BNA2013 Festival of Neuroscience

BNA Event - 7th to 10th Apr 2013

BNA2013: Festival of Neuroscience [22nd Meeting, London] 

The festival contained 7 plenary speakers:

  • Yves Agid, Honorary Professor of Neurology Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, Subconsciousness and the brain 
  • David Attwell FRS, Jodrell Professor of Physiology University College London, CNS White Matter: The role of neurotransmitter signalling to oligodendrocytes and their precursors in health and disease  
  • Tim Bliss FRS, Formerly Head of Neurophysiology NIMR London, LTP: Forty years on  
  • Uta Frith DBE FMedSci FRS, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development University College London, Autism, and cognitive development  
  • Karen Steel FMedSci FRS, Professor, Wolfson CARD, King’s College London, Understanding the genetics of deafness using mouse mutants 
  • Irene Tracy, Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science University of Oxford, Imaging pain, relief and altered states of consciousness in the human brain  
  • Michael White, Professor of Systems Biology University of Manchester, Quantitative analysis of the dynamics of signalling and transcriptionin single cells and tissues  

And 2 Public Speakers:

  • Ruby Wax, Comedian, Actress
  • Anders Bjorklund, Professor of Histology Lund University, Sweden, Stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease: Problems and prospects  

There were 8 themes:

  • Development
  • Molecular
  • Sensory and Motor
  • Cognition
  • Circadian
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Methods and Techniques
  • Public Awareness

List of speakers:

  • Agam, Professor Galila, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, The effect of lithium and of knockout of inositol metabolism-related genes on inositol turnover; implications on the mechanism of mood stabilization by lithium
  • Aggleton, Professor John, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, Diffusion MRI-based tractography: Perspectives from axonal tract tracing in animals. 
  • Albert, Dr Joerg, University College London, London, UK, From sounds to spikes: the molecular and biophysical logic of auditory transduction in insects. 
  • Anderson, Professor Ian, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Beyond the monoamines: new advances in treatments for depression? 
  • Ashby, Dr Michael, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, NMDA receptors and the functional birth of cortical circuits.
  • Assaf, Professor Yaniv, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Learning in the fast lane: new insights into neuroplasticity
  • Bahn, Professor Sabine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Disease Biomarkers for Bipolar Disorder.
  • Bahrami, Dr Bahador, University College London, London, UK, When and how can two heads be better than one?
  • Baker, Professor Stuart, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Cerebellar outputs to muscle
  • Bannerman, Dr David, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, The role of NMDA receptors in learning and memory. 
  • Barker, Professor Roger, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, What is the true range of clinical features in Huntington's Disease? Lessons learnt from patients.
  • Barnett, Professor Sue, Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK, Characterization of stem cell-like populations found within the olfactory mucosa: use in CNS repair.
  • Baron, Professor Jean-Claude Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, PET imaging of inflammation after stroke.
  • Bates, Professor Gillian, King’s College London, London, UK, Huntington's disease: molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic target validation.
  • Behrens, Dr Tim, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Decision making in reward systems. 
  • Ben-Ari, Professor Yehezkel, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Mediterranée, Marseille, France, Development of hippocampal circuits, with particular emphasis on the role of early oscillatory and spontaneous activity. 
  • Bennett, Dr David, King's College London, London, UK, The immune system and pain.
  • Bilsland, Dr James, Neusentis, Cambridge, UK, Sensory neurones derived from iPS cells in pain disease modelling and drug discovery. 
  • Bjerkvig, Professor Rolf, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Hypoxia and angiogenesis in tumour biology. ?Bradbury, Dr Elizabeth, King’s College London, London, UK, Manipulating the extracellular matrix to promote repair following spinal cord injury. 
  • Bradke, Professor Frank, DZNE Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Moderate microtubule stabilization reduces scarring and causes axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury.
  • Brembs, Dr Björn, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Voluntariness: Behavioral freedom and decision-making in flies.
  • Brickley, Dr Stephen, Imperial College London, London, UK, The potential of extrasynaptic GABAA receptors as targets of sedative/hypnotic drugs.
  • Brown, Professor Steven, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Cellular clocks directing sleep and physiology.
  • Bullmore, Professor Ed, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Small world networks in schizophrenia.
  • Bullmore, Professor Ed, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Novel experimental medicine approaches - Human synaptic plasticity and evaluation of novel pharmacological targets.
  • Bushell, Dr Trevor, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK, Proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2): Do peripheral inflammatory roles translate to the CNS?
  • Carandini, Professor Matteo, University College London, London, UK, Adaptation maintains homeostasis in cortical populations.
  • Carmignoto, Dr Giorgio, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy, Astrocyte involvement in initiating and terminating seizures.
  • Caroni, Professor Pico, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, Assembly and plasticity of hippocampal principal neuron microcircuits. 
  • Carr, Dr Amanda, UCL - Institute of Ophthalmology, The use of iPSC for treating diseases of the retina
  • Carvalho, Professor Ana-Luisa, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Modulation of hippocampal glutamatergic synapses by ghrelin.
  • Chakrabarti, Dr Bhismadev, Reading University, Reading, UK, Reward and empathy: How they are connected, or not.
  • Chalmers, Professor Anthony Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK, Optimising chemo/radiotherapeutic response in brain tumour; a scientific perspective.
  • Chamberlain, Dr Sam, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Trichotillomania: a fascinating model of an impulsive-compulsive disorder.
  • Chan, Dr Sarah, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, Neuroethics for neuroscientists.
  • Chittka, Dr Alexandra, University College London, London, UK, Histone arginine methylation and the control of neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation.
  • Clark, Dr Beverley, University College London, London, UK, Direct measurement of signalling in mammalian central axons.
  • Clark, Dr Luke, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, The neural basis of distorted thinking in gambling addiction. 
  • Cobb, Professor Matthew, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, Cracking the peripheral olfactory code with maggots.
  • Cowen, Professor Philip, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Do antidepressants work?
  • Cunningham, Dr Mark, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, The role of GABAergic neurotransmission in the generation of γ-oscillatory activity in vitro in human cortical slices.
  • Dakin, Dr Steven, University College London, London, UK, Statistical properties of moving images in natural scenes, and perceptual mechanisms.
  • Davies, Professor Ceri, GSK R&D Site, Singapore, Singapore, Human brain pharmacology – can this help choose better targeted compounds?
  • Dawson, Dr Gerry, P1 Vital, Oxford, UK, What has experimental medicine done for the development of new treatments for CNS disorders?
  • Deary, Professor Ian, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, Determinants of cognitive performance in healthy older people: the Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936.
  • Debanne, Dr Dominique, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France, Analogue-digital signalling in hippocampal axons.
  • Del Zoppo, Professor Gregory, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Inflammation in stroke.
  • Denham, Professor Susan, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK, Competition and cooperation in a model of auditory scene analysis.
  • Dev, Professor Kumlesh, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, The Role of S1P Receptors in the CNS. 
  • Dijk, Professor Derk-Jan, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, Human neuropharmacology of sleep and circadian rhythms.
  • Duff, Dr Eugene, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Meta-analysis approaches in neuroimaging.
  • Durant, Dr Szonya, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK, The effect of eye movements on motion information during real-world navigation.
  • Ebling, Professor Francis, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK, Thyroid hormone, tanycytes and seasonal regulation of body weight.
  • Edwards, Dr Mark, University College London, London, UK, The neuroscience of functional neurological symptoms.
  • Ehrsson, Professor Henrik, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Multisensory mechanisms of body ownership.
  • Emptage, Professor Nigel, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, The role of glutamate autoreceptors in transmitter release.
  • Everitt, Professor Barry, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Erasing memories: How can we do it and why would we want to?
  • Farooqi, Professor Sadaf, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, How the fat hormone leptin reduces food intake.
  • Fellows, Dr Lesley, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Damaged decisions: The effects of frontal lobe lesions on value-based choice and learning.
  • Fernandez, Professor Guillen, Donders Institute for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Learning along our mental schemas.
  • Fineberg, Professor Naomi, University of Hertfordshire, Welwyn Garden City, UK, OCD in translation: from animal models to clinical treatments.
  • Fiske, Professor Susan, Princeton University, Princeton, USA, How to (de)humanize another person: Fundamental dimensions of social cognition.
  • Flower, Professor Rod, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK Neuroscience, conflict and security.
  • Fotopoulou, Dr Katerina, King's College London, London, UK, The transitional body: Insights from neuropsychology and neuroimaging.
  • Francois, Dr Jennifer, Eli Lilly & Co., Windlesham, UK, Assessing frontostriatal function during reward processing with in vivo oxygen amperometry. 
  • Gavins, Dr Felicity, Imperial College London, London, UK, Inflammation in stroke.
  • Gillingwater, Professor Tom, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, Molecular regulation of synaptic degeneration.
  • Goodwin, Dr Stephen, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Love on the fly: Dissecting the neural networks underlying sexual behaviour.
  • Gowland, Dr Penny, University of Nottingham, Imaging of tissue function.
  • Graham, Dr Paul, Sussex University, Brighton, UK, What does the World look like to a navigating ant?
  • Groves, Dr Adrian, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Multimodal exploratory analyses.
  • Hagan, Dr James, GMEC, London, UK, Exploiting the power of academic, government, industrial collaborations to progress novel medicines.
  • Haggard, Professor Patrick, University College London, London, UK, Intention and agency in the human brain.
  • Halliwell, Professor Bob, University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA, Neurons from human stem cells for neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology studies.
  • Hamandi, Dr Khalid, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK, MEG, oscillations and epilepsy. 
  • Hamdy, Professor Shaheen Manchester University, Salford, UK, Therapeutic potential of transcranial brain stimulation.
  • Hardingham, Professor Giles, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, Molecular basis for pro-survival and pro-death signaling from the NMDA receptor.
  • Harmer, Dr Catherine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Psychological perspectives on the mechanism of action of antidepressants.
  • Harvey, Dr Jenni, Dundee University, Dundee, UK, Leptin regulation of hippocampal synaptic function in health and disease.
  • Haynes, Professor John-Dylan, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin, Germany, Neuroimaging of volition.
  • Haynes, Dr John, Monash University, Parkville, Australia, Modelling neurodegeneration using human midbrain dopaminergic neurons.
  • Hazlerigg, Dr David, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, UK, Seasonal synchrony.
  • Head, Dr Mark, Western General Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK, Human prion diseases.
  • Hedwig, Dr Berthold, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Principles of auditory processing: Lessons learned from crickets.
  • Henny, Dr Pablo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Structural basis of heterogeneous activity of nigral dopaminergic neurons: the role of afferent synaptic organization and dendritic architecture.
  • Henshall, Professor David, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, MicroRNA targeting to protect brain from seizures.
  • Henson, Dr Rik, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Schemas, novelty and prediction-error-driven learning.
  • Heyes, Professor Cecilia, All Souls College, Oxford, UK, The development and function of mirror neurons. 
  • Hodges, Professor John, Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Australia, Insights into the social brain.
  • Holmes, Professor Megan, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, Perinatal programming of stress-related behaviour by glucocorticoids.
  • Holscher, Professor Christian Ulster University, Coleraine, UK, Insulin-like hormones in neuroprotection and synaptic function.
  • Holt, Professor Christine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Building connections: RNA-based control of axon guidance and survival.
  • Houart, Professor Corinne, King's College London, London, UK, Regional patterning of the forebrain in zebrafish and mouse.
  • Howard-Jones, Dr Paul, Bristol University, Clifton, UK, Neuroeducation and Neuromyths.
  • Ichiyama, Dr Ronaldo, Leeds University, Leeds, UK, Activity induced plasticity after spinal cord injury and rehabilitation.
  • Illes, Professor Judy, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, UK, Discussion: Drugs, Society and Neuroethics
  • Ince, Professor Paul, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK, Molecular pathology of Motor Neuron Disease/Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
  • Ironside, Professor James Edinburgh, UK, MRC UK Brain Bank Network for neuroscience research.
  • Jackson, Dr Andrew, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Beyond decoding: Optimising control of abstract interfaces.
  • Jarman, Professor Andrew, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, First take an egg: how mechanosensory neurons are made in embryonic development.
  • Javitt, Professor Daniel, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, USA, Functional imaging, neurophysiology, and sensory dysfunction in neuropsychiatry: an integrative and cross species approach. 
  • Jbabdi, Dr Saad, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Human Connectome Project: advances in data acquisition and pre-processing.
  • Jessen, Professor Kristjan, University College London, London, UK, Nerve repair depends on c-Jun driven Schwann cell transdifferentiation to generate a specialized repair cell in injured nerves.
  • Johansen-Berg, Professor Heidi Oxford University, Oxford, UK, White matter matters: behavioural relevance of variation in white matter microstructure.
  • Jones, Dr Matt, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, Needles in haystacks: chasing cell assemblies around cognitive circuits.
  • Kelber, Professor Almut, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden, Colour vision limits.
  • Kennerley, Dr Steve, University College London, London, UK, Decision making in the frontal cortex: evidence from single neuron electrophysiology.
  • Kohn, Professor Adam, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA, Visual motion adaptation in a distributed network.
  • Koutsikou, Dr Stella, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, Neural substrates underlying fear: the periaqueductal grey-cerebellar link.  
  • Krapp, Dr Holger, Imperial College London, London, UK, From insects to robots: Neuro-morphic engineering of visuo-motor control.
  • Kraskov, Dr Alexander, University College London, London, UK, Stability and distribution of grasp related information in LFPs for potential use in grasping BMI.
  • Kreiman, Professor Gabriel, Harvard University, Boston, USA, Towards deciphering the neuronal circuits in human cortex underlying voluntary action.
  • Kunath, Dr Tilo, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, Modelling Parkinson's with human pluripotent stem cells. 
  • Kuner, Dr Rohini, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, Spinal nuclear control of structural and functional plasticity in inflammatory pain.
  • Lah Turnšek, Professor Tamara, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, The role of stem cells in glioma progression and therapy.
  • Lappe, Professor Markus, Institute of Psychology, Münster, Germany, Sources of visual motion and ways of their analysis.
  • Laroche, Professor Serge, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay cedex, France, Brain plasticity and memory: LTP and beyond.
  • Larsson, Dr Jonas, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK, Spatial specificity and inheritance of adaptation in human visual cortex.
  • Lawrence, Dr Catherine, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, The role of inflammation in the effect of obesity on ischaemic damage.
  • Lewis, Dr Penny, Manchester University, Manchester, UK, Sleep, consolidation and semantic memory. 
  • Li, Dr Jennifer, Eli Lilly & Co., Windlesham, UK, Assessing resting-state functional connectivity with oxygen amperometry coherence.
  • Lidster, Dr Katie, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK, A new model for optic neuritis and measurement of neurodegeneration in real time.
  • Lieberam, Dr Ivo, King's College London, London, UK, Generation and regeneration of respiratory motor neurons.
  • Lightman, Professor Stafford Bristol University, Bristol, UK, Origin and relevance of ultradian activity in the HPA axis.
  • Livesey, Dr Rick, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Human stem cell models of cerebral cortex development and disease. 
  • Livesey, Dr Rick, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Studying pathogenesis and screening therapeutics in human stem cell models of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Longden, Dr Kit, Imperial College London, London, UK, State-dependent motion vision in moving flies. 
  • Lucas, Professor Jose CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain, Ubiquitin-proteasome system and endoplasmic reticulum-stress in Huntington's disease.
  • Luijten, Professor Peter, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Clinical applications of UHF.
  • Lynch, Professor Marina, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, Inflammatory changes drive neurodegeneration in age and Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Mackintosh, Emeritus Professor Nicholas Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Neuroscience and the law.
  • Mallucci, Mr Connor, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, Novel and state of the art approaches and developments in brain tumour surgery.
  • Matthews, Professor Fiona, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, The impact of cognitive lifestyle on cognition in normal ageing.
  • McColl, Dr Barry, Edinburgh University, Easter Bush, UK, Immunological mechanisms influencing stroke aetiology, pathology and recovery.
  • McGuinness, Dr Lindsay, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Presynaptic LTP: the truth is out there you will see
  • McKernan, Dr Ruth, Pfizer R&D, Sandwich, UK, The changing Pharma Industry and the opportunity for precision medicine.
  • McMahon, Professor Stephen, King's College London, London, UK, Inhibitors of axon growth in the CNS.
  • Mehring, Dr Carsten, Imperial College London, London, UK, Learning to control movement with a human BMI.
  • Mehta, Dr Mitul, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, Drugs affecting the reward pathways of the brain: relevance to ADHD treatments.
  • Mill, Dr Jon, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, How does the environment get ‘under the skin’: epigenetic pathways to neuropsychiatric disease.
  • Morris, Professor Richard, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK, Schemas and memory consolidation in animals.
  • Mourao-Miranda, Dr Janaina, University College London, London, UK, PRoNTo: pattern recognition for neuroimaging toolbox.
  • Mulle, Professor Christophe, Université Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France, Activity-dependent plasticity of NMDA receptors at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses.
  • Murgatroyd, Dr Christopher, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, Genes learn from stress – epigenetic effects of early life experience.
  • Neukomm, Dr Lukas, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA, Molecular basis of neuron-glia signalling.
  • Nicolas, Dr Celine, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, The JAK/STAT pathway is involved in synaptic plasticity. 
  • Nicoll, Professor James, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK, Alzheimer's Disease: the prospects for a vaccine.
  • Nutt, Professor David, Imperial College London, London, UK, Can we use psychedelic drugs to treat depression?
  • Nutt, Professor David, Imperial College London, London, UK, Cognitive enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse: How do they work in the brain?
  • O'Connor, Dr John, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, A novel role for prolyl hydroxylases and tumor necrosis factor alpha in hypoxia.
  • O'Connor, Dr Vincent, Southampton University, Southampton, UK, The molecular basis of synaptic function and dysfunction.
  • Oliver, Mrs Kathy, International Brain Tumour Alliance, Tadworth, UK, The brain tumour journey - collaboration is crucial. 
  • O'Neill, Dr John, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Pharmacological approaches to manipulate circadian rhythms.
  • Opacka-Juffry, Dr Jolanta, Roehampton University, London, UK, Long-term effects of early life stress on regional brain volume and astroglia – experimental studies in rats.
  • Patterson, Professor Roy, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Size is not a problem in hearing: Invariance and covariance in peripheral processing.
  • Paulsen, Professor Ole, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, 2B or not 2B: Illuminating the role of NMDA receptors in LTP.
  • Pessiglione, Dr Mathias, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, The brain valuation system and its neural partners. 
  • Petridou, Dr Natalia, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Ultra-High field fMRI - a window to the fundamental functional architecture of the human brain.
  • Picciotto, Professor Marina, Yale University, New Haven, USA, The skinny on smoking: molecular basis for nicotine effects on appetite.
  • Piggins, Professor Hugh, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Molecular and cellular mechanisms of daily timekeeping.
  • Pinotsis, Dr Dimitris, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, London, UK, Anatomical connectivity and the resting state activity of large cortical networks.
  • Prevot, Dr Vincent, University of Lille 2, Lille Cedex, France, Cyclical activity of hypothalamic GnRH neurones : a role for nitric oxide?
  • Pryce, Dr Christopher, Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Animal-model studies to increase understanding of development-gene-environment interactions underlying depression aetio-pathology.
  • Quiroga, Professor Rodrigo, Leicester University, Leicester, UK, Single cell responses in the human medial temporal lobe.
  • Ransohoff, Professor Richard Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA, Heterogeneity of CNS myeloid cells and their roles in neurodegeneration.
  • Redgrave, Professor Peter, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK, What do dopamine neurons see?
  • Reul, Professor Hans, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, Epigenetic mechanisms underlying gene transcriptional responses to behavioral challenges.
  • Revesz, Professor Tamas, University College London, London, UK, The enigma of progression in Parkinson’s disease.
  • Richardson, Professor Mark, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, Brain networks in epilepsy.
  • Ridgway, Dr Gerard, University College London, London, UK, Modelling longitudinal structural change from serial MRI.
  • Ritchie, Professor Michael, St Andrews University, St Andrews, UK, Evolutionary approaches to Drosophila song.
  • Robert, Professor Daniel, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, The mechanics of auditory frequency analysis in insects.
  • Robinson, Dr Emma, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, The neurochemical basis of impulsive and accurate responding in rats.
  • Rosser, Professor Anne, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, Stem cell transplantation for neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Rothwell, Professor John, University College London, London, UK, Transcranial methods of brain stimulation.
  • Rouach, Dr Nathalie, College de France, Paris, France, Unraveling the role of astroglial connexins in synaptic strength.
  • Rowland, Dr Hannah, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Seeing in different worlds: the visual and behavioural ecology of insect masquerade.
  • Rubinsztein, Professor David, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge, UK, Autophagy, a therapeutic target for neurodegenerative conditions like Huntington's disease.
  • Rusakov, Professor Dmitri, Institute of Neurology, London, UK, Glial learning: the influence of serine released from glia in regulating long term potentiation. 
  • Rusakov, Professor Dmitri, University College London, London, UK, Electrodiffusion of released glutamate triggers synaptic potentiation.
  • Sahakian, Professor Barbara, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Increasing lifestyle use of cognitive enhancing drugs and drugs for erasing memories.
  • Sahani, Dr Maneesh, University College London, London, UK, Hearing is believing: Perceived pitch is best predicted by an inferential model.
  • Sailer, Dr Andreas, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, The role of EBI2 in inflammatory autoimmune diseases.
  • Salecker, Dr Iris, NIMR, London, UK, Regulation of visual circuit assembly in Drosophila.
  • Salem, Dr Victoria, Imperial College London, London, UK, How do gut hormones released after a meal make you feel full?
  • Sarter, Professor Martin, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, Conceptual and technical milestones toward truly translational cognitive neuroscience research.
  • Sauseng, Dr Paul, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, Biasing oscillatory brain activity via neurostimulation.
  • Schwartz, Professor Andrew, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA, Progress toward high-performance brain-machine interfaces.
  • Silver, Professor Jerry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA, Functional regeneration beyond the glial scar.
  • Simpson, Dr Julie, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK, The role of astrocytes in the pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative pathology.
  • Singh, Professor Krish, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, Non-invasive human studies of individual variability in GABAergic inhibition and its relationship to behaviour and oscillatory dynamics.
  • Slater, Dr Rebeccah, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Pain in the newborn.
  • Slater, Professor Mel, ICREA-University of Barcelona & UCL, London, UK, Virtual Reality - Changing the self not just the place.
  • Smith, Professor David, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Modification of cognitive decline in ageing by nutritional interventions.
  • Smith, Mr Stuart, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK, A foot in both camps: clinical and laboratory neuroscience.
  • Solomon, Professor Sam, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Contrast adaptation in the early visual system: roles for excitation and inhibition.
  • Stagg, Dr Charlotte, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Imaging the neurotransmitter effects of transcranial stimulation.
  • Stein, Professor Dan, University of Capetown, Capetown, South Africa, The new conceptualisation of obsessive-compulsive-and related disorders.
  • Stirling, Professor Andy, Sussex University, Brighton, UK, Governance of neuroscience: challenges and responses.
  • Strick, Professor Peter, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA, New Insights into cerebellar function based on an analysis of its outputs. 
  • Swanson, Professor James, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, USA, Dopamine genes and the brain.
  • Tabrizi, Professor Sarah, Institute of Neurology, London, UK, Promises and challenges of finding potential disease-modifying therapies for Huntington's disease.
  • Taccola, Dr Giuliano SISSA, Trieste, Italy, Dynamics of early locomotor network dysfunction in an in vitro model of SCI.
  • Tamas, Professor Gabor, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, GABAergic excitation and inhibition in microcircuits of the human cerebral cortex.
  • Thapar, Professor Anita, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK, The genetics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
  • Thiebaut de Schotten, Dr Michel Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, Hemispheric asymmetries in white matter connectivity: Functional implications.
  • Thom, Dr Jeanette, Bangor University, Bangor, UK, Physical exercise and cognitive improvements in the healthy aged.
  • Thomas, Dr Adam, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Anatomical imaging at 7T: Beyond high resolution. 
  • Trevelyan, Dr Andrew, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, The role of different interneuronal subpopulations in regulating cortical activity.
  • Trist, Dr David, Via N Sauro, 24, San Bonifacio (VR), Italy, Why the Black Box of Neuroscience – Introduction.
  • Tsakiris, Dr Manos, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK, The self as another: using the senses of the body to study changes in self-identity.
  • Turner, Dr Richard, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, Modulation cascades, sound textures, and mid-level audition.
  • Tyrrell, Dr Pippa, Manchester University, Salford, UK, Modulation of inflammation in acute stroke.
  • Ungless, Dr Mark, Imperial College London, London, UK, Heterogeneous activity and plasticity of dopamine neurons in vivo.
  • Vasudevan, Dr Sridhar, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, Identification of a FDA approved drug that acts as a lithium mimetic through inositol depletion.
  • Vezzani, Dr Annamaria, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy, Epilepsy and brain inflammation.
  • Volianskis, Dr Arturas, Bristol University, Bristol, UK, NMDA receptors and induction of LTP: New insights 30 years on.
  • Von Deimling, Professor Andreas, Ruprecht Karls University and CCUN, Heidelberg, Germany, Tumour specific targets in glioma.
  • Walker, Professor Matthew, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK, Experimental treatment of focal epilepsy.
  • Warr, Dr Tracy, Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, UK, Exploiting brain tumour biology to develop new treatments.
  • Warren, Dr Ben, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Female mosquitoes on-the-wing tune into acoustic distortion. 

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