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Program
8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 9:20 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Registration 10:10 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:05 a.m. Break

Annual Ri.MED Scientific Symposium

Advances in Neuroscience
Presented in Memory of Rita Levi-Montalcini

Camillo Ricordi, Ri.MED President Welcome and Introduction Mario Panizza, Rector, Universit Roma Tre Welcome to Rome Arthur S. Levine, Ri.MED Scientific Director Introduction to Symposium Theme Peter L. Strick, University of Pittsburgh Levi-Montalcini Keynote Address A Tale of Two Primary Motor Areas: 'Old' and 'New' M1 Andrew B. Schwartz, University of Pittsburgh Recent Work toward a High-Performance Brain-Computer Interface

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Silvia Conforto, Universit Roma Tre The Muscle Synergy Model in Neuromechanics: A Simple Explanation of a Complex Problem Robert M. Friedlander, University of Pittsburgh Role of Caspase Cell Death Pathways in Neurological Diseases David A. Lewis, University of Pittsburgh Cortical Excitatory/Inhibitory Balance and Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Lunch Alessandra Biffi, Ospedale San Raffaele Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Beatriz Luna, University of Pittsburgh Adolescence Is Not a Disease - Understanding the Adolescent Brain Paolo Maria Rossini, Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Brain Connectivity as a Marker of Physiological and Pathological Aging Refreshment Break Colleen A. McClung, University of Pittsburgh Circadian Genes, Dopamine, and the Biology of Psychiatric Disorders Ri.MED Fellow Talks Pierangelo Cifelli GABA(A) Current Rundown in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy" Chiara Milanese Nitrite-Mediated Cysteine S-Nitrosation Is Protective in PD" Roberto Di Maio Muscarinic/Glutamatergic Stimulation Elicits Abnormal GABA-ergic Differentiation: Relevance in Epileptic Disorder

Aula Magna del Rettorato Via Ostiense 159 Roma, Italy

11:40 a.m. 12:15 p.m.

12:50 p.m. 1:50 p.m.

2:25 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:35 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Symposium Conclusion

The official language of the Symposium will be English