Workshop Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Breakthroughs in Instrumentation and Neuromodulation

Jul 24, 2025

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Breakthroughs in Instrumentation and Neuromodulation is a workshop organized by the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat) to discuss Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a methodology to study brain behavior.

The event will take place from September 22 to 25, 2025, at the Center for Information Technology at USP Ribeirão Preto. It will feature presentations by distinguished guests and interactive discussion sessions, aiming to foster new perspectives and collaborative opportunities in TMS research.

Participation in the event is charged (R$ 50,00 for undergraduate students, stricto sensu graduate students and professors, and R$ 500,00 for professionals). Registration is mandatory and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, please fill this form.

Schedule*:

September 22 (Monday)

09:00 to 9:30 - Opening

09:30 to10:30 - Risto Ilmoniemi (Aalto University): Basic concepts of electromagnetism involved in TMS, neuronal depolarization, and generation of the EEG signal.

10:30 to 11:00 - Coffee break

11:00 to 12:00 -  Antonio Roque (FFCLRP-USP): From neurons to function: How to connect basic neural simulations to brain functions

12:00 to 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 to 15:00 - Rodrigo Bazan (FM-UNESP): TMS research at FM-UNESP 

15:00 to 15:30 - Coffee break

15:30 to 16:30 - Victor Souza (Aalto University): Multi-locus TMS: its beauty and challenges 

16:30 to 17:00 - Closing discussion and remaining questions

September 23 (Tuesday)

09:00 to 10:00 - Claudia Vargas (UFRJ): Electrophysiological fingerprints of plastic changes in the sensorimotor cortex after a peripheral injury

10:00 to 11:00 - Paulo Cabral Passos, Victor Hugo Moraes and Thais Marchetti (NeuroMat): Neuromat Research Snapshots

11:00 to 11:20 - Coffee break

11:20 to 12:20 - Marco Garcia (UFJF): Rethinking MEPs: The role of surface EMG in shaping TMS-evoked motor responses

12:20 to 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 to 17:00 - Risto Ilmoniemi, Claudia Vargas and Oswaldo Baffa: Round table TMS-Quo Vadis

September 24 (Wednesday)

09:00 to 10:00 - Jaime Hallak (FMRP-USP): TMS research at FMRP-USP

10:00 to 11:00 - Julio Pavon (Kansas State University): Investigating brain circuits with transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography.

11:00 to 11:20 - Coffee break

11:20 to 12:20 - Dubravko Kicic (Aalto University): Creating devices for dynamic coupling to brain networks

12:20 to 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 to 15:30 - Short talks (speakers to be determined)

15:30 to 17:00 - Poster session with coffee break

September 25 (Thursday)

09:00 to 12:00 - Open discussions on research projects and future collaborations, and hands-on session with coffee break (Laboratory of Biomagnetism).

* Minor changes to the schedule may occur.

Local Executive Committee (University of São Paulo)

Thais Cunha Marchetti

Victor Hugo Moraes

Carlo Rondinoni

Márcio Adriano de Campos Junior

Lucas dos Santos Betioli

Organizers

Prof. Oswaldo Baffa (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

Dr. Victor Hugo Souza (Aalto University, Finland)

Key facts

• What: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Breakthroughs in Instrumentation and Neuromodulation
• When: September 22 to 25 of 2025, 9:00AM-5:00PM (local time)
• Where: Centro de Tecnologia da Informação de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil
• Other information: available in this brochure

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