FEBRUARY 25 (hours are in Italy Local Time)

3.45-4.00 p.m. Opening remarks

4.00 p.m. J. Bakker (Belgium): Sexual differentiation of the human brain: role for sex hormones?

4.45 p.m. G. Rune (Germany): Sex dependent homeostasis of hippocampus synaptic stability and plasticity

5.30 - 6.30 p.m. Free communications from Young Researchers (I)

Rocks D., Jaric I., Gallo E., Greally J.M., Suzuki M., Kundakovic M. (USA) The role of EGR1 in a cyclic transcriptional program and behavioral plasticity across the estrous cycle

Rehbein E., Kogler L., Kotikalapudi R., Krylova M., Sundström Poromaa I., Derntl B. (Germany) Estradiol administration vs. pregnany - what impact does estradiol have on gray matter volume in women?

Aspesi D., Brill Z.R., Guillaume G., Choleris E. (Canada) Testosterone in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis rapidly modulates social recognition and aggression in male mice

Isenbrandt A., Morissette M., Coulombe K., Bourque M., Lamontagne-Proulx J., Pradeloux S., Soulet D., Di Paolo T. (Canada) Role of gonads in the brain response of male and female mice to a MPTP lesion and Dutasteride treatment

Gross. K.S., Lincoln C.M., Anderson M.M., Geiger G.E., Frick K.M. (USA) Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is required for estradiol enhancement of hippocampal memory consolidation

6.30 p.m. H. Ingraham (USA): Insights into how central estrogen modules control female physiology

7.15 - 8.30 p.m. Poster Session (I): Topics 1-3-5

7.15-7.50 P.M. discussion of odd posters (1, 3, 5 ...)

7.50-8.30 P.M. discussion of even posters (2, 4, 6 ...)

FEBRUARY 26

4.00 - 5.30 p.m. Poster Session (II): Topics 2-4-6-7-8

4.00-4.45 P.M. discussion of odd posters (33, 35, 37 ...)

4.45-5.30 P:M: discussion of even posters (32, 34, 36 ...)

5.30 p.m. J. Argente (Spain): Sexual precocity: unraveling the mechanisms of pubertal onset through clinical observations

6.15 p.m. S. Lightman (UK): The origin and importance of ultradian rhythms of the HPA axis in health and disease

7.00 - 8.00 p.m. Free communications from Young Researchers (II)

Barbiero I., De Rosa R., Zamberletti E., Gabaglio M., Tramarin M., Peroni D., Bianchi M., Rubino T., Kilstrup-Nielsen C. (Italy) Mechanism of action and therapeutic potential of pregnenolone-methyl ether (PME) on synaptic and cognitive defects associated with CDKL5 deficiency disorder

Viho E.M.G., Mahfouz A., Meijer O.C. (The Netherlands) Cell specificity of corticosteroid receptors’ signalling and interactions in the adult mouse hippocampus

Cáceres A.R.R., Vega-Orozco A.S., Laconi M.R. (Argentina) Effect of allopregnanolone over the female rat reproductive physiology

Court L., Balthazart J., Ball G.F., Cornil C.A. (Belgium) Long term effects of the inhibition of brain aromatase on the expression of socio-sexual behaviors in male japanese quail

Raux P.L., Lalanne V., Drutel G., Grel A., Marsicano G., Revest J.M., Vallée M. (France) Pregnenolone endogenous regulation of the cannabinoid type-1 receptor: characterization of the novel mutant mouse line CB1-E134G

8.00 - 8.15 p.m. Closure of the meeting