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SUMMARY:Seminar: Elsa Fouragnan - Improving decision making through ultrasound-induced neuroplasticity
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a seminar from Elsa Fouragnan\, Professor in Neuroscience and Director of the Brain Research Imaging Centre at the University of Plymouth. \nImproving decision making through ultrasound-induced neuroplasticity\nJoin the talk online here\nTalk summary\nThis talk will present recent evidence demonstrating that Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) can induce transient\, targeted neuroplastic changes in the human brain\, with implications for both mechanistic research and therapeutic development. I will highlight TUS’s precision in targeting deep brain structures\, its value in probing neural circuits\, and its emerging clinical potential in psychiatric disorders. Drawing on recent human studies; including investigations into decision-making and a novel clinical work in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); I’ll present evidence of TUS’s effects on task-related neural changes\, behaviour and symptoms demonstrating its promise as a transformative neuromodulation tool. \nBio\nElsa Fouragnan is a Professor in Neuroscience and the Director of the Brain Research Imaging Centre at the University of Plymouth\, UK. Her work focuses on the pioneering use of transcranial ultrasound stimulation in humans\, particularly in brain circuits related to decision making and learning. Her career transitioned from biomedical engineering to neuroscience\, with postdoctoral fellowships at Glasgow and Oxford. In 2018\, she started her lab to study neuroplasticity induced by focused ultrasound in brain circuits mediating adaptive and dysfunctional decision making. After many proof of concepts studies showing that ultrasound can induced neuroplasticity in humans\, she is now bringing this technology forward to apply it to mental health disorders\, particularly Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder. Her lab organises annual workshops to train academics and non-academics to use the technology and contributes to ITRUSST\, a consortium advancing ultrasound for neuromodulation. Elsa is also a UKRI Future Leader Fellow\, BBSRC recipient and an ARIA R&D creator. \nThis is an in-person seminar at Imperial College London\, South Kensington Campus\, G05 Royal School of Mines Building. See our campus map for directions. Join us after the seminar for refreshments and to continue discussions. \nIf you are unable to attend in person\, you can join the seminar via Teams. \nPlease register in advance to attend (in person or via Teams). If attending remotely\, the joining link will be sent after you register.
URL:https://neuromodplus.org/event2/seminar-elsa-fouragnan-improving-decision-making-through-ultrasound-induced-neuroplasticity/
LOCATION:Imperial College London\, South Kensington Campus\, Exhibition Road\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:UK Symposium on Neuromodulation and Neurotechnology 2025
DESCRIPTION:The UK Symposium on Neuromodulation and Neurotechnology 2025 will be hosted jointly by CloseNIT and Neuromod+ networks. \nThe focus of this meeting will be the development of technologies that decode and modulate brain activity with precision and safety\, with the goal of providing novel therapies for treating neurological and mental health disorders. We will showcase the wide range of research and development in neuromodulation and neurotechnology from across the UK’s academic\, medical and industrial sectors that share this overarching aim. Speakers from across this spectrum will provide updates on the latest developments in discovery research\, materials/devices and clinical implementation of novel neuromodulation techniques in centres across the country. The meeting will also provide an opportunity to review the achievements of the EPSRC/MRC Neurotechnology Network+ initiatives and to discuss plans to facilitate cohesive interactions between the UK Neurotechnology community in the future. \nThe event is now fully booked.\nIf you have any questions about the event\, please contact closeNIT@newcastle.ac.uk or k.hobson@imperial.ac.uk  (Neuromod+). \n\nProgramme\nDay 1 – Tuesday  25th November 2025\nIntroduction and Welcome\nReview of the EPSRC/MRC Network+ in Neurotechnology: Neuromod+\nNeuromodulation for cognition and mental health \nReview of the EPSRC/MRC Network+ in Neurotechnology: CloseNIT\nImplementation of Neurotechnology in Neurology and Psychiatry\nPosters and networking \nConference dinner (Gold Room\, Vermont Hotel – a 7 minute walk from the symposium venue)  \nDay 2 – Wednesday 26th November 2025\nReview of the EPSRC/MRC Network+ in Neurotechnology: Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network+\nRecent Advances in Materials\, Devices and Interfaces \nCommercialization and Regulation of Neurotechnology\nGeneral Discussion – Building a cohesive neurotechnology community in the UK \nLunch followed by conference end at 14.00 \nDownload the UKSNN 2025 programme here for full details of talks\, speakers and posters. \n\nLocation and travel\nThe event will take place in-person at the County Hotel\, Neville Street\, Newcastle\, NE1 5DF\, located conveniently opposite Newcastle train station. You can find a map and contact details for the hotel here. \nAttendees are free to arrange their own accommodation. There are many hotels available in the vicinity in all price ranges. \nThe conference dinner will take place in the Gold Room at the Vermont Hotel\, Castle Garth\, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ\, which is 7 minutes’ walk from the County Hotel. \n\nFinancial support\nApplications for financial support are now closed. \n\nCode of conduct\nWe are committed to making our event productive and enjoyable for everyone\, regardless of their background. To encourage honest discussion and exchange of ideas\, and to make the event as inclusive and welcoming as possible\, we ask all attendees to read and abide by our Code of conduct for the UK Symposium on Neurotechnology and Neuromodulation.
URL:https://neuromodplus.org/event2/uksnn-2025/
LOCATION:The County Hotel\, Newcastle\, Neville Street\, Newcastle upon Tyne\, NE1 5DF\, United Kingdom
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