Preliminary program

 

Day 1

9 November

Arrival Day

Day 2

10 November

8:30

Welcome (Stefano Parmigiani, Paola Palanza, Francesca Cirulli, Igor Branchi)

9:00 - 10:00

Isabella Sarto-Jackson, "The arrow of time: navigating the conceptual interface between evolution, development, and behavior" 

10:00 - 11:00

Alejandro Fábregas Tejeda, "Behavior in Light of the Organism-Environment Relationship: Historical Background and Philosophical Perspectives"

Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:30

Igor Branchi, "Uncovering the determinants of brain functioning, behavior and their interplay in the light of context"

Lunch with Expert 12:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:30

 Iain Couzin, University of Konstanz, Germany

Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:15

16:15 - 16:30

Highlights of the day by ECRs

16:30 - 17:30

General Discussion with speakers and ECRs

17:30 - 18:30

Poster session 1

Dinner 20:00

 

Day 3

11 November

9:00 - 10:00

Ewelina Knapska, "Exploring Individual Variations in Social Behavior Among Rodents and Their Neural Underpinnings"

10:00 - 11:00

Gerd Kempermann, "The neurobiology of individuality"

Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:30

Na Cai, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, Germany

Lunch with Expert 12:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:30

Francesca Cirulli, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:15

16:15 - 16:30

Highlights of the day by ECRs

16:30 - 17:30

General Discussion with speakers and ECRs

17:30 - 18:30

Oral presentation ECRs

Dinner 20:00

 

Day 4

12 November

9:00 - 10:00

Joan Marsh, "Publishing in high-quality journals: behind the scenes at The Lancet Psychiatry"

10:00 - 11:00

The ALBA Network, Diversity and inclusion in Brain Sciences


11:00 - 16:30 Excursion to Mozia


17:30 - 18:30

Oral presentation ECRs

Dinner 20:00

 

Day 5

13 November

9:00 - 10:00

Claudi Bockting, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

10:00 - 11:00

Brenda Penninx, UMC Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:30

John Cryan, University College Cork, Ireland

Lunch with Expert 12:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 15:30

Carmen Sandi, "Energizing Behavior: The Mitochondrial Influence on Anxiety and Motivation"

16:15 - 16:30

Highlights of the day by ECRs

16:30 - 17:30

General Discussion with speakers and ECRs

17:30 - 18:30

Poster session 2

Dinner 20:00

 

Day 6

14 November

Departure Day