2022 Frontal Cortex Gordon Research Conference

摘要 前额叶皮质(PFC)参与认知和行为的各个方面，并在所有 精神疾病和物质使用障碍的形式。在过去的四年里，人们对PFC进行了深入的研究 几十年。在动物模型中研究PFC的兴趣已经增长到与人类研究相同的速度。 一等兵。令人惊讶的是，并不存在关注PFC并将研究人员聚集在一起的既定会议 不同的动物模型(非人灵长类动物、大鼠、小鼠)和各种实验方法(例如， 损伤、药理学、解剖学、生理学、分子工具、计算模型)。新的戈登研究 前额叶大脑皮层会议(GRC)已经成立，为感兴趣的研究人员提供一个论坛 PFC及相关皮质区域(如OFC)。GRC将于2022年8月在加利福尼亚州文图拉召开会议。这是我们的 希望能从美国国立卫生研究院获得资金支持，以支持这次会议。来自NIH的支持将允许我们 以抵消我们邀请的演讲者和受训人员的出席费用，特别是代表人数不足的群体的出席费用。 我们提出以下目标：(1)召集一支多元化的科学家队伍，围绕以下基本问题 对额叶皮质的研究。会议将有关于恐惧/厌恶和奖励/食欲的小组讨论。 学习，据我们所知，在其他会议上没有一起讨论过的学习，以及比较 神经解剖学，这是一个将临床前研究结果与当前人类人口研究联系起来的关键话题。 (2)围绕额叶皮质研究中的新兴技术，团结不同的科学家队伍。评审团将 讨论强大的工具的使用，如光遗传学、化学遗传学和钙成像，以及它们如何 用于将对小鼠和大鼠的研究与对人类和非人类灵长类动物的研究结果联系起来。(3)至 促进女科学家、职业早期研究人员和任职人数不足的研究人员的发展 在额叶皮质研究中。我们将主持一次以谈判为重点的网络和辅导PowerHourTM 职业生涯阶段。

Abstract The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is involved in all aspects of cognition and behavior and has established roles in all forms of mental illness and substance use disorders. The PFC has been studied intensely over the past four decades. Interest in studies of the PFC in animal models has grown at a pace equal to that of human studies on the PFC. Surprisingly, no established meetings exist that focus on the PFC and bring together researchers using different animal models (non-human primates, rats, mice) and a variety of experimental approaches (e.g., lesions, pharmacology, anatomy, physiology, molecular tools, computational models). A new Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on the Frontal Cortex has been established to provide a forum for researchers interested in the PFC and related cortical areas (e.g., OFC). The GRC will convene in Ventura, CA in August 2022. It is our hope that financial support can be obtained from the NIH to support the meeting. Support from NIH will allow us to offset the attendance costs of our invited speakers and trainees, especially from underrepresented groups. We propose the following Aims: (1) To convene a diverse scientist workforce around fundamental questions in research on the frontal cortex. The conference will feature panels on fear/aversive and reward/appetitive learning, which to our knowledge have not been discussed together at other meetings, and comparative neuroanatomy, a topic that is crucial for relating preclinical findings to current research in human populations. (2) To unite a diverse scientist workforce around emerging technologies in frontal cortex research. Panels will discuss the use of powerful tools such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, and calcium imaging and how they can be used to link studies in mice and rats to findings from studies in humans and non-human primates. (3) To promote the development of women scientists, early-career researchers, and under-represented investigators in frontal cortex research. We will host a networking and mentoring PowerHourTM focused on negotiation across career stages.