Conference seriesLLC organizes conference series all around the world in 2017; here it is our pleasure to invite you to Neurology conference entitled 11thWorld Congress on Neurology and Therapeutics during March 27-29, 2017 at Madrid, Spain.

Neurological disordersare diseases of the brain, spine and the nerves that connect them. There is ample evidence that pinpoints neurological disorders as one of the greatest threats to public health. There are more than 600 diseases of the nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease,brain tumors, epilepsy,Parkinson's disease, and stroke as well as less familiar ones such as frontotemporal dementia and an estimated 6.8 million people die every year as a result of these disorders there by making it necessary to investigate the unresolvedNeurological Disorder.

Track 1:Migraine and Neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain(neuralgia) is a pain that comes from problems with signals from the nerves. It was mainly classified into peripheral neuropathic pain and central neuropathic pain which includesspinal cordinjuryand central disorders. Pain is a significant public health problem that costs society at least and560-and635 billion annually. Women were more likely to experiencepainin comparison to men. According to the recent survey, Chronic Pain affects 47% of USA Adults. The main intent of this session is to understand Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) that is associated with dysregulation ofCentral Nervous System(CNS) and Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). The current session on clinical neurology and pain focuses on: Neurological conditions affecting people and treatment of neurological or personality disorders.

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Track 2:Neurodegenerative Disorders and Stroke

Neurodegeneration or neuron death is the progressive loss of structure or function ofneuronswhich includes disorders like Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease etc. In the United States, near about 60,000 cases of Parkinsons disease are diagnosed per year. The 3rd leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease is Stroke, thereby focusing on the epidemiology ofstrokeand risk factors. The main classification of stroke is haemorrhage stroke and ischemic stroke. The areas highlighted for discussion in this session are: Motor neuron diseases and Ataxias,Alzheimers Disease, Mechanism and Diagnosis, Novel Insights and Therapeutics for Parkinsons disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Further we will discuss more about the various diagnosis procedure,Imagingtechnique, and acute stroke management,Migraine Research Foundationand MitoAction,NBIA Disorders AssociationandNeurofibromatosisNetwork,Brain Injury Resource Center and Brain Trauma Foundation,Epilepsy Therapy Project and Exceptional Parent Magazine,Huntington's Disease Society of Americaand Hydrocephalus Association,Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Multiple Sclerosis Foundation,Multiple System Atrophy Coalition, The MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network

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Track 3:Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation

Paediatricneurologyevaluates children with disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems. A large proportion in US population suffers from autism, mental retardation, dyslexia, seizures and other developmental disabilities. Approximately 1,300 U.S children experience severe or fatalbraintrauma from child abuse.Epilepsyis the fourth commonneurological disorderin the US after migraine, stroke, and Alzheimers disease. So there is a need to take into account, the following diseases to dissertate: congenital hydrocephalus,Autism, Neonatal encephalopathy, Paediatrics tumour, Neurodevelopment disorder, Epilepsy and Child psychological disorders.

Neurorehabilitation is a complex medical process which aims to aid recovery from a nervous system injury. Rehabilitation is an access to reduce brain abscesses thereby increasing the Neural Repair. Neurological rehabilitation program is aimed to create awareness about the neural disorders and its diagnosis.Physiotherapyand remediation is a novel approach that remediates impairments and promotes mobility. Conference on Neurology and Therapeutics is an effort to address all areas towardsNeurorehabilitationand Neural Repair.

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Track 4:Neuroinfections and Neuroimmunology

Neuroimmunology is a field of neuroscience, combining immune system and thenervous system. The immune system administer defence against these organisms, inefficiency of the same results in Infections. The condition is much worse in developing countries; it has been a significant health problem in Australia. Some 350,000 to 500,000 patients suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States .The conference onneurologyis a platform to put our heads together and thrash out the cause of Multiple sclerosis and auto immune neuropathies,Neuroimmunologicalinfectious disease, Neuromicrobial disorders and Neurological Lyme diseases, Neuroinflamation, Neuroimmuno genetics. This session also includes to group think the alteration inneuromodulationand psychiatric diseases and the recent Drug development in the field of Neuro immunology.

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Track 5:Alzheimers Disease and Dementia

The brain immediately confronts us with its great complexity.Alzheimer'swhich is a type of Dementia is: An Underlying Disease that causes problems with memory,behaviourand thinking. As estimated,5.3 million Americans of all ages haveAlzheimer's diseasein the recent survey. AD is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the fifth leading cause of death in Americans of age 65 and older. The etiological factors, other than older age includesgeneticsusceptibility. so it is important to exchange views on Causes and Prevention of Alzheimers, Alzheimers Disease Diagnosis and Symptoms, Alzheimers Disease Pathophysiology and Disease Mechanisms, Care Practice and Awareness. we are also going to analyse the Alzheimers Disease Imaging , Mechanisms for Treatment andTherapeuticTargets.

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Track 6:Neuromuscular Disorders

Neuromuscular disorders is known to affect the nerves that control the voluntary muscles. One of the causes is thegeneticand immune system disorder. More than a million people in the United States are affected by some form ofneuromusculardisease, and about 40 percent of them are under age18.Diagnosis includes a multi-step process like muscle biopsy, NCV test, biochemical, genetic test etc. The goal of this session is to understand the origin of spine muscular atropies,Musculardystrophy, Lambert-Eaton syndrome and other neuromuscular junction disorder. Further there will be an interactive conversation on Spasticy, Hyper reflexia and its prevention. In addition a talk will be deliberated on Is it true that High dose ofantibioticsleads to neuromuscular junction mal function and the findings in the field of neuromuscular medicine.

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Track 7:Neuroimaging and Brain Engineering

What seems astonishing is that engineering techniques likebrainengineering, or Neural tissue engineering can be used to understand, repair, replace, enhance, or otherwise exploit the properties of neural systems and Neurocomputing is the study of brain function in terms of the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system. current researches in the field of neuroengineering include: Neural imaging and neural networking,Biomoleculartherapies in neural regeneration,Neurorobotics, Biological neural networking, Neuro hydrodynamics and clinical treatment, Engineering strategies for repair, Computational clinical neuroscience, biological-neuronmodelling, Behaviors of networks and advanced therapies. People will also be enlightened on Advancement in brain computer interface and deep brain stimulation.

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Track 8:Neurosurgery and Neural Circuits

While the topic sounds pretty small, but we needs more speciality and critical care in this discipline. An estimated 69,720 new cases of primarybrain tumorsare expected to be diagnosed in 2013, that includes both malignant (24,620) and non-malignant(45,110) brain tumors. Basing on the prevalence of diseases, the conference focuses on Post-surgical neuralgias, Brain tumour and metastatis, Oncologicalneurosurgery, Spine neurosurgery, Neuroanaesthesia and surgery and Vascular malfunctions and surgery . The neurons are organized into ensembles called Anatomical and functionalneuralcircuits. Current researches identify disorders that affect different components of that neural circuit and a set of neural circuits that are critically involved in a specific disorder. Highest incidence rate of primary intracranial tumor was in Europe and the lowest rate in Africa. So it is requisite to enhance our knowledge on Currentneurosurgerymethod.

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Track 9:Neuropharmacology

Increase in technology and our understanding of the nervous system has lead to the development ofdrugsand medicines in the two main branches i.e. molecular and behavioural beyond our imagination that has continued to rise with an increase in drug specificity and sensitivity. current topic to be discussed are New pharmacological approaches for treatment ofneuraldisorders, drug development in cell signalling and synaptic spasticity, and the latest advancement in neuropharmacologcaltherapyand drug development in this particular sector. The present conference also aims to educate the researchers on Neuroimmuno pharmacology and Interfearance of pharmacological agents in neural disorder mechanism.

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Track 11:Neurogenetics

Genes affect the wiring and workings of thebrain, which is the authority of all our rides. It is ultimately and solely the genes that give rise to a particular type of protein that may be beneficial or harmful that reflects the need of research in this particular field. 6000 and more emerginggenetic disordersaccount for a significant portion of human disease and conditions. Nearly 4 percent of the approximately 4 million babies born each year have a genetic disease or major birth defect. Around 15,000 Americans are diagnosed to haveHuntingtonsdisease (HD).Keeping the same in view the following sub tracks are designed to enlighten the thoughts related to Huntington's disease (HD) and related genetic disorder, Genetic engineering to overcome neurological problems, The genes as a link between the brain andneurologicaldiseases, Gene defect and diseases, studies on genome wide association and disease diagnostics, sequencing of gene as a tool in determining the abnormal gene loci, Mutation of gene and neuronal migration defect.

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Track 11:Autonomic and Central Nervous System

Autonomic disorders may result from other disorders that damage autonomicnervesor they may occur on their own. Progressive autonomic failure usually becomes apparent in the sixth decade of life. The Working of the central nervous system has proved to be more and more extensive and more and more fundamental as experiment has advanced in examining it. CNS disorder can be eithermyelopathyor encephalopathy.

Specified disorders to be discussed under this category are: Bipolar disorder, Migraine and Neuropathic pain syndromes, Accessory nerve disorder, Autonomic dysreflexia and neuropathy, CNS disorder and structural defects, Facial nerve paralysis andMeningitis.

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Track 12:Clinical Neurology and Neuropsychiatry

It is admirable to discuss about clinical neuroscience as this focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of diseases and disorders of the brain and central nervous system and seeks to develop new ways of diagnosing such anarchy, leading to the development of novelmedication. As per the estimates by the World Health Organization, neural disorders affect over 1 billion people worldwide, constitute 12% of the burden of disease globally, and cause 14% of global annihilation.

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Track 13:Neurotherapeutics, Diagnostics and Case Studies

Various neurology conferences are held all over the world like world congress ofneurology2015 Chile in order to enhance and empower the knowledge of neuroscience. The 5th International conference on neurology and therapeutics that will be held at Madrid in March 2017, addresses all areas pertinent to this endeavour concentrating on NovelTherapeuticsand Diagnostics at the cellular and molecular level. There is a profound increase in the diagnostics procedure and drug discovery in the field of Neurology.

In order to accelerate the discovery of novel diagnostic therapy, the gathering of researchers is encouraged in order to discuss on the themeStem cellsin neurological disorder and treatment, Nerve injury and repair, Sleep disorders and headache,Neurogenesis, and last but not the least new therapeutics evolved for neurological disorders

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Track 14:Neurological Nursing

Neurological Nursing is a very challenging nursing specialty dealing with assessment, nursing diagnosis, and management of many neurological disorders in which nurses provide patient care. A Neuroscience Nurse assists patients with brain andnervous systemdisorders which includes trauma,brain injuries, stroke,seizures, tumours, headaches, infections, and aneurysms, as well as a host of other neurological complexities.

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L.NEU-145: Introductory Neuroscience This course will introduce students to the fundamental topics and concepts that are critical to understanding the biological and psychological components of Neuroscience. Topics to be covered include the biochemistry of action potentials, the functioning of ion channels, a brief overview of systems neuroscience (vision, audition, etc.), neurotransmitters and peripheral endocrine systems, learning and memory, the effects of neurotransmitters on behavior, the biology underlying several psychiatric disorders, and basic neuroanatomy. Prerequisites: L.BIO-115 or L.PSY-101. 3 credits.

L.NEU-211: Techniques in Neuroendocrinology This course will introduce students to techniques relevant to the field of neuroendocrinology, both in terms of the theory that describes the techniques and in terms of practicing the techniques with biological samples. Students will read and discuss primary literature sources from work with both human and non-human models. Extensive laboratory work will teach students laboratory techniques including sterile technique, radioimmunoassay, and enzyme immunoassay. Part of the term will be spent at the University of Nebraska, Omaha (UNO). 3 credits. Prerequisite: L.NEU-145. Instructor permission required. January term.

L.NEU-281: Exploring the Brain through TBI It is difficult to fully understand how the brain functions under completely normal working conditions. One technique used to investigate brain functioning through clinical cases where there has been trauma in a specified region of the brain. Thus, in people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) neuroscientists can locate the region of trauma and any change in functioning of the individual. This course is designed to explore the brain through various historical cases and provide a deeper understanding of neuro-functioning from resulting deficits in dissociated brain regions. Clinical cases will be provided as we travel from the frontal lobe to the temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and beyond. Prerequisite: L.NEU-145 or L.BIO-345. 3 credits.

L.NEU-301: Neuropsychiatric Diseases This course will explore how translational research applies neuroscience knowledge to inform, prevent, treat, and cure brain diseases. Some topics will include the role of the blood brain barrier in preventing disease, the role of both central and peripheral cytokines in the manifestation of psychiatric disorders, how genetic and environmental factors influence susceptibility to psychiatric conditions, and several psychiatric conditions including Parkinsons, Huntingtons, and Alzheimers Diseases, anxious and depressive disorders, and multiple sclerosis.Prerequisites: L.NEU-145 and L.BIO-115. 3 credits.

L.NEU-311: Hormones and Behavior This course will introduce students to several topics within the field of neuroendocrinology. Topics to be discussed will include the blood brain barrier, synthesis and release of neurotransmitters relevant to behavior, psychosomatic interactions, and the effects of various monoamine, peptide, and steroid hormones on sexual, reproductive, affiliative, aggressive, parental, and reward-seeking behaviors. In addition to readings from the text, students will read and discuss primary literature sources from work with both human and non-human models. Laboratory work will teach students several research skills and laboratory techniques including study design, behavioral observation and scoring, blood sampling, processing and storage, and data set management. Prerequisite: L.NEU-145. 3 credits.

L.NEU-390: Research Experience This experiential class will require students to either 1) propose a novel neuroscience research study or 2) conduct neuroscience research and write up a report of their findings. Students will meet weekly with the course instructor and students may take this course up to 3 times (with 1 credit given each semester). This course will give students a clear understanding of the scientific method and skills needed to conduct research in the field of neuroscience from conception to implementation to presentation. Prerequisite: L.NEU-145. Open to declared Neuroscience majors only. Instructor permission required. 1 credit.

L.NEU-490: Senior Seminar I This course will serve as the first semester of a capstone series for all students completing a major in Neuroscience. The course will meet once per week, and majors will enroll in the course during the fall semester of their Senior year at Loras College (exceptions (e.g. for study abroad programs, etc.) will be made at the discretion of the Neuroscience faculty). Restricted to senior Neuroscience majors only. Prerequisite: L.NEU-145. 1 credit.

L.NEU-491: Senior Seminar II This course will serve as the second semester of a capstone series for all students completing a major in Neuroscience. The course meetings will occur once per week, and majors will enroll in the course during the spring semester of their Senior year at Loras College (exceptions (e.g. for study abroad programs, etc.) will be made at the discretion of the Neuroscience faculty). Restricted to senior Neuroscience majors only. Prerequisite: L.NEU-145. 1 credit.

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This confocal image shows a cortical region of a Somatostatin-Cre+/; Floxopatch+/ mouse. Somatostatin antibody (red) colocalizes with Floxopatch GFP expression (green), indicating a tight Cre-loxP system in this conditional mouse line. The recordings show optically induced action potentials from in vitro cultured dorsal root ganglia with voltage sensor QuasAr2 (red trace) and whole-cell patch clamp (white trace). The close correlation of the two traces indicates the high fidelity of the voltagesensitive fluorescence protein and the voltage activities. Cover image produced by Shan Lou. For more information, see the article by Lou et al. (pages 1105911073).

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The University of Tennessee Interdisciplinary Program for Neuroscience brings together Neuroscience research and education from all corners of the campus. It includes faculty from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine; the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology; and the Graduate School of Medicine/UT Medical Center. This diversity of backgrounds and research perspectives within the program reflects the interdisciplinary nature of Neuroscience itself. To learn more about the resources, research capabilities, and clinical expertise available in the area, please visit the NeuroNET (Neuroscience Network of East Tennessee) website.

Building on the existing curricula in biology, psychology and engineering, this program provides a strong foundation in the neurosciences that emphasizes hands-on research training. Beyond the core classes, students can choose from a diverse array of more specialized courses that focus on a variety of basic, clinical and applied Neuroscience topics. Thus, students have the opportunity to tailor their Neuroscience degree to best suit their career goals, whether they include entering a graduate program or a health profession degree program, or getting a job in teaching or working in a research setting.

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The Neuroscience program at Virginia Tech takes a very broad view of Neuroscience considering any interactions that are directed or perceived by the nervous system as Neuroscience. For example, any expression of artistry is generated and perceived by brain circuits, as are emotions, motivation, empathy, passion and compassion. Communications between cells, individual organisms, organismal groups and even societies are governed by brain activity.

Whether a student wishes to pursue Neuroscience research in the future or simply acquire this wealth of knowledge, understanding Neuroscience makes us more competent human beings, and provides us skills to be applied to a multitude of careers in art, music, architecture, urban and community planning, law, finance, policy, politics, health care and many other professions.

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The study of neuroscience is one of the most exciting and challenging areas of human endeavor.

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The goal of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience is to produce the best neuroscientists possible. The breadth of our faculty allows us to provide interdisciplinary training drawing from a variety of topics, techniques and perspectives, including neuroanatomy, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biophysics, pharmacology, in vivo brain imaging (e.g., fMRI, M-EEG), computational modeling and behavior. Agraduate of our program will be well versed in the neurosciences, prepared to conduct independent research, and equipped to pursue a variety of career paths.

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140+ faculty members of the University of Washington provide outstanding graduate training in all areas of modern neuroscience. Our students perform cutting-edge research, at a leading research university, in one of the most famously livable American cities.

What does it mean that we are a Program and not a department? It means that we draw faculty from departments across campus and from affiliated institutes across Seattle to train our students. Students in our program are often considered to be de facto members of the department in which their faculty mentors have a primary appointment, but their diplomas show that their PhD degree is in Neuroscience. Our faculty and students are bound together by a common commitment to graduate education in Neuroscience, and we all benefit from the synergy of our diverse approaches to understanding the brain.

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Why does music make us feel? On the one hand, music is a purely abstract art form, devoid of language or explicit ideas. The stories it tells are all subtlety and subtext. And yet, even though music says little, it still manages to touch us deep, to tickle some universal nerves. When listening to our favorite songs,our body betrays all the symptoms of emotional arousal. The pupils in our eyes dilate, our pulse and blood pressure rise, the electrical conductance of our skin is lowered, and the cerebellum, a brain region associated with bodily movement, becomes strangely active. Blood is even re-directed to the muscles in our legs. (Some speculate that this is why we begin tapping our feet.) In other words,sound stirs us at our biological roots. As Schopenhauer wrote, It is we ourselves who are tortured by the strings.

We can now begin to understand where these feelings come from, why a mass of vibrating air hurtling through space can trigger such intense states of excitement. A brand new paper in Nature Neuroscience by a team of Montreal researchers marks an important step in revealing the precise underpinnings of the potent pleasurable stimulus that is music. Although the study involves plenty of fancy technology, including fMRI and ligand-based positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, the experiment itself was rather straightforward. After screening 217 individuals who responded to advertisements requesting people that experience chills to instrumental music, the scientists narrowed down the subject pool to ten. (These were the lucky few who most reliably got chills.) The scientists then asked the subjects to bring in their playlist of favorite songs virtually every genre was represented, from techno to tango and played them the music while their brain activity was monitored.

Because the scientists were combining methodologies (PET and fMRI) they were able to obtain an impressively precise portrait of music in the brain. The first thing they discovered (using ligand-based PET) is that music triggers the release of dopamine in both the dorsal and ventral striatum. This isnt particularly surprising: these regions have long been associated with the response to pleasurable stimuli.It doesnt matter if were having sex or snorting cocaine or listening to Kanye: These things fill us with bliss because they tickle these cells. Happiness begins here.

The more interesting finding emerged from a close study of the timing of this response, as the scientists looked to see what was happening in the seconds before the subjects got the chills. I wont go into the precise neural correlates lets just say that you should thank your right NAcc the next time you listen to your favorite song but want to instead focus on an interesting distinction observed in the experiment:

In essence, the scientists found that our favorite moments in the music were preceeded by a prolonged increase of activity in the caudate. They call this the anticipatory phase and argue that the purpose of this activity is to help us predict the arrival of our favorite part:

Immediately before the climax of emotional responses there was evidence for relatively greater dopamine activity in the caudate. This subregion of the striatum is interconnected with sensory, motor and associative regions of the brain and has been typically implicated in learning of stimulus-response associations and in mediating the reinforcing qualities of rewarding stimuli such as food.

In other words, the abstract pitches have become a primal reward cue, the cultural equivalent of a bell that makes us drool. Here is their summary:

The anticipatory phase, set off by temporal cues signaling that a potentially pleasurable auditory sequence is coming, can trigger expectations of euphoric emotional states and create a sense of wanting and reward prediction. This reward is entirely abstract and may involve such factors as suspended expectations and a sense of resolution. Indeed, composers and performers frequently take advantage of such phenomena, and manipulate emotional arousal by violating expectations in certain ways or by delaying the predicted outcome (for example, by inserting unexpected notes or slowing tempo) before the resolution to heighten the motivation for completion. The peak emotional response evoked by hearing the desired sequence would represent the consummatory or liking phase, representing fulfilled expectations and accurate reward prediction. We propose that each of these phases may involve dopamine release, but in different subcircuits of the striatum, which have different connectivity and functional roles.

The question, of course, is what all these dopamine neurons are up to. What aspects of music are they responding to? And why are they so active fifteen seconds before the acoustic climax? After all, we typically associate surges of dopamine with pleasure, with the processing of actual rewards. And yet, this cluster of cells in the caudate is most active when the chills have yet to arrive, when the melodic pattern is still unresolved.

One way to answer these questions is to zoom out, to look at the music and not the neuron. While music can often seem (at least to the outsider) like a labyrinth of intricate patterns its art at its most mathematical it turns out that the most important part of every song or symphony is when the patterns break down, when the sound becomes unpredictable. If the music is too obvious, it is annoyingly boring, like an alarm clock. (Numerous studies, after all, have demonstrated that dopamine neurons quickly adapt to predictable rewards. If we know whats going to happen next, then we dont get excited.)This is why composers introduce the tonic note in the beginning of the song and then studiously avoid it until the end. The longer we are denied the pattern we expect, the greater the emotional release when the pattern returns, safe and sound. That is when we get the chills.

To demonstrate this psychological principle, the musicologist Leonard Meyer, in his classic book Emotion and Meaning in Music (1956), analyzed the 5th movement of Beethovens String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131. Meyer wanted to show how music is defined by its flirtation with but not submission to our expectations of order.To prove his point, Meyer dissected fifty measures of Beethovens masterpiece, showing how Beethoven begins with the clear statement of a rhythmic and harmonic pattern and then, in an intricate tonal dance, carefully avoids repeating it. What Beethoven does instead is suggest variations of the pattern. He is its evasive shadow. If E major is the tonic, Beethoven will play incomplete versions of the E major chord, always careful to avoid its straight expression. He wants to preserve an element of uncertainty in his music, making our brains beg for the one chord he refuses to give us. Beethoven saves that chord for the end.

According to Meyer, it is the suspenseful tension of music (arising out of our unfulfilled expectations) that is the source of the musics feeling. While earlier theories of music focused on the way a noise can refer to the real world of images and experiences (its connotative meaning), Meyer argued that the emotions we find in music come from the unfolding events of the music itself. This embodied meaning arises from the patterns the symphony invokes and then ignores, from the ambiguity it creates inside its own form. For the human mind, Meyer writes, such states of doubt and confusion are abhorrent. When confronted with them, the mind attempts to resolve them into clarity and certainty.And so we wait, expectantly, for the resolution of E major, for Beethovens established pattern to be completed. This nervous anticipation, says Meyer, is the whole raison detre of the passage, for its purpose is precisely to delay the cadence in the tonic.The uncertainty makes the feeling it is what triggers that surge of dopamine in the caudate, as we struggle to figure out what will happen next. And so our neurons search for the undulating order, trying to make sense of this flurry of pitches. We can predict some of the notes, but we cant predict them all, and that is what keeps us listening, waiting expectantly for our reward, for the errant pattern to be completed. Music is a form whose meaning depends upon its violation.

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The neuroscience staffincludes many experienced and respectedphysicians who bring unique skills, experience and training to this world-class referral center for the Tri-State area.They havetreated patients from across the United States, as well as throughout the region. The Advanced Primary Stroke Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for healthcare quality and safety in disease-specific care. And thanks to the leadership of these skilled specialists, Cabell Huntington Hospital has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia and earned a Top 10% in the Nation Quality Rating for Spinal Surgery from Carechex, a medical quality rating service.

Neurology services and neurophysiology testing are available for both adults and children. Our specialists diagnose, evaluate and provide treatment for epilepsy, headache, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, stroke and neuromuscular diseases. Neurosurgery services are available for both adults and children, including surgery for brain tumors, movement disorders, epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and other conditions affecting the brain, spine, spinal cord, pituitary gland and/or neurovascular system.

Dr. Tony Alberico, a board-certified neurosurgeon,offers a breadth of neurosurgical experience that rivals any in the region. He has quickly established himself as an excellent surgeon with outstanding judgment. He serves as the chairman of the Department of Neuroscience at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and as the director of the Back and Spine Center. Dr. Alberico is experienced in the management of spinal disorders andin developing advances in spine care.

Dr. Paul Fergusonis a board-certified neurologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating headaches, including chronic migraines. He is experienced in managing the complexities of multiple sclerosis and providing patients with the most advanced medical treatments, neuroimaging and physical therapy. Dr. Ferguson earned his medical degree at the MU Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Dr. Samrina Hanif is a fellowship-trained neurologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Dr. Hanif earned her medical degree at Dow Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan, and she completed her residency at New York Medical College in Manhattan. Her fellowship training in epilepsy/clinical neurophysiology was completed at Vanderbilt University. Her special interests include refractory epilepsy and treating children with autism and epilepsy.

Dr. Alastair T. Hoyt, a fellowship-trained physician specializing in neurosurgery, offers diagnosis and treatment of disorders or injuries to the brain, spinal cord and/or peripheral nerves. After graduating from medical school at the University of Nebraska, Dr. Hoyt completed his residency in neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute, along with additional training in Gamma Knife radiosurgery.

Dr. Paul Knowles is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He completed fellowship training in pediatric neurology at Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and a pediatric residency at Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Akron, Ohio. He earned his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Knowles has more than 30 years of experience in pediatric neurology.

Dominika Lozowska, MD, a fellowship-trained physician specializing in neurology, offers diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, such as epilepsy, Parkinsons disease and muscular sclerosis. She completed her residency in neurology at Fletcher Allen Health Center. She then completed a fellowship in neurophysiology at the University of South Florida and a neuromuscular fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Dr. Rida Mazagri's extensive training and experience includes a fellowship in Clinical Stroke Research at the University of Saskatchewan and a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Ottawa/Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He earned his medical degree at Al-Fateh University Medical School in Tripoli, Libya, and he is board certifed in neurological surgery. Dr. Mazagritreats adult and pediatric patients.

Paul Muizelaar, MD, PhD, an experienced, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, has an extensive career in neurosurgery and is affiliated with the Back and Spine Center at CHH. He is certified by the Royal Dutch Board of Medical Specialties in Neurological Surgery. He earned his medical degree and doctorate at the University of Amsterdam School of Medicine, and he completed fellowship training in neurosurgery at the Medical College of Virginia.

Dr. Justin Nolte is a neurologist who specializes in stroke care and oversees Cabell Huntington Hospital's Advanced Primary Stroke Center, which has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval. Dr. Nolte earned his medical degree from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and completed a residency in neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Mitzi Payne completed a fellowship in pediatric neurology and offers a variety of services unique to the region, including Botox injections for children suffering from spasticity caused by cerebral palsy and other disorders. She also manages intrathecal pumps implanted for severe spasticity. She manages pediatric epilepsy, including interpreting EEGs, pediatric headache disorders and other neurologic conditions unique to children.

Dr. Sona Shah is the director of CHH's Epilepsy Center, the region's first center to provide care for patients with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Dr. Shah completed her neurology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, as well as fellowships in neurophysiology and epilepsy at the University of Chicago. She is board certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy monitoring and neuromuscular medicine.

Collectively, the members of theneuroscience staff have published hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters and abstracts. They have lectured extensively nationally and internationally and have received multiple patents for medical breakthroughs. Although recognized for their academic achievements, their clinical experience and training is unparalleled in the region.

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Welcome to the NSP at Illinois Welcome to the Neuroscience Program (NSP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The NSP is an interdisciplinary program of study and research leading to the doctoral degree. We offer a rigorous yet flexible program designed to foster the growth of the student through research activities, close interactions with the faculty, and exposure to top neuroscientists through our seminar series and attendance at professional meetings.

Recognizing that there are many paths to success in neuroscience, the program imposes few specific requirements. Students design their own programs leading to the Ph.D., with oversight by faculty committees ensuring appropriate depth and breadth of training.

The NSP currently has over 85 affiliated faculty from more than 20 departments, and 70 students, studying the brain from a broad range of perspectives. We invite you to learn more about our program, research, and people.

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Neuroscience

The University of California, San Francisco offers an interdisciplinary program for graduate training in neuroscience. The purpose of this program is to train doctoral students for independent research and teaching in neuroscience. Participation in Neuroscience Program activities does not require membership in the Neuroscience Program. The program welcomes attendance of all interested UCSF faculty, students and other trainees at its retreat, seminars and journal club. Our program seeks to train students who will be expert in one particular approach to neuroscientific research, but who will also have a strong general background in other areas of neuroscience and related disciplines. To achieve this objective, our students take interdisciplinary core and advanced courses in neuroscience, as well as related courses sponsored by other graduate programs. In addition, they carry out research under the supervision of faculty members in the program.

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