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Transcranial Brain
Stimulation in Cognitive
Neuroscience Workshop

Rovereto (Italy) 2-3 December 2022

Center for Mind/Brain Sciences - CIMeC
University of Trento

 3rd Edition 

State of the art in the use of Transcranial Brain Stimulation (TBS)

The workshop will focus on the state of the art in the use of TBS in cognitive neuroscience. Through the proposed sessions, we aim to provide an opportunity for focused and critical discussions on current empirical evidence and theoretical issues concerning the use of transcranial brain stimulation in cognitive neuroscience. Moreover, emphasis will be placed on how collaboration between laboratories within an open science framework can improve the advancement of knowledge in this research area.

The workshop will be organised in two main sessions/days.

During the first day, we will start off with where we stand in the use of transcranial magnetic, electric and ultrasound stimulation, covering general aspects of “where we stand on brain stimulation” in a wider context. The last part of the day will be dedicated to an open discussion on the current multi-centre tACSChallenge initiative.

The second day will cover the use of transcranial brain stimulation in combination with other tools, with a focus on combining TMS with EEG. The last part of the day will be dedicated to promote possible strategies to improve reliability of studies in relation to the distinctive open points of this field with an open science approach, i.e., standardisation in experimental protocols, data sharing, TMS-EEG collaborative efforts.

The workshop will feature invited speakers and Poster Presentations. A small number of travel grants (i.e., awards) based on poster presentation will be awarded during the workshop on a competitive basis (see below).

Deadlines:

  • Abstract submission deadline: 4th November 2022
  • Workshop registration: 4th November 2022

Programme

The event will be held entirely in presence.

Friday, 2nd December 2022

8.20-9.20 – Registration
9.20-9.30 – Welcome and introduction
9.30-10.30 – Gesa Hartwigsen (D): Inferring causality from noninvasive brain stimulation in cognitive neuroscience
10.30-11.30 – Coffee break and poster session A
11.30-12.30 – Anke N Karabanov (DK): Can transcranial electrical stimulation localise brain function?
12.30-14.00 – Break for lunch (not provided)
14.00-15.00 – Walter Paulus (D): Transcranial electrical stimulation, where we stand
15.00-16.00 – Jean-François Aubry (F): Transcranial ultrasound stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience
16.00-17.00 – tACS Challenge
17.00-18.30 – Poster session A and aperitivo

Saturday, 3rd December 2022

9.00-10.00 – Domenica Veniero (UK): Top-down mechanisms in the visual system: evidence from TMS and EEG data
10.00-11.00 – Coffee break and poster session B
11.00-12.00 – Til Ole Bergmann (D): Combining TMS with EEG and fMRI for state-dependent stimulation and causal network interrogation
12.00-13.30 – Break for lunch (not provided)
13.30-14.30 – Elisa Kallioniemi (USA): TMS-EEG responses across the lifespan
14.30-15.30 – Coffee break and poster session B
15.30-16.30 – Paolo Belardinelli (I): Real-time brain-state dependent EEG-TMS stimulation
16.30-17.30 – Discussion on standardisation of TMS-EEG data sharing and collaborative efforts in the TMS-EEG field
17.30 – Poster award
19.30 – Social dinner

 

List of Poster session

The way to determine when you will present your poster is as follows: all even-numbered posters will be presented in session A and odd-numbered posters in session B.
Therefore the criteria is based on your poster number, even-numbered session A; odd-numbered session B.
You can check the POSTER LIST in the download section.

List of posters (PDF | 905 KB )

Invited Speakers

All speakers will be invited and there will be no parallel sessions. The workshop will be organised around a debate among speakers and discussions after each session with dedicated discussants.

List of speakers

  • Gesa Hartwigsen, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
  • Anke N Karabanov, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research Copenhagen University Hospital & University of Copenhagen, Danmark
  • Walter Paulus, Department of of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany
  • Jean-Francois Aubry, Physics for Medicine Paris, Inserm, ESPCI Paris, CNRS, PSL Research University
  • Domenica Veniero, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK
  • Til Ole Bergmann, Neuroimaging Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center & Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Mainz, Germany
  • Elisa Kallioniemi, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Dept of Biomedical Engineering. USA
  • Paolo Belardinelli, CIMeC - Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy

Scientific Organisers

  • Lorella Battelli, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy & Harvard University, USA
  • Marta Bortoletto, IRCCS San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Italy
  • Carlo Miniussi, University of Trento, Italy
  • Gregor Thut, University of Glasgow, UK

tACS Committee

  • Andrea Antal, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
  • Til Ole Bergmann, Neuroimaging Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center & Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Mainz, Germany
  • Nir Grossman, Imperial College London, UK
  • Simon Hanslmayr, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Christoph Herrmann, Carl Von Ossietzky University, Germany
  • Carlo Miniussi, CIMeC - Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy
  • Hartwig R. Siebner, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
  • AxelThielscher, Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Gregor Thut, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Ines Violante, University of Surrey, UK
  • Benedikt Zoefel, Centre de Recherche Cerveau et Cognition, Toulouse, France

Abstract submission and workshop registration

Registration to TBS CNW @ ROVERETO 2022 workshop is mandatory for all participants.

Fees

  • € 180 for external faculty members and non-academic participants
  • € 100 for external students and postdocs

The fee includes coffee breaks and aperitivo.

Social dinner (45 € per person) is not included in the registration fee.

The fee can not be refunded.

The registration is closed.

Posters session

Abstracts (maximum of 250 words) should briefly state the background to the research, the methods used, the principal findings (no statistics), and the theoretical significance of the work. Please do not cite references in the abstracts. Each author can appear as first author on one poster only.

Abstract submission deadline for poster presentation is 4 November 2022.

In order to present the poster at the workshop, every poster session participant will be provided with a freestanding bulletin board, approximately 125 cm high and 95 cm wide, on which to display the poster. Please make sure that your poster does not exceed these dimensions.

Abstract Award Winners

1000€ overall awards will be granted to a small number of posters on a competitive basis during the workshop. Only non-faculty first authored Posters are eligible for the awards. The awards are sponsored by CIMeC. The organising committee will jointly decide the winning Posters and will send emails with decisions to the winners at the end of the workshop.

Accommodation

We would like to remind that the conference venue is Rovereto.

We advise participants to contact the hotel directly to make a reservation. Booking details should include as reference “TBSC 2022 - University of Trento”, surname, length of your stay and credit card details. Please contact the hotel directly if there are any cancellations or changes to the reservation.

List of Hotels in Rovereto with reserved rooms

Rooms at these Hotels in Rovereto have been reserved for conference participants at favourable prices for the nights of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd of December 2022.

Hotel Leon D'Oro: rooms will be reserved for participants of the conference until 1 November 2022.
Hotel Rovereto: rooms will be reserved for participants of the conference until 10 October 2022.

Other accommodations in Rovereto

To have further information about other accommodations in Rovereto, please, go to the accommodation page of the Azienda per il turismo di Rovereto e Vallagarina.

Venue

The workshop, organized by the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences of the University of Trento, will take place at Palazzo Piomarta, Corso Bettini 84 - Rovereto (TN), Italy.

How to reach Rovereto

By car
A22 Brennero Motorway, exit Ala-Avio, exit Rovereto sud/Lago di Garda nord and exit Rovereto nord. Create your own route with viamichelin 

By train
Rovereto Railway Station, on the Bologna-Brennero line. For timetables check the Trenitalia website 

By plane
Rovereto is about 100 km from Verona airport (Valerio Catullo), 200 Km from Venice airport (Marco Polo), 215 Km from Milano-Linate airport, 170 km from Milano Bergamo airport, 203 from Bologna airport and 245 km from Milano Malpensa airport.

Before selecting the best airport for your departure make sure to check the “Airport directions to Rovereto” document.

Moving around by bus
You can use buses to move around the city or to reach nearby places. For further information about routes, timetables and connections, check the Trentino Trasporti website and the map bus in the download section.

Taxi service in Rovereto
at the Railway Station – Piazzale Orsi n. 9, tel. 0464 421365

Useful links

Map bus (PDF | 53,9 KB )

Contacts

Communication and Events Office – Polo Rovereto
University of Trento
Corso Bettini, 84, 38068 Rovereto (TN)
eventi-rovereto@unitn.it