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Volume 4
Clinical Neuropsychology: Open Access
Neuropsychiatry 2018
August 27-28, 2018
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August 27-28, 2018 Tokyo, Japan
8
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Global Experts Meeting on
Advances in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Neuromodulation techniques for disorders of cognition and behavior
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eurosurgery to modify behavior is known to have been in practice for thousands of years. It was more than likely that
for the majority of this timespan the success of any such interventions were those for either space-occupying tumors
or blood clots. In the 20
th
century, the disastrous forays into disconnecting ‘aberrant circuits’ in the brain, although initially
performed with the best of intentions, set back surgical modification of behavior back to its neolithic roots. With the more
recent advent of advanced imaging modalities, connectomics and methods for stimulating brain structures, neuromodulation
has seen resurgence in efficacy for treating cognitive disturbance, heralding a new era of highly specific therapies for refractory
neuropsychological conditions. In this talk, we will be looking at the various treatments currently available and discuss potential
techniques that could prove to be revolutionary in the decades to come.
Biography
James Montgomery Barber has obtained his MBBS from University College London in 1999. He has been working in Neurosurgery since 2005, having been a
Consultant in The Royal London Hospital for the past two years. His main areas of practice are neurotrauma, neuromodulation, complex CSF-flow disorders and
craniofacial reconstruction. He has published the first case series in the UK of the implantation of a wireless intracranial pressure monitor.
jamesmbarber@doctors.org.ukJames Montgomery Barber
The Royal London Hospital, UK
James Montgomery Barber, ClinNeuropsychol 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2472-095X-C1-001