15^th European Neurology Congress August 29-31, 2017 London, UK

Biography:

Ara Bazyan is a Neuroscientist and Molecular Psychobiologist. He has worked as Research Associate in the Department of Neurophysics Institute Higher Nervous Activity, Russian Academy of Sciences from 1971-1974, then Senior Research Associate from 1974-1995, and Laboratory Head since 1995. His major achievements include research in molecular mechanisms of learning and memory; and implementation of emotional and motivation states. He has contributed over 100 articles to science journals, including Neurosci., Brain Research, Biogenic Amines and others. He is member of several societies including International Brain Research Organization, Russian Physiological Society and Russian Bio-chemical Society.

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Describes the hierarchical network of the mammals brain, pyramidal and extrapyramidal system. Hierarchical network of brain functions on the basis of synaptic excitation and inhibition. The new signal is consolidated by specific intracellular modifications of gene expression. The signal in hierarchical networks, passes through the dorsal striatum, nucleus of pallidum reaches the substantia nigra, and divided into three parts. The first part activates thalamo-cortical network and returns the signal to the neocortex. The second part, forms output of the basal ganglia with the red nucleus and the adds information coming from the motor cortex and cerebellum. The third part, through the global dopaminergic (DA) signal activates the mesolimbic, mesocortical and nigrastriatal DA system and through interaction with nucleus raphe and locus coeruleus integrated with noradrenergic (NA) and serotonin (CT) systems, control emotionally motivational states implement behavior and evaluator feature. Useful or harmful coming reaction or realized behavior, reinforce it, to weaken or completely removed? Emotional and motivation states formed by neurohormones, neuropeptides and neuromodulators that do not generate synaptic potentials and induce intracellular response through their metabotropic receptors via signal transduction and modification of gene expression. Neuromodulators are control of neural networks. Neural networks are managed in such a way to realize of goal-directed emotionally motivated behavior. But goal-directed emotionally motivated behavior is not possible without the orientation in the environment. This function is performed by hippocampal formation, which has place cells, time cells, entorhinal grid cell (orientation) and environmental monitoring (head direction cells) and so on, which integrates with the neocortex and forms cognitive map of brain. The integrated system of the hippocampus - neocortex controls the behavior through cortico-basal network, the substantia nigra, and organizes the emotionally saturated cognitive map of the brain and controls the goal-directed behavior. Emotionally saturated cognitive map of the brain is an internal source of our knowledge and experience.

Biography:

Ann Marie Gillie was asked in 2012 to be a Canadian Advocate for Epilepsy and with her passion and drive for motivating others; her role has taken her internationally to speak. She works as an Education Assistant for Parkland County School Division in Alberta, Canada, where her role is working primarily with students who suffer from ADHD/ADD/ODD and other behaviour disorders. She is also a published author (“If Walls Could Talk and Let's Talk About Epilepsy”) and has had several articles published in regards to her personal experience with epilepsy and surgery. Her topics of discussion at conferences and seminars are, but not limited to surgery (Left Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy), women and epilepsy, sex and seizures and her books. She is passionate about helping others that struggle with the disorder and her goal is to help others internationally, both professionals in the field and those living with the disorder.

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Being diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of two and half years definitely created several obstacles for myself and my family, but being the stubborn as well as positive individual that I am, I was able to get through it; I actually beat epilepsy. On December 03, 2002 my life was changed forever, I underwent neurosurgery at University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. My surgery was called Left Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy and the procedure was a 100% success. I had six grand mal seizures two days before my surgery and who knew that those would be my last. I have been off all medications now for over 11 years and that too is an amazing accomplishment and feeling. My history with epilepsy was like a roller coaster, on meds, off meds, side effects, seizures, no seizures; it was a never ending hurdles, but I stayed focused and survived it. I was never in special need of classes; I played sports and was an individual with an infectious personality, so I am regularly told. Since my surgery in 2002, I have accomplished some amazing tasks and ones I would never have thought possible. I have published two books have had several articles published in papers and magazines, as well as international medical sites like SNI (Surgical Neurology International) and CURE. My number one goal is to educate others around the world, but not from a professional side of things but from someone that has lived it, that understands the obstacles others go through that live with epilepsy. From my understanding, there are not a lot of individuals that speak on the topic of epilepsy, locally or internationally and I want to change that. I have been a people’s person for my whole life and I feel that there was a reason I am here today speaking about my story. Epilepsy needs to be talked about and I am the one to do that. I want to be that voice for epilepsy.

Biography:

Alice Ming Lin Chong is the Professor and Associate Head at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. Currently, her work concentration is on teaching courses in social work and counselling. She has been the Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences from 2005 to 2010. She has very rich working experiences in social work and welfare management. Her research areas include social gerontology, end of life issues, teaching and learning, as well as human service management. She has published more than 80 academic articles and presented more than 60 papers in international and regional conferences. She has been rewarded with many awards and honours for her long and distinguished community and public services, such as the 60^th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Award by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong in 2010.

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