Date: Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM Central Time
Location: Zoom
Title: “‘Mind in Motion: Data-Driven Approach to Mapping Human Actions to Brain Circuitry”
Abstract: Automatic analysis of actions (from videos) and identifying their relations to the underlying neural circuitry (using structural and functional MRIs) can lead to a novel mechanistic understanding of brain cognition and how neurological disorders disrupt these links. The recognized associations between brain circuitry (mind) and movement (motion) will further lead to identifying signs and symptoms of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders enabling the discovery of relations between movement-linked brain disruptions. In this talk, I will discuss how recent advances in computer vision and computational neuroscience contribute to discovering behavioral and neural phenotypes of healthy aging and neurological disorders. I will additionally describe how such data-driven approaches could be used to discover movement-linked heterogeneity in neurodegenerative diseases.
Bio: Dr. Ehsan Adeli is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, by courtesy, of Biomedical Data Science, and of Computer Science. He directs the Stanford Translational Artificial Intelligence (STAI) in Medicine and Mental Health Lab. Dr. Adeli also serves as Co-Director of both the Stanford AI for Mental Health Initiative and the Stanford AGILE Consortium (Advancing technology for frailty & longevity). His group focuses on identifying technological gaps in clinical settings and develops AI-driven solutions to bridge those gaps, with an emphasis on improving diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes. Prior to joining Stanford, he received his academic and research training at the University of North Carolina, Carnegie Mellon University, and Iran University of Science and Technology. With a Ph.D. in computer science & artificial intelligence and postgraduate training in computational neuroscience, he identifies and solves critical problems in mental health, healthcare, and neuroscience.