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Preliminary Programs a n D i e g o | n o v e m b e r 9 — 1 3
2 P R E L I M I N A R Y P R O G R A M
Presidential Special LecturesThe Mind of a Worm: Learning From the C. elegans Connectome CME
Scott W. Emmons, PhD
Albert Einstein College
of Medicine
Saturday, Nov. 9, 5:15–6:25 p.m.
The connectome of the roundworm C. elegans reveals
the neural pathways that underlie its motivated and
purposeful behavior. New connectomics data suggest
the topology of a neural network contributes to
integration of multiple sensory inputs in a decision-
making process that guides a multistep behavioral
pathway. Our thoughts, memories, and behavior are
emergent collective properties of a vast network
of neurons. Determining the wiring diagram of the
nervous system of a tiny animal is a first step toward
learning how patterns of connectivity contribute to the
rapid, robust, and economic function of the brain.
A Molecular Geneticist’s Approach to Understanding the Fly Brain CME
Gerald M. Rubin, PhD
Janelia Farm Research Campus,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Sunday, Nov. 10, 5:15–6:25 p.m.
To probe the workings of the nervous system,
we will need to be able to assay and manipulate
the function of individual neuronal cell types. The
intellectual framework for such an approach has
been apparent for many years, but the available
tools have been inadequate for the job. This
lecture addresses efforts to develop and apply
an advanced set of tools that will be required for
a comprehensive analysis of the anatomy and
function of the fly brain at the level of individual
cell types and circuits.
Connectomics: What, How, and Why CME
Jeff W. Lichtman, MD, PhD
Harvard University
Monday, Nov. 11, 5:15–6:25 p.m.
Connectional maps of the brain have value in
modeling how the brain works and fails when
subsets of neurons or synapses are missing or
misconnected. Such maps also provide information
about how brain circuits develop and age. Efforts
to obtain complete wiring diagrams of peripheral
motor and autonomic axons provide insight into the
way mammalian nervous systems mold in response
to experience. Automated electron microscopy
used to collect tapes of brain sections then imaged
at high resolution will be discussed. This imaging
pipeline will make large-scale connectomic analysis
of brain circuits more routine.
Understanding Cortical Hierarchies: The Six-Piece Puzzle of Face Perception CME
Doris Y. Tsao, PhD
California Institute of Technology
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5:15–6:25 p.m.
How the brain distills a representation of meaningful
objects from retinal input is one of the central
challenges of systems neuroscience. Functional
imaging experiments in the macaque reveal that
one ecologically important class of objects, faces,
is represented by a system of six discrete, strongly
interconnected regions. Electrophysiological
recordings show that these “face patches” have
unique functional profiles. By understanding the
distinct visual representations maintained in these
six face patches, the sequence of information
flow between them, and the role each plays in
face perception, we can gain new insights into
hierarchical information processing in the brain.
Plan to attend the Society for Neuroscience 43rd Annual Meeting
San DiegoN O v E m B E r 9 — 1 3
CME This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. See page 5 and visit SfN.org/cme for details.
Top Reasons to Attend Neuroscience 2013 in Challenging Times:
• Discover the latest science and
cutting-edge research
• Forge collaborations with peers
• Access to resources for funding and
career development
• Explore new tools and technologies
now more than ever is the time to
join more than 30,000 colleagues
from nearly 80 countries at
neuroscience 2013 — the world’s
largest marketplace of ideas and
tools for global neuroscience.
This is the premier event in the field — the
science and networking opportunities are
unmatched with nearly 16,000 scientific
presentations, nearly 600 exhibiting
companies, and dozens of career
development opportunities. Neuroscience
2013 remains one of the best values in
science. Attendees can register at 2012 rates
— these modest registration fees are even
lower for members, students, attendees
from developing countries, and advance
registrants. register early and save.
This year’s meeting will be in San Diego,
one of the top convention and meetings
destinations, offering an enjoyable climate
and great value for every budget. Attendees
enjoy an array of neuroscience-related
social activities, budget-friendly restaurant
options, convenient transportation,
attractions, and nightlife.
Don’t miss your chance to experience the
latest scientific research and innovations,
build and strengthen professional
relationships, and discover state-of-the-art
products and services.
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Featured Lectures
Peter and Patricia Gruber Lecture
Understanding Circuit Dynamics: Variability, Modulation, and Homeostasis
Eve E. Marder, PhD
Brandeis University
Support contributed by:
The Gruber Foundation
Sunday, Nov. 10, 2:30–3:40 p.m.
Circuit function arises from the interplay between
the intrinsic properties of neurons and their synaptic
connections. This lecture will present combined
experimental and computational work suggesting
that robust circuit performance can arise from highly
variable circuit components. Animal-to-animal
variability in circuit parameters raises interesting
challenges for reliable neuromodulation and responses
to environmental perturbation but allows important
substrates for evolution.
aLbert and eLLen Grass Lecture
The Neural Circuitry of Sex and Violence CME
David J. Anderson, PhD
California Institute of Technology
Support contributed by:
The Grass Foundation
Monday, Nov. 11, 3:15–4:25 p.m.
The 2013 Albert and Ellen Grass lecture will be delivered
by David Anderson, investigator at the Howard Hughes
medical Institute and the Seymour Benzer Professor of
Biology at California Technological University. Anderson
uses both mice and Drosophila melanogaster to study
molecular genetic techniques. He maps and probes
neural circuits that underlie innate behaviors associated
with emotional states, including defensive behaviors
and inter-male aggression. These innate behaviors and
associated internal states form the evolutionary basis of
emotional behavior in more complex organisms.
david KoPf Lecture on neuroethics
Blaming the Brain: Behavioral Sciences in the Courtroom
Nita Farahany, JD, PhD
Duke University
Support contributed by:
David Kopf Instruments
Monday, Nov. 11, 10–11:10 a.m.
recent scientific progress has dramatically advanced
our understanding of biological, neurological,
and environmental contributions to normal and
deviant human behavior. This lecture will present
the first comprehensive empirical study on the
use of biosciences in the United States and other
legal systems. Focusing on criminal law and tort
law, the lecture will cover the nature of claims
being advanced, shifting attitudes toward scientific
evidence in the legal system, and future implications
for the relationship between law and neuroscience.
history of neuroscience Lecture
Reward Circuitry in the Brain
Roy A. Wise, PhD
Intramural Research Program of the
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2:30–3:40 p.m.
The discovery that rats would work for brief electrical
stimulation of the brain led to the notion of specialized
brain circuitry for the “stamping in” of learning. Longer
stimulation at the same brain sites induced drive states
for feeding, predatory attack, and other motivated
behaviors. Subsequent pharmacological and parametric
studies implicated forebrain dopamine systems as the
final common path for these effects. These findings
formed the early basis for our current view and new
optogenetic studies of the special role of dopamine in
learning, motivation, and addiction.
diaLoGues between neuroscience and society
The Creative Culture
Ed Catmull, PhD
President of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios
Support contributed by: Elsevier
Saturday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
many think creativity is the result of singular genius. However, the reality of creativity
is far more complex and interesting. The central issues include removing hidden
barriers to creativity and candor. We pay special attention to protecting barely formed
ideas; the dynamic balance between technology and art; the necessity of structured
processes to get the job done; and the random, unpredictable nature of what we do.
In particular, we need to give thoughtful attention to the culture itself, for out of this
culture arises new technology, new ideas, and artistic expression.
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Special Lecturestheme a: deveLoPment
Adjusting Brain Circuits for Learning and Memory CMEPico Caroni, PhD
Friedrich Miescher Institute
Brain systems face ever-changing demands for
learning and memory throughout life. For example,
skill learning depends first on dynamic acquisition of
potentially relevant information, followed by faithful
execution; memories need to be both retained and
prioritized as a function of circumstances. This
lecture will cover how system plasticity is adjusted
flexibly to specific behavioral demands, how its
regulation in juveniles and adults involves related
circuit mechanisms, and how the plasticity can be
harnessed for cognitive enhancement.
Plasticity in the Adult Brain: Neurogenesis and Neuroepigenetics CMEHongjun Song, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Adult mammalian brains exhibit much more
plasticity and regenerative capacity than previously
thought, including generation of functionally
integrated new neurons via adult neurogenesis. This
lecture summarizes recent work on understanding
basic properties of adult neural stem cells and
molecular, cellular, and circuitry mechanisms
regulating the sequential adult neurogenesis
process in vivo. Neuroepigenetics, in particularly
novel active DNA modifications in the nervous
system, also will be highlighted.
theme b: neuraL excitabiLity, synaPses, and
GLia: ceLLuLar mechanisms
Age-Dependent Responses of Synapse Structure to Hippocampal Plasticity CMEKristen M. Harris, PhD
University of Texas
This special lecture will discuss the regulation of
spines, synapses, and subcellular components
(polyribosomes, SEr, and endosomes) by plasticity
during maturation. For example, long-term
potentiation (LTP) and dendritic spines first occur at
P12 in rat hippocampus. LTP induces small spines
on developing dendrites, but along mature dendrites
synapses enlarge with compensatory elimination
of small spines and shrink during concurrent LTD.
Presynaptic vesicles decrease with LTP at young
and mature ages illustrating structural plasticity has
differential effects across synaptic compartments.
Glioma: A Neurocentric Look at Cancer CMEHarald Sontheimer, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Glioma research has traditionally been inspired
by oncology, largely ignoring the tumor’s unique
interactions with the brain. This lecture challenges
us to take a more neurocentric viewpoint: many
of the hallmarks of the disease, including vascular
dysregulation, edema, gliosis, and progressive
neuronal cell death by glutamate excitotoxicity,
readily define gliomas as a neurodegenerative
disease. research into how this cancer
compromises normal brain physiology holds
promise for a better understanding and ultimately
more effective treatment of this devastating disorder.
theme c: disorders of the nervous system
Neurocircuitry of Addiction: A Stress Surfeit Disorder CMEGeorge F. Koob, PhD
The Scripps Research Institute
A key component of the pathophysiology of
addiction is negative reinforcement set up by
negative emotional states hypothesized to derive
from dysregulation of key neurochemical elements
involved in the brain stress systems within the
frontal cortex, ventral striatum, and extended
amygdala. Compelling evidence exists to argue that
the brain stress systems play a key role in engaging
the transition to addiction and maintaining
dependence once initiated.
Blood-Brain Barrier and Neurodegeneration CMEBerislav V. Zlokovic, MD, PhD
University of Southern California
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents entry
of toxic blood products into the CNS. The BBB
is damaged in neurological disorders such
as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS). Yet, the role of BBB in the
pathogenesis of these disorders is still not fully
appreciated. This lecture will discuss the BBB
mechanisms causing neurodegeneration including
astrocyte-pericyte-endothelial faulty signal
transduction, effects of AD-associated genes on
BBB integrity (APOE4, CLU, PICALm), and effects
of capillary micro-bleeds.
theme d: sensory and motor systems
Putting Sensory Back into Voluntary Control CMEStephen H. Scott, PhD
Queen’s University
Optimal feedback control can explain many
features of biological movement, such as success
with variability, motor synergies, and goal-directed
behavior. This lecture will discuss the use of
optimal control to interpret motor performance,
highlighting the importance of sensory feedback
in this process. The lecture also will describe how
corrective responses to small visual or mechanical
perturbations under a broad range of behavioral
contexts provide an important window to probe
voluntary control and its neural basis.
Sensory Processing in Drosophila: Synapses, Circuits, and Computations CMERachel I. Wilson, PhD
Harvard Medical School
many of the basic computations involved in sensory
processing are shared across sensory modalities
and species. Understanding sensory processing
requires identifying these canonical computations,
why they might be useful to the organism, and how
they are implemented at the level of cells, synapses,
and circuits. The lecture will discuss recent work
investigating these problems in the fly Drosophila
melanogaster, using in vivo whole-cell recordings
from genetically identified neurons.
CME This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1
Credit ™. See sidebar and visit SfN.org/cme for details.
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theme e : inteGrative systems:
neuroendocrinoLoGy, neuroimmunoLoGy, and
homeostatic chaLLenGe
Transgenerational Epigenetics:
Programming Behavior in a Dynamic
Landscape CME
Tracy L. Bale, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
The epigenome has become a highly investigated
and important area of neuroscience in connecting
the environment with changes in neurodevelopment
and behaviors. The complexity of mechanisms at
play stem from points of vulnerability, including key
developmental windows, and the involvement of
maternal or paternal germ cell lifetime exposures.
This lecture will discuss the latest knowledge of
epigenetic mechanisms and transgenerational
outcomes associated with reprogramming of the brain
and behaviors, thus promoting disease risk or resiliency.
theme f: coGnition and behavior
Free Energy and Active Inference CME
Karl J. Friston, FRS
University College London
This lecture provides an overview of theoretical
approaches to functional brain architectures using
the free energy formulation of active inference and
predictive coding. Its focus is on basic concepts
and how they can be used to understand functional
anatomy and the intimate relationship between
action and perception. The underlying ideas will be
described heuristically and their application will be
illustrated using simulations of perceptual synthesis,
action observation, and visual searches.
When Good Neurons Go Bad: Dopamine Neuron Regulation and Its Disruption in Psychiatric Disorders CMEAnthony A. Grace, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
midbrain dopamine neurons have been implicated in
a broad variety of psychiatric disorders, ranging from
schizophrenia to drug abuse and depression. These
disorders appear to result not from pathology within the
dopamine neurons themselves, but from a disruption in
their normal regulation. This lecture will describe how
limbic and cortical afferents regulate baseline tonic
activity and phasic activation of dopamine neurons to
salient stimuli, and how disruption of these inputs may
lead to pathological states.
theme G: noveL methods and technoLoGy
deveLoPment
How Synthetic and Chemical Biology Will Transform Neuroscience CMEBryan L. Roth, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
One of the grand challenges for neuroscience
research is to understand how biologically
active small molecules (e.g., neurotransmitters,
neuromodulators, and drugs) exert their actions
at successive levels ranging from the atomic to
ensembles of neuronal networks. This lecture will
demonstrate how recent advances in chemical and
synthetic biology technology have catalyzed new
insights into bioactive small molecule actions. This
lecture will show how atomic-level discoveries have
ultimately led to transformative insights at the level
of neuronal systems.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Physicians: Improve Competencies While Earning CME CreditThe Society for Neuroscience annual meeting is a
forum for the education of physicians in the field
of neuroscience. By attending lectures, symposia,
and minisymposia, the physician will receive both
a broad overview of the field and information about
the most recent, detailed research on the topic of
the session. The abstract of each plenary session
contains brief descriptions of the material to be
presented. By attending any of the activities, the
physician will better understand the basic science
that underlies clinical practice.
Statement of NeedIt is important that physicians comprehend the
basic science that underlies clinical medicine.
The SfN annual meeting is the premier venue for
this educational opportunity. Physicians learn about
the most up-to-date, cutting-edge discoveries
regarding the brain and nervous system.
Global Learning ObjectiveGiven a patient with a neurological or psychiatric
condition, physicians will integrate the most up-to-
date information and research on the mechanism,
treatment, and diagnosis of conditions related to
neurological and psychiatric disorders into their
diagnostic and therapeutic modalities of practice
in order to determine the best course of action in
treating the patient.
AccreditationSfN is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing medical Education (ACCmE) to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
CME RegistrationCmE registration must be completed before
or during the annual meeting. Those who do
not register at these times will not receive the
necessary documentation, and it cannot be
provided after the meeting. CmE registrants will
receive, via email two weeks before the meeting,
the CmE Supplemental Program, which contains
important information regarding the CmE program,
including disclosure information and instructions
for obtaining CmE credits.
SfN.org/CME
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Symposiatheme a: deveLoPment
Eph Receptors and Ephrins: Therapeutic
Targets for Neural Injury and Neurodegenerative
Diseases CME
Chair: Ann Turnley, PhD
theme b: neuraL excitabiLity, synaPses, and
GLia: ceLLuLar mechanisms
All for One and One for All: Progress in
Single Cell Neurobiology CME
Chair: James Eberwine, PhD
Co-chair: Andrea C. Beckel-Mitchener, PhD
theme c: disorders of the nervous system
Epigenetics in Epilepsy: Epiphany or
Epiphenomenon? CME
Chair: Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD
How Do Immune Cells Shape the Brain in
Health, Disease, and Aging? CME
Chair: Michal Schwartz, PhD
Co-chair: Serge Rivest, PhD
Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation:
Efficacy in Neuropsychiatric Disorders CME
Chair: Dennis L. Glanzman, PhD
Co-chair: Helen S. Mayberg, MD
Neuro-Epigenetics in Neural Development,
Plasticity, and Brain Disorders CME
Chair: Hongjun Song, PhD
Co-chair: J. David Sweatt, PhD
Neuropeptide Signaling in Cellular
Interactions CME
Chair: Illana Gozes, PhD
The Brain-Blood Connection: Brain Control
Over Its Own Blood Flow in Normal and
Dysfunctional States CME
Chair: Ron D. Frostig, PhD
The Emotion Triad: The Role of Interactions
Between the Amygdala, Hippocampus, and
Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Mood and Anxiety CME
Chair: Joshua A. Gordon, MD, PhD
The Role of Transposable Elements
in Health and Diseases of the Central
Nervous System CME
Chair: Matthew Reilly, PhD
Co-chair: Fred H. Gage, PhD
theme d: sensory and motor systems
Maps and Meters for Sound Location CME
Chair: Jennifer M. Groh, PhD
Co-chair: Catherine Carr, PhD
Sensory End Organs: Signal Processing in the
Periphery CME
Chair: Stephen D. Roper, PhD
The Neuronal Code(s) of the Cerebellum CME
Chair: Detlef H. Heck, PhD
theme e : inteGrative systems:
neuroendocrinoLoGy, neuroimmunoLoGy, and
homeostatic chaLLenGe
How the Lateral Hypothalamus Links Energy
Status with Motivated Behaviors CME
Chair: Alan G. Watts, DPhil
Why So Many Layers and Cell Types? CME
Chair: Randy M. Bruno, PhD
Co-chair: Jackie Schiller, PhD
theme f: coGnition and behavior
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine and Active DNA
Demethylation in Experience-Dependent
Neural Function and Psychiatric Disorders CME
Chair: Timothy Bredy, PhD
Brain, Cognition, and Genetics in Healthy
Aging CME
Chair: Apostolos P. Georgopoulos, MD, PhD
Multilevel Analysis of Pattern Separation
and Completion: A Role for Subregions of the
Hippocampus CME
Chair: Craig Stark, PhD
Novel Advances in Understanding Mechanisms
of Habituation CME
Chair: Catharine Rankin, PhD
The Human Connectome in Health and
Disease CME
Chair: Andrew Zalesky, PhD
Co-chair: Martijn van den Heuvel, MS
theme h: history, teachinG, PubLic awareness,
and societaL imPacts in neuroscience
Law and Neuroscience
Chair: Owen Jones, JD
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emPiricaL aPProaches to
neuroscience and society symPosium
Gender Bias: Facing the Facts for the Future of Neuroscience
Chair: Jennifer L. Raymond, PhD
Sunday, Nov. 10, 8:30–11 a.m.
fred KavLi PubLic symPosium
Fred Kavli Public Symposium on Creativity
Chair: Antonio Damasio, PhD
Support contributed by: The Kavli Foundation
Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:30–4 p.m.
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Minisymposiatheme a: deveLoPment
Dynamic Signaling Mechanisms of Morpho-
genetic Proteins in the Developing and Adult
Nervous System CME
Chair: Laura N. Borodinsky, PhD
Co-chair: Fred Charron, PhD
Midbrain Morphogenesis, Fate Specification,
and Regeneration CME
Chair: Raj Awatramani, PhD
The Choroid Plexus and Cerebrospinal Fluid:
Emerging Roles in Development, Disease,
and Therapy CME
Chair: Edwin S. Monuki, MD, PhD
Co-chair: Maria Lehtinen, PhD
theme b: neuraL excitabiLity, synaPses, and GLia:
ceLLuLar mechanisms
Emerging Roles of Resurgent Sodium
Currents in Neuronal Excitability and
Pathophysiology CME
Chair: Theodore R. Cummins, PhD
Co-chair: Angelika Lampert, MD
New Approaches for Studying Synaptic
Development, Function, and Plasticity
Using Drosophila as a Model System CME
Chair: Dion Dickman, PhD
Structural Synaptic Plasticity: Emerging Break-
throughs and Relationship to Disease CME
Chair: Thomas F. Franke, MD, PhD
Co-chair: Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
Synaptic Properties and Functional
Consequences of Cholinergic Transmission
in the CNS CME
Chair: Michael Beierlein, PhD
Co-chair: Jerrel L. Yakel, PhD
theme c: disorders of the nervous system
Genes, Environment, and Cognitive Function CME
Chair: Orly Lazarov, PhD
Co-chair: Giuseppina Tesco, MD, PhD
How Do Cellular-Stress Response Pathways
Control Brain Resistance During Aging and
Neurodegenerative Disease? CME
Chair: Christian Neri, PhD
Co-chair: Richard I. Morimoto, PhD
Neurological Consequences of
Microglia Priming: Aging, Disease,
and Trauma CME
Chair: John C. Gensel, PhD
Co-chair: Jonathan P. Godbout, PhD
New Insights Into the Specificity and Plastic-
ity of Reward and Aversion Encoding in the
Mesolimbic System CME
Chair: Susan F. Volman, PhD
Tau in Dendrites: Function and
Dysfunction CME
Chair: Erik D. Roberson, MD, PhD
The Ventral Pallidum: Roles in Reward
and Addiction CME
Chair: Yonatan M. Kupchik, PhD
Co-chair: Stephen V. Mahler, PhD
Therapeutic Neuromodulation With
Transcranial Current Stimulation:
Ready for Rational Design? CME
Chair: Flavio Frohlich, PhD
Co-chair: Michael A. Nitsche, MD
theme d: sensory and motor systems
Electrical Coupling and Microcircuits:
Network Operation and Plasticity CME
Chair: Jian Jing, PhD
Perceptual Spaces: Mathematical
Structures to Neural Mechanisms CME
Chair: Qasim Zaidi, PhD
Co-chair: Jonathan D. Victor, MD, PhD
Sensory Deprivation and Brain Plasticity:
Insights From Behavioral and Neuroimaging
Studies of Deaf and Blind Individuals CME
Chair: Rain G. Bosworth, PhD
Co-chair: Matthew Dye, PhD
theme e : inteGrative systems:
neuroendocrinoLoGy, neuroimmunoLoGy,
and homeostatic chaLLenGe
Food for Thought: Experiential,
Hormonal, and Neural Antecedents
of Obesity CME
Chair: Ilia N. Karatsoreos, PhD
Co-chair: Matthew N. Hill, PhD
Rethinking Estrogen Action in the Brain CME
Chair: Gregory F. Ball, PhD
Co-chair: Jacques Balthazart, PhD
theme f: coGnition and behavior
Neural Encoding of Fear — Hypothalamic and
Brainstem Networks CME
Chair: Cornelius T. Gross, PhD
Neuroimaging Guided Cognitive Regulation
of Food Stimuli: Implications for Obesity CME
Chair: Eric Stice, PhD
Neuroscience of Self-Control CME
Chair: Benjamin Hayden, PhD
Co-chair: Joseph Kable, PhD
Neurotransmitter Receptors for
Visual Cognition in Primates CME
Chair: Stefan Everling, PhD
Co-chair: Pieter R. Roelfsema, MD, PhD
Pathological Choice: The Neuroscience of
Gambling and Gambling Addiction CME
Chair: Luke Clark, PhD
Teaching Signals: Understanding the Neural
Systems That Trigger Learning and Change
Behavior CME
Chair: Joshua P. Johansen, PhD
Co-chair: Jennifer L. Raymond, PhD
What Just Happened and Do I Care? The
Interaction Between Rewards and Memory in
Cortical and Subcortical Structures CME
Chair: Barry Richmond, MD
Co-chair: Andrew Clark, PhD
theme G: noveL methods and technoLoGy
deveLoPment
Imaging Neuronal Populations in Behaving
Rodents: Paradigms for Studying Neural Circuits
of Behavior in the Mammalian Cortex CME
Chair: Jerry L. Chen, PhD
Co-chair: Tara Keck, PhD
Manipulating and Characterizing
Neuronal Ensembles Mediating
Cue-Specific Behaviors CME
Chair: Bruce T. Hope, PhD
Co-chair: Fábio C. Cruz, PhD
Rat Genetics: Focus on Reward-Related
Behavior CME
Chair: Judith Homberg, PhD
Co-chair: Bart Ellenbroek, PhD
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CME This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. See page 5 and visit SfN.org/cme for details.
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Program at a Glance
friday, nov. 8
8 a.m.–5 p.m.Neurobiology of Disease Workshop: Human Brain Disorders in a Dish:
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell models of Disease
8 a.m.–6 p.m.Short Course #1: Chemo and Optogenetics: Light and Chemical Control of
Neuronal Circuits
8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Short Course #2: The Science of Large Data Sets: Spikes, Fields, and voxels
saturday, nov. 9
8–9:15 a.m. meet-the-Expert Series: Session 1
9–11 a.m. Careers Beyond the Bench
9–11 a.m. Success in Academia
9:30–10:45 a.m. meet-the-Expert Series: Session 2
11 a.m.–1 p.m. Dialogues Between Neuroscience and Society
1–2 p.m. Getting the most Out of SfN: The Annual meeting and Beyond
1–3 p.m. research Careers in Industry and the Private Sector
1–5 p.m. Posters/Nanosymposia
1:30–4 p.m. Fred Kavli Public Symposium
1:30–4 p.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
2–5 p.m. Challenges in Neuroscience Training
2:30–5 p.m. Actively managing Your Career and Life: What They Didn’t Teach You in School
3–4:30 p.m. Brain Awareness Campaign Event: Igniting Brain Awareness Around the World
3:30–5 p.m.NIH Funding and You: A Practical Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Your
research Career
5:15–6:25 p.m. Presidential Special Lecture CME
6:30–8:30 p.m. Diversity Fellows Poster Session
6:30–8:30 p.m. International Fellows Poster Session
6:30–8:30 p.m. Travel Award recipients Poster Session
7:30–10 p.m. Career Development Topics: A mentoring and Networking Event
sunday, nov. 10
8 a.m.–noon Posters/Nanosymposia
8:30–10 a.m.The NIH Grants System and Peer review: Practical Advice for research:
Session 1
8:30–11 a.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
8:30–11 a.m. Empirical Approaches to Neuroscience and Society Symposium
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Exhibits
10:30 a.m.–noonThe NIH Grants System and Peer review: Practical Advice for research:
Session 2
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.Chapters Workshop: Leading by Example: Insight into Successful Funding and Program Strategies
noon–2 p.m. Graduate School Fair
1–3 p.m.Social Issues roundtable: managing Incidental Findings in research: refining methods of the Past, mapping the Future
1–5 p.m. Posters/Nanosymposia
1:30–4 p.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
2–4 p.m.NSF News You Can Use: Exploring Funding Opportunities for research and Training
2–5 p.m. making the most of Your International Training
2:30–3:40 p.m. Peter and Patricia Gruber Lecture
5:15–6:25 p.m. Presidential Special Lecture CME
6:30–8:30 p.m. Neuroscience Departments and Programs reception
6:45–8:45 p.m. SfN-Sponsored Socials
monday, nov. 11
8 a.m.–noon Posters/Nanosymposia
8:30–11 a.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
9–11 a.m. Teaching Neuroscience: Is the Printed Textbook Obsolete?
9 a.m.–noon A Guide to Journal Publishing
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Exhibits
10–11:10 a.m. David Kopf Lecture on Neuroethics
CME This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. See page 5 and visit SfN.org/cme for details.
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noon–2 p.m. Graduate School Fair
1:30–4 p.m. Tackling Bias: Best Practices for recruiting and retaining a Diverse Faculty
1–5 p.m. Posters/Nanosymposia
1:30–4 p.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
3–5 p.m. Enhancing Global Cooporation on Advocacy
3:15–4:25 p.m. Albert and Ellen Grass Lecture CME
5:15–6:25 p.m. Presidential Special Lecture CME
6:45–8:45 p.m. SfN-Sponsored Socials
tuesday, nov. 12
8 a.m.–noon Posters/Nanosymposia
8:30–11 a.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Exhibits
noon–2 p.m.Animals in research Panel: Facing Challenges on Animal research: Finding Guidance in Your Institution
noon–2 p.m. Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Luncheon
1–5 p.m. Posters/Nanosymposia
1:30–4 p.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
2:30–3:40 p.m. History of Neuroscience Lecture
3–5 p.m.Public Advocacy Forum: Policy Implications for the Science of Aging and End of Life
5:15–6:25 p.m. Presidential Special Lecture CME
6:45–7:30 p.m. SfN members’ Business meeting
6:45–8:45 p.m. SfN-Sponsored Socials
9 p.m.–midnight Graduate Student reception
Wednesday, nov. 13
8 a.m.–noon Posters/Nanosymposia
8:30–11 a.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Exhibits
1–5 p.m. Posters/Nanosymposia
1:30–4 p.m. Symposia/minisymposia CME
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Workshops, Meetings, & EventsProfessional Development, Advocacy, and Networking Resources
✍ Preregistration Required $ Course Fee Professional Development ` Networking � Public Outreach
Friday, Nov. 8neurobioLoGy of disease worKshoP
Human Brain Disorders in a Dish: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Models of Disease ✍ $
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Organizers: Ricardo Dolmetsch, PhD;
Arnold R. Kriegstein, MD, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Support contributed by: National Institute of
Neurological Disease and Stroke
short course #1
Chemo and Optogenetics: Light and Chemical Control of Neuronal Circuits ✍ $
8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Organizer: Luis de Lecea, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
short course #2
The Science of Large Data Sets: Spikes, Fields, and Voxels ✍ $
8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Organizer: Uri Eden, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Saturday, Nov. 9
Meet-the-Expert Series
8–9:15 a.m., 9:30–10:45 a.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Session 1, 8–9:15 a.m.
Fred H. Gage, PhD Neuronal Plasticity and Neural Diversity
Erik Herzog, PhD Coordinated Circadian Clocks in the Lab, Classroom, and Clinic
George Koob, PhD The Neurocircuitry of Addiction: From Motivation to Allostasis
Steve Scott, PhD Making and Using Robots to Study Sensorimotor Function and Quantify Neurological Impairments
Michael Schwartz, PhD How Do Immune Cells Shape the Brain in Health, Disease, and Aging? Support contributed by: Emory University/ Yerkes National Primate Research Center
Session 2, 9:30–10:45 a.m.
Christine Gall, PhD Building a Substrate Map for Memory Encoding at Single Synapses
Paul Glimcher, PhD Learning To Be an Interdisciplinary Scientist at the Border of the Natural and Social Sciences
Bryan Roth, MD, PhD Translating Basic Discoveries into Neurotherapeutics
Hongjun Song, PhD Understanding Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis: One Cell at a Time
Rachel I. Wilson, PhD Small Brain, Big Problems
Careers Beyond the Bench
9–11 a.m.
Organizer: Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Success in Academia
9–11 a.m.
Organizer: Patsy Dickinson, PhD
Contact: [email protected] Getting the Most Out of SfN: The Annual Meeting and Beyond
1–2 p.m.
Organizers: David Riddle, PhD; Noah Sandstrom, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Research Careers in Industry and the Private Sector
1–3 p.m.
Organizer: Gretchen Snyder, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Challenges in Neuroscience Training
2–5 p.m.
Organizers: Michael Levine, PhD; Barbara Lom, PhD; Konrad Zinsmaier, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Actively Managing Your Career and Life: What They Didn’t Teach You in School
2:30–5 p.m.
Organizers: Marty Nemko, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
brain awareness camPaiGn event
Igniting Brain Awareness Around the World �3–4:30 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
NIH Funding and You: A Practical Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Your Research Career
3:30–5 p.m.
Organizer: Stephen Korn, PhDContact: [email protected]
Diversity Fellows Poster Session `
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
International Fellows Poster Session `
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Travel Award Recipients Poster Session `
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Career Development Topics: A Mentoring and Networking Event `
7:30–10 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Sunday, Nov. 10The NIH Grants System and Peer Review: Practical Advice for Researchers
Session One: Early-Career Investigators
8:30–10 a.m.
Session Two: Mid-Career Investigators
10:30 a.m.–noon
Organizer: Rene Etcheberrigaray, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Workshop FeesShort Course (includes lunch and syllabus book)Student member .................................... $135 Student Nonmember ............................. $165 Postdoctoral member ............................$200 Postdoctoral Nonmember .....................$245 Faculty member .....................................$265 Faculty Nonmember ..............................$325
Neurobiology of Disease Workshop..........................$35 (includes breakfast, lunch, and reception)
Note: Preregistration is required for Short Courses and the Neurobiology of Disease Workshop. To register, visit SfN.org/registration. find the latest session information — sfn.org/workshops
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chaPters worKshoP
Leading by Example: Insight Into Successful Funding and Program Strategies `11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Organizer: James Geddes, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Graduate School Fair `noon–2 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
sociaL issues roundtabLe
Managing Incidental Findings in Research: Refining Methods of the Past, Mapping the Future �1–3 p.m.
Organizer: Emmeline Edwards, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
NSF News You Can Use: Exploring Funding Opportunities for Research and Training 2–4 p.m.
Organizer: Diane Witt, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Making the Most of Your International Training 2–5 p.m.
Organizer: Michael Zigmond, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Neuroscience Departments and Programs Reception
6:30–8 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Monday, Nov. 11
Teaching Neuroscience: Is the Printed Textbook Obsolete? 9–11 a.m.
Organizer: Richard Olivo, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
A Guide to Journal Publishing9 a.m.–noon
Organizers: Verity Brown, PhD;
Shamus O’Reilly, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Graduate School Fair `noon–2 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Tackling Bias: Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Faculty 1:30–4 p.m.
Organizers: Jill Becker, PhD; Ann Etgen, PhD;
Kathie Olsen, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Enhancing Global Cooperation on Advocacy ✍
3–5 p.m.
Organizers: Sten Grillner, PhD; Larry Swanson, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
Tuesday, Nov. 12animaLs in research PaneL
Facing Challenges on Animal Research: Finding Guidance in Your Institution ✍noon–2 p.m.
Organizer: Michael Goldberg, MD
Contact: [email protected]
Celebration of Women in Neuroscience Luncheon `noon–2 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
PubLic advocacy forum
Policy Implications for the Science of Aging and End of Life �3–5 p.m.
Organizer: Anne Young, MD, PhD
Contact: [email protected]
SfN Members’ Business Meeting `6:45–7:30 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
Graduate Student Reception9 p.m.–midnight
Contact: [email protected]
Child Care and Youth ProgramsOn-site child care and youth programs will be
available for children ages 6 months to 12 years.
KiddieCorp, a national firm with more than 20 years
of experience in conference child care, provides
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NeuroJobs Career Center
Saturday, Nov. 9 – Tuesday, Nov 12, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The on-site career center offers access to
tools necessary for posting jobs, searching
resumes, scheduling interviews, and accessing
the message service.
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SfN-Sponsored Socials
Satellite Events
sunday, nov. 10, 6:45–8:45 p.m.
Cajal Club Social
Cell Death Social
Clinical Neuroscience Social
Genetic models Social
Hearing and Balance Social
Neuroethology/Invertebrate Neurobiology Social
Spinal Cord Injury Social
Synapses and Excitatory Amino Acids Social
monday, nov. 11, 6:45–8:45 p.m.
Alzheimer's Disease Social
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Social
Developmental Neurobiology Social
Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Social
Hippocampus Social
Ingestive Behavior Social
multi-Day events
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-based therapeutics: emerging frontiers in basic research and clinical science
Nov. 6 3–8 p.m.
Nov. 7 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Nov. 8 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
society for the neurobiology of Language
Nov. 6 1–7 p.m.
Nov. 7 and 8 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
5th international Workshop on advances in electrocorticography
Nov. 7 and 8 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
8th brain research conference — rna metabolism in neurological Disease
Nov. 7 and 8 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
12th annual molecular and cellular cognition society meeting
Nov. 7 6 p.m.–9 p.m.
Nov. 8 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
23rd neuropharmacology conference — the synaptic basis of neurodegenerative Disorders
Nov. 7 and 8 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
barrels XXvi
Nov. 7 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Nov. 8 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
cell symposia — the networked brain
Nov. 7 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Nov. 8 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
galanin sfn Pre-meeting 2013
Nov. 7 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Nov. 8 8:30–10:30 a.m.
international neuroethics society annual meeting
Nov. 7 5–8 p.m.
Nov. 8 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
J.b. Johnston club for evolutionary neuroscience
Nov. 7 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
Nov. 8 8 a.m.–9 p.m.
translational and computational motor control: from theory to neurorehabilitation
Nov. 7 and 8 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
friday, nov. 8
brain Pathways to recovery from alcohol Dependence
Nov. 8 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
cognitive and neurobiological aging in the Dog
Nov. 8 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
mechanisms of communication: critical Periods and social Learning
Nov. 8 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
mechanisms of misfolded Protein Propagation in neurodegenerative Diseases
Nov. 8 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
national institute on Drug abuse frontiers in addiction research mini-convention
Nov. 8 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
society for social neuroscience
Nov. 8 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
tucker-Davis symposium on advances and Perspectives in auditory neurophysiology
Nov. 8 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
using neuron to model cells and networks
Nov. 8 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
saturday, nov. 9
autism research social/simons foundation autism research initiative (sfari)
Nov. 9 6:30–8:30 p.m.
g.tec’s brain-computer interface Workshop
Nov. 9 6:30–9:30 p.m.
using the neuroscience gateway Portal for Parallel simulations
Nov. 9 8:30–10:30 a.m.
sunday, nov. 10
10th annual christopher reeve “Hot topics” in stem cell biology
Nov. 10 6:30–9:30 p.m.
arab neuroscientists social
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
asPet’s neuropharmacology Division social
Nov. 10 6:30–8 p.m.
chinese neuroscientist social
Nov. 10 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Decision-making social — society for neuroeconomics
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Drexel university college of medicine alumni reception
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
music Social
Neural Control of Autonomic and respiratory
Function Social
Pavlovian Society Social
Psychopharmacology Social
vision Social
tuesday, nov. 12, 6:45–8:45 p.m.
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Social
Computational Neuroscience Social
Epilepsy Social
Eye movements and vestibular System Social
Neuroendocrinology Social
Neuroethics Social
Optogenetics Social
Sensorimotor Integration and motor Control Social
Songbird Social
Find the latest SfN-sponsored social
information — SfN.org/socials
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evelyn f. mcKnight brain research foundation Poster reception
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
funding approaches to increase collaborations and mentoring circles to strengthen our networks
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
g.tec’s functional mapping with the ecog Workshop
Nov. 10 6:30–7:30 p.m.
ibro alumni symposium
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
international behavioral neuroscience society (ibns) reception
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
illinois neuroscience reception
Nov. 10 6:30–8 p.m.
neuroimmunology social
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
neuroscience opportunities in india
Nov. 10 6:30–8:30 p.m.
oist Developmental neurobiology course alumni
Nov. 10 8–10 p.m.
stanford neuroscience Program alumni reception
Nov. 10 6:30–7:30 p.m.
university of chicago reception
Nov. 10 6:30–8 p.m.
monday, nov. 11
advances in single neuron and network electrical recording techniques
Nov. 11 6:30–8 p.m.
association of Korean neuroscientists: annual meeting and social
Nov. 11 6:30–9:30 p.m.
behavioral optogenetics: How neuronal activity relates to behavior
Nov. 11 6:30–9 p.m.
club Hypnos
Nov. 11 6:30–8 p.m.
Deciphering the neural circuit basis of brain Disease via In Vivo imaging and optogenetics
Nov. 11 6:30–9:30 p.m.
friends of ohio state university social
Nov. 11 6:30–8:30 p.m.
fluorescence immunocytochemistry: are the brightest fluorophores enough?
Nov. 11 6:30–8 p.m.
getting the most out of pcLamP software
Nov. 11 6:30–8:30 p.m.
HeKa electrophysiology update
Nov. 11 6:30–8 p.m.
internal sensations, artificial intelligence and semblance Hypothesis
Nov. 11 7–8 a.m.
In vitro microelectrode array recording techniques
Nov. 11 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Leibniz Lecture: nieLs birbaumer on “clinical application of brain- computer interfaces”
Nov. 11 6:30–7:30 p.m.
neuroscience in germany XX social
Nov. 11 7:30–10 p.m.
sage Labs symposia
Nov. 11 6:30–9 p.m.
schizophrenia social
Nov. 11 6:30–8:30 p.m.
sleep and circadian biology Datablitz
Nov. 11 8–10 p.m.
taiwan night
Nov. 11 6:30–9:30 p.m.
the international society for serotonin research mixer
Nov. 11 6:30–8:30 p.m.
transitioning beyond the Postdoc: Workshop for early career investigators
Nov. 11 6:30–9 p.m.
uab comprehensive neuroscience center social
Nov. 11 6:30–8:30 p.m.
tuesday, nov. 12
alumni and friends of the Department of neurobiology and behavior, uc irvine
Nov. 12 7–9 p.m.
iranian neuroscientists social
Nov. 12 6:30–8:30 p.m.
find the latest session information — sfn.org/satellites
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Carl Zeiss Microimaging LLC
Neuroscience Extra!
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Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
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Research Award in Neuroscience
Peter and Patricia Gruber Lecture
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders
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Neurobiology of Disease Workshop
Neuroscience Scholars Program
2012–2013 Society for Neuroscience Council and Program Committee
officersLarry W. swanson, President carol ann mason, President-Elect moses v. chao, Past President brenda J. claiborne, Treasurer stephen g. Lisberger, Treasurer-Elect Darwin K. berg, Past Treasurer Hollis t. cline, Secretary tatiana Pasternak, Secretary-Elect
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ProGram committeecarol a. tamminga, Chair serena Dudek, Incoming Chair
theme chairsmichael sendtner, Theme A michael s. gold, Theme B John r. Huguenard, Theme C Douglas P. munoz, Theme D margaret mccarthy, Theme E Jeff Dalley, Theme F Lori L. mcmahon, Theme G barry everitt, Theme H
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Photo creditsCover: Scanning electron microscope image shows the ciliated endings of olfactory sensory neurons, which cover the turbinates of the nasal passage and are directly exposed to the external environment. Proper protein trafficking into these distinct subcel-lular compartments is essential since cilia serve as the site for odorant detection.
Courtesy, with permission: Paul M. Jenkins, Lian Zhang, Gary Thomas, and Jeffrey R. Martens, 2009, The Journal of Neuroscience 29: 10541-10551
Page 2: Ultrastructural transmission electron microscope image of Xenopus laevis retina, with colors overlain to reveal GABAergic (red) and glycinergic (green) amacrine cells with their processes in the inner plexiform layer, as well as
glutamatergic (blue) excitatory cell classes, includ-ing bipolar cells and ganglion cells.
Courtesy, with permission: Damian C. Lee, Felix R. Vazquez-Chona, W. Drew Ferrell, Beatrice M. Tam, Bryan W. Jones, Robert E. Marc, and Orson L. Moritz, 2012, The Journal of Neuroscience 32: 2121-2128
Page 3: Release of ATP from retinal glial cells. This pseudocolor image of luciferin-luciferase chemiluminescence shows the release of ATP after stimulation of glial cells on the surface of the rat retina. ATP released from glial cells in the retina is metabolized to adenosine, which, in turn, activates neuronal A1 adenosine receptors and inhibits retinal neurons. The image was taken 12 sec after glial cells were stimulated and shows a region of the retinal surface 480 µm wide.
Courtesy, with permission: Eric A. Newman, 2003, The Journal of Neuroscience 23: 1659-1666
Page 4: An example of a two-dimensional cross-correlogram. This matrix shows the variation in time of the strength of correlated activity of two neurons. The diagonal of the matrix represents the correlation strength at zero time lag. The points above and below this diagonal represent positive and negative time delays between the two neu-rons. Neurons in the primary visual cortex start to synchronize their activity (red part of the diagonal) before the onset of the stimulus in a figure-ground detection task. Such a switch in the internal state of the primary visual cortex is necessary for the detection of the stimulus.
Courtesy, with permission: Hans Supèr, Chris van der Togt, Henk Spekreijse, and Victor A. F. Lamme, 2003, The Journal of Neuroscience 23: 3407-3414
Page 6: Reconstructions of cortical nonpyramidal cells used for quantitative investigation of local axon phenotypes. The somata and dendrites are drawn in yellow, and the axons are drawn in red.
Courtesy with permission: Fuyuki Karube, Yoshiyuki Kubota, and Yasuo Kawaguchi, 2004, The Journal of Neuroscience 24: 2853-2865
Page 9: Illustration of a cross section of the mammalian retina with ganglion cells at the top and rod outer segments at the bottom. Highlighted is the circuitry onto a single ganglion cell, where convergence, amplification, and saturation influence gain controls are located within the retinal network. Depicted in the details is the rod bipolar pathway specified for carrying rod signals in the mammalian retina: rod→rod bipolar→AII amacrine→cone bipolar→ganglion cell. We studied this pathway to find that a key site of gain control at the lowest mean light levels is at the rod bipolar-to-AII amacrine synapse, and at brighter light levels gain controls at earlier sites take over. (Media: water color, pencil, Photoshop by F. A. Dunn with help by Paul Newman.)
Courtesy with permission: Felice A. Dunn, Thuy Doan, Alapakkam P. Sampath, and Fred Rieke, The Journal of Neuroscience 26: 3959-3970
Back Cover: A coronal slice of mouse hip-pocampus that was cultured in vitro for 14 d. GFP (green) marks all interneurons expressing glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 (GAD67). Staining against parvalbumin is red and nuclei are labeled with DAPI (blue). Activity deprivation for 2 d with tetrodotoxin reduces the expression of GAD67 and GFP reporter.
Courtesy, with permission: C. Geoffrey Lau and Venkatesh N. Murthy, 2012, The Journal of Neuroscience 32: 8521-8531
Cover, page 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, and 13: 2012, © Society for Neuroscience. All rights reserved. Photos by Joe Shymanski, and Jeff Nyveen.
Cover, page 3, 9, back cover. Copyright 2013, San Diego Tourism Authority. All rights reserved. Photographer unknown.
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