IBNS Symposia

IBNS Annual Meeting - June 24-28, 2025
Tromsø, Norway

Vulnerability to cocaine addiction: Underestimated contribution of drug pharmacokinetics?
Chair: Véronique Deroche-Gamonet, INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research); Co-Chair: Dana Conlisk, INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research)
Speakers: Andrew Norman, Serge Ahmed, Dana Conlisk, Rachel Tyndale

Alcohol Use Disorder - from mechanism discovery to pharmacotherapy design
Chair: Christian P. Müller, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; Co-Chair: Kasia Radwanska, Polish Academy of Sciences
Speakers: Kasia Radwanska, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Valentina Vengeliene, Christian P. Müller

Cognitive flexibility in development and disease
Chair: Markus Fendt, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany; Co-Chair: Samia Afzal, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Speakers: Jastyn Pöpplau, Samia Afzal, Simone Macrì, David Slattery

Neural talks on aggression, defense and affective states
Chair: Newton Canteras, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Speakers: Annegret L. Falkner, Wulf Haubensak, Simone Cristina Motta, Antônio de Padua Carobrez

Neurocircuits regulating inter-male and inter-female aggression
Chair: Inga Neumann, University of Regensburg, Germany
Speakers: Inga Neumann, Elisabet Jerlhag, Nirao M. Shah, Takashi Yamaguchi

New developments in the neurobiology of social play behaviour: Sex differences, genetics, groups and risk taking
Chair: Emel Souiki, Utrecht University; Co-Chair: Marijke Achterberg, Utrecht University
Speakers: Jonathan VanRyzin, Theresa Kisko, Jackson Ham, Emel Souiki,

Mesolimbic dopamine beyond motivation, reward and prediction error
Chair: Saleem M. Nicola, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Co-Chair: L. Sofia Gonzalez, University  of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Speakers: Michael Lazarus, L. Sofia Gonzalez, Erin Calipari, Vijay Mohan K Namboodiri

Shaping social behaviors: Neural and endocrine mechanisms of social maturation in rodents
Chair: Laurence Coutellier, Ohio State University
Speakers: Maya Opendak, Laurence Coutellier, Melanie Gleske, Freddy Jeanneteau

Neurobehavioral bases of flexibility and tolerance of uncertainty in decision making
Chair: Fernando Fernandez, Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science , NIMH; Co-Chair: Aleksandra Vicentic, Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science, NIMH
Speakers: Alicia Izquierdo, John P. O'Doherty, Brian Sweis, Christine Constantinople

Neurobiological mechanisms of memory updating and extinction in fear and addiction
Chair: Lucas de Oliveira Alvares, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Co-Chair: Josue Haubrich, Ruhr-University
Speakers: Hongjoo Joanne Lee, Lucas de Oliveira Alvares, Josue Haubrich, Fábio Cardoso Cruz

Impact of Sensitive Periods on Corticolimbic function and Behavioral Adaptations
Chair: Kuei Y. Tseng, University of Illinois Chicago; Co-Chair: Camila Demaestri, Tufts University School of Medicine
Speakers: Kuei Y. Tseng, Camila Demaestri, Shannon Gourley, Kristen Delevich

Recent advances in impulse control: A multi-modal perspective on human data
Chair: Hayley J. MacDonald, Universitetet i Bergen
Speakers: Aleksander H. Erga, Marit Ruitenberg, Kathy Ruddy, Hayley MacDonald

The best defense is a good PAG: New advances in understanding threat perception and defensive response integration in rodents and humans
Chair: Jason Radley, University of Iowa
Speakers: Katja Reinhard, Jason Radley, Philip Tovote, Joana Vieira

Maladaptive behavioral strategies: Causes and consequences of drug exposure
Chair: Jacqueline Barker, Drexel University College of Medicine; Co-Chair: Christina Curran-Alfaro, Drexel University College of Medicine
Speakers: Mary Torregrossa, Elizabeth Glover, Christina Curran-Alfaro, Wolfgang Sommer

Neural connectivity and functions of the subthalamic nucleus
Chair: Asheeta Prasad, University of Sydney; Co-Chair: Jennifer Collins, University of Macquarie
Speakers: Christelle Baunez, Yvan Vachez, Martin Parent, Asheeta Prasad

Neural and environmental modulators of social behavior
Chair: Tyler Dexter, University of California San Diego; Co-Chair: Jared Young, University of California San Diego
Speakers: Erin Harris, Samantha Bowden, Tyler Dexter, Marco Venniro

The Emotional Cortex in all its facets: From hormones and adolescent development to neuronal diversity and disease
Chair: Hermany Munguba, University College London; Co-Chair: Gabriela Manzano Nieves, Weill Cornell Medicine
Speakers: Hermany Munguba, Gabriela Manzano Nieves, Kirstie Cummings, Daniela Calvigioni

Cingulate cortex, motivation and cognitive control
Chair: Jill McGaughy, University of New Hampshire; Co-Chair: Adam Brockett, University of New Hampshrie
Speakers: Angela C. Roberts, Thilo Womelsdorf, Adam Brockett, Jill McGaughy

Neural and physiological mechanisms underlying effortful motivated behavior across species
Chair: Puja Parekh, The University of Texas at Dallas
Speakers: Merce Correa, Puja Parekh, Alev Ecevitoglu, Nils Kroemer

Hypothalamic regulation of complex behaviors
Chair: Mijail Rojas-Carvajal, University of Calgary; Co-Chair: Jaideep Bains, University Health Network
Speakers: Mijail Rojas-Carvajal, Nuria Daviu, Katrina Choe, Stefanos Stagkourakis

Unlocking neural mechanisms of resilience using animal models
Chair: Dani Dumitriu, Columbia University; Co-Chair: Yael Grossman, Duke University
Speakers: Catherine Peña, Patrizia Campolongo, Éva Mikics, Yael Grossman

Endogenous opioids modulation of negative affect
Chair: Renata Marchette, NIDA IRP
Speakers: Lauren Dobbs, Nicolas Massaly, Renata Marchette, Lucia Hipolito

Neural and behavioral dynamics of human social connectedness and wellbeing in caregiver-child dyads
Chair: Andreane Lavallee, Columbia University; Co-Chair: Dani Dumitriu, Columbia University
Speakers: Nora Raschle, Stefanie Hoehl, Rachel L. Green, Julia Basso, Andreane Lavallee

The gut-brain axis: Role of the gut in the development of affective and cognitive impairment
Chair: Michelle Hook, Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Speakers: Farida Sohrabji, Michelle Hook, Gerard Clarke, Laura Steenbergen

Translational approaches for studying sensory processing and perception in neurodevelopmental conditions
Chair: Ella Doornaert, Western University; Co-Chair: Dorit Möhrle, University of Calgary
Speakers: Dorit Möhrle, Ella Doornaert, Yuri Bozzi, Amanda Kentner

Natural behaviors: Principles of motor production from neural circuits to muscles to behavior
Chair: Vanessa Stempel, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research; Co-Chair: Daniela Vallentin, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
Speakers: Vanessa Stempel, Samuel Sober, Jonathan Benichov, Swantje Graetsch

The role of mesolimbic dopamine in the processing of aversive stimuli and related behaviors
Chair: Ingo Willuhn, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience & Amsterdam University Medical Centers; Co-Chair: Maxine Loh, University of Illinois at Chicago
Speakers: Elaine Grafelman, Maxine Loh, Jon Britt, Ingo Willuhn

Neurochemical pathways underlying social and affective behaviors
Chair: Samuel Budniok, KU Leuven
Speakers: Heather Caldwell, Marijke Achterberg, Samuel Budniok, Valery Grinevich

Metabolism and cognitive health in aging
Chair: Lori Newman, Vassar College; Co-Chair: Joseph McQuail, University of South Carolina
Speakers: Lori Newman, Sara Burke, Joseph McQuail, Chi Udeh-Momoh

Stress effects on memory processes
Chair: Gina Lorena Quirarte, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Co-Chair: Erika Atucha, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Speakers: Gina L. Quirarte, Raquel V. Fornari, Erika Atucha Leibniz, Giulia Mancini