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How to submit your abstract(s)
Abstract submission is entirely online according
to the instructions below which you should read very carefully.
Once you have registered for the meeting, you will receive
a user name and password (randomly generated words) that
will allow you to submit and to access your abstract for
editing right up until midnight on the deadline (SATURDAY,
31st January, 2009). After this, the site cannot
be accessed. If this presents a problem, please contact
the conference helpline (Tel: 0151 794 6440, or email:
bna2009@liv.ac.uk).
Please note that all abstracts are reviewed by the Programme
Committee and must conform to UK law with regard to animal
and human procedures (see below). Abstracts that
have NOT followed the guidelines will incur unnecessary
delays or may have to be rejected.
For oral communication in a symposium
If time allows, some symposium organisers
have expressed an interest in selecting a number of submitted
abstracts for inclusion as oral presentations their sessions
in addition to their 'key-note' speakers. If you wish your
abstract to be considered for inclusion in a specific symposium,
then please indicate this clearly at the appropriate place
when submitting your abstract from the drop-down menu (see
below for summary of symposia and their scheduling). Please note
that symposia with FOUR speakers alreay will NOT have room for
additional presentations.
For poster presentation
By far the majority of submitted abstracts
will be presented as posters. Posters will be displayed
for ONE DAY ONLY in themed sessions. When submitting your
abstract, you will be able to make THREE choices from 50
poster themes (see below), and every attempt will be made
by the organisers to accommodate your wish to present under
your first chosen theme. There will be a 'poster preview'
session each morning (9.30am-11.00am), followed by a poster
session during the afternoon (4.00pm-5.30pm) when presenting
authors MUST be present. The poster display size will be
2m by 1m, 'landscape' (horizontal) style, and posters must
be attached by velcro, supplied by the organisers.
IMPORTANT: You will need to know your user
name and password (received after registering for the meeting)
before attempting to submit your abstract. Please register
for the meeting and indicate your method of payment before
attempting to access the online abstract submission site.
METHODS OF PAYMENT:
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Visa, mastercard, delta, switch
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Sterling cheque, made payable to 'British Neuroscience Association'
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Eurocheque, made payable to 'British Neuroscience Association'
ETHICAL CODE:
Abstracts containing data obtained on human subjects must
have been carried out with the full understanding and consent
of each subject and patient.
Abstracts using experimental animals must
have undertaken adequate measures to minimise pain and discomfort
in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act
1986. The organisers reserve the right to reject abstracts
that do not conform to these requirements.
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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
The Book of Abstracts will be available online for all delegates
prior to the meeting, and will be presented as a printed version
at registration. It will also be published by the British
Neuroscience Association (ISSN 1345-8301) for distribution
to many libraries and institutions in the UK. Your abstract should be cited
as follows: Brit. Neurosci. Assoc. Abstr., vol 20, pXXX
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
Please note the following COMPULSORY fields to fill in on
the abstract submission form before you can submit your
abstract.
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Name and full contact details of the
presenting/corresponding author. Further communication
will ONLY be sent to this person and it is his/her responsibility
to inform other authors of progress with the abstract
and its presentation.
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Your THREE choices from the list of poster
themes below, in order of preference, for presentation
of your poster. If you also wish your abstract to be considered
for ORAL presentation in one of the symposia, then please
choose the symposium from the drop-down menu.
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Your THREE KEY WORDS under which you
would like your abstract to be indexed. There is NO list
of words provided; you MUST choose your own words that
best reflect the nature and content of your abstract.
Your abstract should be typed in the box provided,
the title should be maximally 150 characters and the abstract
no more than 250 words in length. You will be able to type
directly into word, finding scientific symbols as normal,
should you wish to use them.
VERY IMPORTANT: You MUST remember to click
on SAVE if you wish the BNA database to store your abstract
for further editing. Do NOT exit the abstract submission
site, or turn off your computer, without clicking on SAVE
first, otherwise your abstract will be lost. Please wait
a few moments for confirmation that saving has been successful
BEFORE exiting. You will receive your confirmatory message
by email within a few minutes. Please contact the helpline
(bna2009.liv.ac.uk
or 0151 794 6440) IMMEDIATELY if you do not receive your
confirmatory message. When you are happy with your abstract
and it requires no futher editing, you may SUBMIT to the
database (by clicking on SUBMIT). You may submit more than
one abstract. Remember, the deadline is midnight, Saturday 31st January 2009.
You will be kept regularly informed of progress
with your abstract which will be reviewed by the Programme
Committee. Acceptance into the scientific programme will
be notified to you within ONE month after the deadline for
abstracts, and the exact scheduling in the daily programme
will be announced to you AT LEAST SIX WEEKS prior
to the meeting. You will also be issued at this time with
FULL instructions on how to prepare your poster or
your oral communication
POSTER THEMES
You will be asked to select THREE themes
from the following list under which you would like to present
your poster and indicate your choices on the appropriate
place on the abstract submission form. These themes are
also displayed again for your convenience as a drop-down
menu on the online abstract submission site.
1. development
2. plasticity
3. regeneration
4. transplantation
5. neural stem cells
6. ageing
7. cell biology
8. molecular neurobiology
9. neuroimmunology
10. neuroglia
11. excitable membranes
12. synaptic transmission
13. neurotransmitters
14. neuromodulators
15. neuropharmacology
16. receptors
17. neuroendocrinology
18. autonomic regulation
19. spinal cord
20. sensory systems
21. visual system
22. motor systems
23. sensorimotor integration
24. basal ganglia
25. limbic system
26. hippocampus
27. hypothalamus
28. learning and memory
29. neural basis of behaviour
30. genes and behaviour
31. behavioural pharmacology
32. disorders of the nervous system
33. neurodegenerative diseases
34. neuropathy
35. tumours
36. pain
37. cerebrovascular diseases
38. neuromuscular disorders
39. trauma
40. infection and inflammation
41. gene therapy
42. neuropsychiatry
43. neuroprotection
44. neurotoxicity
45. neural computation
46. neural networks
47. neuroimaging
48. neuroethics
49. teaching of neuroscience
50. science communication
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SYMPOSIA
If you wish your abstract to be considered for oral presentation, here is the list of symposia. These
will also appear again as a drop-down menu on the online abstract submission site.
Monday, 20th April - morning session
1. Extending the hippocampal memory system: beyond the fornix
2. Steroid hormones and neuroprotection: is it all good news?
3. Structure function studies in ionotropic glutamate receptors
4. GABA-A receptors, cortical function and psyciatric disease
5. Molecular and functional properties of human stem cell-derived neurons in vitro
Monday, 20th April, afternoon session
6. Neural basis of drug addiction
7. G-protein coupled receptor trafficking and neuronal function
8. Novel gene regulation mechanisms in neuroscience and psychiatry
9. Between hope and despair: sleep and circadian dysfunction in neurological disorders
10. mechanisms of cortical circuit function and development: insights from the barrel cortex
Tuesday, 21st April, morning session
11. Prion paradigm: lessons for neuroscience
12. Neural-glia interactions in plasticity and pathology
13. Mechanisms of synaptic transmission: insights from model organisms
14. Activity dependent mechanisms in the development and plasticity of sensorimotor systems: towards understanding and treatment of cerebral palsy
15. Frontal lobe interations during learning and decision-making
Tuesday, 21st April - afternoon session
16. Making sense of basal ganglia and cerebellar neuroscience: a computational modelling approach
17. Brain connectivity: from structure to function
18. 5-HT systems in psychiatric disorders
19. Recent advances in the biology of myelination
20. new insights into stress and synaptic plasticity
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