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27-30 NOVEMBER 2023<\/h3>\n
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TwinBrain Workshop 4.0<\/h1>\n

MOBILE BRAIN\/BODY IMAGING (MOBI) \u2013 where theory meets hands-on experience<\/h2>\n

The TwinBrain consortium has organized the last Workshop, which took place in Koper, Slovenia. The workshop was also streamed to the online participants to maximize the reach of such content. The workshop was heavily hands-on oriented and covered advanced electroencephalography (EEG) analysis approaches. The lectures and hands-on sessions are available on the TwinBrain YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

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DAY 1<\/strong>
THE THEME OF THE DAY<\/span>: Unfolding cognitive-motor interference: applying the unfold toolbox to mobile EEG data.<\/p>\n

On the first day of the workshop, we welcomed Anna Wunderlich, PhD, from Berlin Mobile Brain\/Body Imaging Lab (BeMoBIL) to showcase the use of the Unfold toolbox (https:\/\/www.unfoldtoolbox.org\/<\/a>) from the users\u2019 perspective. The MoBI experiments often record signals arising from several sources and the crucial step in the analysis is to disentangle the effects of these sources if we were to make claims about how the brain processes information while in motion. The Unfold toolbox is a deconvolution toolbox for overlapping EEG signals and (non)-linear modeling. Anna briefly introduced the topic (an introduction and theoretical background has previously been explained in a talk by one of the authors, Benedikt Ehinger, and is available online (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wb-v5LRTuiw&t=3912s<\/a>) followed by two extensive hands-on sessions. Anna demonstrated how to use Unfold to adjust for overlap between subsequent potentials using linear deconvolution by modeling multiple events, specifically the onset of Fixation Cross, Stimulus, Response, Heel Strikes, and Blink- and Saccade-related brain activity. This deconvolution approach was applied to the TwinBrain Clinical Trial data for both the balance and overground walking experiments (read more about the tasks in our protocol: https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38009088\/<\/a>). We were able to show how separating the effects of interest from the effects of other sources improved the
unambiguity of the EEG results.<\/p>\n

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DAY 2<\/strong>
THE THEME OF THE DAY<\/span>: Analyzing the spatio-temporal profile of contrast and motion-onset visual-evoked potentials using high-density EEG<\/p>\n

The second day of the workshop was dedicated to the analysis of the visual evoked
potentials in EEG. We welcomed Thorben H\u00fclsd\u00fcnker, PhD, from LUNEX University who thoroughly explained how the human visual system works and how to apply this knowledge when designing the experiments. Specifically, we focused on understanding and dissociating the contrast- and color-sensitive visual system from the motion-sensitive visual system. We learned how to optimize the specific stimuli characteristics if we were to use them to evoke an effect of either the contrast-sensitive or the motion-sensitive cells. Thorben\u2019s rich bibliography on the respective topics intelligently demonstrates that in sports, the processing in the motion sensitive areas plays a more important role for performance optimization as compared to the contrast- and color-sensitive areas, which has been under-addressed in the literature for a long time.<\/p>\n

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DAY 3<\/strong>
THE THEME OF THE DAY<\/span>: Towards the network analysis approach \u2013 investigating functional connectivity using hdEEG<\/p>\n

On 29 November we welcomed Marco Marino, PhD, from University of Padua, who took us on the journey of discovering brain communication. Marco\u2019s specialty lies in network analysis, which is a useful approach for investigating the relatedness of different brain regions by assessing their function, meaning the similarities and specific patterns in their activity. This approach is especially valuable when investigating the functional connectivity between different brain areas, neuroplasticity, or other processes that depend on a cascade of events or are associated with specific brain states, such as the task-free related default-mode network (DMN). Marco introduced us to the in-house build Noninvasive Electroencephalography Toolbox (NET) for large-scale analysis of hdEEG data, freely available on GitHub (https:\/\/github.com\/bind-group-kul\/net<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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DAY 4:<\/strong>
THE THEME OF THE DAY<\/span>: Hands-on sessions (individual data analysis)<\/p>\n

On the last day of the workshop, we continued working on the individual datasets from the TwinBrain Clinical Trial applying the Unfold deconvolution methods, VEP analysis and more.<\/p>\n

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19\u201324 JUNE 2023<\/h3>\n
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TwinBrain Summer School 3.0:<\/h1>\n

NEUROSCIENCE OF MOVEMENT \u2013 EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN IN MOTION<\/h2>\n

The TwinBrain Summer School 3.0 hosted an international team of experts who shared the latest neuroscience discoveries in movement-related topics and explored how brain imaging technology contributes to understanding brain function and disease development. Advancements in wireless and portable technologies have extended experimentation into real-life scenarios, reflecting everyday experiences. The distinguished experts from Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, France, Switzerland and the USA presented cutting-edge developments in Mobile Brain\/Body Imaging (MoBI).
Professor Dr Nico Bohnen, MD, a renowned radiology and neurology expert from the
University of Michigan, delivered the keynote speech for this year’s summer school. With a dedicated career focused on Parkinson’s disease research and treatment, which affects over 8.5 million people worldwide, Prof. Dr Bohnen strives to discover innovative approaches that enhance the independence and quality life of individuals with Parkinson’s disease and the elderly population. His lecture, held on Tuesday, 20 June 2023, at the town hall of the Municipality of Piran, revolved around the neurobiological basis of walking and balance problems in Parkinson’s disease. Utilizing positron emission tomography (PET) to explore metabolic and biochemical brain processes, he presented the mechanisms underlying the disease’s development and progression, along with novel treatment approaches for more effective and holistic patient care.<\/p>\n

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2 APRIL 2023<\/h3>\n
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TwinBrain WORKSHOP 3.0<\/h1>\n

ADVANCES IN MOVEMENT DISORDERS DIAGNOSIS AND REHABILITATION: FROM NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO CLINICAL PRACTICE<\/h2>\n

The Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Trieste (Italy) hosted the third MoBI workshop from March 30th to April 1st, 2023 at Hotel Savoia Excelsior Palace Trieste. The workshop was streamed live allowing for interactions among participants and presenters.<\/p>\n

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The following sessions were offered to participants:<\/p>\n

Session 1: Neurophysiology and Biomedical Engineering in Movement Disorders<\/b><\/p>\n