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Scientific Programme
MBI 2026 brings together distinguished scholars and leading experts from around the world to share cutting-edge research in mind-body medicine. Featuring renowned international speakers and a diverse academic program spanning AI, neuromodulation, lifestyle medicine, nutritional psychiatry, and translational neuroscience, the symposium offers a unique platform for scientific exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration. Explore the program and join us for an inspiring journey from Lab to Life.
Plenary Keynote 1
Nov. 14 (Sat.) 09:20–10:00
From Lab to Life: Leveraging IMUs and Smartphones to Predict Disease Progression through Digital Mobility Outcomes
Vita Lanfranchi
Professor of Digital Health and Pervasive Computing, School of Computer Science, University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
Plenary Keynote 2
Nov. 14 (Sat.) 16:20–17:00
Mind-Body Interventions and Psychoneuroimmune Modulation in Depression in the Digital Era
Kuan-Pin Su
Director, Mind-Body Interface Research Center (MBI-Lab & Care), China Medical University Hospital
Taiwan
Plenary Keynote 3
Nov. 15 (Sun.) 08:30-09:10
From COVID-19 to the Digital Pandemic: Are We Raising a Generation Under Continuous Stress?
Jane Pei-Chen Chang
Director, Child Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital
Taiwan
Plenary Keynote 4
Nov. 15 (Sun.) 16:00–16:40
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Mental Health: The Role of Large Language Models and Clinician Decision Support Systems
Christoph Correll
Professor of Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra
United States
S11. Decoding the Metabolism–Brain–Sleep Axis
Nov. 14 (Sat.) 10:20–12:00
Metabolic Inflexibility During Sleep: Insights From Whole-Room Indirect Calorimetry
Insung Park
Associate Professor, Institute of Global Well-Being Science, Hirosaki University
Japan
Engineered Prefrontal fNIRS Functional Connectivity Features for Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease Detection
Jae Gwan Kim
Professor, Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Repulic of Korea
Epigenomic and Chromosomal Architectural Reconfiguration in Developing Human Frontal Cortex and Hippocampus
Dongsung Lee
Associate Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences
Repulic of Korea
REM Sleep Suppression During Diazoxide-Induced Acute Hyperglycemia in a Non-Diabetic Mouse Model
Tae Kim (Chair)
Professor, Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Repulic of Korea
S12. Advances in Brain Modulation
Nov. 14 (Sat.) 13:30–15:10
Chair
Jia-Jin Chen
Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Signal and Neuroengineering Laboratory, National Cheng Kung University
Taiwan
Closed-Loop Neuromodulation Using fNIRS-Guided HD-tES: Opportunities and Future Directions
Chien-An Chen
PhD Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
CEO, WeiAn Medical Technologies Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
Connectivity-Aware Deep Learning on Wearable fNIRS: Subject-Independent Anxiety Assessment and Its Path to Closed-Loop Neuromodulation
Che-Wei Lin
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University
Taiwan
Neuromodulation Strategies in Neurorehabilitation: From Mechanistic Insights to Precision Neurotherapy
Tsung-Hsun Hsieh
Professor, School of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University
Director, The Center for Innovation and Incubation, Chang Gung University
Taiwan
Neurophysiological Profiling and High-Definition Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Yi-Jing Huang
Assistant professor, School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Adjunct occupational therapist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital
Taiwan
S21. Gut–Brain Axis & Psychobiotics in Psychiatry
Nov. 15 (Sun.) 09:10–10:30
Chair
Jane Pei-Chen Chang
Director, Child Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital
Taiwan
Omega-3 Reshape Gut Microbiota in Depression and ADHD
Quang Le Do
PhD student, Graduate Institute of Nutrition, China Medical University
Taiwan
Clinical Translation and Therapeutic Impact of Psychobiotic L. plantarum PS128 on Neurodevelopmental Health
Enchia Tsai
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Head of Strategy and Innovation Bened Biomedical Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
Translational Evidence of the Gerobiotic Lacticaseibacillus paracasei PS23 in Subjective Cognitive Decline: From Mechanistic Models to Human Outcomes
Wei-Hsiang Lin
Chief Scientist, Bened Biomedical Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
Interaction of Candida albicans With Bacteria and Pathogenesis Mechanism in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Liang-Jen Wang
Director, Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taiwan
S22. Nutritional Psychiatry: Clinical Insights from Japan
Nov. 15 (Sun.) 10:50–12:00
Co-chair
Ryohei Takeno
The Japanese Society of Nutritional Psychiatry (JSNP)
Japan
Co-chair
Shizuka Ota
Director and Chairperson, Watanabe Mental Clinic (Medical Corporation Chishinkai)
Secretariat, The Japanese Society of Nutritional Psychiatry (JSNP)
Japan
Development of Nutritional Psychiatry in Japan: From Clinical Experience to Academic Society Formation
Tomoyuki Okudaira
Founder and President, The Japanese Society of Nutritional Psychiatry (JSNP)
Vice Director, Yamaguchi Hospital
Japan
Suspected Thiamine Deficiency in Malnourished Psychiatric Inpatients: Early Recognition and Empirical Nutritional Intervention
Yohei Kita
Vice Director, Department of Psychiatry, Shomidori Hospital
Japan
Cognitive Improvement in an 83-Year-Old Male With Mild Cognitive Impairment After Multimodal Nutritional and Metabolic Intervention Including Exogenous Ketone Supplementation: A Case Report
Hiroyuki Konno
Honorary Director, Brain Care Clinic Chief Director, Japan Brain Care and Dementia Prevention Research Center
Japan
S23. Rewiring the Inflamed Mind: Immuno-Psychiatry
Nov. 15 (Sun.) 13:00–14:40
From Inflammatory Depression to Personalized Immunopsychiatry: Clinical Standards and Translational Pathways
Piotr Gałecki (Co-Chair)
Head of the Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Łódź
Poland
Neuropeptides, Social Stress, and the Immune-Brain Interface in Severe Mental Disorders
Marta Broniarczyk-Czarniak (Co-Chair)
Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Łódź
Poland
Cytokines and the Mind: Immunological Underpinnings of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
Gracja Ryznar
Ph.D. Candidate Psychiatry resident, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Łódź
Poland
Breaking the Brain’s Resilience: How Inflammatory Pathways Impair Neuroplasticity
Katarzyna Bliźniewska-Kowalska
Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Łódź
Poland
Healing Beyond the Mind: The Impact of Psychotherapy on the Immunological Profile
Małgorzata Gałecka
Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Łódź
Poland
S24. AI in Psychiatry: From Research to Clinical
Nov. 15 (Sun.) 15:00–16:00
Artificial Intelligence in Society and Psychiatric Care: A Narrative Review of Opportunities and Challenges
Taishiro Kishimoto
Professor, Keio University School of Medicine, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Research in Medicine and Life Science
Japan
Wearable-Derived Physiological Markers for Depression Screening and Severity Estimation
Kuo-Ching Liang
Project Senior Assistant Professor, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Research in Medicine and Life Science, Keio University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine
Japan
Language as a Clinical Interface: NLP-Based Assessment, Illness Monitoring, and Responsible AI in Schizophrenia
Hironobu Nakamura
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Science Tokyo Hospital, Institute of Science Tokyo
Japan
Special Lecture [中文演講]
Nov. 14 (Sat.) 15:10–16:00
中文演講 Mandarin
整合素標靶細胞外囊泡遞送 BDNF mRNA 以恢復神經免疫恆定並治療重度憂鬱症
Integrin-Targeted Extracellular Vesicles Delivering BDNF mRNA Restore Neuroimmune Homeostasis for Major Depressive Disorder Treatment
Chun-Hui Liao 廖俊惠
Director of the Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, China Medical University
Taiwan
中文演講 Mandarin
智慧醫療軟體（SaMD）與AI/ML醫材的全球法規策略
Global Regulatory Strategies for SaMD and AI/ML Medical Devices
Samuel Shun-Min Wang 王舜民
General Manager, GEM Consultants International CORP. Regulatory Advisor, ABIES Capital
Taiwan