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[S-16-3]Connectome-Based Modeling of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Strengths, Challenges, and E-I Balance
Hirohisa Watanabe, Kazuya Kawabata (Department of Neurology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Japan)
Dr. Hirohisa Watanabe is currently a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Neurology at Fujita Health University School of Medicine. He graduated from Mie University School of Medicine in 1993, received his neurological training at Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital and Nagoya University Hospital, and was certified as a neurologist by the Japanese Society of Neurology. As a designated professor, he intensively investigated the relationship between brain network changes and aging and neurodegenerative diseases at the Brain and Mind Research Center, Nagoya University. His research aims to develop biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, and neurodegenerative dementia.