| Wednesday, October 18th | |
| 16:00 | Registration |
| Thursday, October 19th | |
|
7:30 |
Registration |
|
8:30 |
Congress opening and welcome speech |
|
9:00- 12:00 |
Topic 1: Neurobiology of Chemosignals and Chemosensory Systems |
|
9:00 |
Tristram Wyatt, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford (UK) "Chemical communication: Pheromones and chemical signatures" |
|
9:30 |
Carolina Gómez-Díaz, University of Oviedo (Spain) "Molecular basis of pheromone reception in insects" |
|
10:00 |
Ángel Acebes, Institute of Biomedical Technologies, University of La Laguna (Spain) "From synapses to behavior: central olfactory processing in Drosophila" |
| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
|
11:00 |
Peter Brennan, School of Psysiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Bristol (UK) "Can OR37 ligands reduce an acute stress response in mice?" |
|
11:30 |
Tress Leinders-Zufall, Saarland Universität, Homburg (Germany) "Neuronal mechanisms of olfactory sensing: Receptors, cells and circuits" |
| 12:00 |
Oral communication session |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Poster Session |
|
15:00-16:30 |
Topic 2: Chemical Senses, Social and Maternal Behaviours |
|
15:00 |
Pablo Chamero, UMR85 INRA-CNRS-IFCE- University of Tours, Nouzilly (France)
"Sensory signalling mechanisms in the accesory olfactory system and control of social behaviors" |
|
15:30 |
Enrique Lanuza, University of Valencia (Spain) "Sexual pheromones and sexual attraction in rodents" |
|
16:00 |
Susana Lima, Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon (Portugal) "Sex vs aggression and the role of the ventromedial hypothalamus" |
| 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 17:00 |
Poster Session |
| Friday, October 20th | |
|
9:00- 12:00 |
Topic 2: Chemical Senses, Social and Maternal Behaviours (cont) |
|
9:00 |
Fernando Martínez-García, University Jaume I, Castellon (Spain) "Pheromones and motherhood" |
|
9:30 |
Oliver Bosch, Regensburg Universität (Germany) "Neuropeptides - the driving force in the maternal brain" |
| 10:00 |
Coffee Break |
|
10:30-12:00 |
Topic 3: Chemical Senses, Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders |
|
10:00 |
Johannes Attems, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University (UK) "Olfactory bulb pathology in age associated neurodegeneration" |
|
10:30 |
Alino Martínez-Marcos, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real (Spain) "The anterior olfactory nucleus in Alzheimer’ and Parkinson’s diseases: why more and why first?" |
|
11:00 |
Carmen Agustín-Pavón, University of Valencia (Spain) "Olfaction in Rett's syndrome" |
| 12:00 |
Oral communication session |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| Attendees will have the opportunity of presenting oral or poster communications. Posters will be posted throughout the meeting but there are sessions specifically devoted to poster discussion. |
