Preliminary Programme
Thursday
Registration and coffee
09.00 - 09.20
Welcome by Eduard Verhagen, head of the Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen
Organization and reorganization of sensory and motor cortices
9.20 - 10.00
Michael L. Anderson (Lancaster, PA, USA):
Neural reuse: a fundamental organizational principle of the brain.
10.00 - 10.40
Jacques-Olivier Coq (Marseille, France)
Effect of early lesion of the brain and reduced sensorimotor experience on brain organization.
10.40 - 11.10
Coffee/tea
11.10 - 11.50
Pierre Gressens (Paris, France)
Long-term consequences of perinatal brain damage.
11.50 - 12.30
Alain Berthoz (Paris, France)
Cognitive mechanisms in the development of visio-spatial, motor and memory competences in children
12.30 - 13.10
Two-minute presentations of posters
13.10 - 14.30
Lunch and Poster session
Typical development of sensory, motor and cognitive functions
14.30 - 15.10
Andrew Bremner (London, UK)
Development of the multisensory foundations of body representation in infancy and early childhood
15.10 - 15.50
Two-minute presentations of posters
15.50 - 16.20
Coffee/tea
16.20 - 17.00
Stacey Dusing (Richmond, VA, USA)
Postural control variability: A developmental process supporting sensory motor exploration.
17.00 - 17.40
Karen Adolph (New York, NY, USA)
Locomotion through the environment: Typical development.
Reception & Musical Intermezzo at the 'Fontein Patio' (near the fountain).
The reception is offered by the University of Groningen, the Municipality of Groningen and the Province of Groningen.
Friday
08.30 - 09.00
Coffee/tea
09.00 - 09.40
Adele Diamond (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Interrelations between motor and cognitive development: development of executive functions.
09.40 - 10.20
Cornelieke S.H. Aarnoudse-Moens
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Executive function and its role in predicting outcomes in very preterm children.
10.20 - 11.50
Coffee/tea
10.50 - 11.30
Jorrit F. de Kieviet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Brain development in preterm infants: what matters for motor and cognitive development?
11.30 - 12.10
Giovanni Cioni (Pisa, Italy)
Early intervention: underlying neurodevelopmental mechanisms
12.10 - 12.50
Two-minute presentations of posters
12.50 - 14.00
Lunch and Poster session
14.00 - 14.40
Chiara Nosarti (London, UK)
Neuroanatomy of memory processing following very preterm birth.
14.40 - 15.20
Laura Ment (New Haven, CT, USA)
Functional organization of developing brain: connectivity in preterm adolescents.
15.20 - 15.50
Coffee/tea
Coffee/tea
Neural circuitries and sensory, motor and cognitive development
09.00 - 09.40
Adele Diamond (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Interrelations between motor and cognitive development: development of executive functions.
09.40 - 10.20
Cornelieke S.H. Aarnoudse-Moens
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Executive function and its role in predicting outcomes in very preterm children.
10.20 - 11.50
Coffee/tea
10.50 - 11.30
Jorrit F. de Kieviet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Brain development in preterm infants: what matters for motor and cognitive development?
Relations between motor and cognitive development: consequences for monitoring and early intervention - kick off
11.30 - 12.10
Giovanni Cioni (Pisa, Italy)
Early intervention: underlying neurodevelopmental mechanisms
12.10 - 12.50
Two-minute presentations of posters
12.50 - 14.00
Lunch and Poster session
Neural circuitries and sensory, motor and cognitive development (continued)
14.00 - 14.40
Chiara Nosarti (London, UK)
Neuroanatomy of memory processing following very preterm birth.
14.40 - 15.20
Laura Ment (New Haven, CT, USA)
Functional organization of developing brain: connectivity in preterm adolescents.
15.20 - 15.50
Coffee/tea
15.50 - 16.30
Mijna Hadders-Algra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Is variation in infant motor behaviour associated with cognitive development?
Interrelations between motor and
cognitive development: consequences for early intervention
16.30 - 17.10
Aleid van Wassenaer-Leemhuis
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Long-term effects of the Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program (IBAIP) in preterm infants.
17.10 - 18.00
Get together in the 'Fontein Patio'
18.00
Departure for dinner at the 'Buitensociëteit' in Paterswolde
Mijna Hadders-Algra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Is variation in infant motor behaviour associated with cognitive development?
Interrelations between motor and
cognitive development: consequences for early intervention
16.30 - 17.10
Aleid van Wassenaer-Leemhuis
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Long-term effects of the Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program (IBAIP) in preterm infants.
17.10 - 18.00
Get together in the 'Fontein Patio'
18.00
Departure for dinner at the 'Buitensociëteit' in Paterswolde
Saturday
08.30 - 09.00
Coffee/tea
Interrelations between motor and
cognitive development: consequences for early intervention (continued)
09.00 - 09.20
Elisa G. Hamer (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Neurological signs in infancy: significance for developmental outcome in infants at risk for cerebral palsy.
09.20 - 09.40
Tjitske Hielkema (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Brain lesions in infancy: developmental outcome and possibilities for intervention.
09.40 - 10.20
Andrea Guzzetta (Pisa, Italy)
Intervention in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: the effect of action-observation training.
10.20 - 10.50
Coffee/tea
10.50 - 11.30
Marjolijn Ketelaar (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
The role of the family in the development of children with cerebral palsy: challenges and opportunities.
11.30 - 12.10
Steve Ryan (Toronto, Canada)
Is adaptive seating a 'game changer' for young children with cerebral palsy?
12.10 - 13.15
Forum Discussion: The interrelated brain: clues for intervention
13.15
Take away lunch
Coffee/tea
Interrelations between motor and
cognitive development: consequences for early intervention (continued)
09.00 - 09.20
Elisa G. Hamer (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Neurological signs in infancy: significance for developmental outcome in infants at risk for cerebral palsy.
09.20 - 09.40
Tjitske Hielkema (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Brain lesions in infancy: developmental outcome and possibilities for intervention.
09.40 - 10.20
Andrea Guzzetta (Pisa, Italy)
Intervention in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: the effect of action-observation training.
10.20 - 10.50
Coffee/tea
10.50 - 11.30
Marjolijn Ketelaar (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
The role of the family in the development of children with cerebral palsy: challenges and opportunities.
11.30 - 12.10
Steve Ryan (Toronto, Canada)
Is adaptive seating a 'game changer' for young children with cerebral palsy?
12.10 - 13.15
Forum Discussion: The interrelated brain: clues for intervention
13.15
Take away lunch
