| 8:30 - 9.30 | Registration |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Welcome and Introduction |
Neurological and Psychiatric Research with MEG | |
| Moderator: Sarang Dalal | |
| 9:45 - 10:10 | Epilepsy evaluation with on-scalp MEG Karin Westin Charité, Berlin |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Characterization of thalamocortical coherence in ANT DBS for epilepsy Jesper Edström Aalto University |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
| Moderator: Dan Bang | |
| 10:45 - 11:10 | Parkinson's disease: Challenges and Opportunities of studying a basal ganglia disorder with MEG Josefine Waldthaler Karolinska Institutet |
| 11:10 - 11:35 | The potential of OPMs for translational neuroscience Marion Brickwedde Charité, Berlin |
| 11:35 - 12:00 | MEG in the neurosciences of music - basic research and clinical findings Minna Huotilainen University of Helsinki |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch on-site |
| Moderator: Ashley Tyrer | |
| 13:00 - 13:25 | Time-resolved tracking of neuronal activity combined with artificial intelligence: Tools for predicting dementia risk Hanna Renvall Helsinki University Hospital |
| 13:25 - 13:45 | Brain dynamics of mental manipulation David R. Quiroga Martinez University of Copenhagen |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Break |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Keynote: Beyond deep versus superficial: laminar inference with MEG James Bonaiuto Lyon Neuroscience Research Center |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Tour of OPM-MEG lab – Sarang Dalal & James Lubell |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration and POSTER hanging |
Quantum Sensors | |
| Moderator: James Lubell | |
| 9:00 - 9:25 | Diamond magnetometry for microscopic imaging of neuronal activity Alexander Huck DTU |
| 9:25 - 9:45 | Progress of On-Scalp MEG systems with high-performance and reliable HTS-based magnetometers Alessia Garibaldi Chalmers University & University of Gothenburg |
| 9:45 - 10:10 | High-resolution MEG with OPMs Lauri Parkkonen Aalto University |
| 10:10 - 10:25 | Break |
| Moderator: Janus Kobbersmed | |
| 10:25- 10:50 | Feed-forward active magnetic shielding Alain de Cheveigné CNRS Paris, France |
| 10:50 - 11:15 | OPM-MEG at Karolinska - Benchmarking and how to deal with interference Christoph Pfeiffer Karolinska Institute |
| 11:15 - 11:40 | Development of OPM-MEG and its application in clinical populations Ryan Hill University of Nottingham & Cerca Magnetics |
| 11:40 - 13:15 | Poster Session (see poster list) Group photo in Navitas foyer |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch (posters continued during lunch) |
Brain development from the foetus to adolescents | |
| Moderator: Sarang Dalal | |
| 13:15 - 13:40 | Recent progress and future directions in foetal SQUID-MEG Joel Frohlich University of Tübingen |
| 13:40 - 14:05 | OPM-MEG: a new window into infant brain function Barbara Pomiechowska University of Birmingham |
| 14:05 - 14:25 | Neurophysiological brain responses in adolescents at genetic risk of severe mental illness Oskar Jefsen Aarhus University Hospital |
| 14:25 - 14:45 | Break |
Perception and Attention | |
| Moderator: Francesca Fardo | |
| 14:45 - 15:05 | Cortical Encoding of 3D Natural Scenes Linda Henriksson Aalto University |
| 15:05 - 15:25 | Investigating sympathetic arousal through brain-body coupling: An MEG and EDA Study Kristina Pultsina University of Jyväskylä |
| 15:25 - 15:45 | Somatosensory timing and cerebellar-basal ganglia beta-band interactions in Parkinson's disease Lau Møller Andersen Aarhus University |
| 15:45 - 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Keynote: Spatial Attention and Working Memory Mechanisms in Language Comprehension and Reading Ole Jensen University of Oxford |
| 17:10 - 17:30 | Industry presentations |
| 18:00 - 21:00 | Conference dinner at Navitas |
Cognition, Action, and Music | |
| Moderator: Yury Shtyrov | |
| 9:00 - 9:25 | Beta-band oscillations accompanying fast, targeted ankle plantarflexions in older adults: the effects of resistance training Jan Kujala University of Jyväskylä |
| 9:25 - 9:50 | Using OPMs to study human spinal cord activity and interactions with brain and muscle Meaghan Spedden UCL |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | OP-MEG reveals a phase-locked cerebellar oscillator for intermittent motor control Timothy West UCL |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Reconfiguration of frequency-resolved brain networks during rhythmic auditory processing Mattia Rosso Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
| Moderator: Lau Møller Andersen | |
| 10:45 - 11:10 | Frequency-specific changes in prefrontal activity associated with maladaptive belief updating in bipolar disorder Maria Herrojo Ruíz Goldsmith's University of London |
| 11:10 - 11:35 | From Neural Responsivity to Cognitive Competence: MEG as a Window into the Neurobiology of Brain Development Tiina Parviainen University Jyväskylä |
| 11:35 - 12:00 | Control Networks of the Aging Listening Brain Mohsen Alavash University of Lübeck |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch on-site |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Poster session (see poster list) |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Keynote: The science of laughter - from evolution to social meaning Sophie Scott UCL |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Goodbye [cake & coffee] |
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