ABCD
1
AGENDA
2
2023 NeuroNex Annual Meeting
3
‘From Octopus to Macaque: The Wondrous Challenges of Diverse Nervous Systems’
4
Washington DC Metro Area | November 15 & 16, 2023
5
6
Meeting WebsiteMeeting Space Location: National Press Club & National Science Foundation Headquarters
7
8
ESTWednesday, November 15Neuronex Annual Meeting Opening | Location: National Press Club
9
18:00 - 18:30Pre-Panel RefreshmentsHors d'Oeuvres & Cash Bar (cards & cash accepted)30 Min
10
11
Panel: 'Diversity in Intelligent Nervous Systems'
12
Moderator: Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Western University, Canada
13
14
18:30 - 19:50Presentations & DiscussionTopic: 'Diversity in Intelligent Nervous Systems'80 Min Session
15
16
Welcome by ModeratorJulio Martinez-Trujillo, Western University, Canada
17
Title: 'Why We Study Intelligence Across Species'5 Min
18
19
Panelist:Tamar Gutnick, University of Naples, Italy25 Min
20
Title: 'Seeking the Neural Bases of Behavior in the Intelligent but Alien Octopus Brain'
21
22
Panelist:Andreas Nieder, University Tuebingen, Germany25 Min
23
Title: 'The Neural Bases of Cognitive Contol in Crows Including Evidence of Recurrent Excitation as in Macaques'
24
25
Panelist:Sylvia Wirth, ISC Marc Jeannerod, France25 Min
26
Title: 'Schema Cells in Macaques, a Neural Basis for Conceptualization'
27
28
19:50 - 20:30Panel:Open Q&A and Discussion40 Min
29
20:30Conclude
30
31
32
33
ESTThursday, November 16NeuroNex Annual Meeting: DAY TWO | NSF HEADQUARTERS
34
35
09:30 - 10:00Refreshments:Coffee & Continental Breakfast30 Min
36
37
10:00 - 10:10WelcomeSusan Marqusee, Assistant Director, Directorate for Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation10 Min
38
39
MORNING SESSION
40
Moderator: Joshua Vogelstein, Johns Hopkins University, USA
41
42
10:10 - 10:40Speakers:Andreas Neef, Gottingen University, Germany and Bobby Kasturi, University of Chicago, USA25 Min
43
Title: 'The Challenges of Developing Tools for the Octopus'
44
45
10:40 - 12:00Round TablesTwo Discussion Questions 90 Min
46
Question 1What research resources (e.g. instrumentation, data-sharing, cyberinfrastructure, software) could we develop to best expand our understanding of diverse nervous systems, inspired by what has already been done in mouse, fly and worm? What are hurdles/bottlenecks to your work, and what are resources that would help your Neuronex research?
47
48
Question 2What is intelligent behavior? How does it relate to ecological niche? How does it involve flexibility to environmental changes, including the possibility of responses to Climate Change?
49
50
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH60 Min
51
13:00 - 14:00POSTER SESSION | LIST60 Min
52
53
AFTERNOON SESSION 'Exploring Diverse Nervous Systems'
54
Moderator: Kristen Harris, University of Texas at Austin, USA
55
56
14:00 - 14:35Talk + Q&A:Elizabeth Hong, Cal Tech, USA30 Min + 5 Min
57
Title: 'Organizational Axes of the Odor Code in the Fly Brain'
58
59
14:35 - 15:10Talk + Q&A:Kristina Nielsen, Johns Hopkins University, USA30 Min + 5 Min
60
Title: 'Higher Level Vision in Ferrets'
61
62
15:10 - 15:45Talk + Q&A:Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Washington University in St. Louis, USA30 Min + 5 Min
63
Title: 'Social Plasticity in the Insect Brain'
64
65
15:45 - 16:00Closing15 Min
66
67
Meeting Conclusion
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77