Program

Workshops tutorials

Wednesday – March 19th

The entire workshop day will be dedicated to practical aspects and tutorials. The first part of the day will be devoted to hands-on tutorials and divided in two tracks (see descriptions below). Then two practical lectures will provide global perspectives on SEEG analysis in epilepsy.

To attend the hands-on tutorials, participants are required to register and bring their own laptops

Hands-on workshop description

Quantitative SEEG analysis for epilepsy

This workshop (2X2 hours) on Quantitative SEEG Analyses in Epilepsy is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of advanced analytical techniques for interpreting intracerebral EEG data using the open source toolbox Brainstorm.

The workshop will include hands-on sessions with real iEEG datasets, highlighting how quantitative approaches can enhance the identification of epileptic networks, optimize diagnosis, and inform treatment strategies. By attending, participants will gain practical experience and a deeper appreciation of the potential of quantitative EEG to advance precision medicine in epilepsy.

  • The workshop will be guided by Takfarinas Medani, (PhD) and Anne Sophie Dubarry (PhD). Participants will use Brainstorm for their analyses on their own laptop. iEEG datasets will be provided.
  • Specific instructions and preparatory documents will be sent to each participants about 1 week before the worshop.
  • The workshop will be complemented by the two dedicated lectures and the great debate that will follow.

Check the detailed program on Brainstorm’s webpage.

Focus on HFO in epilepsy

Join us for a hands-on workshop (2×2 hours) on High Frequency Oscillations (HFO) in epilepsy, designed for clinicians, researchers and students working in the field of epilepsy.

This workshop will cover the basics of HFO detection (ripples and fast-ripples, combined or not with epileptic spikes), analysis and interpretation, emphasising their role as biomarkers of the epileptogenic zone. There will be an opportunity to process signal acquired on both micro- and macro-elecrodes. Participants will gain practical skills for HFO identification in intracranial EEG, with guided sessions.

By attending, you’ll improve your understanding of how HFO may improve diagnostic accuracy and learn how to use HFO in research protocols.

  • The workshop will be guided by Jonathan Curot (MD, PhD) and Emmanuel Barbeau (PhD), with support from their lovely students. Participants will use the Halyzia® software for their analyses on their own laptop. iEEG datasets will be provided in advance and participants will have an opportunity to run analyses on their iEEG dataset if they wish (accepted formats: .trc, .edf, .med, .ns5, .ncs).
  • Specific instructions and preparatory documents will be sent to each participants about 1 week before the workshop.
  • The workshop will be complemented by the two dedicated lectures and the great debate that will follow.

Check the detailed program on the dedicated webpage.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise, network, chat with other participants and have a good time!

 
 Workshop 1
Workshop 2
10:00-16:00 Focus on HFO in epilepsy Halyzia® Software – Jonathan Curot, Emmanuel Barbeau, Valério Frazzini
Quantitative SEEG analysis
for epilepsy – Brainstorm toolbox
– Takfarinas Medani, Anne Sophie Dubarry, Maximilen Chaumon
Lectures open to all (Workshop & Conferences)

16:30-17:30

Epileptogenicity index: a tool for ictal SEEG signal analysis – Julia Scholly, Fabrice Bartolomei

17:30-18:30

Diving into HFO analyses – Jonathan Curot

18:30-19:30

The PHRC NenuFaR great debate: clinical usefulness of HFO? – Fabrice Bartolomei, Jonathan Curot, Philippe Kahane

Please be present at 09:30 for badge pickup and breakfast

 

Conferences – Preliminary program

Thursday – March 20th

HFO in epilepsy: what they are and why should we care?

9:00        Registration – Welcome breakfast

9:20        Event introduction – Luc Valton

9:30        Liset Menendez de la Prida Machine learning analysis of brain oscillations in health and disease

10:00      Milan Brazdil HFO, VHFO and beyond

10:30      Mariam Al Harrach / Fabrice Wendling Neuro-inspired computational modeling of EEG signals and optimization of HFO recording

11:00      Coffee Break

11:30   –    Maeike Zijlmans HFO and ECoG during epilepsy surgery

12:00   –    Jean GotmanHow good are HFO at marking the epileptogenic zone?

12:30      Lunch & Poster session

Cutting the Gordian knot: the intricate relationship between sleep and brain rhythms

14:00      Laurent Sheybani Role of slow waves in shaping network excitability

14:30      Laure Peter-Derex Intracerebral rhythms during REM sleep and their disturbances in epilepsy

15:00      Adrien Peyrache Orchestration of HFO in thalamocortical networks

15:30   –    Coffee Break

16:00   –    Jérôme Aupy Corticostriatal interdependance in SEEG

16:30   –    Amaury de Barros Implanting hybrid electrodes: the point of view of the neurosurgeon

17:00   –    Pierre Mégevand Functional brain mapping with SEEG: toward a semi-automated approach

17:30      Michał Kucewicz High frequency oscillations as electrophysiological engram activity

19:00      Social event

Friday – March 21st

Brain rhythms: deep brain structures are also involved!

8:30        Breakfast

9:00        Adrien Causse – Comparative analysis of oscillatory dynamics in the human and rodent brains

9:30        Florian Mormann Concept neurons as semantic building blocks of episodic memory

10:00      Federica Lareno-Faccini Hippocampo-cortical dynamics underlying memory formation and consolidation

10:30      Marcel Kehl Ripples facilitate human memory consolidation by reactivating learning-related neurons

11:00      Coffee Break

11:30      Julien BastinFunctional antagonisms between ventromedial prefrontal cortext and anterior insula during value-based decisions

12:00      Best posters awards and presentations

12:30      Take away lunch

Posters

Dispalyed during the whole event

Attendees will be able to engage in discussion with the speakers, explore future trends in the field, and present their current research on posters.

Posters will be presented during the breaks of the 19th and 20th.

Prizes will be awarded to the best posters and the abstract book will be published online.

Poster presenters have to register for this session. Poster submission deadline: February 28th.

Speakers & Instructors

 

Mariam Al Harrach

LTSI Inserm, France

Jérôme Aupy

U. & CHU Bordeaux, France

Emmanuel Barbeau

Cerco, France

Julien Bastin

GIN, France

Amaury de Barros

CHU Toulouse, France

Fabrice Bartolomei

AMU, AP-HM, France

Milan Brazdil

CEITEC, Czech Republic

Adrien Causse

Oxford U., UK

Jonathan Curot

Cerco, CHU Toulouse, France

Maximilien Chaumon

ICM, CNRS, France

Anne-Sophie Dubarry

CRPN-AMU, France

Valerio Frazzini

ICM, AP-HP, France

Jean Gotman

McGill U., Canada

Philippe Kahane

CHU Grenoble, France

Marcel Kehl

Oxford U., UK

Michał Kucewicz

Gdańsk Tech, Poland

Federica Lareno-Faccini

Collège de Fr., France

Takfarinas Medani

USC, USA

Pierre Mégevand

U. Geneva, Switzerland

Liset M de la Prida

CSIC, Spain

Florian Mormann

Bonn U., Germany

Laure Peter-Derex

CRNL, France

Adrien Peyrache

McGill U., Canada

Julia Scholly

AMU, AP-HM, France

Laurent Sheybani

UCL, UK

Fabrice Wendling

LTSI Inserm, France

Maeike Zijlmans

UMC Utrecht, NL