EBBS sponsors International Lecturers
Friday, 19 August 2011 00:00
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Lecturers 2011
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Prof. Dr. Yasushi Miyashita, Department of Physiology, The University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan - Oxford, September 25-26
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Prof. Dr. Tim V.P. Bliss, Division of Neurophysiology, National Institue for Medical Research, London, U.K. - Rome, September 5-6
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Prof. Dr. Jim McGaugh, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory , University of California U.S.A. - Lausanne, March 14-16
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Prof. Bill Roberts, University of Western Ontario, Canada - Durham, February 5
A celebration of the contribution of Prof. David Gaffan’s work in neuroscience to mark his retirement.
Queen’s College, University of Oxford, Sept 25 – 26, 2011. - Organizers: Mark Buckley, Madeline Eacott, John Duncan, Elizabeth Murray and Alex Easton. - More information - download pdf.file below
We had 44 registrants for the workshop and a fantastic line-up of leading national and international speakers. The workshop was devided into four themed half-day sessions:
(1) Interaction and integration; (2) Perception, learning and memory: Parallel studies in animals and humans; (3) Medial temporal lobe: Linking objects to contexts; (4) Cognition, emotion and the prefrontal cortex. Details are listed in the program (below).
Thanks to the support of EBBS we were able to invite Professor Yasushi Miyashita (Chairman, Department of Physiology, University of Tokyo) to deliver the EBBS sponsored lecture on "Neural mechanisms of memory of objects in the primate temporal cortex: local circuits and beyond".
The support of EBBS was highlighted on our advertisement material, and on the front cover for our workshop program (attached). Unfortunately we did not take any photographs during the event itself. We thank the EBBS once again for their support which helped make this a successful workshop and a fitting celebration of Professor David Gaffan's career. Professor Gaffan was a member of EBBS for many years.
Mark Buckley (on behalf of the organizers)
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Conference 'The Emotional Brain: from Neurobiology to New Therapeutic Opportunities' organized by Patrizia Campolongo (Chair), Gustav Schelling, Viviana Trezza and Daniela Hauer at La Sapienza University of Rome, September 5-6, 2011
The Emotional Brain conference was held on 5-6 September 2011 in two prestigious buildings located in the University of Rome Sapienza, the Rectorate Building and the Museum of Classical Arts. About 25 speakers participated, providing a deep overview of basic neuroscience research and clinical studies aimed at elucidating how different emotion-relevant cues affect our brain and guide our behaviour from developmental periods until old age, how abnormal changes in the neural circuits modulated by emotional response may result in many forms of psychopathology, and how past and future research can contribute to treat stress-related disorders. There was a remarkable emphasis on translational aspects, discussions and interactions among participants, that provided un uncommon opportunity to combine different expertises on several aspects of brain pathology, ranging from the molecular bases to drug prescription. The conference brought together more than 100 young postdoctoral researchers, PhD and graduate students from laboratories all around the world, who had the great opportunity to discuss and share their findings with leading experts in the field. The participants were highly enthusiastic about the possibility of attending Prof. Timothy Bliss plenary lecture, whose participation has been possible thanks to generous EBBS funding.
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Symposium 'Stress, the social brain, and psychopathology' organized by Carmen Sandi
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, March 14-15, 2011
EBBS sponsored lecturer Prof. Dr. Jim McGaugh, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California U.S.A.
'Stress activation of brain systems regulating the consolidation of lasting memory'
More information on http://ssbb2011.epfl.ch/index.php
Symposium REPORT: 
In total, 14 speakers participated across the two consecutive days, putting together a novel and highly interesting program. The different sessions emphasized the important role of mechanisms in the social brain as both stress buffers and mediators of the detrimental effects of stress on brain and cognition. The social and cognitive domains were discussed in relation to each other, and their contribution towards the development of psychopathology evaluated. The role of developmental factors, particularly related to stress early in life, as well as throughout the lifespan, were also presented and discussed. The approaches included social, behavioral, neurochemical, molecular and genetic points of view, with a well balanced combination of clinical and preclinical studies, in both humans and animals. Attendance was at the maximum of the auditorium’s capacities, with a total of 120 participants. Speakers and participants were highly enthusiastic about the content and development of the Symposium.
The opportunity provided by the EBBS to bring an overseas speaker to this otherwise national and European meeting was a key contributor to the success of the meeting. The participation of Prof. Jim McGaugh, one of the world top leaders in the studies of emotions and memories was a clear asset to the meeting, as he not only participated with what it was a really excellent lecture but also was a driving force during the discussion sessions and a source of inspiration for everyone in the meeting.
Carmen Sandi, Symposium organizer
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Workshop - Symposium 'Remembering the Future' organized by Alexander Easton
University of Durham, U.K , February 5, 2011
Program - see pdf below
Workshop REPORT:
Durham University (UK) hosted a meeting on ‘Remembering the Future’, an interdisciplinary meeting focused around how past life experiences influence future behavior. The meeting included talks by psychologists, biologists and anthropologists, including Prof. Kevin Laland (St Andrews, UK), Dr Demis Hassabis (University College London, UK), Prof Chris Moore (Dalhousie University, Canada) and Dr Kimberly Quinn (Birmingham University, UK).
The EBBS sponsored lecturer was Prof. Bill Roberts (University of Western Ontario, Canada) who provided the introductory lecture to the workshop: “Do animals plan for the future?”.
The workshop addressed key issues of whether animals have memory of the past and are able to use it for planning future events, when children develop an ability to plan for the future, the link between patients who have problems remembering the past and imagining the future, as well as how early life experiences influence future stereotype formation and how memory of past events influences decision making strategies in the future.
The workshop was well attended by people from a range of disciplines, many of whom found the varied nature of the workshop to be a useful way of relating common ideas, and plans are currently underway to provide a publication focused around the workshop to disseminate the ideas that arose as a result. We would like to thank the EBBS for their contribution; Prof. Roberts’ talk was a key element of the day.
Alexander Easton, Organizer
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