QLS seminar (Wael El-Deredy) in person and via ZOOM on 28 June 2022 at 14.00 CET

[Quantitative Life Sciences]

Tomorrow, Tuesday 28 June 2022  at 14:00 CET, Wael El-Deredy (Brain 
Dynamics Lab, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile)  will give a seminar in 
person titled

*Network Resonance for Selective Neural Entrainment*


Abstract:

We model the brain as a network of Kuramoto loosely coupled oscillators, 
where node frequencies are determined by physiological observations, 
  and the edges given by the human connectome. Global synchrony can be 
calculated from Kuramoto’s Order parameter, essentially the average 
phase over all the nodes.  We argue that structural and functional 
subnetworks with the global network possess frequency characteristics 
akin to network resonance in electric circuits, such that selective 
entrainment of networks could be achieved by externally driving the 
network close its ‘resonance’ frequency – and that such entrainment 
would have behavioural consequences on the tasks associated with the 
selected network.

This framework could be used to selectively facilitate cognitive 
processing by enhancing neural oscillations affected, for example, by 
neurodegeneration.


The seminar will be held in the *Common area, second floor, ex SISSA 
building, *via Beirut, 2.

*Zoom Meeting ID *to attend the seminar *online*: 475-819-702
Join Zoom Meeting:https://zoom.us/j/475819702 <https://zoom.us/j/475819702>

*If you haven't registered for previous QLS webinars, please contact 
**qls at ictp.it**to obtain the password for this zoom meeting.*

You are all most cordially invited to attend.

Best regards,

Erica


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Erica Sarnataro
Group Secretary
Quantitative Life Sciences
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Trieste,  Italy
Tel. +39-040-2240623
www.ictp.it/research/qls.aspx
e-mail:qls at ictp.it