live presentations.

Oral Presentation and Slides Submission

The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.

Poster Presentation

If the abstract is accepted for a poster presentation, the author will be invited to submit a poster presentation file (PDF). The slot for the poster presentation lasts 10 mins (5 min presentation and 5 min Q&A). The submission guidelines are as follows:

Your submission should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures, and graphs where necessary.
File format: PDF (.pdf).
Size in pixel: 1,080 width x 1,536 height–portrait orientation.
Size in cm: 38.1 width x 54.2 height–portrait orientation.
Font size: ≥16.

Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3)

You can use our free template to create your poster. The poster template can be downloaded here.

The Poster Sessions will take place in Zoom break-out rooms. The rooms will be called after your surname. You will automatically be assigned to your break-out room, however, you will be responsible for your own room, i.e. sharing your screen by yourself, handling the comments in the chat if there are any, etc. People will then be able to visit your room and discuss your poster with you. Please make sure you have the Zoom Desktop client or mobile app, version 5.3.0 or higher.
We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.

Certificates of Participation are available in your logged-in area on sciforum.net, under "My Certificates" after the conference.

Publication Opportunities

1. Brain Sciences Journal Publication

Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the Special Issue published in Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425, IF 3.3), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Details of the special issue will be announced here later. Please note that no other discounts are applicable. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.

2. Proceeding Paper Publication
You are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (3-6 pages) to Biology and and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976) after the conference. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge.

Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IECBS 2024 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.

Proceedings paper submission deadline: 11 December 2024.

Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:

Title.
Full author names.
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
Abstract.
Keywords.
Introduction.
Methods.
Results and Discussion.
Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.

The Awards

Best Oral Presentation Award and Poster Award

Number of Awards Available: 6

The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be six winners selected for this award. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.

Sponsors and Partners

For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.

Organizers

Media Partners

Conference Secretariat

Ms. Aria Chen
Ms. Jasmine Li
Dr. Wisit Thitinarongwate
Email: iecbs2024@mdpi.com

For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.

S1. Behavioral Neuroscience

Behavioral neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the complex interplay between brain function and behavior, drawing upon insights from various key research areas. By integrating methodologies from neurobiology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging, and cognitive neuroscience, it investigates the intricate underlying mechanisms. We encourage global neuroscientists and doctors to discuss the integrative endeavors to hold significant implications for understanding neurological disorders, thereby contributing to the advancement of further therapeutic interventions.

Keywords: neurobiology; neurophysiology; neuropharmacology; neuroimaging; cognitive neuroscience; behavioral neurology; neuroinformatics

Session Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Woon-Man Kung, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23412, Taiwan;, Department of Exercise and Health Promotion, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan

S2. Systems Neuroscience

The rapidly growing body of literature in the field of neuroscience underscores the importance of interdisciplinary and inter-subject collaboration. The concept of system neuroscience focuses on going beyond the individual neuroscience domains and toward more general neuroscience concepts. At the session, we will discuss submissions on various topics that address systematic issues in today's neuroscience research.

Keywords: neuroscience integration; interdisciplinary research; system-wide approach

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Konstantin V. Slavin, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

S3. Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging

Over the last few decades, technological advances have resulted in earlier and more accurate diagnosis and successful therapeutic intervention of neurological disorders. Advanced multimodal neuroimaging and OCT not only solve diagnostic challenges but also provide helpful biomarkers to monitor disease progression. Newly approved drugs and therapeutic interventions, such as transcranial magnetic and vagal nerve stimulation have offered new hope to people with non-curable neurological diseases. In this session, we welcome posters and manuscripts addressing diagnostic and therapeutic technological advances in Neurology.

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; neurodegeneration; nanotechnology; optical coherence tomography

Session Chair

Dr. Evanthia Bernitsas, Multiple Sclerosis Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA

S4. Neuropsychology

Neuropsychology aims to investigate the cognitive processes of the mind in relation to brain structures. Areas of interest include sensorimotor functions, perception, attention, spatial construction, intelligence, executive functions, memory, language, motivation, emotions, and quality of life. Historically, it has developed with the study of adult patients with brain injury of different origins. Over the years, the spectrum of investigation has broadened to the study of developmental lesions and children with language and learning disorders. The increasing availability of neuroimaging techniques and, even more recently, of neurostimulation techniques has made a fundamental contribution to the growth of current knowledge and has definitively pointed to the discipline as a multidisciplinary area of convergence among numerous skills and professions. In this multidisciplinary perspective, the session aims to bring together recent updates in neuropsychological research. Presentations that focus on neuropsychological function in both healthy and disordered conditions and across the lifespan are encouraged. Submissions that address the development and testing of neuropsychological interventions are also encouraged.

Keywords: attention deficits; neglect; language disorders; learning disabilities; stroke; traumatic brain injury; neurostimulation; neuropsychological rehabilitation

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Zoccolotti, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

S5. Neurodegenerative Diseases

Session Chair

Assoc. Prof. Carla Masala, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, SP 8 Cittadella Universitaria, 09042 Monserrato, Italy

S6. Cognitive Neuroscience

The session endeavors to understand how the mind works. Trying to understand our minds is perhaps the most ambitious and exciting project in all of science, and this project requires tools drawn from fields that include experimental psychology, artificial intelligence and computer science, linguistics, vision science, philosophy, anthropology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience (among others). This session will introduce the most recently developed tools and theories from these areas, as they relate to the study of the mind. We will explore the latest advances in mental processes such as perception, reasoning, memory, attention, imagery, language, intelligence, decision making, morality, and even attraction and love, as well as the technologies and findings that support the effective study of applications in learning, health, rehabilitation, decision making, strategic thinking, international affairs, human development, and in human factors. In sum, this session will examine the assumptions of cognitive science and many of the most important and fascinating results obtained of late to gain important new insights into what we are and how we work!

Key words: cognitive neuroscience; developmental science; cognition; learning; perception; artificial intelligence; perception; decision making; aging

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Gerry Leisman, Movement and Cognition Laboratory, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences Haifa University, Haifa, Israel, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of the Medical Sciences of Havana, Havana, Cuba

S7. Clinical Neuroscience

Findings from basic neuroscience research continue to promote the advancement of clinical neuroscience. This session reviews new findings from translational neuroscience that can help to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic, psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Keywords: clinical neuroscience; translational medicine; neurologic disorders; neuropsychiatric disorders

Session Chairs

Dr. Robert Emmett Kelly, Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, White Plains, NY 10605, USA

Dr. med. Dejan B. Budimirovic, Department of Psychiatry, Fragile X Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences-Child Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

S8. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience invites leading scientists, physicians, practitioners, and scholars to discuss positive and inspiring perspectives on the theragnostics of brain, spinal, and cellular disorders at the microscopic level. Advancing diagnostics and therapeutics where the molecule and cell meet is especially unique at the DNA, mRNA, chromosomal, and genetic frontiers, and tools such as CRISPR can mobilize the questioning brain toward success in patients and animal models. Stroke victims, the triple threat of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and epilepsies, and degeneration as well as autistic reverse neurodegeneration propel us toward recovery for life at its best. Advances in reverse aging oblige us to engage in molecular and neuromolecular tools to defray substance use disorders that may propel aging. While we carefully tread into Newtonian Einstein mechanics to ensure health at the atomic and subatomic levels, the question “Can Tau be solved with quantum mechanics?” may be asked.

Keywords: psyche; mind; neurology; psychology; surgery; diagnostics; therapeutics; cell biology; signaling pathways; mental disorders; neuroinflammation; the immune system; interleukins; cytokines; dermatology; cell metabolism; cancer; stress; movement disorders; Lewy body disease; cognition; amyloids; multiple system atrophy; addiction; quantum gravity; sensors; drug delivery; molecular biology; pharmaceutical industry; biomedical industry.

Session Chairs

Prof. Dr. Patricia A. Broderick, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, The City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA

Dr. Stefano Casalotti, School of Health Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK

S9. Neurorehabilitation

Neurological diseases often are associated with long-term disabilities, poor quality of life, and worse self-rated health. Recent advances have been observed in the understanding of the disability process, including the role of contextual factors in improving clinical decision making in the neurorehabilitation field. This session calls for contributions related to therapeutic approaches in rehabilitation aimed at recovering function and health, preventing disability and disease-associated risk factors, and promoting function and health in people with neurological disease. In particular, contributions devoted to improving evidence-based practice in clinical decision making in neurorehabilitation are welcomed.

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; function; disability; quality of life; clinical decision making; evidence-based practice

Session Chair

Prof. Dr. Christina Danielli Coelho De Morais Faria, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

The 4th International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences

Part of the International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences series

23–25 Oct 2024

Welcome from the Chair

Event Chair

Session Chairs

Committee Member

Keynote Speakers

Sessions

Registration

Instructions for Authors

Event Awards

The Awards

Sponsors and Partners

Organizers

Media Partners

Conference Secretariat

S1. Behavioral Neuroscience

S2. Systems Neuroscience

S3. Neurotechnology and Neuroimaging

S4. Neuropsychology

S5. Neurodegenerative Diseases

S6. Cognitive Neuroscience

S7. Clinical Neuroscience

S8. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

S9. Neurorehabilitation