September 8th 2016. Thursday |
I. Morning session: Workshop |
Good practice in behavioral experiments for biomedical research; experiment design and procedure preparation; most commonly used behavioral tests; how to properly conduct experiment |
Lunch |
II. Afternoon session: data collection and data analysis in nutshell; frequently pitfalls, mistakes and errors - and how to avoid them |
Welcome dinner |
September 9th 2016. Friday |
I. Morning session.Rodent models I |
Sexual behavior as a model in behavioral research; abnormal development of monoaminergic neurons implicated in mood fluctuations and bipolar disorder; predatory aggression and violence in rats; a mouse model for Down syndrome |
I. Morning session. Experimental neuropharmacology |
Behavioral methods in pharmacological research on transgenic mice in models of neuronal diseases such as schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, autism; interaction between brain, gut and microbiome and how it applies to stress and immune-related disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome and obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders; metastasis and BBB |
Lunch |
Poster session |
II. Afternoon session. Behavioral research in human and other primates |
Cognitive abilities and communication in primates; eye-tracking methods in human; impact of exercise during pregnancy on the next generation; amygdala-orbitofrontal interactions in primates: approach-avoidance decision making; bilingual learning vs. brain plasticity |
II. Afternoon session. Clinical Neuropharmacology |
Factors modifying the effect of drugs on OUN; neuroinflammation and treatment of mental disorders; antidepressants; caffeine and other stimulants and epilepsy treatment; effects of physical activity and diet on drugs used in OUN disorders; abuses in pharmacology; drug addictions, doping – toxicological aspects |
Poster session |
Inauguration speech: Chris de Zeeuw: “Creating Coordination in the Cerebellar Cortex” |
Gala dinner |
September 10th 2016. Saturday |
I. Morning session. Noah’s Ark |
Cognitive abilities and affective states in flock; personality of horses; the origin of patterns of cognitive behavior in bears; spatial behavior and learning in reptiles; communication abilities and self-awareness in elephants and dolphins; cognitive abilities and intelligence in fish; vision in Drosophila |
I. Morning session. NEUROREHABILITACJA |
Drugs supporting rehabilitation after stroke; new therapy methods of hand disability after stroke; virtual reality in treatment of neurological diseases; OUN diseases: Alzheimer disease, Parkinson, multiple sclerosis |
Lunch |
Poster session |
II. Afternoon session. Rodent models II |
Vasopressin signaling and stress hormones in rats, pathophysiology of autism; neuroanatomical and neurochemical correlates of cognitive processing biases (such as optimism/pessimism) in animal models |
Poster session |
Good-bye meeting |