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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Circuitry and Function of Thalamus
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:25 pm
"Thalamic Circuits for Active Vision"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:05 pm
"The Role of High-Order Thalamus in Behavior and Learning"
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
Consciousness, Brain States, and Modulatory Systems in Thalamus
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Thalamocortical Spindles"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"A Causal Role for Thalamic Burst Firing in Attention Control"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"Auditory Thalamocortical Plasticity in Young and Maternal Animals"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"The Thalamus in Psychotic Disorders"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Poster Previews
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Thalamus and Brain Plasticity
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Learning-related Plasticity in Sensory Thalamus"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
"The Role of the Thalamus in Direction Selectivity Development"
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm
"How Does the Thalamus Contribute to Residual Vision and Rehabilitation in Occipital Stroke-related Vision Loss?"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
"Optogenetic Activation of PMLS Corticogeniculate Feedback Shifts LGN Neuronal Tuning"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Thalamus and Development
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Early Circuit Reprogramming via Transient Thalamocortical Pathways"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Thalamus-dependent Development of Cell Type Specific Cortical Circuits in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell–derived Assembloids"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"Combinatorial Cell-Adhesion and Activity Thalamo-Cortical Codes Instruct Cortical Modality Arealization"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"Distinct Gene Expression Profiles Mediate Divergent Activity-Dependent Cell Type Specification in Developing Neurons"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Evolutionary Refinement of Primate Thalamo-cortical Projections through Conserved Molecular Gradients"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Circuit Specializations of Thalamocortical Networks
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"The Encoding of Temperature in the Thalamus"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
"Claustral Integration of Reward Information"
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm
"Role of Thalamic Astrocytes in Sleep Homeostasis"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
"Presynaptic Control of Top-Down Signaling in Neocortical Layer 1"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Social and Cognitive Thalamus
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Thalamic Network Organization and Pathway Interactions: Insights into Brain Function and Dysfunction in Mental Disorders"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Higher-Order Auditory Thalamocortical Function and Dysfunction in a Schizophrenia Risk Mouse Model"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"The Thalamic Reticular Nucleus: Decoding Its Role in Social Memory Encoding, Consolidation and Retrieval"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"The Role of Monkey Mediodorsal Thalamus in Perceptual Decision Making"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Mediodorsal Thalamus Projections to Prelimbic and Anterior Cingulate Cortices Form Structural Loops and are Differentially Modulated by Predictive Cues"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Thalamus in Addiction and Motivation
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Hormone Modulation of the Paraventricular Thalamus: Interactions between Alcohol and Stress"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:00 pm
"Molecular Adaptations to Social Stress in the Paraventricular Thalamus"
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm
"Histaminergic Modulation of Paraventricular Thalamic Activity"
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Discussion
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
"Integration of Cortical and Thalamic Inputs in Local Networks of the Anteroventral Thalamic Reticular Nucleus"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sensory and Higher Order Thalamus
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation of Cortico-thalamo-cortical Networks"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Testing Signaling Motifs between Macaque Early Visual Cortical Areas and the Pulvinar"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
"Cell-Type Specific Tectothalamic Pathways in the Tree Shrew"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"Thalamo-Cortico-Thalamic Loops: Shaping Visual Processing and Behavior"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"The Role of the Medial Geniculate Body in Auditory Processing in Developmental Dyslexia"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Motor Functions of the Thalamus
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm
"Cerebellar Control of Internally Timed Neural Dynamics in the Thalamo-cortical Loop"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:55 pm
"A Carrier Frequency for Optimal Cerebellothalamocortical Communication"
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
"Electrical Stimulation of Thalamocortical Fibers to Improve Upper-limb Motor Functions Post-stroke"
7:20 pm - 7:25 pm
Discussion
7:25 pm - 7:45 pm
General Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure