Hall A : OPENING SESSION; PLENARY LECTURES

09:00

Welcome remarks and invitation to CONy 2017
Amos D. Korczyn, Israel

09:00

Welcome remarks and invitation to CONy 2017
Victor Oliveira, Portugal

09:30

Egas Moniz and his role in 20th century neurology
Victor Oliveira, Portugal

Hall A : PLENARY LECTURES ON STROKE

11:00

Late-Onset Dementias and Alzheimer's Desease: Can they be prevented.
Lefkos T. Middleton, Great Britain

11:30

Shifting the paradigm in brain protection and recovery
Dafin Muresanu, Romania

12:00

Role of exosomes/miRNA in mediating recovery after stroke and traumatic brain injury
Michael Chopp, USA

12:30

Post-stroke cerebral reorganization
Jay P. Mohr, USA

Hall A : PLENARY LECTURES

13:45

Can the brain be really understood?
Richard Frackowiak, Switzerland

14:15

Vagus nerve stimulation: Headache and beyond
Stephen Silberstein, USA

14:45

Redefining neurological diseases through epigenetics
Tiago Fleming Outeiro, Germany

Hall A : PLENARY LECTURES ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

16:30

Is AD caused by viral infection?
Ruth Itzhaki, UK

17:00

Debate: Is beta-amyloid still a relevant target in AD therapy?
Host: Michael Geschwind , USA

17:25

Debate: Is beta-amyloid still a relevant target in AD therapy?
No: Amos Korczyn, Israel

17:40

Debate: Is beta-amyloid still a relevant target in AD therapy?
Discussion and rebuttal