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Saturday, July 13 - Presidential lecture



16:30-17:30
L1 E.R. Kandel (USA): Genes, synapses and long-term memory



Sunday, July 14



08:15-09:15
L2 A.L. Benabid (FR): Chronic stimulation of the human brain

17:30-18:30
L3 T.C. Südhof (USA): The calcium triggering machinery for neurotransmitter release



Monday, July 15


08:15-09:15
L4 P. Somogyi (UK): Synaptic and molecular compartmentalisation of the neuronal surface in the cerebral cortex

17:30-18:30
L5 F.H. Gage (USA): Regulation of functional neurogenesis in the adult brain



Tuesday, July 16


08:15-09:15
Boehringer Ingelheim - FENS Research Award: Attributed to
L6 S. Dehaene (France): Visual masking and consciousness: Investigations with functional imaging.

17:30-18:30
L7 L.G. Ungerleider (USA): Mechanisms of visual attention in the human brain



Wednesday, July 17


08:15-09:15
L8 A. Aguzzi (CH): Molecular biology of prion diseases



Wednesday, July 17- Presidential lecture



13:00-14:00
L9 T.W. Robbins (UK): Neuromodulation of cognitive function: neuropsychiatric implications

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Sunday, July 14



13:00-14:00
LS1 Human Frontier Science Program Lecture:
M.M. Poo (USA): Electrical activity and development of neural circuits

13:00-14:00
Fondation IPSEN - Neuronal Plasticity Prize:
LS2-1 A. Galaburda (USA): Developmental dyslexia: a case of maladaptive neural plasticity
LS2-2 J. Morton (UK): Modelling cause in theories of developmental disorders
LS2-3 E. Spelke (USA): Core knowledge


Monday, July 15


13:00–14:00
LS3 Alfred Fessard Lecture:
J.M. Besson (France): The pharmacology of pain: basic research is flourishing but clinical implications are still limited


Tuesday, July 16


13:00–14:00
LS4 Dargut and Milena Kemali Prize for Research in Basic and Clinical Neuroscience:
D. Piomelli (USA) : The endogenous cannabinoids: lipid regulators of neurotransmission

13:00-14:00
LS5 European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS):
E. Gould (USA) : Neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain

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Sunday, July 14

09:30-11:00

S01 Presynaptic signals modulating transmission at central synapses
S02 Functional imaging in chemical senses
S03 Hippocampal function and its relation to movement
S04 Processing of acoustical signals in the auditory cortex and subcortical auditory nuclei
S05 Molecular mechanisms underlying the patterning of sensory projections
S06 Plasticity of the maternal brain
S07 Excitotoxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
S08 Special symposium: New insights in the reward systems



14:00-15:30

S09 Neurobiology of Parkinson's disease
S10 Chemical basis of axonal regeneration
S11 Signal integration in visual cortex
S12 G-protein-independent signalling of seven transmembrane neurotransmitter receptors
S13 Gap junctions in the nervous system: from molecules to function
S14 The prefrontal cortex: from synaptic plasticity to cognitive functions
S15 Contributions of knockout technology to drug abuse research
S16 Special symposium: Contribution of saccadic eye movements to sensory motor coordination


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Monday, July 15

9:30-11:00

S17 Psychiatric genetics in the postgenomic world
S18 Dendritic coincidence detection
S19 Cerebellar plasticity in motor learning
S20 Neuronal migration disorders
S21 Molecular regulation of inner ear development
S22 Neuronal rhythmogenesis: from synapse to behaviour
S23Comparative brain mechanisms for spatial orientation and navigation
S24 Special symposium: Animal models of Parkinson's disease and possible therapeutical targets



14:00-15:30

S25 The functional significance of cortical reorganization
S26 Structure, molecular assembly and function of the active zone in neurotransmitter release
S27 Transcriptional regulation of mammalian neuronal phenotype
S28 A role for neurotransmission in brain development
S29 Calcium-activated potassium channels: molecular basis of signal processing in neurons
S30 Specification of neuronal identity
S31 Looking at sleep mechanisms from a metabolic viewpoint
S32 Neurogenesis and hippocampal remodelling


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Tuesday, July 16

09:30-11:00

S33 Neuron-glia circuitry: from physiological to pathological function
S34 Hypocretins/orexins: food, mood and sleep
S35 The unusual behaviour of proinflammatory mediators in the central nervous system
S36 Pathophysiological role of adenosine in central nervous system functions
S37 Developmental template of GABAergic synapses and interneurones
S38 Neural substrates of eye-hand coordination
S39 On the path of semaphorin signalling and how cells find the good way
S40 Special symposium: Animal models of psychiatric diseases



14:00-15:30

S41 New insights in metabotropic glutamate receptors function: behavioural evidence
S42 The stressed brain
S43 Top-down processes in spatial orientation and navigation
S44 Absence seizures: genes, transmitters and thalamocortical networks
S45 Gene control of plasticity and learning
S46 Relapse to drug seeking: precipitating factors and neural mechanisms
S47 Extracellular matrix – role in signal transmission, plasticity and regeneration
S48 Special symposium: Neurotrophin regulation of synaptic transmission


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Wednesday, July 17

09:30-11:00

S49 Neuronal signalling via ATP and other nucleotides
S50 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: modulators or mediators of brain activity?
S51 Hippocampal memory networks - between behaviour and molecules
S52 Repair mechanisms in multiple sclerosis
S53 Physiological and pathological proteolysis in the nervous system
S54 Transgenic models for the study of neuronal plasticity, learning and memory
S55 The membrane dynamics of inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter receptors
S56 Activity-dependent control of development and plasticity in the visual system

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