[Comp-neuro] FINAL CALL for Posters - 19th Annual Dynamical Neuroscience Meeting

19th Annual Dynamical Neuroscience Satellite Symposium

 

Deep Brain Stimulation in Mental Illness, Neurological Disorders and Cognitive Impairment

 

Preceding the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

 

Thursday and Friday, November 10-11, 2011

 

Marriott Renaissance Washington Hotel

Mount Vernon Square Room

999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC

 

Deep Brain Stimulation is a treatment which has been initiated in over a dozen neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions and disorders, yet the mechanism(s) underlying its efficacy are largely unknown and subject to much speculation.  The procedure has also been reported to produce numerous instances of adverse effects, ranging from bleeding within the brain and infection to cognitive dysfunction, hallucinations, compulsivity and even depression. 

 

This symposium will address the current range of applications, efficacies, case studies, and the theory and modeling that attempt to uncover the biological underpinnings of its beneficial effects.  The ultimate goal is to bring about a greater understanding of the means by which the beneficial effects are produced, at the molecular, cellular and network levels. 

 

Invited Speakers

 

Helen M. Bronte-Stewart, Joseph J. Fins, Benjamin D. Greenberg, Jaimie M. Henderson,

Kendall H. Lee, Sarah Hollingsworth “Holly” Lisanby, Helen S. Mayberg, Cameron C. McIntyre,

Martha J. Morrell, Nicholas D. Schiff, Michele Tagliati, Philip A. Starr and Jerrold L. Vitek

 

Keynote Address

 

Winner of the 4th Annual Swartz Prize in Computational Neuroscience

 

Symposium Organizers

 

Cameron C. McIntyre, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Dennis L. Glanzman, NIMH/NIH

 

Poster Receipt Deadline:  September 30, 2011

 

 

For logistical information please contact Nakia Wilson, The Dixon Group, Inc., (202)-281-2825, nwilson@dixongroup.com

 

For programmatic information, please contact Dennis Glanzman, NIMH/NIH, (301) 443-1576, glanzman@nih.gov

 

There is no fee to attend this meeting.  Register and submit a poster at this website:  http://neuro.dgimeetings.com