Name: Introduction to Brain-Computer Interfaces & NeuroTechX
Start: 2018-02-07T18:45:00-05:00
End: 2018-02-07T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Impact Hub Ottawa

Hello brainiacs of the world!

NeuroTechOTT is the Ottawa chapter of NeuroTechX, a global network of engineers, designers, scientists, and hackers devoted to discovering the countless mysteries of the human brain and nervous system!

From medical to consumer devices, our primary interest lies in 'reading' and 'writing' the brain by fusing advanced computational techniques with EEG, tDCS, TMS and DBS. In our meetups, we'll discuss the newest tech, science, and the modern implications of neurotechnology on society.

We aim to create a collaborative framework that will catalyze the growth of the neurotech network. If you call yourself a cyborg, neurohacker, neuroengineer, neurodesigner, a BCI evangelist, or if you want to learn what any/all of those words/phrases mean, join us at our meetup and stay tuned for hack nights.

Agenda:

6:45pm - 7:00pm: Arrival & Networking

7:00 pm - 7:15pm: Introductions

7:15pm - 7:45pm: Speaker - Derrick Matthew Buchanan

7:45pm - 8:00pm: An EEG 101 & LSL Demo w/Muse

8:00pm - 8:30pm: Further Discussion & Wrap-up

Speaker Details:

Derrick Matthew Buchanan
Director of Research at Seekers Centre and PhD Candidate at Carleton University

Derrick is a Clinical Neuroscientist and Director of Research at the Seekers Centre, a private medical clinic located in Ottawa. He is also a Manager in the brain clinic at the Centre where he assesses and treats patients using various neurological techniques and therapies. Additionally, Derrick is a Research Coordinator in the Neuropsychiatric Research Lab at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Neuroscience of Imagery Cognition Emotion Research Lab, as well as a Principal Site Investigator/Research Coordinator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the Bruyere Research Institute. Derrick also holds numerous teaching positions as an Instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at Carleton University.

Derrick’s primary research focus is in the use of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions; for which he has obtained formal certification from Harvard Medical School. He also utilizes other electroneurophysiological techniques such as electroencephalography, quantitative electroencephalography, and event related potentials for endophenotype classification, diagnostics, and guiding treatment development. Derrick’s number one goal is to forward the efficacy of tDCS as a treatment aid for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, and to make it as widespread a technique as possible; in both experimental and clinical settings.

On our February 7th meetup, Derrick is going to speak to us about the use of qEEG techniques in concussion, including a new potential biomarker as well as clinical treatment implications.

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