Technology as a Tool to Understand Brain Science

Moderated by NDTV's Manika Raikwar Ahirwal, Managing Editor NDTV 24x7 and Editor Integration, NDTV Group, the session started with a presentation by Dr Atsushi Maki, Chief Researcher, Research & Development Group, Hitachi Ltd, where he highlighted the use of optical topography in measuring brain activity. The panel comprised of Keiya Iida, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Deputy Director-General, Office of Healthcare Policy, Cabinet Secretariat; Dr. P Satish Chandra, Director & Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS); Dr. S Haque Nizamie, Professor of Excellence, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi; Professor Vikram Patel, Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and PHFI, and Dr. Atsushi Maki, Chief Researcher, Research and Development Group, Hitachi Ltd.