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Spencer, Ph.D. <\/strong>(VA Boston Healthcare System \/ Harvard Medical School): <em>An Oscillator Model of Gamma-Band Resonance in the Auditory System in Schizophrenia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:15 \u2013 10:25 Sarah Ostadabbas, Ph.D. <\/strong>(Northeastern University): <em>The Case Against Scale: Rethinking Video-based ML in the Age of Small Data<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:30 \u2013 10:50<\/strong> Morning Coffee Break and Networking (20 min), FCAE Hallway (adjacent to Rooms 010C &amp; 25C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PART II: NEUROREHABILITATION, PLASTICITY, AND RESTORATION OF FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Chair: Reza Abiri, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10:50 \u2013 11:20 FEATURED TALK\u2013Jonathan R. Wolpaw, MD <\/strong>(Director, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center): <em>Neurorehabilitation in the 21st Century: New Science, New Strategies, New Possibilities<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:25 \u2013 11:45 Joy Hirsch, Ph.D. <\/strong>(Yale School of Medicine): <em>Neural and Behavioral Mechanisms for Human-to-Human Interaction<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:50 \u2013 12:10 David J. Lin, MD <\/strong>(Massachusetts General Hospital \/ Harvard Medical School): <em>Leveraging Neuroimaging to Enhance the Neuroengineering of Stroke Recovery<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12:15 \u2013 12:35 David A. Borton, Ph.D. <\/strong>(Brown University \/ Rhode Island Hospital \/ Providence VA Medical Center): <em>Bridging the Gap: Neurotechnology to Replace, Restore, and Reprogram Function Across the Nervous System<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12:40 \u2013 13:40<\/strong> Lunch, FCAE Hallway (adjacent to Rooms 010C &amp; 25C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PART III: TRANSLATIONAL NEUROTECHNOLOGIES FOR ASSESSMENT, NEUROMODULATION, AND REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Chair: Kunal Mankodiya, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>13:40 \u2013 14:00 Noah S. Philip, MD <\/strong>(Alpert Medical School of Brown University): <em>Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound to the Amygdala in Depression &amp; Anxiety<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14:05 \u2013 14:25 Lei Ding, Ph.D. <\/strong>(University of Oklahoma): <em>Development, Validation, and Mechanistic Studies of Dynamic Functional Network-based Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Brain Disorders<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14:30 \u2013 14:45<\/strong> Afternoon Coffee Break and Networking (15 min), FCAE Hallway (adjacent to Rooms 010C &amp; 25C)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14:45 \u2013 15:05 Murat Akcakaya, Ph.D. <\/strong>(University of Pittsburgh): <em>Augmented Reality Based and EEG-guided Neglect Detection, and Assessment<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15:10 \u2013 15:30 Matthias Stangl, Ph.D. <\/strong>(Boston University): <em>Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurotechnology: From the Laboratory into the &#8216;Real World&#8217;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PART IV: PANEL DISCUSSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15:35 \u2013 16:15 Translational Neurotechnologies\u2013Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives <\/strong>(40 min) Moderator: <strong>Yalda Shahriari, Ph.D.<\/strong> Panelists: TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>16:15 \u2013 17:45 POSTER SESSION &amp; NETWORKING <\/strong>(Coffee served)&#8211;FCAE Hallway (adjacent to Rooms 010C &amp; 25C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17:45 \u2013 18:00 <\/strong>Closing Remarks &amp; Poster Awards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jonathan R. 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