LECTURES

ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF DESCENDING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUITS
Arber S.^1,2
1 Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ² Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland

FEAR LEARNING AND THE BARREL CORTEX
Kossut M.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland

THE FUNCTIONAL LOGIC OF CORTICAL CIRCUITS
Sur M.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

CHANGING THE FATE. RESULTS COMING FROM EPILEPTOGENESIS IN TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS
Jóźwiak S.
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland

GENE SILENCING THERAPY FOR HUMAN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
Cleveland D.W.
Ludwig Institute, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

CHROMOSOMAL CONFORMATIONS IN HUMAN AND MOUSE BRAIN AFFECTING COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR
Akbarian S.
Department of Psychiatry and Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

IMAGING THE ROLE OF MICROGLIAL ACTIVATION IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
Brooks D.J.^1,2
1 Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, ² Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

THE FUNCTION OF SYNUCLEIN
Bendor J.¹, Logan T.¹, Edwards R.^1,2,3
1 Departments of Neurology and Physiology, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA, ² Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, San Francisco, USA, ³ Weill Institute for Neuroscience, San Francisco, USA

ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT PLASTICITY IN MOTONEURONS DURING DEVELOPEMENT
Lenschow C., Sourrioux M., Quilgars C., Cazalets J., Bertrand S.S.
Institut de Neurosciences Integratives et Cognitives d'Aquitaine, CNRS UMR5287, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

THE ROLE OF PERIPHERAL AFFERENT INPUTS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH SEROTONIN IN THE CONTROL OF MOTONEURON ACTIVITY
Sławińska U.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland

REDUCTION IN CHOLINERGIC AND GLUTAMATERGIC INNERVATION OF ANKLE EXTENSOR BUT NOT FLEXOR MOTONEURONS AFTER SPINALIZATION CALLS FOR SELECTIVE THERAPIES
Gajewska-Woźniak O.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Neurophysiology, Warsaw, Poland

MODULATION OF MAMMALIAN MOTOR CONTROL NETWORKS BY GLIAL-DERIVED PURINES
Miles G.B., Acton D., Witts E.C., Nascimento F., Broadhead M.J.
School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK

THE ROLE OF THE BASAL FOREBRAIN IN ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING
Hangya B.¹, Laszlovszky T.¹, Hegedus P.¹, Ranade S.P.², Lorenc M.², Kepecs A.^2
1 Lendület Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, Department of Cellular and Network Neurobiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, ² Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, USA

CELL-TYPE SPECIFIC THALAMO-AMYGDALAR INTERACTION UNDERLYING ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING
Mátyás F.¹, Barsy B.¹, Kocsis K.^1,2, Magyar A.¹, Babiczky Á.¹, Kanti V.^1,3, Varga K.¹, Hillier D.⁴, Yizhar O.^5
1 Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Budapest, Hungary, ² Roska Tamás Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary, ³ János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁴ Neural Circuit Laboratories, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵ Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

CENTRAL AMYGDALA MEDIATES SOCIAL MODULATION OF ON-GOING BEHAVIOR
Knapska E.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

THE ROLE OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-DEPENDENT SIGNALING IN THE DOPAMINE SYSTEM IN REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND ADAPTIVE DECISION-MAKING
Cieślak P.E.
Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

HEPARAN SULFATE SULFOTRANSFERASES AND PATHOLOGICAL PHOSPHORYLATION OF TAU IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Papy-Garcia D., Chantepie S., Maiza A., Vera C., Bao Huynh M., Mohand Ouidja O.
Cell Growth and Tissue Repair Laboratory (CRRET) CNRS 9215, Faculty Sciences and Technology, Université Paris Est Créteil, Paris, France

CSF BIOMARKERS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
Mroczko B.
Head of Department of Neurodegeneration Diagnostics, Medical University of Białystok, Poland

FROM BLOOD-BASED REDOX PROFILE TO THE VALIDATION OF A LEAD BIOMARKER FOR THE TIMELY DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Abate G.¹, Vezzoli M.¹, Novelli A.², Martinez C.³, Guaita A.⁴, Polito L.⁴, Memo M.¹, Uberti D.^1,5
1 Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ² University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain, ³ Cabueñes General Hospital, Gijon, Spain, ⁴ Golgi Cenci Foundation, Abbiategrasso, Italy, ⁵ DIADEM LTD, Spin Off of Brescia University, Brescia, Italy

CIRCULATING MICRORNAS IN BLOOD AS BIOMARKERS OF EARLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Wojda U.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Neurobiology Center, Warsaw, Poland

ROLE OF THE MTOR PATHWAY IN ANIMAL MODELS OF GENETIC AND ACQUIRED EPILEPSIES
Wong M.
Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA

BRAIN LESIONS IN TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX: MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS AND EPILEPTOGENESIS
Aronica E.^1,2, Consortium E.
¹ Department of Neuropathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ² Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland (SEIN), The Netherlands

REGULATION AND CELLULAR FUNCTIONS OF MTORC1 IN ANIMAL MODELS OF EPILEPSY
Jaworski J.¹, Macias M.¹, Błażejczyk M.¹, Urbańska M.^1,2
1 International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland, ² Children's Memorial Health Institute, Department of Neurology and Epileptology, Warsaw, Poland

MTOR INHIBITORS IN EPILEPSY MANAGEMENT: FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE.
Kotulska K.
The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland

ROLE OF LOCAL PALMITOYLATION MACHINERY IN THE POSTSYNAPTIC NANODOMAIN ORGANIZATION
Fukata M.^1,2, Yokoi N.^1,2, Fukata Y.^1,2
1 National Institutes of Natural Sciences, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Division of Membrane Physiology, Okazaki, Japan, ² SOKENDAI, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, School of Life Science, Department of Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan

THE ROLE OF S-PALMITOYLATION AND S-NITROSYLATION INTERPLAY IN THE CHRONIC STRESS DISORDERS
Zaręba-Kozioł M., Bartkowiak-Kaczmarek A., Krzystyniak A., Bijata M., Figiel I., Włodarczyk J.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, 3 Pasteur St., Warsaw, Poland.

PERISYNAPTIC ASTROCYTE MORPHOLOGY SHAPES HIPPOCAMPAL GLUTAMATE SIGNALLING
Henneberger C.
Institute of Cellular Neurosciences, University of Bonn Medical School, Bonn, Germany

SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY AT BASAL AND APICAL DENDRITES OF HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS ENGAGE UNIQUE INTRACELLULAR CASCADES AND MATRIX METALLOPROTEASES SUBTYPES
Wójtowicz T.¹, Brzdak P.^1,2, Wójcicka O.¹, Mozrzymas J.W.^1,2
1 Wroclaw Medical University, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Biophysics Department, Wrocław, Poland, ² Wroclaw University, Department of Physiology and Molecular Neurobiology, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Wrocław, Poland

TRANSDUCING NEURONAL ACTIVITY AT MULTIPLE SCALES: EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FROM NEUROELECTRONICS AND NANO STRUCTURES
Berdondini L.
Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Genova, Italy

PRESENT AND FUTURE OF RETINAL IMPLANTS
Hottowy P.
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, Kraków, Poland

NETWORK AND BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS OF SENSORY INTEGRATION IN THE RODENT HIPPOCAMPAL SYSTEM.
Sirota A.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany

CONCEPTUAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES IN MASSIVE MULTIELECTRODE DATA ANALYSIS
Wójcik D.K.
Laboratory of Neuroinformatics, Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

THE PATHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DESMIN MUTATIONS: LESSONS FROM MAN AND MICE
Schröder R.
Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY - THE SLOW DEATH OF A DOGMA
Górecki D.C.
University of Portsmouth, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Portsmouth, UK

MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY: MOLECULAR PATHOMECHANISM AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES
Sobczak K.
Department of Gene Expression, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

GENETICS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES - FROM MITOCHONDRIAL DNA TO WHOLE EXOME STUDIES
Tońska K.¹, Kaliszewska M.¹, Rusecka J.¹, Kierdaszuk B.², Rydzanicz M.³, Stawiński P.³, Płoski R.³, Kamińska A.^2
1 Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, ² Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, ³ Depertment of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

CORTICAL INHIBITION: THE GATE-KEEPER OF ASSOCIATIVE MEMORIES
Barron H.^1,2,3
1 Merton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, ² Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, ³ MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unity, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

EXPERIENCE-DEPENDENT ALTERATIONS IN INHIBITION USING HIGH-THROUGHPUT AND INPUT-SPECIFIC FLUORESCENCE SYNAPSE IMAGING
Kuljis D.A.^1,4,5, Matsushita M.T.¹, Park E.¹, Telmer C.A.^2,3, Bruchez M.P.^1,2,3, Barth A.L.^1,5
1 Biological Sciences Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, ² Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, ³ Biosensor and Imaging Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, ⁴ Neurobiology Department4, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA, ⁵ Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

MODULATION OF EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC INPUT TO SOMATOSTATIN-EXPRESSING NEURONS.
Urban-Ciećko J.^1,2, Jouhanneau J.^3,4, Poulet J.F.^3,4, Barth A.L.^2
1 Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Warsaw, Poland, ² Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biological Sciences and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA , USA, ³ Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Department of Neuroscience, Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ⁴ Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure, Neuroscience Research Center, Berlin, Germany

RECENT ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY OF PLASMA MEMBRANE GABA TRANSPORTERS
Sałat K.
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Department of Pharmacodynamics, Krakow, Poland

AGING OF A BRAIN NEURAL STEM CELL NICHE
Conover J.C.
Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

THE COMPLEX ROLE OF REGULAR EXERCISE ON BRAIN FUNCTION
Radak Z.
Research Center of Sport Science, University of Physical education, Budapest, Hungary

EXERCISE, BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER INTEGRITY, AND HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS
Toborek M.^1,2
1 University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miami, USA, ² The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN THE CNS: FRIEND OR FOE?
Leszek J.
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Wrocław, Poland

HUMAN NEURAL STEM CELLS SOURCES FOR CELL THERAPIES IN THE CNS AND A SYNOPSIS OF THE EXPERIENCE FROM PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS
Vescovi A.L.^2,3,4,5,6, Mazzini L.¹, Gelati M.^2,3, Ferrari D.⁴, Profico D.C.^2,3, Muzi G.², Rosati J.³, Leone M.³, Petruzzelli F.^3
1 Department of Neurology, Eastern Piedmont University, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy, ² Laboratorio Cellule Staminali, Cell Factory e Biobanca, Terni Hospital, Terni, Italy, ³ IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, viale dei Cappuccini, Foggia, Italy, ⁴ Biotechnology and Biosciences Department Bicocca University, Milan, Italy, ⁵ Fondazione Cellule Staminali di Terni, Terni Hospital, Terni, Italy, ⁶ Associazione Revert Onlus, Milan, Italy

DEFINING RECOVERY NEUROBIOLOGY OF INJURED SPINAL CORD BY STEM CELL-BASED MULTIMODAL APPROACHES
Teng Y.D.^1,2,3
1 Department of Physcial Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network, Cambridge, USA, ² Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cambridge, USA, ³ Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, UK

PRECLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND REGENERATIVE POTENTIAL OF ADIPOSE - DERIVED MSC
Sarnowska A.¹, Figiel-Dąbrowska A.¹, Szczepanik E.², Kuźma M.⁴, Mierzewska H.², Antczak-Marach D.², Kruk M.², Terczyńska I.², Krześniak N.³, Sawicka E.², Nowak A.⁴, Noszczyk B.³, Kamińska A.⁴, Marchel A.⁴, Domanska-Janik K.^1
1 Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, ² The Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland, ³ Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland, ⁴ Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF RETINAL GANGLION CELLS DEGENERATION AND NEUROPROTECTION
Skowronska-Krawczyk D.
Shiley Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, USA

CTBP1: A NEW PRESYNAPSE-TO-NUCLEUS MESSENGER LINKING THE CELLULAR METABOLIC STATE WITH THE ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT GENE EXPRESSION
Fejtova A.^1,2, Ivanova D.², Pothula S.², Dirks A.^3
1 Molecular Psychiatry, Dep. of Psychiatry, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ² RG Presynaptic Plasticity, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany, ³ Departament of Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany

COMPLEX REGULATION OF THE MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-9 (MMP-9) EXPRESSION IN THE NORMAL AND EPILEPTIC HIPPOCAMPUS
Rylski M.
Department of Clinical Cytology, the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SRF CONTROLS NEURONAL PLASTICITY
Kalita K.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Departament of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Warsaw, Poland

BRAIN MECHANISMS FOR THE INTEGRAL CONTROL OF METABOLISM, PUBERTY AND FERTILITY
Tena-Sempere M.^1,2,3,4
1 Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain, ² Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³ CIBEROBN, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, ⁴ FiDiPro Program, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

SEASONAL PLASTICITY OF THE BRAIN: THE USE OF SHEEP MODEL TO STUDY LEPTIN RESISTANCE AND OBESITY
Zięba D.A., Szczęsna M., Kirsz K., Molik E.
Agricultural University of Krakow, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genomics, Krakow, Poland.

MAPPING SYNAPTIC INPUTS TO KISSPEPTIN NEURONS USING A CONDITIONAL TRANSNEURONAL VIRAL TRACER
Colledge W.H., Hwa-Yeo S.
Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

KNDY NEURONS AND REPRODUCTIVE DYSFUNCTIONS IN ANIMAL MODELS OF OBESITY AND DIABETES
Śliwowska J.H.
Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland

LOW-BASICITY AGONISTS OF SEROTONIN 5-HT7 RECEPTORS
Hogendorf A.S.¹, Hogendorf A.¹, Kurczab R.¹, Satała G.¹, Lenda T.¹, Walczak M.², Latacz G.², Handzlik J.², Kieć-Kononowicz K.², Wierońska J.¹, Woźniak M.¹, Cieślik P.¹, Bugno R.¹, Staroń J.¹, Bojarski A.J.^1
1 Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland, ² Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, raków, Poland

ACTIVATION OF 5-HT7 RECEPTORS FOR SEROTONIN MODULATES HIPPOCAMPAL SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND IN A MOUSE MODEL OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME: INVOLVEMENT OF CYCLIC AMP, INTRACELLULAR KINASES AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Costa L.¹, Sardone L.M.², Spatuzza M.³, Bonaccorso C.M.⁴, D'Antoni S.³, Puzzo D.², Gulisano W.², Leopoldo M.⁵, Lacivita E.⁵, Catania M.V.^3,4, Ciranna L.^2
1 Dept. of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, ² Dept. of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy, ³ Institute of Neurological Sciences (ISN), Natlional Research Council (CNR), Catania, Italy, ⁴ Lab. of Neurobiology, IRCCS Oasi Maria Santissima, Troina (EN), Italy, ⁵ Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

SYNAPTIC REMODELING DEPENDS ON SIGNALING BETWEEN SEROTONIN RECEPTORS AND THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX
Włodarczyk J.¹, Bijata M.¹, Labus J.², Guseva D.², Michaluk P.³, Rusakov D.A.³, Dityatev A.^4,5, Dzwonek J.⁶, Ponimaskin E.^2
1 Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland, ² Cellular Neurophysiology, Center of Physiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ³ UCL Institute of Neurology, University College of London, London, UK, ⁴ Molecular Neuroplasticity Group, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany, ⁵ Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁶ Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland

5-HT7 RECEPTOR-DEPENDENT MODULATION OF GABAERGIC AND GLUTAMATERGIC TRANSMISSION IN THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS OF THE RAT
Tokarski K.¹, Kusek M.¹, Sowa J.G.¹, Hess G.^1,2
1 Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Physiology, Kraków, Poland, ² Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland

DISTINCT MICROGLIAL PHENOTYPES IN BRAIN DISEASES
Kettenmann H.
Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany

FUNCTIONAL HETEROGENEITY OF MICROGLIA AND MACROPHAGES IN THE ISCHEMIC BRAIN
Kamińska B.
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Neurobiology Center, The Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

MINOCYCLINE AFFECTS NEUROPATHIC PAIN BY REGULATION OF KYNURENIC PATHWAY - ROLE OF MICROGLIAL CELLS
Rojewska E., Piotrowska A., Jurga A.M., Makuch W., Przewłocka B., Mika J.
Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Krakow, Poland

MOTOR PROTEINS IN MICROCEPHALY AND AUTOPHAGY
Vallee R., Khobrekar N.
Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, USA

UNCONVENTIONAL MYOSINS AS REGULATORS OF SYNAPTIC FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Wagner W.¹, Lippmann K.², Alexander C.³, Hammer III J.A.³, Hornig S.¹, Freitag S.¹, Schonewille M.⁴, Lombino F.¹, Roesler M.¹, Schwarz J.R.¹, De Zeeuw C.⁴, Eilers J.², Kneussel M.^1
1 Department of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), UKE, Hamburg, Germany, ² Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, ³ Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, USA, ⁴ Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

ROLE OF POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS OF TUBULIN IN NEURONAL FUNCTION
Kasprzak A.A.¹, Kliszcz B.¹, Szkop M.¹, Włoga D.², Wilczyński G.M.^3
1 Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Warsaw, Poland, ² Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland, ³ Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Neurophysiology, Warsaw, Poland

ROLE OF MYOSIN VI-DOCK7 INTERACTION IN NEURONAL CELLS
Rędowicz M.J.
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland

HARMONIC DISCHARGE PATTERN REVEALS FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY (CA. 40 HZ) SYNCHRONISING ELEMENTS OF THE RAT SUBCORTICAL VISUAL SYSTEM
Chrobok Ł., Palus K., Jęczmień-Łazur J.S., Błasiak T., Lewandowski M.H.
Jagiellonian University, Institute of Zoology, Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Krakow, Poland

PRENATAL STRESS INDUCES CHANGES IN EXCITATORY AND INHIBITORY SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION IN THE DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS OF ADOLESCENT RATS
Sowa J.G.¹, Hess G.^1,2
1 Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Physiology, Krakow, Poland, ² Jagiellonian University, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Krakow, Poland

ACETYL-COA AND INTRACELLULAR ORGANELLE CROSS-TALK: FROM NEURODEVELOPMENT TO NEURODEGENERATION
Puglielli L.
Department of Medicine and Neuroscience, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

RESCUEING SLEEPLESS FLIES - PHARMACOCHAPERONING OF FOLDING-DEFICIENT DOPAMINE TRANSPORTERS, WHICH GIVE RISE TO INFANTILE DYSTONIA/PARKINSONISM
Freissmuth M., El-Kasaby A., Kasture A., Mazhar Asjad H.M., Sucic S.
Institute of Pharmacology, Centre of Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

ROLE OF PRENATAL HYPOXIA IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEURODEGENERATION-PRONE PHENOTYPE
Nalivaeva N.N.^1,2, Zhuravin I.A.^1,3
1 I.M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia, ² School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, ³ Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia

LIPIDIDIET - NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION IN PRE-DEMENTIA ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, FROM MOLECULAR MECHANISMS TO CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS
Hartmann T.¹, Solomon A.², Visser P.³, Hendrix S.⁴, Grimm M.¹, Kivipelto M.², Soininen H.^5
1 Deutsches Institut fuer Demenzpraevention, Experimental Neurology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, ² Department of Clinical Geriatrics, NVS, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ³ Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center, VU University Medical Center, The Netherlands, ⁴ Pentara Corporation, Salt Lake City UT, USA, ⁵ Neurocenter, Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

IS GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE ONE OF THE KEYS TO CONTROL BRAIN GLUTAMATE HOMEOSTASIS?
Waagepetersen H.S.
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

DYSREGULATION OF CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS: INTERRELATED MEDIATORS OF TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A TOXICITY IN PRIMARY CULTURES OF RAT CEREBELLAR GRANULE CELLS
Łazarewicz J.W., Ziemińska E., Lenart J., Diamandakis D., Salińska E.
Department of Neurochemistry, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

MEMBRANE PROTEOLYSIS IN PATHOGENESIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: FRIEND OR FOE?
Turner A.J.
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

INTERACTIONS OF EARLY AND LATE NEUROTOXIC SIGNALS IN CHOLINERGIC NEURODEGENERATION
Szutowicz A.
Medical University of Gdańsk, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gdańsk, Poland

COMPLEX NETWORKS APPROACH TO STUDY MESOSCOPIC NEURAL NETWORKS
Nasuto S.J.
University of Reading, School of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering Section, Whiteknights, UK

AUDITORY SENSORY AND WORKING MEMORY IN HUMANS AND NON-HUMAN PRIMATES: LINKING HUMAN AND ANIMAL RESEARCH THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING
König R.¹, May P.¹, Huang Y.², Matysiak A.¹, Hajizadeh A.¹, Heil P.^3,4, Brosch M.^2,4
1 Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Special Lab Non-Invasive Brain Imaging, Magdeburg, Germany, ² Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Special Lab Primate Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany, ³ Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁴ Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany

POWER MODULATION OF SSVEP
Łabęcki M.¹, Nowicka M.², Suffczyński P.^1
1 University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, Department of Biomedical Physics, Warsaw, Poland, ² Polish Academy of Sciences, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland

BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES AND DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Durka P.J., Chabuda A., Dovgialo M., Duszyk A., Pietrzak M., Różański P., Zieleniewska M.
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics, Warsaw, Poland