2017 Granada

Symposia

The Richard F. Thompson New Concepts Session
Chair: Janelle C. LeBoutillier

Participants: Open to all participants. PowerPoint presentations on new ideas, findings or techniques. All participants in the New Concepts session MUST load their presentation on the conference computer prior to this session. Please bring your CD, DVD or Memory Stick to the meeting room one hour prior to the session.

Treating and Phenotyping the Brain via the Internet
Chair: Matt Huentelman
Participants: Mary Pyc, Asta Haberg, Adam Gazzaley, and Matt Huentelman

Distributed Processing in the Macaque Brain during Cognition
Chair: Charlie Gray
Participants: Xiao-Jing Wang, David Freeman and Charlie Gray

Roles of hippocampal Rhythms in Learning, Memory, and Neural Plasticity
Chair: Laura Colgin
Participants: Jozsef Csicsvari, Elizabeth Buffalo, Sonia Gasparini and Laura Colgin

Prefrontal Inhibitory Circuits and Behavioral Control
Chair: Steve Maren
Participants: Pankaj Sah, Cyril Herry, Justin Moscarello and Steve Maren

The Role of Glial Cells in Regulating Neural Activity
Chair: Nelson Spruston
Participants: Alfonso Araque, Kira Poskanzer, Baljit Khakh and Nelson Spruston

Pathological Plasticity in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chair: Peyman Golshani
Participants: Molly M. Huntsman, Shafali Spurling Jeste, Jill L Silverman, Stelios Smirnakis and Peyman Golshani

Gut-Brain Axis in Synaptic Plasticity and Mental Health
Chair: Mauro Costa-Mattioli
Participants: Premek Bercik and Mauro Costa-Mattioli

Examining Memory Formation from Genetics, Epigenetics and Circuits
Chair: Sheena Josselyn
Participants: Guo-Li Ming, Li-Huei Tsai, Kay Tye and Sheena Josselyn

Functional Interactions Between the Retrosplenial Cortex and the Hippocampal Memory System
Chair: Fred Helmstetter
Participants: David Bucci, Kiriana Cowansage, David Smith and Fred Helmstetter

Memory Retrieval: Terra Incognita
Chair: Paul Frankland
Participants: Yaniv Ziv, Lila Davarchi, Steve Ramirez, and Paul Frankland

Venue

Grenada

Grenada is an island country located in the southeastern Caribbean. It consists of Grenada and smaller islands such as Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Known as the Spice Island for its many spices, it is loved for its untouched beauty and warm people. It is the perfect location for fishing, sailing, scuba diving in the crystal-clear ocean among sharks, turtles and wrecks off the coast, as well as hiking or biking through lush mountainous rainforests of Grand Étang National Park in the interior. Or you can simply relax on the many silky stretches of white sand beaches . There are many restaurants serving their unique Creole, Caribbean and West-Indian flavors. Grenada offers a lifestyle so pure and authentic that you feel instantly renewed.

Radisson Grenada Beach Resort

The conference is being held at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort, Grand Anse Beach, St. George’s, Grenada. It is located seven minutes from the GND airport. For views of the hotel and the various types of rooms, please visit their web site.

Situated in the heart of Grand Anse, at this 20-acre hotel you can unwind in the beachside gardens, soak in the swimming pool with two waterfalls, learn to scuba dive at the PADI center or conduct work in the modern business center.