December 12, 2014
2
nd
Italy-Japan Colloquium on the Neuro-sciences and the Ageing society
Ongoing and future challenges in the prediction of
neuro-degenerative diseases
Smart Ageing International Research Center (SAIRC)
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC)
Tohoku University - Sendai, Japan
Aim of the Colloquium is to discuss in an interdisciplinary perspective, including neuro-sciences, social sciences, engineering, medical science and nursing, the ongoing and future challenges in the prediction of neuro-degenerative diseases.
Between the invited speakers
Alessandro Vercelli
, director of NICO and of Neuroscience Institute of Turin, will discuss about "
Interoception and the insula. Anatomical and functional connectivity of the insula
".
Talks:
- A tool for prevention and early diagnosis of neuro-degenerative diseases
- Atypical Alzheimer's disease: a diagnostic challenge
- From genomics to disease understanding: designing original genomics technologies for challenging biological problems
- Global prevalence of dementia: an epidemiologic perspective
- Interoception and the insula. Anatomical and functional connectivity of the insula
- Influence of cognitive tasks on gait in older adults: an ecological protocol based on distributed inertial measurement units.
- Effects of working memory training on cognitive and neural mechanisms
- Beneficial effects on cognitive functions of elders by short-term cognitive or physical training
- Brain functional measurement in real-life situations using ultra-small NIRS
Speakers
- Piero Carnici - Center for Life Science Technologies, Division of Genomic Technologies, RIKEN (Yokohama, Japan) / International School of Advanced Studies (Trieste, Italy)
- Ludovico Ciferri - ISMB (Torino, Italy) / International University of Japan (Niigata, Japan)
- Ryuta Kawashima - Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
- Daniele Magistro - Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
- Alberto Mengoni – Scientific Attaché, Italian Embassy in Italy
- Rui Nouchi - International Research Institute of Disaster Science (Sendai, Japan)
- Takayuki Nozawa - Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
- Innocenzo Rainero - Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Torino (Torino, Italy)
- Salvatore Sessa - International Center for Science and Engineering Programs (ICSEP), School of Creative Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and engineering, Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan)
- Atsuo Takanishi - Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering & Humanoid Robotics Institute, Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan)
- Hikaru Takeuchi - Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
- Alessandro Vercelli - NICO, NIT Neuroscience Institute of Turin, University of Torino (Torino, Italy)
- Massimiliano Zecca - School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Loughborough University (Loughborough, United Kingdom)
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