Fifth International Congress of Neuroethology: San Diego, CA: August 23 thru August 28, 1998

自1986年以来，国际神经行为学大会每隔三年召开一次会议，将研究脊椎动物和无脊椎动物行为的神经基础的研究人员聚集在一起。许多种类的动物表现出的巨大的行为范围是一个难以解释的挑战，这种多样性也可以用来解释大脑的组织和设计的基本原则。例如，研究蝙蝠回声定位等特定行为的专家，或研究相对简单的系统，如水蚤游泳，是很有成效的，因为对大脑神经细胞网络的详细比较往往会揭示出意想不到的机制，需要纳入我们对大脑功能复杂性的思考中。会议形式旨在强调关于行为特化的演讲，以及关于比较动物常见神经机制的演讲，以及其他关于技术进步的演讲，如用于研究大脑功能的光学成像和计算技术。该奖项将为参加会议的学生提供部分路费支持。这次会议将对神经科学产生影响，从细胞方法到行为，也将促进年轻研究人员的职业生涯，因此对神经科学的基础设施产生影响。

The International Congress of Neuroethology has met at three-year intervals since 1986, to bring together researchers working on the neural basis of behavior in vertebrate and invertebrate animals. The huge range of behaviors shown by many sorts of animals is a challenge to explain, and this diversity also can be used to illuminate basic principles of the organization and design of brains in general. It is productive, for example, to study a specialist in a particular kind of behavior such as bat echolocation, or a relatively simple system such as leech swimming, because detailed comparisons of the networks of nerve cells in brains often reveal unexpected mechanisms that need to be incorporated in our thinking about the complexity of brain function. The conference format is designed to emphasize talks on behavioral specializations, and on comparing common neural mechanisms across animals, with other talks on technical advances such as optical imaging and computational techniques for studying brain function. This award will provide partial support for student travel to the meeting. This meeting will have an impact across neuroscience, from cellular approaches to behavior, and will also foster the careers of young investigators, and so have an impact on the infrastructure of neuroscience.