SONA 2009: Plenary Lectures

• Abdelhamid Benazzouz, INSERM, Universite Victor Segalen, France.
  Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: From Basic Research to Clinical Application.
• Abdel-Halim Nour El-Din, Egyptology Specialist
• Ahmed Gaber,
  Deep brain stimulation, 5 years Egyptian experience
• Anwar El-Etribi, Egypt.
  Neurotropic factors
• Avi Chaudhuri, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  Is the Brain Wired for Face Perception at Birth?
• Carol Barnes, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona, USA
  Neural Correlates of Memory Decline in Aging
• Charles Gross, Princeton University, USA.
• Charles Newton, Welcome/KEMRI Laboratory, Kilifi , Kenya
  Cerebral Malaria
  The processing of the facial image by the brain: a personal and historical account.
• Haney Aref, Egypt.
  Multiple sclerosis; a single disease or different diseases
  Extracellular Proteolysis as a Key Factor in Synaptic Physiology.
• Hans-Peter Lipp, University of Zurich, Switzerland. On Bats and Mice.
• Henry Markram, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
  The Blue Brain Project
• Richard Idro, Makerere University School of Medicine, Uganda
  JK Kimani Memorial Lecture
• Leszek Kaczmarek, Nencki Institute, Poland.
• Marina Bentivoglio, Secretary-General, IBRO, University of Verona, Italy
  Time ticking in the brain: sleep, aging and neuroinflammation
• M El Tamawy, Egypt.
  Neurology in Ancient Egypt
• M. Ghanem, Egypt. Current Status of addiction in Egypt.
• Michael Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh, USA
  Life Style and Brain Health - Lessons from our African Ancestors
• Moshe Szyf, Canada
  Epigenetic mechanisms mediating the impact of the social environment in early life on behavior
• Paul Manger, University of Wittswaterand, South Africa
  So many different African brains, so little time...
• Rita Balice-Gordon, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  Cellular and Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Anti-Glutamate Receptor Autoimmune Disorders of the CNS
• Tarwek Tawfik, Egypt.
  Management of transient ischemic attacks.