Debating Stress Resilience in Animal Models: Mechanisms of Adaptation and Maladaptation
Chair: Alessia Manganaro, Columbia University New York, USA; Co-Chair: Alexies Dagnino-Subiabre, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
Speakers: Alessia Manganaro, Columbia University, New York USA; Alexies Dagnino-Subiabre, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile; Marloes Henckens, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, The Netherlands; Oritoke Okeowo, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
Two decades of spontaneous behavioral persistence in deer mice: A model system for understanding the psychobiology of dysfunctional goal-directed processes
Chair: De Wet Wolmarans, North-West University, South Africa; Co-Chair: Anna Happel, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Speakers: De Wet Wolmarans, North-West University, South Africa; Daniel Mograbi, PUC-Rio, Brazil; Anna Ursula Happel, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Harry Marx AND Christian Lourens, North-West University, South Africa; JP Strydom AND Ricardo Pekelharing, North-West University, South Africa.
Acetylcholine and dopamine jointly shape learning
Chair: Balazs Hangya, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Co-Chair: Balint Kiraly, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Speakers: Yang Yang, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China; Qiaojie Xiong, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, US; Moshe Parnas, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Balint Kiraly, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Delineating the impact of HIV and comorbid substance use on behavioral and molecular outcomes: A translational perspective identifying mechanisms and treatment targets
Chair: Jared Young, University of California, San Diego; Co-Chair: Benjamin Reiner, University of Pennsylvania
Speakers: Donald Franklin, University of California, San Diego; Benjamin Reiner, University of Pennsylvania; Dionna Williams, Emory University; Jacqueline Barker, Drexel University.
Limbic and Basal Ganglia Circuits in Cognition and Social Behavior
Chair: Gina L Quirarte, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Neurobiología, Querétaro, México; Co-Chair: Claudio Da Cunha, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Farmacologia, Curitiba, Brazil.
Speakers: Alexis Faure, Institut NeuroPSI, UMR9197, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay. Campus CEA Saclay, Saclay, France; Gina L Quirarte, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Neurobiología, Querétaro, México; Claudio Da Cunha, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Farmacologia, Curitiba, Brazil; Tanja Jovanovic, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, USA.
The science of human connection: Neural synchrony, network dynamics, and public health
Chair: Andreane Lavallee, Center for early Relational Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Co-Chair: Dani Dumitriu, Center for early Relational Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Speakers: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Brigham Young University; Quentin Moreau, Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod in Lyon, France; Eric Feltham, Data Science Institute, Columbia University; Dani Dumitriu, Center for early Relational Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Andreane Lavallee, Center for early Relational Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Neural Substrates of Approach-Avoidance Conflict: Insights from Rodent Models
Chair: Christian Bravo-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico.; Co-Chair: Elizabeth Manning, The University of Newcastle, Australia.
Speakers: Rutsuko Ito, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada.; Fabricio Do Monte, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA.; Elizabeth Manning, The University of Newcastle, Australia.; Christian Bravo-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico.
Deconstructing Stressor-Induced Amotivation and Reward Dysfunction Across Species: Translational Insights from Rodents to Humans
Chair: Rachel L Navarra, Rowan University; Co-Chair: Jared W Young, University of California San Diego
Speakers: Millie Rincón-Cortés, University of Texas at Dallas; Rachel L Navarra, Rowan University; Jared W Young, University of California San Diego; Dani Dumitriu, Columbia University.
A Neurobiological Perspective on Building Resilience Across Species
Chair: Sarah Ayash, Charité Hospital; Co-Chair: Jason Radley, University of Iowa
Speakers: Jason Radley, University of Iowa; Sarah Ayash, Charité Hospital; Daniela Kaufer, University of California Berkeley; Raffael Kalisch, Mainz University.
Chemical pollution, Infectious Challenges and Hormone Disruptors: Converging Pathways to Behavioral and Neurological Disorders
Chair: Sylvie Remaud, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN); Co-Chair: Jerome Badaut, CNRS-CEBC
Speakers: Sylvie Remaud, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris; Farida Sohrabji, Texas A&M University Vashisht College of Medicine; Gregory Bix, Tulane University School of Medicine; Jerome Badaut, CNRS-CEBC.
The effects of stress on memory across the lifespan
Chair: Janine Kwapis, Pennsylvania State University; Co-Chair: Jiyeon (Joan) Baek, Pennsylvania State University
Speakers: Patrese Robinson-Drummer, Haverford College; Maithe Arruda Carvalho, University of Toronto Scarborough; André White, Mount Holyoke College; Jiyeon (Joan) Baek, Pennsylvania State University.
Dopamine’s role in teaching, tuning and tempting decisions
Chair: Melissa Sharpe, University of Sydney; Co-Chair: Karly Turner, University of New South Wales
Speakers: Karly Turner, University of New South Wales; Ivy Hoang, Stanford University; Melissa Sharpe, University of Sydney; Vijay Namboodiri, University of California San Francisco.
Comparative Perspectives on Learning, Neuroestrogens, and Cognitive Modulation Across Species.
Chair: Luke Remage-Healey, University of Massachusetts, USA; Co-Chair: Lane Krejcová, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
Speakers: Luke Remage-Healey, University of Massachusetts, USA; Agnès Lacreuse, University of Massachusetts, USA; Laís Pedrosa, Aarhus University, Denmark; Lane Krejcová, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil.
Arousal and Behavior: Circuits of Wakefulness, Motivation, and Drive
Chair: Patrick Fuller, University of California, Davis School of Medicine; Co-Chair: Michael Lazarus, WPI-IIIS, Tsukuba University
Speakers: Patrick M. Fuller, University of California, Davis School of Medicine; Aki Takahashi, WPI-IIIIS, Tsukuba University; Michael Lazarus, WPI-IIIS, Tsukuba University; Elda Arrigoni, Harvard Medical School.
Shaping the Brain: Impact of Early-Life Insults on Lifelong Plasticity and Behavior
Chair: Derya Sargin, University of Calgary; Co-Chair: Olivia O'Neill, University of Calgary
Speakers: Catia Teixeira, Nathan Kline Institute; Anne Wheeler, University of Toronto; Olivia O'Neill, University of Calgary; Christoph Anacker, Columbia University.
Translating Neurobiological Mechanisms into Druggable Targets for Psychiatric and Stress Disorders
Chair: Alline Campos, Ribeirão Preto Medical School- University of São Paulo; Co-Chair: Rafael Almada, São Paulo State University
Speakers: Deborah Suchecki, UNIFESP; Rafael Ruggiero, UNIFESP; Rafael Almada, UNESP; Alline Campos, USP.
Building Resilience: Multiscale Perspectives on Stress Adaptation
Chair: Gürsel Caliskan, Otto-von-Guericke University, Institute of Biology, Research Group "Synapto-Oscillopathies"; Co-Chair: Sara Enrile Lacalle, Otto-von-Guericke University, Institute of Biology, Research Group "Synapto-Oscillopathies"
Speakers: Gal-Richter Levin, University of Haifa, Sagol Department of Neurobiology The Integrated Brain and Behavior Research Center; Sara Enrile Lacalle, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Institute of Biology, Research Group "Synapto-Oscillopathies"; Anne Albrecht, Otto-von-Guericke University, Institute of Anantomy, Department of Neuroanatomy; Ersin Yavas, Bartin University, Department of Psychology.
New Frontiers in Behavioral Models of Affective and Motivational Domains for Antidepressant Discovery
Chair: Marco Bortolato, University of Florida; Co-Chair: Simona Scheggi, University of Siena
Speakers: Simona Scheggi, University of Siena, Italy; Mercè Correa, University Jaume I, Castelló, Spain; Marco Bortolato, University of Florida, USA; Emma Robinson, University of Bristol, UK.
Stay or Go? Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Flexibility
Chair: Jacqueline Giovanniello, Temple University
Speakers: Tanya Gupta, Santa Clara University; Jacqueline Giovanniello, Temple University; Kathia Ramirez-Armenta, University of California Los Angeles; Valeria Gonzalez-Diaz, Reed College.
Gonadal hormones and brain health: A complicated long-distance relationship
Chair: Karyn Frick, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Speakers: Liisa Galea, University of Toronto; Farida Sohrabji, Texas A&M Vashisht College of Medicine; Karyn Frick, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Elena Choleris, University of Guelph.
Neural Dysregulation Following Early Life Insults: Mechanisms and Interventions
Chair: Lindsay Halladay, University of Arizona
Speakers: Miriam Melis, University of Cagliari; Lindsay Halladay, University of Arizona; Sergio Iñiguez, University of Texas at El Paso; Aniko Korosi, University of Amsterdam.
Orbitofrontal Cortex: Schemas, Simulation, and Flexibility in Adaptive Behavior
Chair: Vijay Namboodiri, University of California, San Francisco
Speakers: Mihaela Iordanova, Concordia University; Huijeong Jeong, University of California, San Francisco; Joni Wallis, University of California, Berkeley; Geoffrey Schoenbaum, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Oxytocin and Dopamine in Reward-Based Decision-Making
Chair: Virginie Rappeneau, University of Regensburg, Germany
Speakers: Virginie Rappeneau, University of Regensburg, Germany; Samuel Budniok, KU Leuven, Belgium; Sylvie Granon, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay, France; Jonathan Borland, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Shlomo Wagner, University of Haifa, Israel.
