Hormonal Control of Circuits for Complex Behaviors
Hormones and neuromodulators play an important role in adjusting behavior to match the physiological and developmental needs of an organism, but the underlying neural circuits are not well understood. This conference drew on both vertebrate and invertebrate systems to examine the mechanisms by which circulating molecules influence the neural circuits that control complex behavior. We combined speakers at various levels of analysis from behavior to circuits to molecules and utilizing different physiological and developmental systems. The aim was to assess the state of the field and, through a comparative approach, establish common themes and novel approaches.
Organizers
Lynn Riddiford, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Scott Sternson, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
James Truman, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Invited Participants
David Anderson, HHMI/California Institute of Technology
Bruce Baker, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Mark Blumberg, The University of Iowa
David Crews, University of Texas at Austin
Mario de Bono, Medical Research Council (MRC)
Barry Dickson, Janelia Farm Research Campus/HHMI
Catherine Dulac, HHMI/Harvard University
Ki Goosens, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Klaus Hartfelder, University of São Paulo
Darcy Kelley, Columbia University
Toshihiro Kitamoto, University of Iowa
Joseph LeDoux, New York University
Frederic Libersat, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Michael Nusbaum, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Nirao Shah, University of California, San Francisco
Benjamin White, National Insitute of Mental Health/NIH
John Wingfield, University of California, Davis
Larry Young, Emory University School of Medicine
Dusan Zitnan, Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
