Thursday, October 13 - The 5th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy)

The 5^th World Congress on

Controversies in Neurology (CONy) - Asia Pacific
Life Course Related Conditions

Beijing, China, October 13-16, 2011

Thursday, October 13

Thursday, October 13, 2011
13:30-17:00
Grand Ballroom D

Nestlé Neurodevelopment Symposium

Chairpersons: Keyou Ge, China; Guansheng Ma, China
13:30-13:40	Opening Speech Peter Van Bladeren, The Netherlands Director of Nestle Research Center
13:40-14:20	Neuroimaging tools to assess brain growth and development and the impact of nutritional interventions Petra S. Hüppi, Switzerland
14:20-15:00	The update of scientific research on early childhood development Zong Han Zhu, China
15:20-16:00	Omega 3 fatty acids and brain development Andrew Sinclair, Australia
16:00-16:30	Nutrional significance for neurodevelopment and cognitive function Bing Wang, China

Programme Overview

Nutrition has a profound impact on both the prenatal and postnatal development of the brain, and to a great extent affects cognitive function in later life. There is increasing needs to establish evidence-based benefits of nutrients for early brain development. In conjunction with 5th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy), Nestlé Research Center Beijing is organizing neurodevelopment symposium, to discuss with world leading scientist effective dietary approaches which could benefit early brain development

Grand Ballroom C

14:00-16:00	Neuroregeneration and Neurorecovery Symposium of the Society for the Study of Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity (SSNN)
Chairpersons:	Amos D. Korcyzn, Israel; Dafin Muresanu, Romania
14:00-14:20 14:20-14:40 14:40-15:00 15:00-15:20 15:20-15:40 15:40-16:00	Western vs. Oriental approaches in medical practice Jeffery Schwartz, USA The role of telocytes in regeneration Laurentiu M. Popescu, Romania The study of possible neuroprotection mechanism of Cerebrolysin Wei Wei Zhang, China The reserach of standard rehabilitation protocols for cerebral vascular diseases, a program funded by the "11th National 5-year Project" Chinese Rehabilitation Research Center (CRRC) Tong Zang, China A new design in traumatic brain injury protocol trials - CAPTAIN trial Pieter Vos, The Netherlands Discussion

Plenary Hall
	Plenary Session
17:00-19:30
Chairpersons:	Wei Wei Zhang, China ; Amos D. Korczyn, Israel; Torbjorn Tomson, Sweden
17:00-17:10	Greetings Dapeng Jin, China Minister of Beijing Health Bureau
17:10-17:30	Lecture: Chinese traditional medicine Wei-Min Yin, China
17:30-17:50	Lecture: History of the development of Chinese neurology Shun Wei Li, China
17:50-18:35	Debate: Neural representation of self-concept depends on sensory input Yes: Shuihui Han, China No. Johannes Thome, Germany
18:35-19:20	Debate: Open access journals are important and useful Yes: William Theodore, USA No: John Harrison, UK
19:30	Welcome Reception