Chairperson: Christophe MULLE

CNRS UMR 5297, Université de Bordeaux, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33077 Bordeaux cedex, France
Phone: +33 (0) 5 57 57 40 80 – Fax: +33 33 (0) 5 57 57 40 82
Email

Vice-chairperson: Frijhof HELMCHEN

Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 63 53 340 – Fax: +41 44 63 53 303
Email

Discovering how neural circuits process information requires measurement of neural activity on many different scales, ranging from single synapses to large assemblies of neurons, best in the brain of behaving animals. The study of brain function at the microscopic and mesoscopic scale has been revolutionized by novel approaches combining the development of molecular tools and gene transfer methods with newly designed instruments that use light to visualize and manipulate the activity of synapses, neural cells and neural ensembles. This international symposium will bring together world experts to present their latest discoveries and technological developments regarding brain connectivity, focusing on studies of synaptic, neuronal and network structure and function using microscopic imaging, connectomics, and optogenetics.

Improved technologies in the field of neuroscience are particularly important to tackle the great challenges in mapping the connections and interactions within and between highly complex neuronal networks. For example, super-resolution light microscopy now enables the visualization of individual molecules within a synapse; novel 3D imaging approaches enable the mapping of synaptic inputs onto dendritic trees and signalling within neuronal populations to be ‘read out’ at millisecond time scales; new viral tracing methods and novel instruments based on automated electron microscopy, optical microscopy and image reconstruction methods assist comprehensive connectomic approaches towards full reconstruction and analysis of synaptic circuits in 3D; furthermore, fast two-photon imaging makes it possible to monitor neural network activity deep in tissue in behaving animals; and recent advances in optogenetic and pharmacogenetic methods are complementing structural and functional imaging by allowing specific manipulations of the activity of particular cell types or neural pathways.

These multidisciplinary challenges and many others will be addressed at this meeting. It will be a great opportunity to foster new collaborations to undertake novel challenges that will push further our ability to detect, measure, manipulate and follow the intricate components of neuronal and network function.
Invited speakers
(provisional titles)

BAILLY-CUIF Laure (Gif sur Yvette, France)
Imaging neural progenitor cells dynamics during behavior

BITO Haruhiko (Tokyo, Japan)
Labeling, monitoring and manipulating active ensembles

CHEDOTAL Alain (Paris, France)
Development of new imaging methods to study the organization of sensory systems

CHOQUET Daniel (Bordeaux, France)
Nanoscopic organization of synapses

COSSART Rosa (Marseille, France)
Imaging ripple events in the awake mouse hippocampus

EMILIANI Valentina (Paris, France)
Two-photon optogenetics by spatio-temporal shaping of ultrafast pulse

FRICK Andreas (Bordeaux, France)
Neuronal circuits probed with recombinant rabies virus technology

GRADINARU Viviana (Pasadena, USA)
Brain control with light; development and application to mental disorders

HELMCHEN Fritjof (Zürich, Switzerland)
Imaging cortical circuit dynamics in behaving mice

HOFER Sonja (Bazel, Switzerland)
Imaging function and structure of the visual system

HOLTMAAT Anthony (Geneva, Switzerland)
Neural circuits in the mammalian neocortex

ISACOFF Ehud Y. (Berkeley, USA)
Design of novel probes for the optical detection and manipulation of neuronal signaling

KIM Jinny (Seoul, South Corea)
mGRASP for mapping connectivity at multiple scales

KONNERTH Arthur (Tum, Germany)
Impaired neuronal network function in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

MARGRIE Troy (London, United Kingdom)
Sensory processing in single cells, circuits and behavior

MONYER Hannah (Heidelberg, Germany)
Connectivity in the entorhinal cortex

NÄGERL Valentin (Bordeaux, France)
Super-resolution imaging of spine plasticity

NEVIDI Elly (Cambridge, USA)
Visualization of synapse assembly and disassembly in vivo: multispectral tracking of distinct circuit elements
OERTNER Thomas (London, United Kingdom)
Controlling the strength and lifetime of synapses with light

PERROY Julie (Montpellier, France)
Imaging plasticity at synapses

RUSAKOV Dmitri (London,United Kingdom)
Mapping  nanomolar calcium landscapes inside neurons and astroglia with FLIM

SILVER Angus (London, United Kingdom)
Investigating the role of temporal coding using high speed 3D 2-photon imaging

SNITZER Mark (Stanford, USA)
Development of fiber-optic fluorescence microendoscopy for studies of learning and memory

STERNSON Scott (Ashburn, USA)
Neural processes that underlie hunger studied with reverse engineering of neural circuits

WILLIG Katrin (Göttingen, Germany)
In vivo STED microscopy of the living mouse brain

WYART Claire (Paris, France)
Investigation of a novel sensory interface relaying information from the cerebrospinal fluid to motor circuits

ZENG Hongkui (Seattle, USA)
Large scale analysis of mouse brain connectivity

Deadline for application: March 7, 2016
Registration fee (including board and lodging)

430 € for PhD students
650 € for other participants

Application for registration
The total number of participants is limited to 115 and all participants are expected to attend for the whole duration of the conference. Selection is made on the basis of the affinity of potential participants with the topics of the conference. Scientists and PhD Students interested in the meeting should send:

– their curriculum vitae
– the list of their main publications for the 3 last years
– the abstract of their presentation

to the Chairperson of the conference (christophe.mulle@u-bordeaux.fr) before the deadline. After it, the organizers will select the participants. Except in some particular cases approved by the Chairperson, it is recommended that all selected participants present their work during the conference, either in poster form or by a brief in- session talk.The organizers choose the form in which the presentations are made. Up to 6 participants will be selected, based on their abstracts, for a short talk. No payment will be sent with application. Information on how and when to pay will be mailed in due time to those selected.

For further information on this meeting, please visit: http://www.icn2016.uy

The first International Symposium on Cholinergic Mechanisms (ISCM) was organized by Edith Heilbronn and took place in Skokloster, Sweden, in 1970. The latest ISCM was organized by Karl Tsim and Yong-Sheng Fan and took place in Hangzhou, China, in 2013. In between, twelve symposiums were held on a very regular basis (see below) and attracted significant numbers of participants from all over the world. The principal objective of these ISCMs has been to (i) survey progress in the understanding of the molecular, cellular, pharmacological, toxicological, behavioral and clinical aspects of the cholinergic system, (ii) bring fundamental and applied scientists together to openly and critically exchange and discuss a broad spectrum of study models and create and/or consolidate collaboration and friendship. It has also been a tradition to publish proceedings, aimed at providing a comprehensive picture of the cholinergic field at the time of the symposium.

(Skokloster, Sweden, 1970; Boldern, Switzerland, 1974; La Jolla, USA, 1977; Florence, Italy, 1980; Oglebay Park, USA, 1983; Buxton, UK, 1986; Lidingo, Sweeden 1989; Ste Adele, Canada, 1992; Mainz, Germany, 1995; Arcachon, France, 1998; St Moritz, Switzerland, 2002; Alicante, Spain, 2005; Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, 2008; Hangzhou, China, 2013)

The fifteenth symposium is now scheduled for taking place in the 2600-year-old town of Marseille, France, in the early fall of 2016 (October 16-20). Marseille, which was designated European Capital of Culture in 2013, offers a range of convenient places for hosting conferences of various sizes and their participants. It is at a little more than 3 hr from Paris by the fast TGV train and than 1 hr by plane; it hosts an international airport for regular and low cost flights from many places in European and neighboring countries; and it is a nice pivot point for exploring the famous southern and western France regions.

We hope that all the ingredients will be brought together to make the XVth ISCM still another successful symposium, and will be looking forward to hearing from your anticipated interest and willingness in attending this event in 2016!

Contact

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De l’histoire des neurosciences à la neuropsychiatrie du futur

De l’histoire des neurosciences à la neuropsychiatrie du futur : dans le cadre d’une collaboration entre le comité d’histoire de la FENS et l’ICM, amphithéâtre de l’ICM, Paris.

Organisation, ICM, FENS, Laboratoire Sphere, Club d’histoire des neurosciences : Yves Agid, Jean-Gaël Barbara, Laura Bossi, Céline Chérici, Jean-Claude Dupont.

Inscription gratuite mais obligatoire auprès de Nicole FOURN

Courriel

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce that registration and abstract submissions are now open for the 6th annual meeting of the GDR Multielectrode that will be held in Grenoble (minischool) and Autrans (conference) on January 5-8, 2016.

You will find the preliminary program and all useful informations and instructions to register at the following address :

http://gdr2904grenoble.sciencesconf.org/

Please don’t hesitate to spread the word around you to make this event as rich as possible.

Several companies will present their products, and we particularly thank Blackrock Microsystems, Atlas Neuroengineering, and g.Tec for their strong support.

Important notes:

1) The language of the meeting is English
2) Deadline for registration and abstract submission is November 15, 2015
3) There are mostly double rooms and only extremely few single rooms available onsite for participant housing, so please choose a single room only if really necessary – thank you so much for your understanding!
4) We plan to organize several practical hands-on sessions in parallel for the second half of the minischool, please let us know which one you would be interested in.
5) This year, a special demo session will be held on Friday 8 afternoon, so you can submit an abstract for this session if you would like to demo a software or a hardware
6) Bus transportation will be available to go from Grenoble to Autrans and back. We plan to propose 2 buses to go back to Grenoble on Friday afternoon at two different times, please specify which one you would prefer.
7) Finally, we have planed a time for an outdoor activity on Thursday 6th afternoon (snow equipment provided). If we have snow, a biathlon initiative will be organized. Please let us know if you would be interested to participate, given that it will be free and will not require any special skiing skills, so everyone can participate!

Looking forward welcoming you in the Alps,

Best regards,

Yvert Blaise
Inserm Research Director

on behalf of the whole organizing committee.

Download the meeting poster

Une nouvelle journée du Club Somato-sensoriel est organisée à l’ICM (Paris) le vendredi 13 novembre 2015.

L’inscription est gratuite mais obligatoire (le lien pour l’inscription est dans le document).

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Neural development is not restricted to embryonic or early postnatal stages but continuous throughout life in the mammalian brain. This conference will bring together leaders from diverse fields such as embryonic cortical development, adult neurogenesis, human imaging, and stem cell-based neural disease modelling to discuss recent advances in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating neural stem cell activity, neuronal specification and functional significance of circuitries modified by the addition of new neurons. In addition, translational perspectives and implications for disease modelling will be covered.

Plenary Speakers

Prof. Gordon Fishell (NYU Langone Medical Center)

Prof. Fred H. Gage (Salk Institute)

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Götz (Munich Center for Neurosciences)

Prof. Rene Hen (Columbia University)

Prof. Rudolf Jaenisch (Whitehead Institute)

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Jessberger (University of Zurich)

Prof. Dr. Gerd Kempermann (CRTD Dresden)

Prof. Pierre-Marie Lledo (Institut Pasteur)

Prof. Guo-li Ming (Johns Hopkins University)

Prof. Alejandro Schinder (Fundación Instituto Leloir)

Prof. Ben Simons (University of Cambridge)

Prof. Hongjun Song (Johns Hopkins University)

Website: http://www.fusion-conferences.com/conference35.php

Neurobiology of language and communication

Chaired by Prof. Peter Hagoort and Prof. Julia Fischer

Language is a higher cognitive function that is typically associated with human communication. The underlying neuronal systems have been largely unraveled, using e.g. fMRI. Studies over the past decades have shown that similar systems and functions are also in place for social communication in other species. This school will provide students with the latest insights into the topic, emphasizing similarities across species as well as pointing out which models are most suitable to address specific aspects.

Further information on FENS-Hertie Winter School