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NEURONS IN ACTION 2021

November 29th – December 1st, 2021

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Conference dates: November 29th - December 1st, 2021

Abstract submission deadline: November 19th,2021

Conference dates: November 29th - December 1st, 2021

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Neurons in Action 2021 is the 4th edition of the Nencki Symposium dedicated to plasticity of the nervous system. The symposium is a collaborative initiative of multiple research groups from the Nencki Institute.

This year we will host neurobiologists who will present their latest research focused on neuronal mechanisms of inheritance of behavioral phenotypes, aberrant synaptic plasticity, formation of fear memory and spatial memory, dynamic changes in activity of neuronal circuits and processing of memories in humans. This vast spectrum of studies will cover contemporary and innovative methodologies from identification of epigenetic changes to the DNA, through behavioral studies and both ex vivo and in vivo imaging in animal models to human intracranial electrophysiology.

NiA 2021 will be a hybrid event, with all talks and a career workshop available online, upon registration (free of charge), and a poster session held both online and in person at the Nencki Institute. All PhD students, postdocs, older academics as well as all other fans of neurobiology are welcome.

AGENDA

  • day 1

    November 29, 2021

  • day 2

    November 30, 2021

  • day 3

    december 1, 2021
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TOPIC
SPEAKERS
14:00-15:00
Plenary lecture: “Acting on our instincts: understanding emotional decision-making”
Prof. Cornelius Gross
(EMBL, Rome, Italy)
15:15-17:15
Poster session
TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKERS
09:00-11:00
Epigenetic Inheritance of Behavioral Phenotypes
chair: Dr. Ali Jawaid
09:00-09:40
“Intergenerational Inheritance: Why your father's microbes matter”
Dr. Jamie Hackett
(EMBL, Rome, Italy)
09:40-10:20
“Gene-environment interactions and paternal epigenetic inheritance as modulators of transgenerational epigenopathy”
Prof. Anthony Hannan
(Florey Institute, Melbourne, Australia)
10:20-11:00
“Intergenerational transmission of behavioral phenotypes: a fatty concept”
Dr. Ali Jawaid
(Nencki-EMBL Partnership for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders – BRAINCITY, Warsaw, Poland)
11:00-12:00
Lunch break
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12:00-14:00
Molecular and cellular basis of fear memory formation and extinction
chair: Prof. Katarzyna Radwańska
12:00-12:30
“Active transition of fear memory phases from fear to extinction”
Prof. Satoshi Kida
(Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan)
12:30-13:00
“Synaptic engrams represent different memory states”
Dr. Dong-il Choi
(Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea)
13:00-13:30
“Brain circuits for fear attenuation”
Dr. Bianka Silva
(Institute of Neuroscience NCR, Pisa, Italy)
13:30-14:00
“Molecular basis of fear memory extinction”
Prof. Katarzyna Radwańska
(Nencki Institute, Warsaw, Poland)
14:00-14:30
Coffee break
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14:30-16:30
Molecular mechanisms of abberant synaptic plasticity
chair: Prof. Jakub Włodarczyk
14:30-15:10
“Amelioration of Tau pathology and memory deficits by targeting serotonin receptors”
Prof. Evgeni Ponimaskin
(Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany)
15:10-15:50
“Single cell transcriptomic profiling of tauopathy in a novel 3D neuron-astrocyte coculture model”
Prof. Christine Cheng
(J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, USA)
15:50-16:30
“Molecular fingerprint of stress resilience”
Ewa Baczyńska
(Nencki Institute, Warsaw, Poland)
TIME
TOPIC
SPEAKERS
08:00-10:00
Spatial memory and navigation in rodents and humans
chair: Dr. Rafał Czajkowski
08:00-08:30
“What determines navigation ability?”
Prof. Hugo Spiers
(University College London. London, UK)
08:30-09:00
“Dissociation between theta oscillations and the spatial code of grid cells”
Prof. Torkel Hafting
(University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway)
09:00-09:30
“Neural substrate of avoidance of a dynamic object in rats”
Dr. Jan Svoboda
(Institute of Physiology CAS, Prague, Czech Republic)
09:30-10:00
“Anatomical and functional convergence of spatial memory paths”
Dr. Rafał Czajkowski
(Nencki Institute, Warsaw, Poland)
10:15-12:15
Career workshop
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12:15-13:00
Lunch break
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13:00-15:00
Dynamic neural representations
chair: Dr. Alicja Puścian
13:00-13:30
“Learning to see with closed eyes: Retinal waves tune cortical neurons before eye-opening”
Dr. Ali Hamodi
(Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA)
13:30-14:00
"Neural circuitry for maternal oxytocin release"
Dr. Silvana Valtcheva,
(New York School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA)
14:00-14:30
“Prefrontal Circuits Underlying Cognitive Flexibility”
Dr. Timothy Spellman,
(Cornell University, New York, NY, USA & University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA)
14:30-15:00
“Diverse neuronal population of the prelimbic cortex in social bonding”
Dr. Alicja Puścian,
(Nencki-EMBL Partnership for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders – BRAINCITY, Warsaw, Poland)
15:00-16:00
Coffee break
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16:00-18:00
Neuronal correlates of memory processing - insight from intracranial recordings in humans
chair: Dr. Jan Kamiński
16:00-16:30
“Shared neural substrates for Working Memory maintenance and Long-Term Memory formation in humans”
Dr Jan Kamiński
(Nencki-EMBL Partnership for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders – BRAINCITY, Warsaw, Poland)
16:30-17:00
“Mechanisms of executive control of episodic memory processes”
Prof. Ueli Rutishauser
(California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA)
17:00-17:30
“Reactivating real-world spatial context using targeted memory reactivation”
Dr. Thomas Schreiner & Dr. Tobias Staudigl
(Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany)
17:30-18:00
“High frequency activities in mapping and modulating memory in the human brain”
Dr. Michal T. Kucewicz,
(Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA and Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

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Prof. Agnieszka Dobrzyń

Director of the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Hanna Fabczak

President of the Marceli Nencki Foundation for Supporting Biological Sciences

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Dr. Ewelina Knapska

vice-president of the Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY, head of the Laboratory of Emotions Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Prof. Katarzyna Radwańska

Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Basis of Behavior, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Prof. Jakub Włodarczyk

Head of the Laboratory of Cell Biophysics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Ali Jawaid

Head of the Laboratory of Translational Research in Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Rafał Czajkowski

Head of the Laboratory of Spatial Memory at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Jan Kamiński

Head of the Laboratory of Neurophysiology of Mind, Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Alicja Puścian

Laboratory of Emotions Neurobiology, Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Dr. Ksenia Meyza

Laboratory of Emotions Neurobiology, Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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The Neurons in Action 2021 conference was financed under the DNK / SP / 468813/2020 agreement from the funds of the Ministry of Education and Science as part of the Excellent Science program

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