NC NM4R 2024 Showcase Symposium

Held March 14 and 15, 2024


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A free, two-day, virtual symposium showcasing the diverse portfolio of research supported by the NC NM4R

Since 2016, NC NM4R has supported more than 50 ideas across the United States through mechanisms such as pilot funding, collaborative opportunities, or joint pilot funding. The goal of the 2024 spring symposium is to showcase a diverse selection of examples that came to fruition through NC NM4R funding and to inspire a lively discussion about the future of neuromodulation and advancing the field further.

Presented in four sessions over two days, this online symposium offered a platform to discuss neuromodulation for rehabilitation with current key topics of the field that reach from cutting-edge approaches to improve the precision of neuromodulation to ethical, legal, and societal impact. NC NM4R-supported researchers will presented their work, and eminent investigators in the field will provided valuable perspective.

Perspective Speakers

Dr. Hummel headshotFriedhelm Hummel, M.D.
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Dr. Friedhelm Hummel is the Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering and the head of the Hummel Laboratory in the School of Life Sciences at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne.

Dr. Smith smiling in headshotJared Smith, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Jared Smith is a Clinical Ethics Fellow at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Dr. Stagg smiling headshotCharlotte Stagg, MRCP, DPhil
University of Oxford

Dr. Charlotte (Charlie) Stagg is a professor of Human Neurophysiology at the University of Oxford and the Director of Studies for Preclinical Medicine at St Hilda’s College.

Aiko Thompson headshotAiko Thompson, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

Dr. Aiko Thompson leads the Barbara S. Christie Evoked Potential Operant Conditioning Lab at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Supported Research Speakers

Deborah Barany, Ph.D.

University of Georgia

 

Andreana Benitez, Ph.D.

Medical University of South Carolina

 

Michael Borich, DPT, Ph.D.

Emory University

 

Marian Dale, M.D.

Oregon Health and Science University

 

Ashley Dalrymple, Ph.D.

University of Utah

 

Wayne Feng, M.D.

Duke University

 

Koyal Garg, Ph.D.

Saint Louis University

 

Dorothea Jenkins, M.D.

Medical University of South Carolina

 

Gonzalo Revuelta, DO

Medical University of South Carolina

 

Sharyl Samargia-Grivette, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

University of Minesota, Duluth

 

James Sulzer, Ph.D.

MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University

 

Andrew Tan, Ph.D.

University of Colorado, Boulder

 

Mike Urbin, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

 

Marlon Wong, PT, Ph.D.

University of Miami
 

Agenda

subject to change, all times Eastern

Symposium Moderators: Kirstin-Friederike Heise, Ph.D., and Rick Segal, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA

March 14, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Session 1: Network Modulation

10:00 to 10:10 am

Welcome
Steven Kautz, Ph.D.
National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

10:10 to 10:40 a.m.

Optimising Behavioural Responses to Neuromodulation by Understanding the Underlying Mechanisms 
Charlotte Stagg, Ph.D.
University of Oxford, St Hilda’s College

10:40 to 11:00 a.m.

Neural Operant Conditioning Approaches for the Brain and Peripheral Nerves
James Sulzer, Ph.D.
MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University

11:00 to 11:20 a.m.

Identifying Indices of Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Neuroplasticity: Insights from Motor Learning and Metabolic Efficiency
Andrew Tan, Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Boulder

11:20 to 11:40 a.m.

Cerebellar TMS in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Marian Dale, M.D.
Oregon Health and Science University

11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Discussion and Q&A

12:30 to 1:00 p.m.

Lunch break

Session 2: Neuromodulation as a Primer

1:00 to 1:10 p.m.

Session Introduction
National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

1:10 to 1:40 p.m.

Perspective Presentation
Aiko Thompson, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

1:40 to 2:00 p.m.

Customized Transcutaneous Auricular Stimulation: Accounting for Individual Differences and Investigating Unknowns
Mike Urbin, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh

2:00 to 2:20 p.m.

Combining Neuromodulation and Rehabilitation for Freezing of Gait
Gonzalo Revuelta, DO
Medical University of South Carolina

2:20 to 2:40 p.m.

Pairing CILT with Cerebellar tDCS in Individuals with Aphasia is Feasible and May Improve Language Performance
Sharyl Samargia-Grivette, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
University of Minnesota, Duluth

2:40 to 3:00 p.m.

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Motor Recovery–Advance from Pre-Clinical Stage, Phase I to Multi-Center Phase II Study
Wayne, Feng, M.D.
Duke University

3:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Discussion and Q&A


March 15, 2024 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Session 3: Precision Neuromodulation

10:00 to 10:05 a.m.

Session Introduction
National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

10:05 to 10:35 a.m.

Orchestrated Non-Invasive Neuromodulation to Enhance Motor and Cognitive Functions
Friedhelm Hummel, M.D.
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

10:35 to 10:55 a.m.

Regenerative and Rehabilitative Strategies for Functional Muscle Recovery Following Trauma
Koyal Garg, Ph.D.
Saint Louis University

10:55 to 11:15 a.m.

Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Phantom Limb Pain
Ashley Dalrymple, Ph.D.
University of Utah

11:15 to 11:35 a.m.

Time Course of Human Corticospinal Excitability during Visually Guided Action Preparation
Deborah Barany, Ph.D.
University of Georgia

11:35 to 11:55 a.m.

Targeting Individual-Specific Neural Biomarkers of Sensorimotor Control in Aging and Post-Stroke
Michael Borich, DPT, Ph.D.
Emory University

11:55 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Discussion and Q&A

12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break


Session 4: Neuroethical Perspective

1:30 to 1:40 p.m.

Session Introduction
National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation

1:40 to 2:10 p.m.

Ethical Considerations around Pediatric Neurostimulation
Jared Smith, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy

2:10 to 2:30 p.m.

Improving Diversity in Neuromodulation Research: Creating Big Changes with Small Steps  
Marlon Wong, PT, Ph.D.
University of Miami

2:30 to 2:50 p.m.

taVNS in Infants after Perinatal Brain Injury: The Challenge of Inducing Neuroplasticity During Development
Dorothea Jenkins, M.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

2:50 to 3:10 p.m.

Ethical Considerations of the Use of Accelerated TBS for Mild Cognitive Impairment
Andreana Benitez, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

3:10 to 3:30 p.m.