Our brain interacts with other tissues, which can regulate and alter the brain's functions. Recent studies reveal that changes in the environment around the brain such as blood vessels and guts are closely linked to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease.
In this symposium, we aim to discuss the latest research findings from distinguished speakers and explore how these discoveries could lead to the development of effective treatments. Brain and body communicate and work together to maintain homeostasis, which is the state of equilibrium or balance in the internal environment of our body. In this symposium, there will be cutting-edge researchers on bi-directional communication between brain and peripheral organs.
This symposium is dedicated to improving our understanding of transient oscillations in the beta and gamma frequency bands, which are increasingly recognised as crucial for interpreting the neural mechanisms of cognition and behaviour. The aim is to further explore the underlying neural mechanisms associated with these cognitive processes and to identify new avenues of research.
The agenda includes an examination of the role of beta bursts in predictive coding, the interplay between beta and gamma bursts in cognitive functioning, the neural circuitry underlying beta and gamma bursts, and the clinical implications that these bursts may have. It is expected that the symposium will act as a conduit for the exchange of the latest research on beta and gamma bursts and their role in higher-level cognitive processing, encompassing studies in mice, monkeys and humans.
Humans and many other organisms use their five senses to gather the physicial and chemical information from the external world.
