Important scientists from Turkey and abroad attended the International Computational Neuroscience Symposium, organized for the first time this year by Üsküdar University. Üsküdar University Founding Rector and Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, in his opening conference titled 'Computational Psychiatry,' pointed out that mathematical modeling of psychiatric disease states is being performed. Tarhan said, “The era of artificial intelligence in the treatment of psychiatric diseases is beginning. Early diagnosis and treatment of diseases will thus be easier. Furthermore, areas of the brain with impaired function can be corrected with calculable and adjustable radio frequencies. Radio frequency treatment will surpass drug treatment.”
Organized for the first time this year by Üsküdar University, the International Computational Neuroscience Symposium brought together expert names who conduct research and work in this field.
The symposium, held at Üsküdar University NP Health Campus Ibn-i Sina Auditorium and carried out in a phygital format, began with the welcoming speech of NPİSTANBUL Hospital Neurology Specialist Prof. Dr. Barış Metin and the opening conference titled ‘Computational Neuroscience’ by Üsküdar University Founding Rector and Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan. Üsküdar University Rector's Advisor, Head of Internal Medical Sciences Department Prof. Dr. Tayfun Uzbay also pointed out in his speech at the symposium that computational neuroscience is important for revealing the causes of diseases and reaching a conclusion.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “According to Quantum Data, the Universe is a Simulation”
In his opening conference on ‘Computational Psychiatry,’ Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, drawing attention to the fact that quantum affects 50 percent of the world economy, said, “As is known, we are heading towards a digital world, and it is possible to say that quantum also has an equivalent in human life. According to current quantum data, the universe is actually a simulation, and humans are also simulated objects. What we call soul, emotion, thought, and behavior in humans are essentially quantum reflections. In the relationship between time and matter, there is an energy band change, and we transition to different bands. For example, death is another band. There is a dimension that operates independently of time. No information is lost in the universe. Time flows forward and backward, and probability calculations are made for the future,” he stated.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Artificial Intelligence Will Be Used in the Treatment of Psychiatric Diseases”
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, emphasizing that mathematical modeling of disease states is being carried out in psychiatry, said, “Early diagnosis and treatment of diseases will thus be easier. The era of artificial intelligence in the treatment of psychiatric diseases is beginning. As is known, ChatGPT has started to be used in many fields. It has become possible to obtain whatever is desired from this new artificial intelligence application. Everything we call spiritual has become measurable. For example, when we suspect bipolar or obsessive-compulsive disorders in a person, we will provide the patient's data to artificial intelligence, and diagnosis will become easier. This is very important for the computability of human psychology. We are installing an AI-powered MRI device at Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Hospital. That device will collect all data and greatly facilitate diagnosis and treatment for our specialists,” he said.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Areas of the Brain That Have Lost Function Will Be Treated with Radio Waves”
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan emphasized that brain diseases can be treated with radio waves and concluded his words as follows:
“The potential to send RF waves to the damaged area of the brain and correct its function has emerged. Here, radio frequencies will surpass drug treatment. That is the current goal. Because radio frequencies can be calculated and their dosage adjusted. The dimension of the radio frequency produced by the brain will be known, the area damaged by the disease will be identified with radio frequency, and the radio frequency with function will be applied to that region of the brain. This is similar to the use of smart drugs in medicine. Just as when a person breaks a leg, only the leg is cast, not the entire body, when a deterioration occurs in the brain, focus will be on the region with impaired function, not the entire brain. Currently, magnetic stimulation therapy is applied to address functional problems in certain areas of the brain, but we are talking about a frequency beyond magnetic stimulation.”
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “Significant Findings Regarding Brain Functioning Process Were Identified”
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, stating that computability has come to the forefront in quantum, said, “Quantum computers have become active. In this way, all data can be collected quickly. In the 2000s, the Blue Brain Project was implemented in Switzerland, but it yielded its first results after being presented in Davos in 2018. The Blue Brain team found that when the brain reacts to a stimulus, it starts with a single dimension and reaches up to the 2nd, 3rd, and more complex 4th and 5th dimensions. This dimension-changing process resembles the construction and subsequent demolition of a tower. The findings identified by the team reveal a promising new perspective on how the brain functions,” he said.
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan: “70 Scientists Worked to Create a Digital Simulation of the Brain”
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, referring to the collaboration involving 70 scientists from Lausanne Polytechnic University with a global computer company under the name of the Blue Brain Project in June 2005, said, “The project primarily aimed to create a biologically detailed digital model and simulation of first mouse, and eventually human, brains. They tried to understand the structure and function of the brain through simulations designed with supercomputers. The scientists in the team carried out their work within the framework of innovative research strategies to obtain dense maps of the brain by using the connectivity of experimental data, without measuring every detail of the brain's multi-level organization such as molecules, cells, microcircuits, and brain regions. However, this project not only performs mathematical modeling but also takes into account genetic algorithms,” he said.
Prof. Dr. Barış Metin: “The Future Will Be Brighter with Computational Neuroscience”
Prof. Dr. Barış Metin, stating that mental health diseases are approached multidisciplinarily thanks to computational neuroscience, said, “Important data is obtained through the collaborative work of engineering, psychology, psychiatry, and biology fields. Working multidisciplinarily in this field provides very significant contributions. Today, thanks to the technology we have reached with artificial intelligence, we can interact with articles and perform big data analysis. Therefore, the future will be brighter with computational neuroscience,” he emphasized.
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Uzbay: “Computational Neuroscience Will Reveal the Causes of Diseases”
Üsküdar University Rector's Advisor – Head of Internal Medical Sciences Department Prof. Dr. Tayfun Uzbay gave a presentation titled “Addiction Potential of Propofol and Dexmedetomidine: Results of Some Experimental Studies.” In his speech, Prof. Dr. Tayfun Uzbay, referring to a quest for solutions in neuroscience that await results, said, “First, we said multidisciplinary; we tried to make social sciences, natural sciences, and health sciences work multidisciplinarily in the same place. That wasn't enough, so mathematics and quantum came into play. We show the neuron, but we cannot make the connectivity networks in the brain specific to diseases. At this point, there are paths to follow in terms of diagnosis. When we make the full diagnosis, we will focus on how to restore this structure to its original state. When you restore this structure to its original state, we will achieve definitive recovery, a radical solution. Based on this, we will treat psychopaths and sociopaths, reintegrate them into society, and reduce the crime rate in society. In 200-300 years, people will probably say, ‘They used to give this to schizophrenic patients, they couldn't do anything for Alzheimer's...’ What we are doing now is suppressing the symptoms of schizophrenic patients by giving medication, we are not curing the disease. Because we are dealing with the observable outcome, not the cause. We cannot see the cause. This is the problem. Computational neuroscience is an important field for us in terms of showing the causes of diseases and reaching a conclusion,” he said.
Online and Phygital Sessions Were Held
In the first physical session chaired by Neurology Specialist Prof. Dr. Barış Metin, titled “Comparison of Contour Detection in Image Processing from a Computational Neuroscience Perspective via Artificial Neural Networks and the Visual System,” Prof. Dr. Orhan Murat Koçak and Dr. Lecturer Yasemin Hoşgören Alıcı participated as speakers. In the online session chaired by Üsküdar University Rector's Advisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Türker Tekin Ergüzel, Prof. Albert Ali Salah shared his presentation titled “Designing Computational Tools for Behavioral and Clinical Sciences,” Dr. Heysem Kaya “Interpretable Depression Severity Modeling Through Symptom Predictions,” and Dr. Faculty Member Çağlar Uyulan “Deep Learning Methods in Brain-Computer Interface Classification Algorithms.”
Important Topics in Neuroscience Were Addressed
In addition to the sessions, expert names in the field shared their presentations under important topic headings. Prof. Dr. Bahar Güntekin presented “Event-Related EEG Biomarkers of Dementia,” Dr. Massimiliano Zanin “Deep Learning in Neuroscience: Moving Beyond Classification Tasks,” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Öz “Modeling Septohippocampal Neural Circuits: Integrating Axon-Carrying Dendrites and Adult Neurogenesis,” and Dr. Faculty Member R. Murat Demirer “Brain Function with EEG in Hyperbolic Manifolds.” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asra Al Fauzi, who participated in the symposium online, delivered her presentation titled “Multimodality Use of Intraoperative Monitoring for Safe Neurovascular Surgery: A Scenario of Problems and Challenges in Developing Countries.”
