MEGIN Masterclass

The Amsterdam EEGlab: 15+ years of pharma EEG and MEG research in dementia

Presented by Willem de Haan.

Abstract: “Neurophysiological techniques such as MEG and EEG are valuable in dementia research in various ways. We have been employing them as part of our standard diagnostic procedure in a tertiary memory clinical over the past two decades. With our EEGlab we have provided EEG (and some MEG) analysis and support for multicenter clinical phase 2 trials. In my presentation I would like to talk about our experience in this field, and discuss challenges and lessons learned. In addition, I aim to give an overview of our more fundamental MEG research in dementia, where we focus on advanced analysis of source-space resting-state data with functional connectivity and graph theoretical methods.”

Bio: “As staff member of the Amsterdam UMC Alzheimer Center, I have over 15 years of experience in neurology, with a focus on cognitive neurology in general, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in particular. Since my PhD on functional brain network change in AD, a neurophysiological perspective on dementia has been the focus of my research projects. Research projects range from clinically oriented topics to more fundamental studies. As head of our EEGlab, I coordinate the central analysis of multicenter pharmacological trials with EEG as outcome measure, which also includes providing advice on EEG trial design, and training and supporting participating sites. Utilizing our own Amsterdam dementia cohort EEG and MEG data, we aim to improve diagnostic and prognostic markers for dementia. More fundamental topics include brain network analysis, computational modeling and non-invasive brain stimulation.”

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