September 13 - 15, 2012

This interdisciplinary symposium is devoted to discussing novel approaches of complex brain network analyses and their clinical applications.

Topics include:  

• Physical models of brain dynamics
• New approaches for analyzing and modelling complex brain systems
• Brain networks in clinical applications

Organizers:

Dr. Carsten Geißing
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Claus Hilgetag
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Venue:

Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
Lehmkuhlenbusch 4
27753 Delmenhorst

September 13 - 15, 2012

This interdisciplinary symposium is devoted to discussing novel approaches of complex brain network analyses and their clinical applications.

Topics include:  

• Physical models of brain dynamics
• New approaches for analyzing and modelling complex brain systems
• Brain networks in clinical applications

Organizers:

Dr. Carsten Geißing
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Claus Hilgetag
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Venue:

Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
Lehmkuhlenbusch 4
27753 Delmenhorst

Thursday, September 13, 2012

                              Brain Networks as Complex Physical Systems
until 14:00           Arrival at the HWK and Lunch
                              Session I
14:00 – 14:50     Dietmar Plenz (Bethesda, USA): The Organization of Strong Links in
                              Complex Networks
14:50 – 15:25     Stefan Bornholdt (Bremen, Germany):
15:25 – 16:00     Christian Finke (Oldenburg, Germany): On the Role of Intrinsic
                              Neuronal Dynamics for Relay Synchronization
16:00 – 16:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 1
                              Session II
16:30 – 17:20     Peter Robinson (Sydney, Australia): Neural Field Theory for Integrative
                              Brain Modeling and Network Analysis
17:20 – 18:00     Jens Christian Claussen (Lübeck, Germany): Neuronal Dynamics During
                              Sleep: State Switching on Different Scales
18:00 – 18:50     Changsong Zhou (Hong Kong): Impact of Hierarchical Modular Network
                              Organization on Avalanche Dynamics in Neural Networks
19:00                   Welcome Dinner at the HWK 

Friday, September 14, 2012

                              New Approaches for Brain Network Analysis
                              Session I
09:00 – 09:50     Steven Bressler (Boca Raton, USA): Anticipatory Top-Down Modulation
                              in a Large-Scale Brain Network
09:50 – 10:25     Daniele Marinazzo (Gent, Belgium): Information Transfer in the Brain:
                              Shortcuts and Bottlenecks
10:25 – 11:00     Petra Ritter (Berlin, Germany): Brain State Dependencies –
                              Integrating Multimodal Imaging Data and Computational Models
11:00 – 11:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 2
                              Session II
11:30 – 12:20     Edward Bullmore (Cambridge, United Kingdom): The Economics
                              of Brain Network Organization
12:20 – 13:00     Marc Tittgemeyer (Cologne, Germany): Hierarchical Information-
                              Based Clustering for Connectivity-Based Cortex Parcellation
13:00 - 14:00      Lunch
                              New Approaches for Brain Network Modeling
                              Session I
14:00 – 14:50     Gustavo Deco (Barcelona, Spain): Ongoing Activity of the Brain
                              during Sleep
14:50 – 15:25     Petra Vertes (Cambridge, United Kingdom): Generative Models
                              of Brain Functional Network
15:25 – 16:00     Stefan Kiebel (Leipzig, Germany): Dynamic Causal Modelling
                               for Magneto- and Electroencephalography
16:00 – 16:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 3
                              Session II
16:30 – 17:05     Stefan Rotter (Freiburg, Germany): Spike Train Correlations
                              Derived from Anatomical Microstructure
17:05 – 17:40     Renske de Boer (Rotterdam, The Netherlands): Statistical Analysis
                              of Weighted Structural Brain Networks Based on Diffusion MRI
17:45                   Social Event - bus trip to Bremen, dinner and guided city tour 

Saturday, September 15, 2012

                              Brain Networks in Clinical Applications
                              Session I
09:00 – 09:50     Kees Stam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): The Organization of
                              Complex Brain Networks in Health and Neuropsychiatric Disease
09:50 – 10:25     Sophie Achard (Grenoble, France): Directed Differential Connectivity
                              Graph of Interictal Epileptiform Discharges
10:25 – 11:00     Mika Rubinov (Cambridge, United Kingdom): Non Clinical Talk -
                              Weighted and Spatial Characterization of Complex Functional
                              Brain Networks
11:00 – 11:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 4
                              Session II
11:30 – 12:20     David Sharp (London, United Kingdom): Brain Network Dysfunction
                             after Traumatic Brain Injury
12:20 – 13:00     Fabrizio De Vico Fallani (Rome, Italy): Characterization of Functional
                              Brain Networks from EEG: Possible Implications in Stroke and
                              Social-Interaction Disorders
13:00                    Lunch and Departure

Thursday, September 13, 2012

                              Brain Networks as Complex Physical Systems
until 14:00           Arrival at the HWK and Lunch
                              Session I
14:00 – 14:50     Dietmar Plenz (Bethesda, USA): The Organization of Strong Links in
                              Complex Networks
14:50 – 15:25     Stefan Bornholdt (Bremen, Germany):
15:25 – 16:00     Christian Finke (Oldenburg, Germany): On the Role of Intrinsic
                              Neuronal Dynamics for Relay Synchronization
16:00 – 16:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 1
                              Session II
16:30 – 17:20     Peter Robinson (Sydney, Australia): Neural Field Theory for Integrative
                              Brain Modeling and Network Analysis
17:20 – 18:00     Jens Christian Claussen (Lübeck, Germany): Neuronal Dynamics During
                              Sleep: State Switching on Different Scales
18:00 – 18:50     Changsong Zhou (Hong Kong): Impact of Hierarchical Modular Network
                              Organization on Avalanche Dynamics in Neural Networks
19:00                   Welcome Dinner at the HWK 

Friday, September 14, 2012

                              New Approaches for Brain Network Analysis
                              Session I
09:00 – 09:50     Steven Bressler (Boca Raton, USA): Anticipatory Top-Down Modulation
                              in a Large-Scale Brain Network
09:50 – 10:25     Daniele Marinazzo (Gent, Belgium): Information Transfer in the Brain:
                              Shortcuts and Bottlenecks
10:25 – 11:00     Petra Ritter (Berlin, Germany): Brain State Dependencies –
                              Integrating Multimodal Imaging Data and Computational Models
11:00 – 11:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 2
                              Session II
11:30 – 12:20     Edward Bullmore (Cambridge, United Kingdom): The Economics
                              of Brain Network Organization
12:20 – 13:00     Marc Tittgemeyer (Cologne, Germany): Hierarchical Information-
                              Based Clustering for Connectivity-Based Cortex Parcellation
13:00 - 14:00      Lunch
                              New Approaches for Brain Network Modeling
                              Session I
14:00 – 14:50     Gustavo Deco (Barcelona, Spain): Ongoing Activity of the Brain
                              during Sleep
14:50 – 15:25     Petra Vertes (Cambridge, United Kingdom): Generative Models
                              of Brain Functional Network
15:25 – 16:00     Stefan Kiebel (Leipzig, Germany): Dynamic Causal Modelling
                               for Magneto- and Electroencephalography
16:00 – 16:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 3
                              Session II
16:30 – 17:05     Stefan Rotter (Freiburg, Germany): Spike Train Correlations
                              Derived from Anatomical Microstructure
17:05 – 17:40     Renske de Boer (Rotterdam, The Netherlands): Statistical Analysis
                              of Weighted Structural Brain Networks Based on Diffusion MRI
17:45                   Social Event - bus trip to Bremen, dinner and guided city tour 

Saturday, September 15, 2012

                              Brain Networks in Clinical Applications
                              Session I
09:00 – 09:50     Kees Stam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): The Organization of
                              Complex Brain Networks in Health and Neuropsychiatric Disease
09:50 – 10:25     Sophie Achard (Grenoble, France): Directed Differential Connectivity
                              Graph of Interictal Epileptiform Discharges
10:25 – 11:00     Mika Rubinov (Cambridge, United Kingdom): Non Clinical Talk -
                              Weighted and Spatial Characterization of Complex Functional
                              Brain Networks
11:00 – 11:30     Coffee break and poster presentation, Session 4
                              Session II
11:30 – 12:20     David Sharp (London, United Kingdom): Brain Network Dysfunction
                             after Traumatic Brain Injury
12:20 – 13:00     Fabrizio De Vico Fallani (Rome, Italy): Characterization of Functional
                              Brain Networks from EEG: Possible Implications in Stroke and
                              Social-Interaction Disorders
13:00                    Lunch and Departure