Program


MEG NORD

2023

Program:


The main conference takes place on May 8-9th and the OPM workshop takes place on May 10th. Please find the list of posters here.


Keynote speakers:


Professor Fernando Maestú,

Center for Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience,

Department of Experimental Psychology,

Complutense University of Madrid


Professor Anne Kösem

Lyon Neuroscience Research Center
Inserm, the French National Institute of Health & Medical Research


Monday 8.5. Conference Day 1

Location: Aalto/Dipoli, Otakaari 24. Posters and refreshments: Sief, Lectures: Lumituuli


8.30-9.15 Registration. Please put up all posters. 

8.30-9.15 Coffee and pastry

9.15-9.30 Welcome words: Prof. Hanna Renvall and Doc. Mia Liljeström

9.30-10.30 Site presentation: BioMag, Helsinki University Hospital

10.30-11.30 Short talks

11.30-13.00 Group photo, lunch and posters

13.00-14.00 Keynote: Prof. Fernando Maestu Hypersynchronization as a MEG biomarker for tracking AD continuum

14.00-15.00 Site presentation: NatMEG, Karolinska Institutet    

15.00-16.00 Coffee and posters

16.00-17.00 Site presentation: Aarhus University

  

19.00 Conference Dinner at Ravintola Meripaviljonki sponsored by MEGIN

Address: Säästöpankinranta 3, Hakaniemi

 

Tuesday 9.5. Conference Day 2

Location: Aalto/Dipoli, Otakaari 24. Posters and refreshments: Sief, Lectures: Kaleva


8.30 Registration

8.30-9.30 Coffee and posters

9.30-10.30 Keynote: Prof. Anne Kösem Rhythms of the language brain

10.30-11.30 Site presentation: University of Jyväskylä

11.30-13.00 Lunch and posters

13.00-13.40 Site presentation: Göteborg

13.40-15.00 Site presentation: Aalto University

15.00-16.00 Coffee and posters

16.00-16.30 Business meeting + Closing words: Prof. Tiina Parviainen and Prof. Lauri Parkkonen


16.30-17.30 Lab tour: Demonstration of stimulation devices

Location: Aalto MEG Core, Nanotalo, Puumiehenkuja 2


Wednesday 10.5. OPM Educational workshop

Location: Aalto University, Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1, B-hall


9.00-9.40 Introduction to OPM sensors. Lauri Parkkonen

9.40-10.20 What does it take to do biomagnetic measurements with OPMs? Mikael Grön

10.20-10.40 Coffee break

10.40-12.00 Example of studies. Mikael Grön, James Lubell, Sarang Dalal

12.00-13.00 Lunch break


13.00-16.00 Hands-on sessions: OPM measurements

Location: Aalto University, Nanotalo, Puumiehenkuja 2, MEG Core


Thursday 11.5. Extra OPM hands-on sessions

Due to high demand an extra OPM hands-on session will be organized on Thursday for participants from Aalto University. Check your acceptance letter to see which session you are assigned to.