Scientific Program
April 24, 2024
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09:00 – 09:30 AM Registration Check-In and Breakfast
09:30 – 09:40 AM Opening Remarks
Session 1A: Neural Substrates for Sensation (Chaired by Dr. Huizhong Whit Tao)
09:40 – 10:10 AM
Dr. Michael Jacobs Goard, University of California Santa Barbara
Estrous cycle modulation of structural and functional plasticity in the mouse hippocampus
10:10 – 10:40 AM
Dr. Stephanie Correa, University of California Los Angeles
Integration of metabolic and reproductive states in the neural circuit that controls feeding
10:40 – 11:10 AM
Dr. Alexander Heimel, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Context-dependent response to threats via hypothalamus to brainstem
11:10 – 11:25 AM: Coffee Break
11:25 – 11:30 AM Introduction of Chen Institute by Dr. Yan Li
Session 1B: Neural Substrates for Sensation (Chaired by Dr. Michael Jacobs Goard)
11:30 – 12:00 PM
Dr. Huizhong Whit Tao, University of Southern California
A thalamic inhibitory control of colliculus-mediated visual behavior
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Dr. Brian Lee, University of Southern California
Utilizing cortical stimulation of the primary somatosensory cortex to generate percepts of somatosensation
12:30 – 1:00 PM
Dr. Badr Albanna, AI Research Engineer II at Duolingo & adjunct visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh
Lessons for NeuroAI from the early transformer era
1:00 – 2:00 PM On-site Lunch
Session 2A: Neural Circuits for Motivation (Chaired by Dr. Ann Kennedy)
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Dr. Annegret L. Falkner, Princeton University
Mapping the neural dynamics of social dominance and defeat
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Dr. Byungkook Lim, University of California San Diego
Cortical Interneuron dynamics underlying drug seeking after withdrawal
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Dr. Weizhe Hong, University of California Los Angeles
Neural Basis of Prosocial Behavior
3:30 – 3:45 PM: Break
Session 2B: Neural Circuits for Motivation (Chaired by Dr. Byungkook Lim)
3:45 – 4:15 PM
Dr. Robert Froemke, New York University
Love, death, and oxytocin: the challenges of mouse maternal care
4:15 – 4:45 PM
Dr. Li I. Zhang, University of Southern California
Neural circuitry for dysregulation of brain homeostasis under stress
4:45 – 5:15 PM
Dr. Ann Kennedy, Northwestern University
Neural circuit computations regulating the adaptive expression of survival behaviors
April 25, 2024
Langham Courtyard
9:00 – 9:30 AM On-site Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00 AM Workshop 1 AI and Neuroscience
11:00 – 12:00 PM Informal discussions
12:00 PM Pick up at Langham entrance
Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge
12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch Buffet
(Lunch buffet is available from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM)
2:00 – 3:30 PM Workshop 2 Sensation and Motivation
3:30 – 5:30 PM Garden tour and discussions
5:30 PM Pick up at entrance/drop off place.
Langham, Pasadena
6:30 PM Royce Event Room
6:45 PM Dinner