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EBBS / EBPS Meeting of the European Brain and Behaviour Society and European Behavioural Pharmacology Society 8 - 12 September 2001, Marseille, France
PROGRAMME The meeting will include 6 plenary lectures, 30 symposia, 3 workshops and 2 poster sessions (last update September 2, 2001) For full program and latest updates see the WEB-site of the meeting For time and title of POSTERS - click here.
Saturday September 8
Sunday September 9
Crossmodal integration in spatial representation and attention Org.: Hans-Otto Karnath (Tübingen, Germany) & Jon Driver (London, U.K.) Jean-Rene Duhamel (Lyon- Bron, France) :Neurophysiological and computational aspects of multisensory processing in the cortex Giuseppe di Pellegrino (Bangor, UK): Cross-modal coding of space in neurological patients Charles Spence (Oxford, UK) Crossmodal attention and multisensory perception Martin Eimer (London, UK): Crossmodal links in spatial attention between vision, audition, and touch: Evidence from event-related brain potentials
MDMA ("Ecstasy"): Molecular pharmacology, neurochemistry, behaviour, and patterns of abuse" Org. : Gerald Zernig (Innsbruck, Austria) Elio Acquas, Cagliari, Italy: In vivo neurochemical effects of MDMA: In vivo microdialysis Bill Fantegrossi, Gail Winger, and James H. Woods, (Ann Arbor, USA): Reinforcing effects of MDMA enantiomers in nonhuman primates Gerald Zernig, Innsbruck, Austria: MDMA reinforcement in rats -sensitiziation and lack of reinforcement carryover from cocaine Andrew Parrott, London, UK: Human MDMA/ectasy abuse : short-term and long-term behavioural effects
Peptides in stress-related disorders (Org. Guy Griebel, Bagneux, France) Florian Holsboer (Munich, Germany): CRF receptor antagonists and stress responses Guy Griebel (Bagneux, France) : Brain neurokinin receptors as potential targets for anxiolytics and antidepressants Abdel Mouttalib Ouagassal (Basel, Switzerland): Orphanin FQ and regulation of stress reactions William Rostene (Paris, France): Involvement of neurotensin in the modulation of stress response
Understanding hippocampal function through the study of place cells Organizer :Bruno Poucet, (Marseille, France) Kathy Jeffery ( London, U.K.) : Properties of place cells in rats Shane O'Mara (Dublin, Ireland) : Hippocampal-cortical Interaction - The role of the subiculum Etienne Save (Marseille, France) : Hippocampal-cortical Interaction - The role of the parietal cortex André Fenton (Prague, Czech Republic) : Purposeful behavior and place cell firing
Behavioural pharmacology of GABAA receptor subtypes Org: David Stephens, Brighton, U.K. Hanns Möhler, (Zurich, Switzerland): Genetic dissection of the pharmacology of GABA-A-receptor subtypes. Esa Korpi ( Turku, Finland): GABA-A receptor subunit interactions in gene targeted mice Lee Reid ( Sussex, UK): Role of alpha1 GABA-A receptors in tolerance and dependence to benzodiazepines Gerry Dawson (Harlow, UK): What do selective ligands tell us about the functional role of GABA-A receptor subtypes?
Is drug use related to euphoria in humans? Harriet de Wit (Chicago, USA) J Zacny, (Chicago, USA): Do opiates produce euphoria in first-time users? Kenzie L. Preston, ( Baltimore, USA): Do opiates produce euphoria in long-term users? S Tiffany, (Purdue University, IN,USA): What is the role of euphoria in the initiation and maintenance of cigarette smoking? Martin Ingvar (Stockholm, Sweden ): What can imaging studies tell us about the neurobiology of euphoria?
Monday September 10
Parallel and hierarchical processing in human audition (Org. Stephanie Clarke, Lausanne, Switzerland) Timothy D. Griffiths, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: Processing of temporal structure of sound: Functional imaging studies Stephanie Clarke, Lausanne, Switzerland: What and Where in human audition: Neuropsychological and functional evidence for distinct processing pathways Angela D. Friderici, Leipzig , Germany: Prosodic and syntactic processing during speech perception: Evidence from event-related potential and functional imaging studies. Anthony S. David, London, UK: Auditory hallucinations: Neuropsychological and functional imaging approach
The Role of Glutamate Receptors in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Org. Wojciech Danysz (Frankfurt, Germany) Anton Y. Bespalov (Russia): NMDA receptors and drug-conditioned behavior-implications for drugs abuse Robert Balster (Richmond, USA): Abuse potential assessment of NMDA antagonists Piotr Popik (Poland): NMDA receptors involvement in opioids abuse Rainer Spanagel (Munich, Germany): Glutamatergic mechanisms of ethanol abuse
WORKSHOP Comparative properties of microdialysis and electrochemistry for monitoring neurotransmission in vivo Org. G. Di Chiara, Cagliari, Italy Mark R. Wightman (Chapel Hill, USA): Temporal correlation of behavior with releasable dopamine following pharmacological stimulation Anthony G.Phillips, S.Ahn and J.Howland (Vancouver, Canada): "Use of brain dialysis, transient lesions and brain-stimulation to examine amygdaloid modulation of dopamine efflux in the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens during motivated behaviour Alain Gratton (Montreal, Canada): Monitoring behavior-relevant changes in central dopamine transmission with voltammetry Francois Gonon (Bordeaux, France): Electrochemical monitoring of the impulse flow dependent dopamine release: technical problems? Michael H. Joseph (Leicester, UK): In vivo measurement of dopamine release: the kick, the cognition or the craving?
(sponsored by Behavioural Brain Research)
Challenges to Consolidation Theory: Remote Memory Retrieval and Reconsolidation Org. Lynn Nadel, Tucson, USA Susan Sara, Paris, France : Strengthening the shaky trace through retrieval Andrew Mayes, Liverpool, U.K.: Do the neural bases of fact and episode memories change as memory ages ? Lesion and functional neuroimaging evidence Michael Kopelman, London, U.K.: Retrograde amnesia and focal brain pathology: What do they tell us about the consolidation and storage of "old" memories? Lynn Nadel, Tucson, USA : Consolidation, reconsolidation and remote memory
The Behavioural Pharmacology of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Ligands Org. Rudy Schreiber, Wuppertal, Germany Brian Meldrum (London, UK) : Role of mGlu receptors in neurodegenerative disorders Denise Manahan-Vaughan (Magdeburg, Germany) : Role of mGlu receptors in learning and memory Kath Walker (Basle, Switzerland) : Role of mGlu receptors in pain Nathalie Breysse (Marseille, France): Role of mGluII receptors in motor behaviour
WORKSHOP Evaluation of the role of behavioural sensitization in addiction Org. Paul Willner (Swansea, UK) Terry Robinson (Ann Arbor, USA): Current status of the incentive sensitization theory of addiction Roy Wise (Baltimore, USA): Is sensitization relevant to addiction? Harriet de Wit (Chicago, USA): Does sensitization happen in people? Paul Vezina (Chicago, USA): Does the incentive sensitization theory work?
Tuesday September 11
Pharmacology of hippocampal memory processes Organiser : Georges Di Scala (Strasbourg) Cassel Jean-Christophe (Strasbourg, France): Spatial memory and cholinergic/serotonergic interactions in the hippocampal formation Matthews Douglas B. (Memphis, USA): Impairments in spatial cognition processes : ethanol, allopregnanolone and the hippocampus. Paylor Richard (Houston, USA): Behavioral abnormalities in mice with neural migration defects in the hippocampus. Guillou Jean-Louis (Bordeaux, France): Differential involvement of adenylyl cyclases in spatial and procedural learning tasks. Current Issues in the studies of attention Ian Stolerman (London, U.K.) Raja K Parasuraman (Washington, USA): Varieties of attention : behaviour and brain systems. Trevor W Robbins (Cambridge, UK): Dissociation of roles for the monoaminergic and cholinergic systems in attentional function in the rat ? Jouni Sirvio (Kuopio, Finland): Pharmacological manipulation of attention in animals Verity Brown (St Andrews, Scotland): Critical review of animal methodology and its application in psychopharmacology
Emotion and the orbitofrontal cortex (Org. J. Parkinson, Cambridge, U.K.) Geoffrey M. Schoenbaum (Baltimore, USA): Linking affect to action: comparison of encoding in rat orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala. Angela C. Roberts (Cambridge, UK): Affective processing in the primate orbitofrontal cortex: neuropsychological studies in marmosets. J. D. Wallis (Cambridge, USA): Comparison of rule-based neuronal activity in the orbital and lateral prefrontal cortices of the Macaque. Robert D. Rogers (Oxford, UK): Cognitive and emotional processes that activate human orbitofrontal cortex.
Afferent regulation of mesoaccumbens function (Org. Kathryn A. Cunningham, Galveston, USA) Pier V. Piazza, Bordeaux , France: Glucocorticoid Regulation of Dopaminergic Activity in the Nucleus Accumbens Kathryn A. Cunningham, Galveston, USA: Control of the Mesoaccumbens Pathway by 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C Receptors Francis J. White, Chicago, USA: Electrophysiological Studies of Dopamine/Glutamate Interactions in the Nucleus Accumbens Ann E. Kelley, Madison, USA: Glutamate-Dopamine Interactions in Nucleus Accumbens Plasticity : Role in Instrumental Learning
The Future of Antipsychotic Drug Discovery and Development Org. David Sanger (Paris, France) Bart Ellenbroek (Nijmegen, The Netherlands): Animal models of psychosis J Arnt ( Copenhagen, Denmark): Pharmacological actions of typical and atypical antipsychotics Mark A. Geyer (San Diego, USA): Use of genetically modified animals in studies of psychosis and antipsychotic drugs David Sanger (Paris, France): Antipsychotics of the future : beyond the dopamine hypothesis
The neurobiology of syntactic processing presentation (Org. Stefano F. Cappa, Milano, Italy) Stefano F. Cappa (Milano, Italy): PET and fMRI studies of morphosyntactic processing Angela Frederici (Leipzig, Germany): fMRI and ERP studies on syntactic processing in normals Sonja Kotz (Leipzig, Germany): ER studies in patients Walter Huber (Aachen, The Netherlands) :Basic syntax and protolanguage processing
The neurobiological basis of action recognition and imitation Org. Harold Bekkering, Germany Dave Perrett, St. Andrews, U.K.: Frames of reference for recognising actions Giacomo Rizzolatti, Parma, Italy: Action understanding in man and monkey Georg Goldenberg München, Germany: Neuropsychology of gesture processing and imitation Harold Bekkering , München, Germany: Goal-directed imitation
New Developments in Cannabinoid Receptor Pharmacology Jean De Vry (Köln, Germany) Roger Pertwee, Aberdeen, UK: Cannabinoid receptors and their ligands Jean De Vry, Köln, Germany: Behavioral pharmacology of cannabinoid receptor ligands Steven Goldberg, Baltimore, USA: Preclinical assessment of the reinforcing effects of cannabinoids Walter Fratta, Cagliari, Italy: Relationship between cannabinoid receptors and opioid systems
Physiological foundation of cognitive decline Org. J. Huston, Dusseldorf, Germany and M. Oitzl, Leiden, The Netherlands Ciaran Regan, Dublin, Ireland: Role of cell adhesion molecules in memory consolidation: developmental implications Jonathan R. Seckl, Edinburgh, U.K.: Stress and glucocorticoids: how to age successfully Daniela Schulz, Düsseldorf, Germany: Behavioral and physiological concomitants of superior and inferior learning in aged rats Thomas C. Foster, Lexington, USA: Altered hippocampal synaptic plasticity in age-related memory decline.
Wednesday September 12
Brain mechanisms of learning and skill acquisition Org. D. Boussaoud, Lyon-Bron, France Wolfram Schultz (Fribourg, Switzerland): Activity of neurons in striatum and orbitofrontal cortex during learning. Driss Boussaoud (Lyon-Bron, France): Role of the fronto-striatal system in visuo-motor learning. Ivan Toni (Julich, Germany): Frontal cortex and basal ganglia involvement in the learning of arbitrary visuo-motor associations. Daniel Wolpert (London, U.K.): Modular motor learning.
Cellular and system imaging of affective memory Org: Martine Cador, Bordeaux, France René Garcia (Talence, France) : Implications of prefrontal cortex on cognitive processing of aversive events. Kerrie Thomas (Cambridge, UK) : Regional and selective expression of immediate early gene in aversive and appetitive emotional learning. Martine Cador (Bordeaux, France) : Regional mapping of the neural substrates involved in drug-withdrawal memories Anna Rose Childress (Philadelphie, USA) : subjective and brain responses during cue-induced craving : evidence for an affective memory state. Potassium channel modulation and learning and memory Org. K.P. Giese, London U.K. Dan Alkon (Bethesda, USA): The K+ channel repertoire: synaptic and intrinsic membrane substrates of memory John F. Disterhoft (Chicago, USA): Slow potassium currents and associative learning in young and aging hippocampus Karl Peter Giese (London, UK): KvB1.1-dependent K+ channels and hippocampal learning and memory Olaf Pongs (??, Germany): Behaviour of BK-channel KO mice
Drug self-administration, reinforcement, and the assessment of medications for drug dependence Org. Jack Bergman, Boston, USA George F. Koob, San Diego, USA: Neurobiological substrates of drug self-administration and their relationship to drug dependence: 'Hedonia' revisited. Barry J. Everitt, Cambridge, USA: Associative processes in drug self-administration and drug dependence: Therapeutic targets? Wm. L. Woolverton, Jackson, USA: Drug self-administration procedures and the measurement of reinforcing strength: Implications for medication development Marian W. Fischman, New York, USA: Drug self-administration in nonhuman and human subjects: Why the lack of concordance in the effects of candidate medications? Org. Gal Richter-Levin, Haifa, Israel Mark Packard (New-Haven, USA): Amygdala modulation of multiple memory systems Larry Cahill (Irvine, USA): Long-term memory modulation by emotional arousal: adrenergic activation and the amygdala Carmen Sandi (Madrid, Spain): Neural mechanisms encoding for stressful and traumatic memories Gal Richter-Levin (Haifa, Israel): Dynamic amygdala-hippocampus interactions and emotional tagging
WORKSHOP Trans magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies of cognition Org. and Chair: Stephen Jackson, Nottingham, UK Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Boston, USA : TMS investigations of prefrontal function and working memory Matthew Rushworth, Oxford, UK: Using TMS to study attention Vincent Walsh, Oxford, UK: TMS investigations of functional connectivity within the brain Tomas Paus, Montreal, CANADA: In vivo studies of cortical excitability and connectivity in the human brain
Thinking Action: from Intention to Execution Org : Regine and Jean-Pierre Roll Giovanni Berlucchi (Verona, Italy): The Body in the Brain Jean Decety (Lyon, France): Neural Mechanisms of Perception and Action: Brain Imaging Studies. Thomas Mergner (Freiburg, Germany): Models of Postural Control Paolo Viviani (Geneva, Switzerland and Milano, Italy): Motor Competence in the Perception of Dynamic Events.
Associative and Attentional Processes of the Amygdala Org. A. Roberts, Cambridge, U.K. John Parkinson, Cambridge, UK: The Nature of Representations in the Amygdala Gavin Phillips, York, UK: Role of the Mesoamygdaloid Dopamine Projection in Learning and Memory Michaela Gallagher, Baltimore, USA: Multiple Associative Functions of Different Amygdala Subsystems Ray Dolan, London, UK: To What Degree is Processing in the Amygdala Independent of Attention?
The importance of state-dependent learning and stimulus properties of drugs: beyond drug-discrimination Org. Thomas M. Tzschentke (Aachen, Germany) Francis Colpaert (Castres, France) : State-specific retention in CNS pathology Beate Kretschmer (Tübingen, Germany) : State-dependent learning in a spatial and a delayed-non-matching-to sample memory task William A. Carlezon (Belmont, USA) : The role of state-dependency effects in behavioural sensitisation and tolerance Anne Jackson (Brighton, UK) : Alcohol stimulus properties and their relationship to human drinking behaviour |
