Biomedical modelling: the latest fashion in medicine

Epilepsy is a condition where people suffer from recurrent seizures, and it affects ~1% of the population. For many patients, there can sometimes be no clear diagnosis, but Wes will explain how analysis of EEG (electroencephalogram) recordings from the brain could support a definitive diagnosis. There’ll be EEG headsets, and the opportunity to take home a copy of your own brain’s activity.

A significant part of our daily interactions with other people is conveyed via non-verbal communication. This channel of communication is particularly affected in people suffering from serious social disorders such as schizophrenia, autism or social phobia. We will show you how to record an individual motor signature, a uniqe personal style of movement of every person and a simple exercise that could be used to diagnose schizophrenia.

Cortisol is the hormone that regulates many of the changes that our bodies experience in response to stress including: blood pressure, glucose levels, immune reactions, inflammation, metabolism, etc. We will learn how cortisol is secreted by the adrenal glands, how its levels fluctuate during the day, and why these glands behave like the shock absorbers in your car when driving along a bumpy road. We will also take a peek into future cortisol replacement therapies using mathematical models and wearable technologies.