Welcome to the 20th National Meeting of the British Neuroscience Association! - this year, bigger and better than ever before with a range of workshops and a satellite meeting for you to enjoy at no extra cost, and hosted in the exciting and vibrant city of Liverpool. The 2009 Meeting will follow the traditional format of plenary lectures, symposia, poster sessions, and some oral communications by invitation from each symposium chair. The plenary sessions will begin on Sunday evening (19th April) and the meeting will conclude with a workshop on Wednesday afternoon (22nd April). The Meeting will take place entirely within the The Adelphi, Liverpool, using their newly refurbished conference facilities.

 

The Adelphi
Ranelagh Place
Liverpool
L3 5UL
Tel: 0151 709 7200
Fax: 0151 707
Email: kevin.carter@britanniahotels.com.
Website: www.adelphi-hotel.com

 

Each day will begin and conclude with a plenary lecture; five symposia will run in parallel during Monday and Tuesday morning and afternoon. Between the plenaries and symposia, there will be poster preview sessions (every morning) and sessions when the presenting author is expected to be in attendance (every afternoon). Click on ‘Scientific Programme’ to view the full scheduling of the symposia and plenaries. There wil be worshops on Sunday , Tuesday and Wednesday, and a satellite meeting to begin the proceedings on Sunday. Remember, the deadline for abstracts is MIDNIGHT, 31st JANUARY, 2009.

 

Programme Committee for ‘BNA 2009’:
John Aggleton (Cardiff)
Yvonne Allen (BNA)
Lucy Annett (Herts)
Duncan Banks (Milton Keynes)
Colin Blakemore (Oxford)
Bob Burgoyne (Liverpool)
Graham Collingridge (Bristol)
Richard Frackowiak (London)
Bruno Frenguelli (Warwick)
Helen Hodges (London)
Colin Ingram (Newcastle)
Vincent O’Connor (Southampton)
Mike O’Neill (Eli Lilly)
Judy Pratt (Strathclyde)
Stefan Przyborski (Durham)
Narender Ramnani (Royal Holloway)
Mike Rigby (Pfizer)
Trevor Robbins (Cambridge)
Trevor Smart (London)
Mike Stewart (Milton Keynes)

 

Conference Secretariat:
Yvonne Allen (Executive Secretary)
Nicola Gilmore (Administrator)

 

Corporate Sponsors:
The BNA gratefully acknowledges the financial support Merck Research Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly for all its activities.

 

Summary of Scientific Programme:
Plenary Lecturers:
Bob Burgoyne (Liverpool)
Dick Passingham (Oxford)
Nancy Rothwell (Manchester)
Christine Holt (Cambridge)
Andrew Parker (Oxford)
Malcolm Brown (Bristol)
David Porteous (Edinburgh)

 

Symposia:
Extending the hippocampal memory system: beyond the fornix
Steroid hormones and neuroprotection: is it all good news?
Structure-function studies in ionotropic glutamate receptors
GAB-AA receptors, cortical function and psychiatric disease
Molecular and functional properties of human stem cell-derived neurons in vitro.
Neural basis of drug addiction
G-protein coupled receptor trafficking and neuronal function
Novel gene regulation mechanisms in neuroscience and psychiatry
Between hope and despair: sleep and circadian dysfunction in neurological disorders
Mechanisms of cortical circuit function and development: insights from the barrel cortex
Prion paradigm: lessons for neuroscience
Neuron-glia interactions in plasticity and pathology
Mechanisms of synaptic transmission: insights from model organisms
Activity-dependent mechanisms in the development and plasticity of sensorimotor systems: towards understanding and treatment of cerebral palsy.
Frontal lobe interactions during learning and decision-making
Making sense of basal ganglia and cerebellar neuroscience: a computational modelling approach
Brain connectivity: from structure to function
5-HT systems in psychiatric disorders
Recent advances in the biology of myelination
New insights into stress and synaptic plasticity

 

Workshops:
Brain Connectivity: Dynamic Causal Modelling
Analysis of Structural, Diffusion and Functional MRI Data
Translational approaches in drug discovery and development
Beyond the bench: engaging the public in brain science

 

Satellite:
Glutamate Receptors – The Long and Winding Road

 

In addition, there will be a full exhibition of the latest books, equipment and technology for neuroscience research, and peripheral events that discuss aspects of the ‘teaching of neuroscience’ and the ‘public awareness of science’ (click on ‘Special Events’). There will also be a full range of social events for all delegates to enjoy (click on ‘Social Programme’). All abstracts will be published by the BNA (ISBN 1345-8301) and are fully citable.