The 9th Annual Neurophotonics Symposium Brings Together Over 250 Community Members
On January 23, the Neurophotonics Center hosted its 9th annual symposium, co-sponsored with the Hariri Institute, and organized by faculty members Ben Scott and Heidi Meyer. With the topic of “New Developments in Imaging Naturalistic, Social, and Freely Moving Behaviors,” speakers and student “blitzes” covered a range of advancements and dedicated research across the subfields of neuroscience.
Session 1: Navigating Virtual Worlds
Chris Harvey | Harvard University:
Cortical Circuits for Spatial Navigation
Attila Losonczy | UT Southwestern Medical Center:
Towards Optical Imaging of Subcellular Dynamics Supporting Navigation and Learning
Session 2: Imaging Behavior Beyond the Task
Jennifer Li | Max Planck Institute:
Uncovering the Intrinsic Dynamics of Cognition with Brain-Wide Imaging in Freely Swimming Zebrafish
Benjamin de Bivort | Harvard University:
The Neural Circuit Basis of Individual Odor Preference
As with every NPC Symposium, in between sessions there was a 2-hour break allowing the community to come together, socialize, and view the many posters produced by our graduate students on the gorgeous 17th floor of the CDS building.
Session 3: Circuits for Learning and Flexibility
Jerry Chen | Boston University:
Cell Type Differences Underlying Individual Learning
Denise Cai | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai:
Dynamic Neural Ensembles Support Memory Stability and Flexibility Acros the Lifetime
Linda Wilbrecht | UC Berkeley:
Contextual Modulation of Decision Making on Evolutionary, Developmental, and Circadian Timescales
Session 4: Illuminating Neuromodulation
Jeremiah Cohen | Allen Insisute:
Structure and Function of Iocus Coeruleus Norepinephirne Neurons
Mark Howe | Boston University:
Spatial and Temporal Separation of Striatal Dopamine Signals for Guidance and Motivation
Bernardo Sabatini | Harvard University:
Absolute Measurements of Signaling Pathways in the Living Brain
Thank you so much to everyone who attended, as well as to our speakers, organizers, and cosponsors for making yet another successful symposium for the start of the new year!