Pathway to Memory

As we change with time, so too do our memories. Decades of research has shown that memory formation and representation is not a singular process, but rather a host of processes working together to encode, maintain, and augment memories to be used to inform behavior. Here, we aim to understand these pathways to memory through three symposia. The first, "Learning Signals," will investigate how the brain transforms experience into signals which persist and augment neural circuits. The second, "Consolidation," will focus on how brain regions and neural circuits change to stabilize labile memories to persist over time. The third, "Representation," will examine how the dynamics of brain regions and neural populations support the encoded memories. Through discussion sections, data blitz and poster sessions, we will synthesize and integrate research findings to build a portraiture of memory through its timecourse.

Keynote Speaker:
Gina Poe, UCLA

Symposium Speakers:
Aaron Bornstein, UC Irvine
Lulu Y. Chen, UC Irvine
Liz Chrastil, UC Irvine
Christine Grienberger, Brandeis University
Autumn Ivy, UC Irvine
Attila Losonczy, Columbia University
Bryce Mander, UC Irvine
Sara Mednick, UC Irvine
Azahara Oliva Gonzalez, Cornell University
Brad Pfeiffer, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Daniela Schiller, Mount Sinai
Jason Shepherd, University of Utah

Data Blitz Session

The program includes a data blitz session, giving graduate students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to briefly present their research findings. The number of data blitz presentations will be limited and will be prioritized according to registration date and also distributed to represent different labs and institutions.

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Open Paper Session

In addition to presentations from trainees, we will have one “open paper” session that will provide faculty who are not speaking in the symposium sessions to deliver a slightly shorter 8-minute brief talk with 2 minutes for questions. No more than 10 slides are permitted in open paper sessions. Every effort will be made to accommodate all faculty interested in presenting open papers.

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We invite undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff to participate in the poster session. Posters will be set up in the CNLM lobby and courtyard and will promote active, informal discussions. The poster session also provides a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues.

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