FENS Forum 2010

SYMPOSIA

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S01 - Alzheimer’s disease – Translation of molecular mechanisms into diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
Chaired by C. Haass (Munich, Germany)

Haass C. (Munich, Germany)
Molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease
Rajendran L. (Zurich, Switzerland)
Genome wide screens for Alzheimer modifying genes and generation of novel secretase inhibitors
Fox N.C. (London, United Kingdom)
Innovative imaging techniques for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Holtzman D.M. (Saint Louis, USA)
In vivo monitoring of Amyloid generation in animal models and human patients

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S02 - Shaping functional architecture by oscillatory alpha activity
Chaired by O. Jensen (Nijmegen, Netherlands), B. Händel (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Crunelli V. (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Firing dynamics of thalamic and cortical neurons during the alpha rhythm
Jensen O. (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Modulation in alpha activity can produce cognitive relevant evoked responses
Ritter P. (Berlin, Germany)
Spontaneous EEG alpha rhythm of the human brain is negatively correlated with the fMRI signal and accounts for variability in the evoked fMRI response
Thut G. (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
New insights into alpha activity from transcranial magnetic stimulation-electroencephalography studies

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S03 - Endocannabinoids in the synapse: Molecular diversity and division of labor
Chaired by I. Katona (Budapest, Hungary)

Kano M. (Tokyo, Japan)
Production and degradation of endocannabinoids mediating retrograde suppression of synaptic transmission
Manzoni O. (Bordeaux, France)
Pathophysiology of neurolipid-mediated synaptic plasticity: food for thoughts
Zeilhofer H.U. (Zürich, Switzerland)
Endocannabinoid signaling in spinal dorsal horn circuits
Katona I. (Budapest, Hungary)
Compartmentalized distribution and functional segregation of distinct endocannabinoid signaling pathways at glutamatergic synapses of the central nervous system

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S04 - Neurobiology of motor learning
Chaired by J.C. Rothwell (London, United Kingdom), J.B. Nielsen (Copenhagen N, Denmark)

Redgrave P. (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
The role of phasic dopamine signals in motor learning
Braun D.A. (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Motor learning in complex environments
Krakauer J.W. (New York, USA)
Acquisition and recall in motor adaptation and skill tasks
Timmann D. (Essen, Germany)
Motor learning in cerebellar disorder

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S05 - The making of neuronal circuits: Mechanisms promoting and preventing synapse formation
Chaired by C. Lohmann (Amsterdam, Netherlands), K. Gottmann (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Grueber W.B. (New York, USA)
Interacting extrinsic cues during dendrite patterning: interplay between guidance and self-avoidance signaling
Lohmann C. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Calcium signaling and the selection of synaptic partners
Shen K. (Stanford, USA)
Molecular regulators of synapse formation in C. elegans
Gottmann K. (Düsseldorf, Germany)
N-cadherin´s role in the formation, maturation and function of central mammalian synapses

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S06 - Brain tumors: Recent insights from stem cell research
Chaired by N.E. Savaskan (Berlin, Germany), M. Synowitz (Berlin, Germany)

Vescovi A.L. (Milano, Italy)
Ephrins regulate the activity of cancer stem cells from human glioblastomas
Van Lohuizen M.M.S. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Role of Bmi1 in neural stem cells, glioma and medullobalstoma
Glass R. (Berlin, Germany)
Endogenous neural precursors suppress glioma stem cells by releasing BMP7
Seoane J. (Barcelona, Spain)
The role of TGF-beta in glioma genesis and progression

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S07 - The neurobiology of syntax
Chaired by K.M. Petersson (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Petersson K.M. (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
The neurobiology of syntax: recursion and dynamical systems
Fitch W. T. (Vienna, Austria)
The evolution of syntax: comparing human and animal pattern perception experimentally
Dominey P.F. (Bron, France)
Neural network processing of nested structure in language and cognitive sequences
Friederici A.D. (Leipzig, Germany)
Processing hierarchical structures in the human brain

04/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S08 - Mechanisms of memory storage in neocortex
Chaired by G.T. Finnerty (London, United Kingdom)

Frankland P.W. (Toronto, Canada)
The role of prefrontal cortex in consolidation of remote memory
Finnerty G.T. (London, United Kingdom)
Does axonal rewiring of somatosensory connections constitute a neocortical memory trace?
Hofer S. (London, United Kingdom)
Experience leaves a lasting structural trace in cortical circuits
Dudai Y. (Rehovot, Israel)
Maintenance of long-term associative taste memory in insular cortex

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S09 - Tracking the fate of memories: Networks of memory consolidation and reconsolidation in the brain
Chaired by F.P. Battaglia (Amsterdam, Netherlands), S.I. Wiener (Paris, France)

Lee J.L.C. (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Memory updating: the role of reconsolidation in the modification of consolidated memories
Battaglia F.P. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Brain oscillations and the formation and replay of transient cortical synchronous activity states in rats
Zugaro M.B. (Paris, France)
Selective suppression of hippocampal ripples impairs spatial memory
Peigneux P. (Bruxelles, Belgium)
Sleep and the reorganization of the neural basis of long-term memories

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S10 - Interplay between Rabs and SNAREs in neuronal vesicular trafficking
Chaired by T. Galli (Paris, France)

Galli T. (Paris, France)
A molecular link between TI-VAMP/VAMP7 and Rab21 in vesicular trafficking mediating neurite growth
Schiavo G. (London, United Kingdom)
Rab-dependent regulation of signalling endosome transport: from in vitro screens to in vivo assays
Bruns D. (Homburg, Germany)
Multiple actions of v-SNARE proteins in Ca2+-triggered exocytosis
Hilfiker S. (Granada, Spain)
Higher-order SNARE complex interactions in vitro and in vivo

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S11 - Targeting protein-protein interactions in neurological disorder therapy
Chaired by P. Marin (Montpellier, France), J. Bockaert (Montpellier, France)

Salter M.W. (Toronto, Canada)
Protein-protein interactions in the NMDA receptor complex as targets for therapeutic intervention
Marin P. (Montpellier, France)
Targeting serotonin 2A receptor/PDZ protein interactions in neuropathic pain
Di Luca M. (Milan, Italy)
Addressing protein - protein interaction in Alzheimer Disease
Borsello T. (Milan, Italy)
Cell Permeable JNK inhibitory-peptide as a novel strategy against neurodegeneration

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S12 - Impairment and repair of motor networks after spinal cord injury
Chaired by T.G. Deliagina (Stockholm, Sweden)

Hultborn H. (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Motoneurons after spinal cord injury
Vinay L. (Marseille, France)
Plastic changes at cellular and network levels caused by spinal cord injury
Edgerton R. (Los Angeles, USA)
Acutely and chronically reformulated spinal networks for locomotion
Deliagina T.G. (Stockholm, Sweden)
Impairment and repair of postural networks after spinal cord injury

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S13 - The microcircuitry of selective attention: Physiology, pharmacology and modelling
Chaired by L. Chelazzi (Verona, Italy)

Womelsdorf T. (London, Canada)
Neuronal mechanisms underlying the emergence of attentional control signals in prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex
Reynolds J.H. (La Jolla, USA)
Spatial attention decorrelates low frequency activity fluctuations in extrastriate visual cortex
Schroeder C.E. (Orangeburg, USA)
Low frequency neuronal oscillations as instruments of attentional selection
Thiele A. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
Neuropharmacology of attention in visual cortex

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S14 - Development of neural maps – from specification to function
Chaired by W.A. Harris (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Landgraf M. (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Development and connectivity of a dendritic myotopic map in the Drosophila motor system
Hummel T. (Münster, Germany)
Olfactory map formation in the Drosophila brain
Mombaerts P. (Frankfurt, Germany)
Olfaction targeted
Engert F. (Cambridge, USA)
Development and function of neural maps in the visual system of larval zebrafish

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S15 - Emerging mechanisms in neurodegenerative disorders - The role of spreading depression (SD)
Chaired by M. Lauritzen (Copenhagen, Denmark), F. Bari (Szeged, Hungary)

Herreras O. (Madrid, Spain)
Mechanisms of sustained depolarization during spreading depression: from membrane channels to macroscopic fields
Farkas E. (Szeged, Hungary)
Aging and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion alter the pattern of cortical spreading depression in the rat
Dreier J.P. (Berlin, Germany)
Cortical spreading ischaemia in patients after subarachnoid haemorrhage
Obrenovitch T.P. (Bradford, United Kingdom)
Multimodal imaging of cortical spreading depression in experimental neurology

04/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S16 - The temporo-ammonic pathway: What does it do and why is it important?
Chaired by S. Thompson (Baltimore, USA)

Spruston N. (Evanston, USA)
Persistent firing initiated in the axon of hippocampal interneurons innervated by the temporo-ammonic pathway
Ito H.T. (Trondheim, Norway)
Differential regulation of proximal and distal temporo-ammonic CA1 synapses by neuromodulators and experience
Thompson S.M. (Baltimore, USA)
Selective potentiation of temporo-ammonic synapses in area CA1 by serotonin and its dysregulation in depression
Colgin L.L. (Trondheim, Norway)
Frequency of gamma oscillations in CA1 routes inputs from entorhinal cortex and CA3

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S17 - Molecular mechanisms controlling stem and progenitor cells in CNS development
Chaired by S. Atanasoski (Basel, Switzerland)

Huttner W.B. (Dresden, Germany)
The cell biology of neural stem and progenitor cells
Broccoli V. (Milan, Italy)
Dual role of Intermediate (basal) progenitor cells in promoting cerebral cortex expansion during vertebrate evolution and embryogenesis
Birchmeier C. (Berlin-Buch, Germany)
Insm1, a key factor in development of many neuronal cell types
Briscoe J. (London, United Kingdom)
Graded sonic hedgehog signaling and the control of neuronal cell type identity

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S18 - New developments in brain protection and repair after cerebral ischemia?
Chaired by D. Vivien (Caen, France)

Dirnagl U. (Berlin, Germany)
Protecting the brain by targeting systemic complications of stroke
Planas A.M. (Barcelona, Spain)
Activation of innate immune response after stroke
Lindvall O. (Lund, Sweden)
Stem cell therapy after stroke – how can we make it possible ?
Vivien D. (Caen, France)
Immunotherapy for stroke

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S19 - The bad cop and the good cop: Regulation of neuronal function by the immune system
Chaired by S.A. Wolf (Zürich, Switzerland)

Becher B. (Zürich, Switzerland)
Cytokines: potential pathogenic substances from within
Wolf S.A. (Zürich, Switzerland)
The prenatal immunological environment modulates hippocampal neuronal stem cell fitness
Nitsch R. (Mainz, Germany)
Axon regeneration in the CNS: Help from the immune system
Schwartz M. (Rehovot, Israel)
Immunology of the mind: Intracranial protective autoimmunity is part of the functioning brain and links physiology to pathology

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S20 - Biomarkers in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: inattentive and combined types
Chaired by R.D. Oades (Essen, Germany)

Sagvolden T. (Oslo, Norway)
Comparative behaviour and genetics in the animal model and in ADHD: neuromodulation in subgroups
Oades R.D. (Essen, Germany)
The genetics of serotonin in impulsivity and ADHD: Do glial and cytokine functions contribute?
Groom M.J. (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Identifying electrophysiological markers specific to ADHD: A comparison with early-onset psychosis
Durston S. (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Imaging genetics in ADHD: towards biological specificity with the diagnosis

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S21 - Large scale interactions in brain networks and new ways to study them
Chaired by P. Fries (Frankfurt, Germany)

Corbetta M. (Saint Louis, USA)
Brain-wide networks studied with fMRI and MEG
Fries P. (Frankfurt, Germany)
Brain-wide interaction through brain-wide synchronization
Vanduffel W. (Leuven, Belgium)
Stimulating brain-wide networks in monkeys
Driver J. (London, United Kingdom)
Stimulating brain-wide networks in humans; examples from concurrent Transcranial magnetic stimulation-fMRI studies of selective attention

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S22 - Visualizing hearing
Chaired by J.G.G. Borst (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Moser T. (Göttingen, Germany)
Imaging the function of individual hair cell active zones
Borst J.G.G. (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Formation of the calyx of Held synapse
Grothe B. (Martinsried-Planegg, Germany)
Optical pharmacology of sound localization
Mizrahi A. (Jerusalem, Israel)
In vivo two photon imaging of the mouse auditory cortex

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S23 - Nogo receptor signaling and synaptic plasticity in health and disease
Chaired by L. Olson (Stockholm, Sweden), C. Shatz (Stanford, USA)

Shatz C.J. (Stanford, USA)
Releasing the brakes on synaptic plasticity: PirB, MHCI and NgR
Strittmatter S.M. (New Haven, USA)
Nogo receptor limits anatomical plasticity in adult brain
Giger R. (Ann Arbor, USA)
Molecular convergence of the mechanisms that regulate neuronal growth and synaptic plasticity
Olson L. (Stockholm, Sweden)
Nogo receptor regulation and the formation of lasting memories

05/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S24 - Cognition in a mini-brain: Systems neuroscience in drosophila
Chaired by G. Miesenböck (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Strauss R. (Mainz, Germany)
Memories all over - oriented locomotion and climbing in fruitflies
Borst A. (Martinsried, Germany)
Neural circuits for optic flow based navigation in Drosophila
Waddell S. (Worcester, USA)
A neural circuit mechanism integrating nutritional state with memory expression in Drosophila
Miesenböck G. (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Signals and noise in olfactory circuits

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S25 - The stressed brain: What makes us vulnerable?
Chaired by D.J.F.F. De Quervain (Basel, Switzerland)

Fernandez G. (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Equipped to survive: How stress affects human brain function
De Quervain D.J.F. (Basel, Switzerland)
When memories become maladaptive: Genetic and hormonal risk factors
Yehuda R. (New York, USA)
Transgenerational transmission of stress vulnerability
Seckl J.R. (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Developmental programming of stress vulnerability

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S26 - Cross-modal reorganization in deafness
Chaired by A. Kral (Hannover, Germany)

Kral A. (Hannover, Germany)
Development and cross-modal plasticity in the deaf primary auditory cortex
Lomber S.G. (London, Canada)
Contributions of auditory cortex to the superior visual abilities of congenitally deaf cats
Sharma A. (Boulder, USA)
Cortical re-organization and multimodal processing in children with cochlear implants
Barone P. (Toulouse, France)
Brain imaging and recovery of speech comprehension in cochlear implanted deaf subjects

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S27 - Systems biology of the synapse: Concepts to understand the complexity of brain synaptic signaling
Chaired by E.D. Gundelfinger (Magdeburg, Germany)

Grant S.G.N. (Hinxton, United Kingdom)
Synapse complexity
Smit A.B. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Dissecting the synapse in animal models of disease
Jordan B.A. (Bronx, USA)
Exploring synapse-to-nucleus signaling using proteomics
Weismantel R. (Magdeburg, Germany)
Mathematics for experimental life sciences

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S28 - Navigation and the head direction system: Insights from animals, humans and computational models
Chaired by T. Wolbers (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Taube J.S. (Hanover, USA)
Processing landmark information: a prominent role for the postsubiculum
Vann S.D. (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Behavioural effects of lesions within the head direction system
Kubie J. L. (Brooklyn, USA)
Heading vectors, the hippocampus and navigation
Wolbers T. (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Head direction computations in the human brain

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S29 - State dependent cortical processing
Chaired by S. Crochet (Lyon, France), J. Poulet (Berlin-Buch, Germany)

Poulet J. (Berlin-Buch, Germany)
State dependent regulation of cortical membrane potential synchrony during behaviour
Destexhe A. (Gif Sur Yvette, France)
State-dependent computations in neocortical neurons and networks
Harris K.D. (London, United Kingdom)
Organization of neuronal assembly activity across cortical layers
Massimini M. (Milan, Italy)
Information integration in human thalamocortical circuits during different states of consciousness

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S30 - Investigating glia function in vivo
Chaired by T. Fellin (Genova, Italy)

Ratto G.M. (Pisa, Italy)
Neuron and astrocyte activity during interictal and ictal discharges in vivo and in the isolated guinea pig brain preparation
Kirchhoff F. (Goettingen, Germany)
Impact of glial glutamate receptors to brain function in situ and in vivo
Fellin T. (Genova, Italy)
Glia modulation of network activity in vivo
Haydon P. (Boston, USA)
Astrocytic modulation of sleep homeostasis and cognitive consequences of sleep loss

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S31 - Act and select: The role of the striatum in selection of behaviour
Chaired by J.P. Bolam (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Silberberg G. (Stockholm, Sweden)
Dynamic interaction within the striatal microcircuit
Magill P.J. (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Synchronised oscillations in the striatopallidal network
Bergman H. (Jerusalem, Israel)
Correlation studies of the reinforcement learning network of the striatum
Hellgren-Kotaleski J. (Stockholm, Sweden)
The function of the striatal microcircuit - a modelling approach

05/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S32 - Morphogens in neural circuit formation
Chaired by P. Bovolenta (Madrid, Spain)

Stoeckli E.T. (Zurich, Switzerland)
Sonic hedgehog plays a dual role in postcommissural axon guidance
Bovolenta P. (Madrid, Spain)
Sonic hedgehog signaling in vertebrate visual circuit formation
Salinas P.C. (London, United Kingdom)
Wnt signaling in the regulation of neuronal circuit formation
Ng J. (London, United Kingdom)
Transforming growth factor-beta signals in Drosophila brain wiring

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S33 - Fine-tuning the brain: MicroRNAs
Chaired by E. Vreugdenhil (Leiden, Netherlands), G. Schratt (Heidelberg, Germany)

Holt C.E. (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
miR-124 influences "clock" that controls changes in growth cone behaviour
Schratt G. (Heidelberg, Germany)
microRNA function in dendritic and synaptic plasticity
Vreugdenhil E. (Leiden, Netherlands)
microRNA-regulated glucocorticoid receptor levels may shape hippocampal networks regulating memory consolidation
De Strooper B. (Leuven, Belgium)
Deregulation of the microRNA network in Alzheimer and Parkinson disease

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S34 - Neurobiological factors determining high vulnerability to drug seeking and relapse
Chaired by T.J. De Vries (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Piazza P.V. (Bordeaux, France)
Biological factors associated with transition of addiction
Shaham Y. (Baltimore, USA)
Incubation of cocaine craving: behavioral and neuronal mechanisms
Spanagel R. (Mannheim, Germany)
Role of NMDA and AMPA receptors within the dopaminergic system in cocaine reinforcement
Spijker S. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Prefrontal cortex plasticity mechanisms in heroin seeking and relapse

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S35 - Rapid neuroendocrine response and synaptic plasticity
Chaired by S.L. Lightman (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Davis J.R.E. (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Oscillatory regulation of endocrine gene expression
Lightman S.L. (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Ultradian pattern dependent regulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid responses
Krugers H.J. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Glucocorticoid regulation of synaptic efficacy and plasticity
Cho K. (Bristol, United Kingdom)
The role of glucocorticoid receptors in AMPA and NMDA receptor trafficking in the brain

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S36 - Prefrontal and parietal-premotor contributions to free choice selection
Chaired by B.M. De Jong (Groningen, Netherlands)

Cisek P. (Montreal, Canada)
Decision making at early stages of action preparation
De Jong B.M. (Groningen, Netherlands)
Free selection of self-referenced and target-based movement
Koechlin E. (Paris, France)
How the human brain represents and drives the pursuit of concurrent goals simultaneously?
Nachev P. (London, United Kingdom)
Free will and the delusion of alien action control

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S37 - Sensorimotor integration in the whisker system
Chaired by P. Krieger (Stockholm, Sweden), A. Groh (Munich, Germany)

Kleinfeld D. (La Jolla, USA)
The cortical representation of active sensing in the vibrissa system
Ahissar E. (Rehovot, Israel)
Thalamocortical convergence on object location
Schwarz C. (Tübingen, Germany)
Active perception in the rat's whisker system
Fairhall A.L. (Seattle, USA)
Adaptive coding in somatosensory cortex

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S38 - Nitric oxide in sleep and sleep disorders
Chaired by T. Porkka-Heiskanen (Helsinki, Finland)

Garthwaite J. (London, United Kingdom)
Nitric-oxide mediated neurotransmission in brain
Porkka-Heiskanen T. (Helsinki, Finland)
Sleep homeostasis: A (non-pathological) role of iNOS induced NO in brain
Kilduff T.S. (Menlo Park, USA)
Activation of cortical nNOS neurons during sleep: an anatomical link to homeostatic sleep regulation?
Veasey S.C. (Philadelphia, USA)
Role of nitric oxide in obstructive sleep apnea

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S39 - Cell-specific regulation of visual cortical plasticity
Chaired by T. Pizzorusso (Pisa, Italy), A. Maffei (Stony Brook, USA)

Hensch T.K. (Cambridge, USA)
GABA circuit control of visual cortical plasticity
Pizzorusso T. (Pisa, Italy)
Extracellular environment and visual cortical plasticity
Verhaagen J. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
A role for class III semaphorins in the function of perineuronal nets?
Maffei A. (Stony Brook, USA)
Experience-dependent plasticity in developing visual cortex

06/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S40 - Neuron-microglia interactions: A family matter from marriage to divorce
Chaired by M. Bentivoglio (Verona, Italy)

Cullheim S. (Stockholm, Sweden)
Immune molecules in neurons and glia – implications for synaptic plasticity after nerve lesion
Nabekura J. (Okazaki, Japan)
Microglia directly monitor the functional state of synapses and determine the fate of damaged axon terminals: In vivo observations
Nataf S. (Lyon, France)
The functions of macrophages in the grip of neurons
Neumann H. (Bonn, Germany)
Role of microglial immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory (ITIM) and activation (ITAM) motif signaling receptors in homeostatic clearance function and neurodegeneration

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S41 - In vitro study of human epileptogenic cells and networks
Chaired by F. Bartolomei (Marseille, France), P. Kahane (Grenoble, France)

Avoli M. (Roma, Italy)
Initiation of epileptiform discharges in human dysplastic tissues: neuronal signaling
Khazipov R. (Marseille, France)
Epileptiform activities generated in juvenile malformed epileptic tissue
Lerner-Natoli M. (Montpellier, France)
Neurogenesis and angiogenesis in human epileptic tissue: which consequences on excitability?
Huberfeld G. (Paris, France)
Cellular and network properties of the genesis of ictal discharges in human epileptic tissue

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S42 - The choroid plexus: A gate for signalling into the brain
Chaired by J.A. Palha (Braga, Portugal), I. Torres Aleman (Madrid, Spain)

Johansson P.A. (Neuherberg/münich, Germany)
Can the choroid plexus influence brain neurogenesis?
Engelhardt B. (Bern, Switzerland)
The choroid plexus - the secret entry site of autoagressive T cells into the CNS?
Carro E. M. (Madrid, Spain)
Choroid plexus receptors and transporters-targets for amyloid beta peptide clearance in Alzheimer's disease
Marques F. (Braga, Portugal)
The choroid plexus as a conveyor of immune signals into the brain

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S43 - Molecular, cellular and network basis of thalamocortical dynamics
Chaired by N. Leresche (Paris, France)

Jabaudon D. (Geneva, Switzerland)
Molecular controls over somatosensory cortex patterning during development
Isaac J.T. (Bethesda, USA)
Thalamocortical synaptic plasticity and the development of layer 4 barrel cortex circuits
Bokor H. (Budapest, Hungary)
Nucleus specific control of relay cell activity in the somatosensory thalamus
Bal T. (Gif-Sur-Yvette, France)
Replaying thalamocortical interactions via artificial conductance injections in biological neurons

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S44 - Striatal plasticity: From health to Parkinson’s disease
Chaired by E.C. Hirsch (Paris, France), P. Calabresi (Perugia, Italy)

Fejtova A. (Magdeburg, Germany)
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of presynaptic plasticity in cortex, hippocampus and striatum
Gardoni F. (Milano, Italy)
Structural modification of glutamatergic synapse in the striatum after dopamine denervation
Ortega-Perez I. (Paris, France)
Characterization of the morphological changes underlying altered corticostriatal plasticity in experimental animal models and in Parkinson's disease patients
Cenci M.A. (Lund, Sweden)
The ERK1/2 signaling pathway: a mediator of maladaptive plasticity in the pharmacotherapy of Parkinson's disease

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S45 - The relation of ongoing brain activity, stimulus evoked responses and perceptual decisions
Chaired by A. Kleinschmidt (Gif/yvette, France)

Arieli A. (Rehovot, Israel)
From perception to action: the role of ongoing and evoked activity
Palva J.M. (Helsinki, Finland)
Neural oscillations, slow fluctuations, and human perceptual performance
Kleinschmidt A. (Gif/yvette, France)
The impact of spontaneous human brain activity on perceptual detection and decisions
Deco G. (Barcelona, Spain)
A neurocomputational framework for understanding the dynamics and consequences of ongoing activity

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S46 - Stress and the amygdala: From animal models to clinical implications
Chaired by S. Chattarji (Bangalore, India)

Roozendaal B. (Groningen, Netherlands)
Adrenal stress hormones, amygdala activation, and memory for emotionally arousing experiences
Chattarji S. (Bangalore, India)
The impact of stress on neurons in the amygdala: implications for anxiety disorders
Lowry C.A. (Boulder, USA)
Neural systems regulating anxious states
Hill M.N. (New York, USA)
Stress-induced regulation of endocannabinoid signaling in the amygdala: contributions to HPA axis activity and emotionality

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S47 - Interneuron development and function
Chaired by S. Butt (London, United Kingdom)

Goulding M. (La Jolla, USA)
Genetic approaches for unraveling the neural networks that control locomotion
McLean D. (Evanston, USA)
Switching gears: new perspectives on motor control from the zebrafish
Kessaris N. (London, United Kingdom)
Neuroepithelial patterning regulates cortical interneuron identity
Butt S.J. (London, United Kingdom)
Finding the source of inhibition in the cerebral cortex

06/07/2010, 15:45 - 17:15
S48 - Presynaptic short-term plasticity: Molecules, mechanisms and functions
Chaired by N. Brose (Goettingen, Germany)

Brose N. (Goettingen, Germany)
Control of presynaptic short term plasticity by synaptic vesicle priming proteins
Rosenmund C. (Berlin, Germany)
The role of SNARE regulatory proteins in short-term plasticity
Castillo P.E. (New York, USA)
Activity-dependent switch from short-term to long-term endocannabinoid-dependent synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus
Jahn R. (Goettingen, Germany)
Molecular determinants of SNARE function

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S49 - Dynamic processes underlying synaptic plasticity
Chaired by M. Kneussel (Hamburg, Germany), D. Choquet (Bordeaux, France)

Choquet D. (Bordeaux, France)
Fast receptor diffusion for a fast excitatory neurotransmission: Single molecule tracking of Glutamate receptors
Kneussel M. (Hamburg, Germany)
Intracellular cytoskeleton transport of synaptic proteins
Nägerl V. (Bordeaux, France)
La nouvelle vague: superresolution imaging of synapse dynamics using STED microscopy
Sabatini B.L. (Boston, USA)
Mechanisms of regulation of individual synapses in the mammalian brain

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S50 - Dopaminergic modulation of human decision making
Chaired by R. Cools (Nijmegen, Netherlands), M. Ullsperger (Cologne, Germany)

Frank M. (Providence, USA)
Neurogenetic and pharmacological influences on learning and executive control over learning
Pessiglione M. (Paris, France)
How experience improves our choices: Evidence from neuroimaging and neuropsychology
Heekeren H. (Berlin, Germany)
Genetic variation in dopaminergic modulation influences adaptive decision making and associated neural activity
Cools R. (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Role of dopamine and serotonin in outcome-specific learning and shifting. Evidence from pharmacological neuroimaging and patient work

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S51 - Recipe for solving the cerebellar mystery: 2 photons, 1 live mouse and a dash of Oregon Green BAPTA
Chaired by A. Konnerth (Munich, Germany), Y. Yarom (Jerusalem, Israel)

Wang S.S.H. (New Jersey, USA)
Widespread discrete activity shifts in cerebella of locomoting mice: an optical view
Häusser M. (London, United Kingdom)
Dendritic calcium signaling in cerebellar Purkinje cells in vivo
Konnerth A. (Munich, Germany)
Ataxia and olivo-cerebellar circuit disruption by Purkinje-cell specific ablation of calcium-activated potassium BK channels
Yarom Y. (Jerusalem, Israel)
Dissecting calcium transients in the cerebellar cortex

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S52 - Neuronal cell death in motor neuron diseases
Chaired by A. Poletti (Milano, Italy), C. Miller (London, United Kingdom)

Pasinelli P. (Philadelphia, USA)
Molecular mechanisms of motor neuron degeneration and death in ALS: lessons from mutant SOD1
Miller C. (London, United Kingdom)
Defective protein and organelle trafficking in motor neuron disease
Poletti A. (Milano, Italy)
Motor neuron alteration in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: the neurotoxicity of the elongated polyglutamine tract of the androgen receptor
Battaglia G. (Milano, Italy)
The role of a shorter variant of the Survival motor neuron protein (a-SMN) on axonal functions in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S53 - How we come to experience that we own our body: from full-body illusions to cortical mapping
Chaired by H.H. Ehrsson (Stockholm, Sweden)

Ehrsson H.H. (Stockholm, Sweden)
Brain mechanisms of body ownership
Blanke O. (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Spatial aspects of bodily self-consciousness: Cognitive Neurology and Neuroscience
Haggard P. (London, United Kingdom)
The role of body representations in somatosensory processing
Amedi A. (Jerusalem, Israel)
A brain full of body maps: cortical mapping of the somatosensory, visual, motor and mental imagery representations of our body scheme using fMRI

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S54 - Neuregulin signaling in neural development, function and disease
Chaired by A. Buonanno (Bethesda, USA), J. Neddens (Graz-Grambach, Austria)

Anton E.S. (Chapel Hill, USA)
Role of Neuregulin- ErbB interactions in cerebral cortical development
Role L.W. (Stony Brook, USA)
Neuregulin signaling in cortico-limbic circuit physiology and behavior
Buonanno A. (Bethesda, USA)
Regulation of synaptic plasticity and neuronal network activity by the Neuregulin-1-ErbB4 signaling pathway: Possible relevance for psychiatric disorders
Law A.J. (Bethesda, USA)
Neuregulin signaling in neural development, brain function and schizophrenia: From ligands to receptor

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S55 - Temporal control of neuronal diversity
Chaired by V. Tarabykin (Goettingen, Germany), P. Vanderhaeghen (Brussels, Belgium)

Thor S. (Linkoping, Sweden)
Generation of unique neuronal cell fates by temporal, sub-temporal and positional cues
Cayouette M. (Montreal, Canada)
Regulating the order of cell birth in the developing mouse retina: importance of cell-intrinsic mechanisms
Vanderhaeghen P. (Brussels, Belgium)
Mechanisms of specification of cortical neurons from pluripotent stem cells
Tarabykin V. (Goettingen, Germany)
Postmitotic feedback and control of cell fate specification in the neocortex

07/07/2010, 09:45 - 11:15
S56 - Deletion of memory
Chaired by T. Hucho (Berlin, Germany)

Nader K. (Montreal, Canada)
Memory Loss during reconsolidation - from whole brain to molecular mechanisms
Sacktor T.C. (Brooklyn, USA)
Pharmacological memory deletion in the CNS through inhibition of the memory maintenance molecule PKMzeta
Tsien J.Z. (Augusta, USA)
Genetic/pharmacological deletion in the CNS through activation of the protein kinase CaMKII
Hucho T. (Berlin, Germany)
Stimulus context deletes pain sensitization in the peripheral sensory neuron

TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS

03/07/2010, 12:30 - 15:30
W01 - Imaging dynamic changes at the synapse
Chaired by J. Henley (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Henley J. (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Glutamate receptor trafficking to, from and at the synapse
Lagnado L. (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Synaptic processing of visual information in the retina studied using genetically-encoded reporters
Hoogenraad C.C. (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
New molecular motor toolbox for neuronal trafficking: dynein steers AMPA receptor transport into dendrites
Ashby M.C. (Bethesda, USA)
Mapping the synaptic basis of cortical circuit formation using single cell photostimulation
Emptage N.J. (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Imaging plasticity at hippocampal synapses
Muller D. (Geneva, Switzerland)
Imaging synaptic network development

03/07/2010, 12:30 - 15:30
W02 - Strategies for promoting peripheral nerve regeneration
Chaired by S. Geuna (Orbassano Torino, Italy), M.M. Sousa (Porto, Portugal)

Melcangi R.C. (Milano, Italy)
Neuroactive steroids in the peripheral nerve
Schumacher M. (Kremlin-Bicêtre, France)
Perspectives of the translocator protein TSPO ligands for promoting peripheral nerve regeneration
Sousa M.M. (Porto, Portugal)
Transthyretin: From neuritogenic activity in vitro, to enhancement of nerve regeneration in vivo
Zacchigna S. (Trieste, Italy)
Is VEGF a good candidate to promote peripheral axonogenesis by gene therapy?
Terenghi G. (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Cell transplantation therapy in the peripheral nerve
Raimondo S. (Orbassano Torino, Italy)
Tissue engineering of peripheral nerves

03/07/2010, 12:00 - 15:30
W03 - Novel methods for assessing transmitter release and effects during behaviour
Chaired by M.G.P. Feenstra (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Stuber G. (Emeryville, USA)
Optogenetic control of neurotransmission during motivated behaviors
Sarter M. (Ann Arbor, USA)
The use of choline- and glutamate-sensitive microelectrodes in research on the neuronal mechanisms underlying basic cognitive operations
Dash M.B. (Madison, USA)
Simultaneous fixed potential amperometry & EEG recordings enable characterization of biochemical changes associated with the sleep/wake cycle and spontaneous EEG activity
Serra P.A. (Sassari, Italy)
Second-by-second biotelemetric monitoring of brain energetic metabolism using microsensors and biosensors in freely moving rats
Cheer J.F. (Baltimore, USA)
Endocannabinoid control of accumbal processing in goal-directed behavior using a combined electrophysiological and voltammetric approach
Valencia-Alfonso C.E. (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Combined microdialysis and single-cell electrophysiology in free moving animals: Transmitter-selective dependence of neuronal correlates
Phillips P.E.M. (Seattle, USA)
Using chronic microsensors to track dopamine release over learning and changing cognitive states

03/07/2010, 12:30 - 15:30
W04 - Neuroanatomical tracing and systems neuroscience: the state of the art
Chaired by J. Lanciego (Pamplona, Spain), F.G. Wouterlood (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Swanson L.W. (Los Angeles, USA)
A double coinjection strategy for visualizing extended neuroanatomical connections and progressively elaborating the brain's basic wiring diagram
Ugolini G. (Gif Sur Yvette, France)
Advances in viral transneuronal tracing
Lanciego J. (Pamplona, Spain)
Tracing combined with molecular markers
Margrie T. (London, United Kingdom)
Expression of exogenous DNA delivered via whole-cell recordings in vivo
Hagmann P. (Lausanne, Switzerland)
MR connectomics: principles and challenges
Mailly P. (Paris, France)
Bringing results together in a digital standardized rat brain

03/07/2010, 12:30 - 15:30
W05 - From neurons to networks – new approaches in electrophysiology
Chaired by H.R. Polder (Tamm, Germany), A. Draguhn (Heidelberg, Germany)

Heine M. (Magdeburg, Germany)
Receptor mobility as a variable of synaptic transmission and signal integration
Marinesco S. (Lyon, France)
Understanding the regulation of D-serine concentration in the brain interstitial medium using biosensor detection combined with local pharmacology
Hanganu-Opatz I.L. (Hamburg, Germany)
Development of sensory and cognitive cortico-subcortical networks: lessons from in vivo electrophysiology
Klausberger T. (Vienna, Austria)
In vivo spike timing, synaptic connectivity and molecular expression profiles of GABAergic interneurons in the cerebral cortex
Benda J. (München, Germany)
Closed loop recordings and stimulation in sensory electrophysiology
Menendez De La Prida L. (Madrid, Spain)
Advanced multi-channel recording techniques for understanding temporal lobe epilepsy

03/07/2010, 12:30 - 15:30
W06 - Structure, dynamics and function in large scale neuronal ensembles
Chaired by S. Marom (Haifa, Israel)

Egert U. (Freiburg, Germany)
Targeted interaction with oscillatory network dynamics
Plenz D. (Bethesda, USA)
Neuronal avalanches and coherence potentials: the canvas and paint of ongoing cortical information processing
Cardanobile S. (Freiburg, Germany)
Non-linear interactions in populations of spiking neurons
Marom S. (Haifa, Israel)
Dynamics and stimulus representation in large-scale networks
Stegenga J. (Enschede, Netherlands)
Bursting and synaptic plasticity in neuronal networks
Chialvo D.R. (Chicago, USA)
Functional collectivity: How to deal with collective states

03/07/2010, 12:30 - 15:30
W07 - Optogenetic manipulations of synaptic transmission, plasticity, vision and behaviors
Chaired by A. Gottschalk (Frankfurt, Germany), T.G. Oertner (Basel, Switzerland)

Trauner D. (Munich, Germany)
Light-actuated ion channels and receptors for optical control of neurons and behavior
Hegemann P. (Berlin, Germany)
The widened Channelrhodopsin-toolbox for broad optogenetic application
Oertner T.G. (Basel, Switzerland)
Structure-function analysis of individual synapses
Roska B.M. (Basel, Switzerland)
Genetic reactivation of cone photoreceptors restores complex visual responses in Retinitis pigmentosa
Gottschalk A. (Frankfurt, Germany)
Optogenetic analysis of synaptic transmission and neural networks in Caenorhabditis elegans
Fiala A. (Goettingen, Germany)
Optogenetic analysis of nervous system function and behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster

Last update: May 3, 2010