Symposia
Symposia focus on advances or present conflicting views in rapidly developing areas or neuroscience. Top researchers are typically selected as speakers, and researchers at all career levels are encouraged to attend. Symposia will take place on November 12-16 in the San Diego Convention Center. Select symposia will be livestreamed and available to view via a virtual platform. Symposia taking place during Neuroscience 2022 are listed below.
Super-Resolution Imaging In Vivo Opens New Doors to the Nanoworld - Martin Fuhrmann
Chair: Martin Fuhrmann, PhDInstitution: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn
Co-Chair: Valentin Nägerl
Institution: University of Bordeaux - CNRS
Date & Time: Saturday, November 12, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6B
Theme: [Theme I – Techniques]
Super-resolution microscopy has become accessible for many scientists nowadays. While it is widely used for visualizing nano-structures in fixed tissue and cells in vitro, its application in vivo is still fairly limited. We will cover recent technical advances that have finally pushed super-resolution imaging into the in vivo realm, making it attractive for a broader community. We will also showcase recent insights into the nanoscale mechanisms of cellular communication between neurons and glia.
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The Neurological Consequences of COVID-19 - John Winslow
Chair: John Winslow, PhDInstitution: Labcorp-Monogram Biosciences
Date & Time: Saturday, November 12, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6A
Theme: [Theme C – Neurodegenerative Disorders and Injury]
Livestreamed: Yes
An estimated 40-50% of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients are affected by neurological dysfunction, while 10-20% of patients suffer from neurological post-acute sequelae from COVID-19 (PASC), or “long COVID”, lasting for weeks or months. This symposium will review recent efforts to define the phenotypes and outcomes of neurological manifestations of COVID-19, and to identify biological and molecular associations which may inform pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Advances in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Bryan Traynor
Chair: Bryan Traynor, MD, PhDInstitution: National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging
Co-Chair: Eva Feldman, MD, PhD
Institution: The University of Michigan
Date & Time: Sunday, November 13, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6B
Theme: [Theme C – Neurodegenerative Disorders and Injury]
This session will outline recent advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) including new treatments, clinical trial design, large-scale initiatives, insights into the disease provided by genetics, and future directions. Innovative clinical trial designs that accelerate the testing of therapies are coming to the fore, as well as remote sensing to increase patient engagement in clinical trials. A series of leaders in the field will describe their research and what excites them moving forward.
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Industrial Insights and Perspectives Into Translational Neuroscience - Baihan Lin
Chair: Baihan Lin, PhDInstitution: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Date & Time: Sunday, November 13, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6CF
Theme: [Theme D – Sensory Systems] [Theme I – Techniques]
Industry neuroscience research has become a major driving force of scientific discoveries and translational applications that impact millions of people. This symposium will discuss state-of-the-art technologies in neuroscience industries such as brain-computer interface, computational psychiatry, and virtual reality. Industrial leaders will share their unique strategies and perspectives to translate research into clinical/commercial applications and novel therapies for nervous system disorders.
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The Cells and Circuits of Thalamocortical Interactions - W. Martin Usrey
Chair: W. Martin Usrey, PhDInstitution: University of California, Davis
Co-Chair: S Murray Sherman, PhD
Institution: University of Chicago
Date & Time: Monday, November 14, 9:30 a.m.–noon
Location: SDCC 29
Theme: [Theme D – Sensory Systems]
The thalamus and cerebral cortex are active and necessary partners in the processing of signals essential for sensory, motor, and cognitive functions. This partnership is absolute, as neither the thalamus nor the cortex can be understood in any meaningful way in isolation of the other. This symposium will provide fundamental knowledge about the cells and circuits that mediate thalamocortical interactions and their role in cognitive processes.
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Excitatory-Inhibitory Microcircuit Dysfunction and Alzheimer's Disease - Abid Hussaini
Chair: Abid Hussaini, PhDInstitution: Taub Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Co-Chair: Afia Ali, PhD
Institution: University College London
Date & Time: Monday, November 14, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6DE
Theme: [Theme C – Neurodegenerative Disorders and Injury]
This session will discuss how the excitatory-inhibitory balance is impacted in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The mechanisms underlying cellular and circuit dysfunction in the vulnerable brain regions that are initially affected in AD remains to be elucidated. Focus will be on excitatory-inhibitory microcircuitry and interactions with astrocytes in cortical regions during the pathogenesis of AD and how cellular, network, and cognitive dysfunction can be reversed with neural stimulation and therapeutic interventions.
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In Vivo Lineage Reprogramming for CNS Repair: Refining the Toolbox - Benedikt Berninger
Chair: Benedikt Berninger, PhDInstitution: King's College London
Co-Chair: Chun-Li Zhang, PhD
Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 15, 9:30 a.m.–noon
Location: SDCC 6B
Theme: [Theme A – Development]
In vivo glia-to-neuron reprogramming is an emerging approach towards CNS repair. However, its biology and challenges at the molecular, cellular and circuit level need to be fully understood to advance it to a preclinical stage. This session will discuss the molecular mechanisms of glia-to-neuron conversion, the importance of tracing the origin of induced neurons, the potential of in vivo reprogramming as alternative to transplantation, and strategies of generating specific neuron types.
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Dynamic Interactions Between Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses in Dendrites - Corette Wierenga
Chair: Corette Wierenga, PhDInstitution: Utrecht University
Co-Chair: Elly Nedivi, PhD
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 15, 9:30 a.m.–noon
Location: SDCC 6A
Theme: [Theme B – Neural Excitability, Synapses, and Glia]
Livestreamed: Yes
In this symposium we will present emerging insights on how excitatory and inhibitory activity is coordinated within dendrites and how these effects shape neuronal computation and brain function. Speakers will discuss molecular mechanisms which coordinate formation of excitatory and inhibitory synapses within dendrites, and how context-dependent multisynaptic changes shape network function and ultimately behavior.
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Music and Brain Circuitry: Strategies for Strengthening Evidence-Based Research - Emmeline Edwards
Chair: Emmeline Edwards, PhDInstitution: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Co-Chair: Wen Chen, PhD
Institution: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 15, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6B
Theme: [Theme D – Sensory Systems] [Theme E – Motor Systems]
Music, as part of our lives, is universal and global. Music can bring pleasure, calm anxiety, soothe sorrow, make us move, and help social connections by engaging multiple brain circuits that impact auditory, motor, cognitive, and emotional functions. This symposium will highlight recent cutting-edge approaches to probe the underlying neural mechanisms of music’s effects, the structural and temporal roles of critical brain circuits, and the premise for music’s therapeutic applications.
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Computational and Neural Mechanisms of Novelty Detection, Seeking, and Avoidance - Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida
Chair: Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida, PhDInstitution: Harvard University
Co-Chair: Ilya Monosov, PhD
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 16, 9:30 a.m.–noon
Location: SDCC 6B
Theme: [Theme F – Integrative Physiology and Behavior] [Theme G – Motivation and Emotion]
Responding to novelty is a key feature of adaptive behavior. Animals continuously detect and learn about novel stimuli and choose whether to explore or avoid given limited information. This symposium assembles leading computational and systems neuroscientists to discuss the mechanisms of novelty detection, seeking, and avoidance. A multi-disciplinary framework will allow us to extend novelty research to explore further key principles of adaptive decision-making, learning and memory.
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High-Resolution Electrophysiology: Experiment and Theory - Timothy Harris
Chair: Timothy Harris, PhDInstitution: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 16, 2–4:30 p.m.
Location: SDCC 6B
Theme: [Theme D – Sensory Systems] [Theme F – Integrative Physiology and Behavior]
High capacity electrophysiology probes, particularly Neuropixels, have altered the trajectory of neuroscience over the past four years. This symposium will include data from three species, mouse, rat, and macaque, for both acute, (mouse and macaque) as well as chronic (rat) neurophysiological recordings. Speakers will discuss the data types now available and their transformational impact on our understanding of local and distributed neural circuit mechanisms of fundamental brain functions.
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