2nd Neuroscience and Technologies Congress was held...
At the 2nd Neuroscience and Technologies Congress titled 'EEG in Its 100th Anniversary' themed, the 100-year history of EEG and the life story of German Psychiatrist Hans Berger, who invented EEG, were discussed.
Psychiatrist Prof. Nevzat Tarhan stated that "The greatest need of psychiatry is the need for measurability. The target of psychiatry is the brain. There is also a need for measurability in relation to the brain."
Prof. Tarhan stated that "Most families sometimes do not believe that the person is sick. When we show certain findings in the brain, patients and their families are convinced. The persuasion of the patients has a 40 percent placebo effect in the treatment. The patient's compliance with the treatment also increases."
Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Head of the Department of Neurology, Prof. Oğuz Tanrıdağ stated that "EEG is a special discovery. The 20th century of neuroscience. It paved the way for the century. It's still used often and beneficially."
Organized by Üsküdar University, the 2nd Neuroscience and Technologies Congress with the theme “EEG in Its 100th Year” was held at Üsküdar University NP Health Campus İbni Sina Auditorium.
Speaking at the opening of the congress, which was also broadcast live on ÜÜTV, President of Üsküdar University Psychiatrist Prof. Nevzat Tarhan stated that EEG (Electroencephalography), a medical diagnostic method used to measure brain activity, has been used in epilepsy for a long time, and then it started to be used in the field of psychiatry.
“There has been a serious struggle for the use of EEG in the field of psychiatry"
Prof. Tarhan also stated that there is a serious struggle for the use of EEG in the field of psychiatry and said that neurologists and psychiatrists watched the first wireless brain chip of Elon Musk's Neuralink company.
Noting that the use of EEG for scientific purposes in hospitals in the first years brought some difficulties, Prof. Tarhan stated that EEG was accepted as a biological marker for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2013.
"There is a need for measurability related to the brain"
Stating that EEG is used in neurobiofeedback applications, Prof. Tarhan said that "The biggest need of psychiatry is the need for measurability. The target of psychiatry is the brain. There is also a need for measurability in relation to the brain."
Stating that if people have diabetes, they measure their sugar and use medication accordingly, Prof. Tarhan expressed that "With EEG, we look at the patient's brain functions before treatment. Most families sometimes do not believe that the person is sick. When we show certain findings in the brain, patients and their families are convinced. The persuasion of the patients has a 40 percent placebo effect in the treatment. The patient's compliance with the treatment is also increasing."
"Artificial intelligence will help in diagnosis and treatment..."
Reminding that many discoveries have been made for the treatment needs of people, Prof. Tarhan said that artificial intelligence will provide many innovations in this field.
Stating that EEG makes measurements by mapping the heat of the brain, Prof. Tarhan stated that the application of artificial intelligence in neuropsychiatric diseases will be helpful in diagnosis and treatment.
Prof. Tarhan also explained that EEG measurements were uploaded to artificial intelligence prepared as an NP model and successfully determined diagnoses such as OCD and depression.
Opening lecture: Why EEG is still on the agenda in its 100th year...
Üsküdar University Faculty of Medicine, Head of the Department of Neurology, Prof. Oğuz Tanrıdağ gave the opening lecture titled "Why EEG is Still on the Agenda in its 100th Year: The Science That Prepares a Discovery: The Power of a Special Mind".
Stating that the cell, bioelectrical, synapse and neuron theories before the discovery of EEG facilitated the discovery of EEG, Prof. Tanrıdağ said that the mental codes that made it possible for Hans Berger to make this discovery were the first EEG recordings made from the brain of his son Klaus in 1924.
Perhaps the only thing we lack in transferring EEG to future generations...
Prof. Oğuz Tanrıdağ stated that the Alpha waves discovered by German Psychiatrist Hans Berger, who invented EEG, are referred to as Berger waves, and continued his remarks as follows:
"EEG is the 20th century of neuroscience by providing a basis for the scientific examination of many issues, especially epilepsy, in the public mind, the cause of which was previously unknown. It has been one of the factors that contributed to its development throughout the century. Today, in addition to its solid position in neurology, EEG has quantitatively taken over the diagnosis and monitoring of many syndromes in psychiatry.
Perhaps the only thing we lack in transferring these features of EEG to future generations is the need for visionary, missionary and critical pioneers like Hans Berger. EEG is a special discovery. The 20th century of neuroscience. It paved the way for the century. It is still used often and beneficially."
Hans Berger was looking for mind-body, soul-body relationships...
Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Hospital Neurology Specialist Prof. Sultan Tarlacı said, "What Was Berger Really Looking For? In his speech titled "From the Search for Psychic Energy to the Discovery of EEG", he pointed out the historical importance of EEG and said that Berger did a lot of work while searching for mind-body, soul-body relations and gave EEG as a gift to humanity.
Stating that one of Berger's sources of inspiration was the orientalist Friedrich Rückert, who was his elder sister and maternal grandfather, with whom he communicated once through telepathy, Prof. Tarlacı explained that Berger's search for energy that connects the mind to the mind reached the EEG and the first EEG recording was made in 1929. Prof. Tarlacı also stated that Hans Berger's work was ignored at the time and reminded that Berger committed suicide in 1941.
A group photo was taken
After the presentations, a family photo was taken with the participants of the congress.
At the congress, those who made their presentations are as follows: Prof. Serap Saygı "Ictal EEG Disorders in Focal Epilepsy", Prof. Kemal Arıkan "Psychiatric Electrophysiology", Prof. Sermin Kesebir "Bipolar EEG: The Rhythm of Brain Waves from a Psychiatrist's Perspective", Prof. Barış Metin "LORETA: Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography and Prof. Türker Tekin Ergüzel "Big Data in Neuroscience and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Neuropsychiatric Diseases: An NP Model Example".