Time

December 7 (Saturday)

December 8 (Sunday)

08:45-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:15

09:00-10:30

09:15-09:30

MR physics and data acquisition

09:30-09:45

(Nikolaus Weiskopf)

09:45-10:00

Real-time quality control

10:00-10:15

(Stephan Heunis)

10:15-10:30

10:30-10:45

10:30-11:00

10:45-11:00

(Coffee Break)

11:00-11:15

11:00-12:30

11:15-11:30

Functional connectivity neurofeedback

11:30-11:45

(Michal Ramot)

11:45-12:00

Decoded NF and possible neural mechanisms

12:00-12:15

12:00-13:00

(Mitsuo Kawato)

12:15-12:30

12:30-12:45

Registration

12:30-13:30

12:45-13:00

13:00-13:15

Opening Remarks

(Lunch break)

13:15-13:30

13:15-14:00

13:30-13:45

Basic principles of neurofeedback

13:30-15:00

13:45-14:00

(Rainer Goebel)

Considerations for neurofeedback clinical trials

14:00-14:15

14:00-14:45

(Michelle Hampson)

14:15-14:30

Clinical applications of neurofeedback

Clinical targets for neurofeedback

14:30-14:45

(David Linden)

(Klaus Mathiak)

14:45-15:00

14:45-15:30

15:00-15:15

(Coffee break)

15:00-15:30

15:15-15:30

(Coffee break)

15:30-15:45

15:30-17:30

15:30-17:30

15:45-16:00

Lab Tour

16:00-16:15

Rigorous study design and reporting standards revisited – an introduction to open science research practices and tools of trade for basic and clinical neurofeedback experiments
Ben Becker & David Mehler

fNIRS neurofeedback & hyperscanning
Division of Clinical Neuroscience of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University
Kerstin Konrad, Simon Kohl, Vanessa Reindl

16:15-16:30

Principles of neurofeedback using functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Thomas Zeffiro, Lamija Pasalic

TMS and neuronavigation
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Laboratory of the Division for Clinical and Cognitive Sciences, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University
Ferdinand Binkofski, Antonello Pellicano

16:30-16:45

OpenNFT: An open-source Python/Matlab framework for real-time fMRI neurofeedback and quality assessment
Yury Koush, Tibor Auer, Artem Nikonorov, Evgeny Prilepin 

tDCS applications
Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University
Benjamin Clemens, Carmen Weidler, Ute Habel

16:45-17:00

Quality assurance across real-time functional neuroimaging modalities (EEG, MEG, fNIRS, fMRI)
Stavros Skouras, Lydia Hellrung, Johan van der Meer, Stephan Heunis, Jürgen Dammers, Beatrix Barth

Deep Learning applications and hyperscanning
ICCF and Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University
Erik Röcher, Mikhail Zvyagintsev

17:00-17:15

Turbo-BrainVoyager 4.0: Hands-on workshop; Brain Innovation B.V.
Michael Lührs, Anita Tursic, Judith Eck

rtfMRI neurofeedback hands-on
Brain Imaging Facility, Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research & Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University
Klaus Mathiak, Micha Keller, Jana Zweerings

17:15-17:30

17:30-17:45

17:45-18:00

18:00-18:15

18:00 - 19:30

18:15-18:30

Social gathering at the Christmas market

18:30-18:45

18:00-22:00

18:45-19:00

Social gathering at the Christmas market

19:00-19:15

19:15-19:30

Meeting point: Aachen Christmas market at the Money well            
("Kreislauf des Geldes")

Meeting point: Aachen Christmas market at the Money well            
("Kreislauf des Geldes")

19:30-19:45

19:45-20:00

20:00-22:00

20:00-22:00

Welcome reception

Aachen-Münchener Halle
RWTH Main Building
Templergraben 55
D-52062 Aachen