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Prof. Dr. Stephen D. Meriney

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Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Interests: neurotransmitter release; calcium channels; presynaptic mechanisms
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Dr. Evanthia Bernitsas

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Multiple Sclerosis Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Interests: multiple sclerosis; neuroimmunology; cerebrospinal fluid; demyelinating diseases; CNS demyelinating autoimmune disease; neurodegenerative disease; neuroprotection; neuroimaging; neuroimmunomodulation
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Prof. Dr. Heather Bortfeld

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Departments of Psychological Sciences & Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA
Interests: infant speech perception; language learning; language development; audiovisual speech perception; audiovisual integration; near-infrared spectroscopy
* Section “Neurolinguistics”
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Dr. Mark Burke

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Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
Interests: neurodevelopmental; HIV; fetal alcohol exposure; monkey; simian immunodeficiency virus; SIV
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Prof. Dr. Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

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Neurology Unit, IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, 98124 Messina, Italy
Interests: stroke; neuropsychology; neurological diseases; clinical neurology; stroke rehabilitation; multiple sclerosis; brain injury; traumatic brain injury; clinical neurophysiology
* Section "Neurorehabilitation"
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Prof. Dr. Roberto Cilia

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Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Interests: neurology; Parkinson's diseases; movement disorders
* Section: “Neurodegenerative Diseases”
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Dr. Caterina Cinel

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Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neural Engineering Laboratory, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
Interests: cognitive neuroscience; EEG; brain–computer interfaces; neuroergonomics; cognitive augmentation; human–computer interaction
* Section “Neural Engineering, Neuroergonomics and Neurorobotics”
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Prof. Dr. Luigi De Gennaro

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Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Roma, Roma, Italy
Interests: neural plasticity; cognitive neuroscience; sleep disorders; Alzheimer's disease; sleep; memory; learning; electrophysiology; brain connectivity; clinical neurophysiology; brain mapping; electroencephalography
* Section “Behavioral Neuroscience”
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Prof. Dr. Sergey Kasparov

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School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
Interests: astrocyte; receptor; signalling; noradrenaline; G-protein coupled receptors; glioblastoma; imaging; patch clamp; neuroprotection; optogenetics; Ca²⁺; cAMP; brainstem; cardio-respiratory control
* Section “Neuroglia”
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Prof. Dr. Bernadette Murphy

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Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
Interests: sensorimotor integration; neural adaptation and learning; neurophysiology of musculoskeletal treatments; chronic pain processing; neural effects of exercise
* Section "Sensory and Motor Neuroscience"
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Prof. Dr. Yang Zhang

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Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences & Center for Neurobehavioral Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Interests: auditory neuroscience; speech and voice perception; learning and cognitive development; MEG; ERP; event related potential; fMRI; autism; dyslexia; language acquisition; phonetics; experimental psychology; neuroimaging; social cognition; emotion
* Section: Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience
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Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Zoccolotti

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1. Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
2. Neuropsychology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Rome, Italy
Interests: cogntive neuroscience; cognitive neuropsychology; visual attention; cognition disorders; neuropsychology; language; cognitive development; learning; executive function; neuropsychological assessment
* Section “Neuropsychology”
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Prof. Dr. Mario Zuccarello

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Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Interests: intracranial aneurysms; brain tumors; aneurysms; carotid artery disease; cerebral vascular malformations; pituitary tumors; moyamoya disease; Chiari malformation
* Section: Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy
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Prof. Dr. Michele Ferrara

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Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Interests: sleep; cognition and emotion; sleep deprivation
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Dr. Terry Lichtor

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Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Interests: brain tumors; immunotherapy; Alzheimer’s disease; imaging
* Section “Neuro-oncology”
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Prof. Dr. Swapan K. Ray

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Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
Interests: apoptosis; angiogenesis; autophagy; chemotherapy; CRISPR technology; epigenetics; glioblastoma; immunotherapy; miRNAs; photodynamic therapy; RNA interference technology
* Section “Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience”
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Prof. Dr. Joseph Sadek

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Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Interests: ADHD; psychopharmacology; epidemiology; psychosocial treatment
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Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Interests: neuromodulation; pain; discogenic pain; knee degenerative disease
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Prof. Dr. Jafri Malin Abdullah

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Brain & Behaviour Cluster (BBC), Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
Interests: neurosciences; neurosurgery; neuro-oncology; brain mapping; deep brain stimulation; stem cells; structural and functional anatomy

Dr. Andrea Accogli

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1. Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
2. Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Interests: NGS analysis; brain malformation; cerebellar anomalies; psychiatric disorders
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Dr. Christopher Ahuja

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Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Interests: neurosurgery; minimally invasive surgery; spine surgery; spinal deformities
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Prof. Dr. Samir Al-Adawi

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Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
Interests: public health; neurosciences; psychology; mental health; depression; schizophrenia; ADHD; eating disorder
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Dr. Panagiotis Alexopoulos

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1. Department of Psychiatry, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Rion Patras, Greece
2. Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
3. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
Interests: old-age depression; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; memory; neurodegeneration; neurobiology and brain physiology; cognitive neuroscience; neuroimaging; neurodegenerative diseases; cognitive neuropsychology; clinical neuropsychology; executive function

Dr. Angelo H. All

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, John Hopkins School of Medicine, 701C Rutland Avenue 720, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Interests: repair and regeneration; human stem cell; electrophysiology; upconversion nanoparticles; spinal cord injury; neuromodulation; polymeric nanomaterials

Prof. Dr. Ivan Aprahamian

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Geriatrics Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Jundiaí Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
Interests: sarcopenia; frailty; cognitive and depressive disorders in older people
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Dr. Hiroyuki Arakawa

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Edward F Domino Research Center, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Interests: autism spectrum disorder; social behavior; neuropeptides; oxytocin; vasopressin; opioid system; ASD; prosocial behavior; behavioral neuroscience; mental health; rodent models; preclinical model

Dr. Oscar Arias-Carrion

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1. División de Neurociencias, Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Mexico City 14389, Mexico
2. Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico City 14380, Mexico
Interests: parkinson's disease; movement disorders; motor control; sleep
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Dr. Vahid Reza Askari

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International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Interests: cannabinoids; sleep disorders; pain; autoimmune diseases; immunopharmacology; drug delivery; PPAR-γ; aging
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Dr. Cinzia Aurilia

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Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via Della Pisana, 235 - 00163 Rome, Italy
Interests: headache; migraine; pain; sleep; anti CGRP monoclonal antibodies and innovative drugs for migraine attacks and prevention

Prof. Dr. Phanithi Prakash Babu

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Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Telangana 500046, India
Interests: cerebral ischemia/stroke; glioma mechanism and possible treatment strategies; cerebral malaria and neurodegeneration

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