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
Analyzing the Neural Basis of Behavior
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Using MicroCT to Uncover the 3D Anatomy of Sensory Systems"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"Using Virtual Reality to Study Visual Reflexes and Navigation in Freely Moving Insects"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Hormonal and Neural Correlates in Caring Versus Observing Poison Frog Parents"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Multimodal Control of Behavior
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Sensory Integration and Processing in Mosquitoes"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"The Role of Descending Multimodal Interneurons in Insect Flight"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"From Behavior to Neural Circuits: Dissecting Prey Capture in Zebrafish"
12:00 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
Multimodal Control of Search and Orientation
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
"Multimodal Sensory Integration for Fly Flight"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Homing by Multimodal Cues in Desert Ants"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Creating Mechanosensory Cues with Electricity: A Shocking Combination of Senses in the Electric Eel"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
"Bird Migration: Understanding the Genetic Architecture Shaping This Fascinating Behaviour"
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
"Detection and Orientation to Magnetic Fields by a Multimodal Sensory Neuron"
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am
"The Magnetic Sense and a Putative Star Compass in the Australian Bogong Moths"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"Integration of Multiple Compass Cues in Cataglyphis Ant Navigation"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 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
Multimodal Integration in Cells and Circuits
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
"Multisensory Integration for Spatial Motion Estimation in the Cerebellum"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Sensory Representation in the Drosophila Brain"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Integration of Wind and Celestial Cues in the Dung Beetle Brain"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Optogenetic Experimental Analysis
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Using Optogenetics to Uncover a Brain Architecture for Visual Behavior Selection in Drosophila "
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Sensorimotor Control and Active Sensing During Larval Chemotaxis"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Molecular and Circuit Dissection of Neural Circuits Underlying Social Behavior"
12:00 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
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Integration of State and Sense: Biogenic Amines and Peptides
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
"A High Sugar Diet Reshapes Sweet Taste and Eating in Drosophila melanogaster "
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
"Experience-Dependent Modulation of Sensory Behaviors in Free-Living and Parasitic Nematodes"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
"Cortical Circuit Plasticity of Maternal Behavior"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Robotics, Modelling and Systems Identification
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Sensing the World Through Touch: Simulations and Robotics"
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Dealing with Degrees: An Environmental Skeleton for Scansorial Locomotion"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Neuromechanical Modeling in Hydra"
12:00 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
Keynote Session: Multi-Sensory Integration Drives Mosquito Host-Seeking Behavior
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
"Modification of Drosophila Courtship Songs via Closed-Loop Perturbation of Sensory Feedback"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
"Differing Release Patterns of Neuromodulators in the Mouse Basolateral Amygdala in Response to Emotional Vocalizations"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Metabolism Sensing Mechanisms of the Electric Organ Cells in a Weakly Electric Fish"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
"Multi-Sensory Integration Drives Mosquito Host-Seeking Behavior"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure