Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Functional Topography of the Frontal Cortex Across Species
Discussion Leader: Mark Baxter; Mount Sinai School of Medicine Speaker: Sarah Heilbronner; University of Minnesota; Circuit-level similarities across species Speaker: Celine Amiez; INSERM; Anatomical-functional organization of human prefrontal cortex
Discussion Leader: Mark Baxter (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:25 pm
Sarah Heilbronner (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Circuit-level Similarities across Species"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:05 pm
Celine Amiez (INSERM, France)
"Anatomical-Functional Organization of Human Prefrontal Cortex"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sex Differences in Structure and Function
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Shansky; Northeastern University Speaker: Cara Wellman; University of Indiana; Sex differences in stress-induced prefrontal plasticity Speaker: Mohammed Milad; NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Hormonal modulation of learning and memory processes Speaker: Heather Brenhouse; Northeastern University; Sex differences in prefrontal development
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Shansky (Northeastern University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Cara Wellman (Indiana University, Bloomington, United States)
"Sex Differences in Stress-induced Prefrontal Plasticity"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Mohammed Milad (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
"Hormonal Modulation of Learning and Memory Processes"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Heather Brenhouse (Northeastern University, United States)
"Sex Differences in Prefrontal Development"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Mark Baxter (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States) and Bita Moghaddam (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Insights into Frontal Cortex Function from Neural Recordings
Discussion Leader: Matthew Roesch; University of Maryland Speaker: Nancy Padilla-Coreano; University of Florida; Medial PFC ensembles in social dominance Speaker: Jeremy Seamans; University of British Columbia; Information encoding in PFC ensembles Speaker: Erin Rich; Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Population dynamics in primate PFC
Discussion Leader: Matthew Roesch (University of Maryland, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Nancy Padilla-Coreano (University of Florida, United States)
"Medial PFC Ensembles in Social Dominance"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Jeremy Seamans (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Information Encoding in PFC Ensembles"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Erin Rich (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
"Population Dynamics in Primate PFC"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Frontal Circuits in Learning and Decision Making
Discussion Leader: Peter Rudebeck; Mount Sinai School of Medicine Speaker: Arif Hamid; University of Minnesota; Cortical interactions with dopamine Speaker: Laura Bradfield; University of Technology Sydney; Corticostriatal circuits Speaker: Joni Wallis; University of California, Berkeley; Corticohippocampal interactions
Discussion Leader: Peter Rudebeck (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
Arif Hamid (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Cortical Interactions with Dopamine"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Laura Bradfield (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
"Neuroinflammation in the Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Alters Goal-directed Action and Decision-making in an Unpredictable Fashion"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Vincent Costa (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
"The Role of Forward Frontal Fields in Exploratory Decision Making"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
Joni Wallis (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Value-based Decision-making: A Brain-Machine Interface Approach"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Aversive Processing and the Impact of Chronic Stress
Discussion Leader: Bita Moghaddam; Oregon Health and Science University Speaker: TBD Speaker: Shannon Gourley; Emory University; Frontal cortical mechanisms of resilience to stressors Speaker: Dean Mobbs; Caltech; Circuits in fear learning
Discussion Leader: Bita Moghaddam (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Shannon Gourley (Emory University School of Medicine, United States)
"Frontal Cortical Mechanisms of Resilience to Stressors"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Maria Diehl (Kansas State University, United States)
"Prefrontal Mechanisms of Active Avoidance under Social Conditions"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Dean Mobbs (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Circuits in Fear Learning"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Reward Processing
Discussion Leader: Christopher Lapish; IUPUI Speaker: Christine Constantinople; NYU; Prefrontal circuits in reward-based decisions Speaker: Gorica Petrovich; Boston College; Prefrontal circuits for the modulation of hunger and satiety Speaker: Xinying Cai; NYU Shanghai; Value signals in PFC
Discussion Leader: Christopher Lapish (Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Xinying Cai (NYU Shanghai, China)
"Value Signals in PFC"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Christine Constantinople (New York University, United States)
"Prefrontal Circuits in Reward-based Decisions"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Gorica Petrovich (Boston College, United States)
"Prefrontal Circuits for the Modulation of Hunger and Satiety"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Daniel Castro (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
"Parsing the Role of Cortical Endogenous Opioids in Affect and Motivation"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Frontal Cortex in Substance Use
Discussion Leader: J. David Jentsch; Binghamton University Speaker: Ryan LaLumiere; University of Iowa; PFC subregions in the regulation of drug seeking Speaker: Bruce Hope; NIDA; Role of PFC ensembles in drug use Speaker: Kathy Grant; OHSU; Inhibitory control in substance use
Discussion Leader: James Jentsch (Binghamton University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Ryan LaLumiere (University of Iowa, United States)
"PFC Subregions in the Regulation of Drug Seeking"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Bruce Hope (National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, United States)
"The Role of PFC Ensembles in Drug Use"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Kathleen Grant (Oregon Health and Science University, United States)
"Inhibitory Control in Substance Use"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Frontal Cortex and Executive Functions
Frontal cortex and executive functions Discussion Leader: Yogita Chudasama; NIMH Speaker: Verity Brown; St. Andrews; Attentional Set-Shifting Across Species Speaker: Mehdi Khamassi; Sorbonne Université; Animal models of decision making under uncertainty Speaker: Nicola Grissom; University of Minnesota; Mouse models of executive functions
Discussion Leader: Yogita Chudasama (National Institute of Mental Health, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Verity Brown (University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom)
"Attentional Set-Shifting Across Species"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Nicola Grissom (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Mouse Models of Executive Functions"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Mehdi Khamassi (Pierre and Marie Curie University, France)
"Animal Models of Decision Making under Uncertainty"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Alireza Soltani (Dartmouth College, United States)
"Environmental Uncertainty and Behavioral Entropy"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Frontal Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disease
Discussion Leader: David Kupferschmidt, NINDS Speaker: Laura Denardo; UCLA; Frontal circuits in development and later remote memory Speaker: Nandakumar Narayanan; University of Iowa; Cognitive control in mice and humans Special Lecture: Angela Roberts; Cambridge University; Prefrontal circuits in emotion regulation
Discussion Leader: David Kupferschmidt (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Laura DeNardo (University of California Los Angeles, United States)
"Frontal Circuits in Development and Later Remote Memory"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm
Nandakumar Narayanan (University of Iowa, United States)
"Cognitive Control in Mice and Humans"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:20 pm
Angela Roberts (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Prefrontal Circuits in Emotion Regulation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure