Workshop 2006
BRAIN, BEHAVIOR PLASTICITY
February 15-17, 2006
Department of Biology, University of Fribourg
Organizers:
Urs ALBRECHT, Jean-Luc DREYER, Robert KRETZ, Eric ROUILLER, Reinhard STOCKER, Beat SCHWALLER
Speakers:
Nikos LOGOTHETIS, MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen
Eric ROUILLER, Division of Physiology, University of Fribourg
Eric ROUILLER's collaborators
Urs ALBRECHT, Division of Biochemistry, University of Fribourg
Paul FRANKEN, Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne
Florence CRESTANI, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich
Hans WELZL, Institute of Psychology, University of Zürich
Jean-Maurice DURA, CNRS/UPR1142, Montpellier
Thomas PREAT, DEPSN/CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette
Isabelle MANSUY, Brain Research Institute, ETHZ/University of Zürich
Isabelle MANSUY's collaborators
Participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience are requested to present a poster during the poster sessions describing their specific research projects. Please send the title and a short abstract of your poster not later than February 03, 2006 to: robert.kretz@unifr.ch
Transportation charges are reimbursed to all participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience.
Credit: 2 ECTS points
No fees requested
The workshop is also open for non-participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience. Guests are welcome. Please register immediately. The number of participants is limited!
Deadline for registration : February 01, 2006
Register per email to: robert.kretz@unifr.ch
PROGRAM
Wednesday, Febr. 15, 2006
| Chair: R. Kretz | Morning session: Perception and Plasticity |
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| 09:15-09:25 | Introduction (Dr. R. Kretz) |
| 09:25-10:50 | "From Neuron Spiking to Perception: A Bridge Too Far?" Part I (Dr. N. Logothetis, Tübingen) |
| 10:50-11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10-12:45 | "From Neuron Spiking to Perception: A Bridge Too Far?" Part II (Dr. N. Logothetis, Tübingen) |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch and putting up the posters |
| 13:45-14:30 | Poster Session 1 |
| Chair: E.M. Rouiller | Afternoon session: Injury and Cortical Plasticity |
| 14:30-16:00 | "Mechanisms of Recovery of Motor Control After Lesion of the Motor Cortex in Primates" (Dr. E.M. Rouiller and collaborators, Fribourg) |
| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-17:45 | "Plasticity of Motor Cortex Following Cervical Cord Hemi-Section and Role played for Functional Recovery" (Dr. E.M. Rouiller and collaborators, Fribourg) |
Thursday, Febr. 16, 2006
| Chair: U. Albrechtp | Morning session: Circadian Rhythms and Slee |
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| 09:15-09:20 | Introduction (Dr. U. Albrecht) |
| 09:20-10:45 | "Circadian Rhythms" (Dr. U. Albrecht, Fribourg) |
| 10:45-11:05 | Coffee Break |
| 11:05-12:45 | "Sleep" (Dr. P. Franken, Lausanne) |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-14:30 | Poster Session 2 |
| Chair: B. Schwaller | Afternoon session: Learning and Behavior in Animal Models |
| 14:30-14:40 | Introduction (Dr. B. Schwaller, Fribourg) |
| 14:30-16:00 | "Behavioral Animal Models of Human Affective States and Related Disorders" (Dr. F. Crestani, Zürich) |
| 16:10-16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30-18:00 | "Testing Behavior in Rodents" (Dr. H. Welzl, Zürich) |
Friday, Febr. 17, 2006
| Chair: R. Stocker | Morning session: Drosophila Mushroom Body and Memory |
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| 09:15-09:20 | Introduction (Dr. R. Stocker, Fribourg) |
| 09:20- 10:45 | "Drosophila Mushroom Body : Developmental Genetics and Anatomy" (Dr. J.-M. Dura, Montpellier). |
| 10:45-11:05 | Coffee Break |
| 11:05-12:45 | "Drosophila Mushroom Body : Role in Olfactory Learning and Memory" (Dr. T. Préat, Gif-sur-Yvette). |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-14:30 | Poster Session 3 |
| Chair: J.-L. Dreyer | Afternoon session: Brain Plasticity and Memory |
| 14:30-16:00 | "Studies of Molecular Constraints on Brain Plasticity and Memory" Part I (Dr. I. Mansuy and collaborators, Zürich) |
| 16:00:16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20:17:30 | "Studies of Molecular Constraints on Brain Plasticity and Memory" Part II (Dr. I. Mansuy and collaborators, Zürich) |