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DESCRIPTION:The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight 
 lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research. Spea
 kers will include distinguished leaders and rising stars\, with the goal o
 f bridging basic research and clinical perspectives.\n\n\nRegister for In-
 Person\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n\n\nPredictive Brain Image Computa
 tion for Epilepsy Research\n\nAbstract: This presentation focuses on advan
 ces in brain image computation and machine learning applied to epilepsy re
 search. Our work encompasses three key areas relevant for epilepsy researc
 h: pre-clinical studies on post-traumatic epilepsy\, analysis of tissue sa
 mples from epilepsy surgery resections\, and prediction of drug-resistant 
 epilepsies in newly diagnosed patients. In pre-clinical studies\, we utili
 ze advanced image computation techniques coupled with modern machine learn
 ing methods to understand the progression of post-traumatic epilepsy. For 
 surgical resections\, we apply computational methods to analyze tissue sam
 ples\, aiming to identify potential biomarkers and unravel the pathophysio
 logy of difficult-to-treat epilepsies. Additionally\, we are starting to d
 evelop machine learning models to predict drug resistance in epilepsy\, wh
 ich could significantly enhance treatment paths for newly diagnosed patien
 ts. Our research aims to bridge the gap between computational neuroscience
  and clinical applications\, offering new insights in epilepsy management.
 \n\nJussi Tohka\n\nProfessor\, Biomedical Image Analysis and head of Biome
 dical Image Analysis Group\, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Science
 s of University of Eastern Finland (UEF)\, Kuopio\, Finland\n\nJussi Tohka
 \, PhD\, is a Full Professor of Biomedical Image Analysis and head of Biom
 edical Image Analysis Group at A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Scien
 ces of University of Eastern Finland (UEF)\, Kuopio\, Finland https://www.
 jussitohka.net/. His research focuses on developing new methods to analyze
  brain imaging data and developing machine learning approaches for predict
 ing the course of brain diseases at individual level\, with applications t
 o dementia and epilepsy research. He leads the data science aspects of Neu
 roscience Research Community of UEF consisting of ~200 researchers https:/
 /www.uef.fi/en/research-community/neuroscience-neuro and is a PI in a flag
 ship project of the Research Council of Finland on advanced mathematics fo
 r sensing\, imaging and modelling https://fameflagship.fi/. \n\n\nThese se
 minar series are made possible through the sponsorship of:\n\n\n\n \n
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LOCATION:de Grandpre Communications Centre\, The Neuro
SUMMARY:Special Neuro Epilepsy Lecture: Predictive Brain Image Computation 
 for Epilepsy Research
URL:/neuro/channels/event/special-neuro-epilepsy-lectu
 re-predictive-brain-image-computation-epilepsy-research-364689
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