Neuroscience Day Program 2025

***Morning Session***

08:45 - 09:00 | Registration & Name Badge Collection

09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction by Martin Garwicz

09:10 - 09:50 | Sophie Scott
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK
The Science of Laughter
Chair: Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren

09:50 - 10:10 | Data Blitz Session 1

Data Blitz 1: Anita Adami-LINE-1 retrotransposons regulate the exit of human pluripotency and early brain development

Data Blitz 2: Mihai Atudorei-Bilateral chemogenetic activation of intratelencephalic neurons in motor cortex reduces spontaneous locomotor activity in mice

Chair: Laura Castilla-Vallmanya

10:10 - 10:40 | Coffee Break

10:40 - 11:20 | Sandrine Humbert
Paris Brain Institute, France
The Developmental Roots of Huntington disease
Chair: Åsa Petersén

11:20 - 12:00 | Christophe Heinrich
SBRI-Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, University of Lyon, France
Cellular Reprogramming in the Brain
Chair: Daniella Rylander Ottosson

12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break
Light lunch provided for registered participants

***Afternoon Session***

13:30 - 14:10 | Rebecca Böhme 
The Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Linköping University, Sweden
Social and Bodily Foundations of the Self
Chair: Johan Mårtensson

14:10 - 14:40 | Data Blitz Session 2

Data Blitz 3: Sofia Bergh- TDP-43 Overexpression Causes ALS/FTD-like Neuropathology, Dysregulated Metabolism, and Apathy in Mice

Data Blitz 4: Artem Gornov-Classical conditioning of a Purkinje cell in citro

Data Blitz 5: Raquel Martinez Curiel- Stem cell-derived oligodendrocytes for cell therapy in demyelinating diseases 

Chair: Laura Castilla-Vallmanya

14:40 - 15:50 | Meet the Speakers and Mingle with Refreshments
LUX Foyer - Join any speaker’s table for an informal discussion

15:50 - 15:55 | Announcement of Awards for Best Presentations
Chair: Christine Ekdahl Clementson & Merab Kokaia 

15:55 - 16:00 | Announcement of Grants Awarded by the Segerfalk Foundation
Chair: Martin Garwicz

16:00 - 17:00 | SEGERFALK LECTURE 2025

Diploma to be awarded by Ingrid Agartz on behalf of the Thorsten and Elsa Segerfalk Foundation

Andres Lozano

University of Toronto, Canada
The Future of Deep Brain Stimulation – Therapies, Mechanisms, and Challenges
Chair: Martin Garwicz

Interview with Segerfalk lecturer Andres Lozano on Next-gen Neurosurgery

Organising committee: 
Martin Garwicz | Christine Ekdahl Clementson | Andreas Heuer | Merab Kokaia | Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren | Johan Mårtensson | Malin Parmar | Åsa Petersén | Daniella Rylander Ottosson | Laura Castilla Vallmanya | Srisaiyini Kidnapillai (co-ordinator).

Neuroscience Day is sponsored by The Thorsten and Elsa Segerfalk Foundation.