IBNS 30th Annual Meeting Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Abstracts may be submitted on any subject related to the general area of behavioral neuroscience. PRESENTING AUTHORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR ABSTRACT USING THEIR OWN LOG IN (e.g. Advisors may not submit an abstract for a student under the advisor's account). More than one abstract may be submitted by each author.
Abstracts should be no longer than 2,500 characters including spaces and prepared as a single paragraph, single-spaced. Abstracts should NOT contain photos, tables or references. Data must be original and not previously published. Please include any funding acknowledgements.
A nonrefundable abstract fee of $50 USD is due at the time of submission. Abstracts should be submitted by February 2, 2021. Late abstracts will be considered until February 14, 2021, for posters only. After February 2, 2021, the fee is $75 USD.
Members and non-members of IBNS are invited to submit abstracts online at the following link: 2021 Abstract Form
IBNS has a commitment to diversity and inclusion and welcomes undergraduates, graduates and postdocs from all geographic areas and backgrounds to apply for a 2021 travel award to assist with their travel expenses for IBNS 30th Annual meeting. Travel Award Applications are due by February 1, 2021.
Travel Award applicants are judged based on criteria specific to their level of training. In addition, travel costs will be taken into consideration in determining the final amount of the award. Travel Award recipients are required to present a poster as well as participate in a slide blitz session. Award recipients are required to attend the entire meeting.
Click here to view the 2020 Travel Award winners.
More Information on Travel Awards
Updated November 13, 2020
Translation of Apathy-Like Behaviour, from Humans to Animals. Chairs: Gernot Riedel, Lianne Strachan (Robinson). Speakers: Eline Dreesen, Richard Brown, John Salamone, Claire Lansdall, Masud Husain, Krista Lanctot.
Neuroscience of Maternal Mental Illness. Chair: Jodi Pawluski. Speakers: Elseline Hoekzema, Benedetta Leuner, Joseph Lonstein, Jodi Pawluski.
Using Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning to Reveal Associative and Nonassociative Consequences of Traumatic Stress. Chairs: Michael Drew; Susan Sangha. Speakers: Abha Rajbhandari, Moriel Zelikowsky, Andrew Poulos, Michael Drew.
Contributions of the Cingulate-Retrosplenial Cortical Axis to Learning and Memory Consolidation. Chairs: Nicole Ferrara; Janine Kwapis. Speakers: Nicole Ferrara, Aaron Jasnow, Sydney Trask, Janine Kwapis.
Clinical and Experimental Assessment of Behaviors Associated with Dementia: Challenges and Solutions. Chairs: Farida Sohrabji; Gregory Bix. Speakers: Terry Quinn, Marion Buckwalter, Jerome Badaut, Aditya Panta, Masafumi Ihara.
Origins of Sex Differences in Behavior: The Unusual Suspects. Chairs: Debra Bangasser; Georgia Hodes. Speakers: Marianne Seney, A.J. Robison, Georgia Hodes, Debra Bangasser.
Neural Systems Regulating Responses to Stress, Threat, and Safety. Chairs: Ryan LaLumiere; Heidi Meyer. Speakers: Jason Radley, Michael Baratta, Susan Sangha, Heidi Meyer.
A New Perspective on the Role of the Insular Cortex in Cognition and Behavior Based on Pre-Clinical Research. Chairs: John Christianson; Anna Beyeler. Speakers: Yoav Livneh, Nadine Gogolla, John Christianson, Anna Beyeler.
Memory and Plasticity in Development and Maturation - Periods of Vulnerability and Opportunity. Chair: Jee Hyun Kim. Speakers: Paul Frankland, Judy Sng, Yvonne Nolan, Jee Hyun Kim.
Glial Control of Neuronal Plasticity and Behavior. Chairs: Pavel Ortinski; Jill Turner. Speakers: Kathryn Reissner, Jill Turner, Annalisa Scimemi, Pavel Ortinski.
The Role of the Environment on the Penetrance of Neuro Developmental Disorders. Chairs: Lorenzo More; Lucia Privitera. Speakers: Victorio Bambini-Junior, Carmem Gottfried, Lucia Privitera, Lorenzo More.
Hormone-Mediated Neuroplasticity Across Behaviors. Chairs: Laura Been; Liisa Galea. Speakers: Erica Glasper, Laura Been, Liisa Galea, Paul Sheppard.
Reward Seeking vs Addiction: Exploring the Phenotypes of Substance Use Disorder Using Rodent Models. Chairs: Christina Perry; Andrew Lawrence. Speakers: Bianca Jupp, Christina Perry, Nathan Marchant, Morgan James.
New Directions in Modelling Dysregulated Reward Seeking. Chairs: Robyn Brown; Morgan James. Speakers: Robyn Brown, Morgan James, Rachel Smith, Chris Dayas.
Developmental Origin of Neurocognitive Behavioral Disorders in Adolescence and Adults. Chair: Shameena Bake. Speakers: Elizabeth Byrnes, Shameena Bake, Joanne Weinberg, Sumikawa Katumi.
The Rodent Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Associated Circuits in Behavior Under Variable Demands. Chair: John Howland. Speakers: Nadia Chaudhri, Rutsuko Ito, John Howland, Christopher Lapish.
The Cognitive Basis of Drug Relapse: Neural Circuitry Underlying Extinction and Reinstatement of Reward-Seeking Behavior. Chair: Amelia Eisch. Speakers: Amelia Eisch, Ryan LaLumiere, Najmeh Katebi, Suzanne Nolan.
Translation Across the Lifespan: Genetic and Environmental Risk Models for Complex Disease. Chairs: Jill L. Silverman; Jonathan L. Brigman. Speakers: Stacey J. Sukoff Rizzo, Kristen D. Onos, Jonathan L. Brigman, Pamela J. Lein.
Consequences of Cancer and Cancer Treatment on the Brain and Behaviour. Chairs: Stephen Kent; Adam Walker. Speakers: Haryana Dhillon, Leah Pyter, Stephen Kent, Adam Walker.
Electronic Vapor Self-Administration Studies: A New Era for Addiction Research. Chair: Olivier George. Speakers: Marsida Kallupi, Ryan Mclauglin, Renata Marchette, Brandon Henderson
The Role of Neuronal Ensembles in Learned Behaviors. Chairs: Brandon Warren; Rajtarun Madangopal. Speakers: Brandon Warren, Ana Clara Bobadilla, Steve Ramirez, Rajtarun Madangopal
Transgenerational Consequences of Environmental Exposures: Focus on Mechanisms of Transmission. Chair: Fair Vassoler. Speakers: Fair Vassoler, Chris Pierce, Oliver Rando, Isabel Mansuy
Beyond Transgenesis: Novel Approaches to Unravel Disease-Related Behaviors in Mouse Models. Chairs: Maria-Elena Avale, Mariana Alonso. Speakers: Marcelo Rubinstein, Maria-Elena Avale, Peyman Golshani, Mariana Alonso, Antonia Marin-Burgin
Social Effects of Neuropeptide Oxytocin: Two Sides of a Coin. Chairs: Rohit Menon, Inga Neumann. Speakers: Robert Froemke, Jelena Radulovic, Rohit Menon, Brain Trainor
How Are Memories Organized in the Brain? Insights From Studies of Higher-Order Conditioning. Chairs: Nathan Holmes, Mihaela Iordanova. Speakers: Arnau Busquets-Garcia, Evan Hart, Nathan Holmes, Mihaela Iordanova
Synaptic Plasticity Underlying Obesity-Linked Motivational Changes. Chairs: Bridget Alexandra Matikainen-Ankney, Carrie Ferrario. Speakers: Bridget Matikainen-Ankney, Carrie Ferrario, Miriam Bocarsly, Christopher Mazzone, Lauren Seabrook
Integrating Neurotechnology With Behaviour and Open Science Through Touchscreens. Chairs: Julie R. Dumont, Timothy J. Bussey. Speakers: Miguel Skirzewski Prieto, Sara Memar, Anna Radke, Jess Nithianantharajah, Sanghee Yun, Mark Brandon
Stressed Out: Tracking the Impact of Stress Across the Lifespan. Chairs: Sarah Baracz, Anand Gururajan. Speakers: Staci Bilbo, Sarah Baracz, Anand Gururajan, Orna Issler
Group Behavior Analysis in Animal Models of Human Conditions. Chair: Ksenia Meyza. Speakers: J. Douglas Armstrong, Nozomi Endo, Yair Shemesh, Ksenia Meyza
Ketamine: The Good, The Bad, and The Potential Ugly. Chairs: Linda Perrotti, Carlos Bolanos-Guzman. Speakers: Linda Perrotti, Omar Sial, Arturo Zavala, Sergio Iniguez
The Thalamus as a Regulator of Motivated Behaviors. Chairs: Fabricio Do Monte, Mario Penzo. Speakers: Jessica Barson, Douglas Engelke, Sofia Beas, Xiaoke Chen
Neuro-Immune Crosstalk and CB2Rs in Marijuana-Cannabinoid Medicine. Chairs: Ana Canseco-Alba, Hiroki Ishiguro. Speakers: Ana Canseco-Alba, Hiroki Ishiguro, Syed F. Ali, Emmanuel Onaivi
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Lisa Briand, Chair, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2022
Gregory Carr, Co-Chair & Diversity Comm Liaison, Lieber Inst for Brain Dvlpmnt, Baltimore, MD, USA 2022
Jill McGaughy, President-Elect, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA 2021
Amanda Kentner, Diversity Committee Liaison, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA 2021
Cindy Barha, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2021
Yasushi Kiyokawa, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 2021
Stan Floresco, Council Liaison, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 2022
Anand Gururajan, Diversity Committee Liaison, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia 2023
Molly Kent, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, USA 2023
Barry Waterhouse, Rowan University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Stratford, NJ, USA 2023
Jill Silverman, MIND Institute, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA 2023
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