Program
Program overview in PDF file (incl. oral session details): click HERE (updated on April 14 , 2024 )
Below you will find the links to the symposium abstracts for each day. For the details of the presentation time, please refer to the program overview.
Pre-conference Workshop - Tuesday, August 27
Pre-conference workshop is an add-on event and can be booked when you make the online registration. Price for attending the full workshop day is: Read more here. More information about the workshop program: click HERE
08:30 - 09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00 - 12:00
(Room 1) Workshop 1: Evidence based practice in the clinic: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with acquired brain injury
(Johanne Rauwenhoff & Anne- Fleur Domensino)
(Room 2) Workshop 2: Indications for and expected effects of anti-amyloid treatments in Alzheimer's disease: A focus on cognitive aspects (Bjørn-Eivind Kirsebom & Tormod Fladby)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 - 16:00
(Room 1) Workshop 3: Cognitive rehabilitation for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury: Clinical application of online problem-solving therapy, and individualized and group-based interventions (Jan Stubberud & Marianne Løvstad)
(Room 2) Workshop 4: Sleep and Brain Health: Practical Approaches to Nonpharmacological Treatment of Sleep Problems (Håvard Kallestad)
Wednesday, August 28
09:00 - 10:00 Registration, coffee, exhibition and poster mounting
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and practical information
10:30 - 11:30
Opening lecture: Edvard Moser
Title: “Neural computation of space and time”
Chair: Alexander Olsen
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break, exhibition and poster session
12:00 - 13:00
Keynote: Dame Til Wykes
Title: “The Why and How of Cognitive Remediation Therapies for People with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia”
Chair: Jan Stubberud
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break, exhibition and poster session
14:30 - 16:00
(Session 1) Nordic symposium Denmark: Technology-based interventions in treatment and rehabilitation – how to promote uptake, effect, and sustainability.
Chair: Laila Øksnebjerg
(Parallel session) Oral presentation 1: Child Neuropsychology
Chair: Marit Schmid
Abstract 46: Assessment and monitoring of cognitive functioning in children with cerebral palsy. Presenter: Kristine Stadskleiv
Abstract 31: Cognitive function in children and adolescents with psychogenic, non-epileptic seizures. Presenter: Annette Holth Skogan
Abstract 37: Children with brain tumors treated with radiotherapy: Important risk organs to spare to decrease neurocognitive impairments. Presenter: Helena Söderström
Absract 33: Sensory white noise stimulation as a treatment option for children with ADHD and RD: Who benefits and who performs worse? Presenter: Göran Söderlund
(Session 2) Symposium: Neuropsychological outcomes after Covid-19.
Chair: Jan Stubberud
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break, exhibition and poster session
16:30 - 18:00
(Session 3) Nordic symposium Sweden:
Towards a Deeper Neuropsychological Understanding of the Post-COVID Condition - from Subjectivity to Intervention.
Chair: Ulrika Birberg Thornberg
(Parallel session) Oral presentation 2. Brain disorders
Chair: Marianne Halvorsen
Abstract 15: Psychological intervention following acquired brain injury - a multiple case study. Presenter: Cecilie Marie Schmidt Thøgersen
Abstract 22: Cognition as independent predictor of functional outcome after cardiac arrest. Presenter: Erik Blennow Nordström
Abstract 36: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Planning in Pediatric Epilepsy. Presenter: Lisa Evju Hauger
Abstract 40: Metacognitive therapy for people experiencing persistent post-concussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a multiple case study. Presenter: Johanne Rauwenhoff
(Session 4) Symposium: Is there a role for
web-based neuropsychological testing in the clinic?
Chair: Asta Håberg
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome reception
Thursday, August 29
09:00 - 10:00
Keynote: Joseph Firth
Title: “Digital Technologies and Youth Mental Health: improving physical, psychological & cognitive outcomes”
Chair: Jens Egeland
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break, exhibition and poster session
10:30 - 12:00
(Session 5) Symposium: Mobile Healthcare (mHealth) in brain disorders and beyond
Chairs: Gøril Storvig & Alexander Olsen
(Session 6) Symposium: More real than ever – the application of virtual realities in health and rehabilitation.
Chair: Marianne Løvstad)
(Session 7) Nordic symposium: Neuropsychological monitoring of patients undergoing brain surgery
Chair: Annette Holth Skogan
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break, exhibition and poster session
12:45 - 13:15
Lunch symposium by Hogrefe
Nordic adaptation of IDS-2: A new test battery for assessing intelligence and
development in children, adolescents, and emerging adults
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: Shari L. Wade
Title: “Neuropsychologically-informed Interventions for Children and Families”
Chair: Marianne Løvstad
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break, exhibition and poster session
15:00 - 16:30
(Session 8) Nordic symposium Finland: Extending neuropsychological evaluations and rehabilitation with virtual reality and web-based programs.
Chair: Sari Levänen
(Parallel Session) Oral presentation 3. Neuropsychiatry.
Chair: Tor Ivar Hansen
Abstract 21: Bridging cognitive assessment and biological markers in depression: IL-6 plasma levels and sustained attention difficulties as a unified classification tool. Presenter: Maria J. Portella
Abstract 30: Early interdisciplinary intervention (GAIN) to reduce persistent post-concussion symptoms in adults: Results from a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. Presenter: Mille Møller Thastum
Abstract 50: Executive Functioning is Associated with Pain Interference and Pain Management in Patients with Chronic Pain. Presenter: Nils Berginström
Abstract 5: Cognition, Sleep and Glymphatic Function in Fatigued Breast Cancer Patients. Presenter: Ali Amidi
(Session 9) Symposium: Mechanisms mediating cognitive effects of physical training.
Chair: Jens Egeland
16:30 - 16:45 Short break
16:45 - 18:00
Postal Award annunciation
Keynote: Skip Rizzo
Title: “Clinical Virtual Reality: - A Brief Review of the Future”
Chair: Marianne Løvstad
19:00 Conference dinner
Friday, August 30
09:00 - 10:00
Keynote: Chuck Bombardier
Title: “Depression in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury”
Chair: Solveig L. Hauger
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break and exhibition
10:30 - 12:00
(Session 10) Symposium: Neurocognitive Landscape of Healthy Aging and Brain-Related Diseases.
Chair: Maryam Ziaei
(Parallel Session) Oral presentation 4. Disorders of visual processing.
Chair: Randi Starrfelt
Abstract 39: Vision therapy in mild traumatic brain injury: a review of the rationale and the evidence. Presenter: Jason Barton
Abstract 23: Visual impairments after stroke: Results and clinical implications of the Back-of-the-Brain (BoB) project. Presenter: Randi Starrfelt
Abstract 42: The Phenomenology of Face Blindness – A Novel Approach to Developmental Prosopagnosia. Presenter: Erling Nørkær
Abstract 49: Face recognition impairments in developmental and psychiatric disorders: A pilot study and future directions. Presenter: Sherryse Corrow
(Session 11) Symposium: ADHD: Psychological interventions
Chairs: Astri Lundervold & Merete Glenne Øie
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break and exhibition
13:00 - 14:00
Keynote: Sallie Baxendale
Title: “The Cognitive Contraindications, Complications and Costs of Epilepsy Surgery”
Chair: Annette Holth Skogan
14:00 - 14:15 Closing words