Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 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
Keynote Session: Multi-Regional Neural Circuits Underlying Motor Preparation and Short-Term Memory
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
"Multi-Regional Neural Circuits Underlying Motor Preparation and Short-Term Memory"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Thalamus and Motor Control
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Function of Thalamocortical Interactions During Dexterous Behavior"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Cortical Contribution to Lingual Kinematics as the Tongue Reaches for, and Misses, Targets"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"Predictive Sensing: The Role of Motor Signals in Thalamocortical Vestibular Processing During Active Self-Motion"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Cortico-Thalamo-Cortical Circuits of Motor and Somatosensory Pathways in the Mouse"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
"Functional Organization of Basal Ganglia Thalamocortical Projections"
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
"Remembrance of Things Practiced: Fast and Slow Learning in Corticostriatal and Thalamostriatal Pathways"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Parallel Sensory Pathways
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Saccadic Responses in Primary Visual Cortex"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Meso- and Microscale Connectomics of the Mouse Somatosensory Thalamocortical Pathways"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Inhibitory Control of Sound Processing in the Central Auditory Pathway"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
"Inhibitory Control of Visually-Evoked Defensive Behaviour Through the Ventral Lateral Geniculate Nucleus"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 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
Role of Thalamic Circuits in Cognitive Function
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Thalamic Circuits that Influence Behavioral Responses in High Stakes Situations"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Thalamocortical Interactions in Cognitive Control and Flexibility"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"Rhythmic Re-Weighting of Thalamocortical Interactions During Visual Attention"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Updating Our Updating About the Dorsal Medial Thalamic Structures and Cognition"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"Thalamocortical Circuits of Adaptive Decision-Making"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Thalamocortical Interactions in Disease States
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Converging Evidence of Abnormal Thalamocortical Interactions in Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Role of the Immune System in Thalamocortical Plasticity After Trauma"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Contributions of TRN (Dys)function to Sleep Architecture in Alzheimer's Disease"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
"Exploring Mechanisms of Attentional Impairment in Absence Epilepsy"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Development of Thalamic and Cortical Circuits
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Retinal Inputs Signal Through Astrocytes to Recruit Interneurons into Visual Thalamus"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Convergence of Distinct Information Lines in Visual Thalamus"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"Guidepost Cells and Checkpoints in the Early Targeting and Plasticity of Thalamcortical Projections"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Circuit Assembly in Mouse TRN"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"Patterned Spontaneous Activity in the Development and Plasticity of Sensory Cortical Areas"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Experience and State-Dependent Plasticity of Thalamocortical Interactions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Thalamic Contributions to Orbitofrontal Cortical Dynamics During Value-Based Decision-Making"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"State-Dependent Thalamocortical Communication and Sensory System Plasticity"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Activity of Higher-Order Thalamocortical Projections During Perceptual Learning"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
"Auditory Response Plasticity in Thalamic Circuits upon Associative Learning"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 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
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"The Synaptic Organization of Local Cortical Circuits and the Diversity of Corticothalamic Neurons"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am
"Corticothalamic Interventions in Mouse Models of Acute and Chronic Pain"
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 10:55 am
"Effects of Corticothalamic Feedback on Geniculate Responses to Naturalistic and Artificial Visual Stimuli"
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Feedforward/Feedback Interactions for Vision: How the Cortex Selects Its Sensory Input"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:55 am
"Functional Influence of Visual Cortical 'Drivers' and 'Modulators' on Thalamic Activity"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
"Parallel Systems for Sound Processing and Functional Connectivity Among Layer 5 and 6 Auditory Corticothalamic Projection Neurons"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 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
Cellular and Synaptic Properties of Thalamic Circuits
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Thalamic Control of Fear Memory"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Thalamic Interneuron Connectivity in the Mouse and Possible Implications for Visual Processing"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Thalamic Inhibition and Cortical Feedback Processing"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
"Specialized Frontal Cortical Control over the Anterior Thalamic Reticular Nucleus"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure