Schedule for 1st Generation Human Brain Research Workshop 2025

 

Tuesday, August 19th in Room 369 PBSB (Psychological & Brain Sciences Building, 3rd floor)  – Introduction & Electroencephalography 

 

9:00am – 9:30am: Welcome & Introductions! (Dr. Jan Wessel)

 

9:30am – 10:00am: Lecture (Dr. Jan Wessel) – What is EEG, how do we measure it, and what can we study?

 

10:00am – Noon: Practical Demonstration & Hands-on (Yoojeong Choo & Nathan Chalkley) – How to collect EEG data (Room 355K)

 

Noon – 1:00pm: Lunch Break – Pop’s BBQ

 

1:00pm – 2:30pm: Lecture (Yoojeong Choo) – How to analyze EEG data

 

2:30pm – 4:00pm: Practical Demonstration & Hands-on (Yoojeong Choo) – Analyzing EEG data using EEGLAB

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 20th in Demasio Conference Room (UIHC, Elevator C, 7th floor) – Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

 

9:00am – 9:30am: Lecture (Dr. Jan Wessel) – What is TMS, how do we measure it, and what can we study?

 

9:30am – 10:30am: Practical Demonstration & Hands-on (Josh Tatz & Nathan Chalkley) – How to collect TMS-MEP data (Room W248 GH)

 

10:30am – Noon: Data Collection – Collecting data for short experiment from participants (Room W248 GH)

 

Noon – 1:00pm: Lunch Break – The Wedge Pizza

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lecture (Josh Tatz) – How to analyze TMS-MEP data

 

2:00pm – 4:00pm: Practical Demonstration & Hands-on (Josh Tatz) – Analyzing TMS-MEP data using MATLAB

 

 

 

Thursday, August 21st in Demasio Conference Room (UIHC, Elevator C, 7th floor)  – Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

 

8:30am – 9:30am: Lecture (Dr. Jan Wessel) – What is fMRI, how do we measure it, and what can we study?

 

9:30am – 10:00am: Lecture (Dr. Jan Wessel) – fMRI scanning room safety (L445 PBDB)

 

10:00am – 12:00pm: Practical Demonstration (Cheol Soh) – How to collect fMRI data (L445 PBDB)

 

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch Break – Estella’s Mexican Food

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lecture (Cheol Soh) – How to analyze fMRI data

 

2:00pm – 4:00pm: Practical Demonstration & Hands-on (Cheol Soh) – Analyzing fMRI data using FSL

 

 

 

Friday, August 22nd in Room 369 PBSB (Psychological & Brain Sciences Building, 3rd floor)  – Roundtables

 

9:00am – 10:00am: Lecture/Q&A – EEG research program presentation by Dr. Kristi Hendrickson

 

10:00am – 11:00am: Lecture/Q&A – TMS research program presentation by Dr. Nicholas Trapp

 

11:00am – 12:00pm: Lecture/Q&A – fMRI research program presentation by Dr. Michelle Voss or Dr. Jeff Cockburn

 

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch & Roundtable – Interactive Q&A with Wessel Lab Members – Nodo Sandwiches

 

1:00pm – 1:30pm: Presentation from NGP – Q&A with Dr. Eliot Hazeltine

 

1:30pm – 2:00pm: Presentation from OUR (formerly ICRU) – Q&A with Tawny Tibbits

 

2:00pm – 2:30pm: Presentation from 1st Gen @ Iowa – Q&A with Angela Lamb

 

2:30pm – 3:00pm: Presentation from IBA – Q&A with Lori Adams

 

3:00pm - Closing Remarks