2024 Annual Meeting
May 2-3, 2024
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Hear about the latest and greatest of neuroscience research in Florida at our annual meeting.
2023 FCNC Keynote Speaker: Betsy Murray
2023 FCNC Featured Member Speaker:
Courtney Miller (cancelled)
We regret that Courtney Miller will not be able to join us. An updated and downloadable schedule (including Data Blitz talks and posters) can be found here
Final Schedule
Day 1 - Thursday, May 11th
8:30 am - 10:00 am: Poster Session #1 and Light Breakfast
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Introduction & Welcome – Dr. Aaron Wilber, FSU
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Dr. Randy Blakely, FAU “What’s up with DAT? Modeling rare, disease associated genetic variation in the dopamine transporter reveals insights into circuit and sex-specific behavioral changes and novel therapeutics.”
11:30am - 11:45am: Break
11:45am - 1:45 pm: SESSION 1 – Integrating computational, structural, behavioral and neuroimmune model systems in cognitive neuroscience
Chair: Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei, UF
Dr. Shreya Saxena, UF: ““The computational principles of motor control provide a window into cognition”
Dr. Nikhil Urs, UF: ““Novel mechanisms of cortical regulation of dopamine dynamics and cognitive flexibility”
Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei, UF: “Neuroimmune circuitry in Parkinson’s disease”
Dr. Sara Burke, UF: “Cortical-striatal interactions and strategy use in young and aged rats”
1:45pm -2:45 pm: Lunch
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm: SESSION 2 – Human working memory and related cortical networks
Chair: Dr. Chris Martin, FSU
Dr. Caterina Gratton, FSU: “Individual differences in brain networks: implications for studies of cognitive control”
Dr. Justin Riddle, UNC Chapel Hill: "Internal representations are prioritized or suppressed through distinct neural oscillatory mechanisms”
Dr. Summer Sheremata, FAU: “Alpha-band amplitude tracks updated visual working memory representations.”
Dr. Derek Nee, FSU: “Cortical interactions supporting present- and future-oriented control.”
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm: Break
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Sarah Johnson Data Blitz & Award Announcement
Organizer: Dr. Leila Allen, FIU
Day 2 - Friday, May 12th
8:30 am - 10:00 am: Poster Session #2 and Light Breakfast
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: SESSION 3 – Neurophsyiological and behavioral determinants of deception risk in aging
Chairs: Dr. Didem Pehlivanoglu & Dr. Marilyn Horta, UF
Dr. Nichole Lighthall, UCF: “Confidence in judgments about news veracity and fake news sharing in aging”
Dr. Tian Lin, UF: “Interoceptive accuracy enhances deception detection with greater age”
Dr. Didem Pehlivanoglu, UF: Phishing in the lab and in the wild: The effects of older age, Alzheimer’s Disease Risk, and cognitive status on susceptibility to online scams”
Dr. Neil Charness, FSU: Aging and fraud susceptibility: Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Lunch
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Keynote Speaker – Dr. Betsy Murray, “Prefrontal-amygdala interactions in social cognition and decision making”
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: SESSION 4 – Molecular and network mechanisms of learning and memory
Chair: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki, Max Planck Florida
Dr. Ruolin Fan, MPFI: Local mitochondrial mechanisms fueling synaptic plasticity
Dr. Thomas Vaissiere, UF Scripps: Genetic regulation of cortical sensorimotor processing required for active sensation and learning
Mr. Brandon Hindman, FAU (Stackman Lab): Brief exposure to novelty enhances long-term memory for objects: Assessment of hippocampal dependence and catecholamine recruitment
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Closing Remarks
Research in animals is conducted to address questions about fundamental mechanisms of the nervous system and treatments for nervous system disorders that cannot be addressed by other means. FCNC strongly supports responsible, well-regulated biomedical research in animals, and stands strongly against those who attack animal research and researchers to the detriment of advances in human and animal healthcare and well-being.
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Code of Conduct
The Florida Consortium on the Neurobiology of Cognition (FCNC) seeks to provide a respectful and inclusive environment that promotes active and engaging scientific discussions about key issues facing our field. The success of the FCNC meeting depends on the professional and ethical conduct of all attendees throughout all formal and informal sessions of the meeting. Thus, we are dedicated to fostering a culture that welcomes attendees of all identities and career stages. We take seriously any allegations of misconduct, sexual and gender harassment, or any other harmful behaviors inconsistent with a healthy professional and personal environment.
Harassment and disrespect of any sort will not be tolerated and violations may result in dismissal from the conference. We encourage reporting any violations of the code of conduct to the Executive Committee. When a violation is reported, a full meeting of the Executive Committee will be convened to determine the next steps necessary to complete a full inquiry, and again later to decide on a course of action based on the outcome of that inquiry. Confidentiality of all involved parties will be maintained to the fullest extent possible. The Executive Committee may take any of several actions it deems appropriate in the case of credible allegations. Actions can include suspending an attendee’s ability to attend future meetings and referring the allegations to the organization or institution where the attendee is appointed for their review and assessment. All allegations will be reviewed.
Campus Map
FCNC 2023 is located at 120 Scripps Way in Building B. Parking is available in the lots circled in red on the map. Clicking on the map will provide you with a downloadable version for your convenience.