Symposium on Neuroimaging in Alcoholism

简介(申请人提供)：我们建议举办第三届国际酒精中毒应用神经影像会议(ICANA)。前两届ICANA会议分别于2004年和2008年在纽黑文举行，吸引了来自世界各地的100多名主要研究人员，重点关注与应用一套快速发展的神经成像工具和方法研究酒精使用和酒精中毒有关的技术、概念问题和发现。这些会议引起了广泛的关注，第一次会议由美国医学会杂志(JAMA)报道，第二次发表的立场论文发表在酒精中毒：临床和实验研究上。拟议中的会议将是另一个开创性的活动，将把领先的专家聚集在一起，促进我们对酒精在大脑中的影响、对酒精中毒的脆弱性、成瘾过程以及与酒精中毒相关的神经毒性的知识。在其他脑成像领域工作的资深研究人员以及那些已经在酒精中毒相关领域工作的人将被召集起来，分享酒精中毒的方法学应用，并促进跨模式的合作。将特别努力支持研究实习生、研究员和新研究人员的出席和参与。拟议的方案将在为期两天半的专题讨论会中列入国际发言者名单，从而与以前的会议并行。预计观众将包括来自世界各地的100-150名研究人员。第三次会议的兴趣水平已经很高了。例如，我们已经得到了《时代》杂志撰稿人的承诺，将参与并报道会议过程。拟议的会议日期为2013年2月15日至18日。拟议的议程将包括4个主要主题：功能磁共振成像(FMRI)、磁共振成像(MRI)-弥散张量成像(DTI)、磁共振波谱(MRS)和神经受体成像(PET/SPECT)。会议将包括专门讨论各种成像方法(MRI-DTI、fMRI、MRS、PET/SPECT)的全体发言和会议，以及与分子遗传学、动物和人类神经成像的联系，以及神经成像在酒精依赖治疗研究中的应用。 与公共卫生相关：拟议中的第三届国际酒精中毒应用神经成像会议(ICANA-3)将促进对这一不断扩大的技术领域的兴趣和研究。会议将汇集在不同成像技术方面具有专业知识的领先研究人员，以考虑酒精中毒的方法学应用，并促进合作。这次会议将提供一个机会，通过召集领先的成像研究人员合作专注于酒精中毒的神经成像应用，来塑造和促进酒精中毒的神经成像研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose holding the third iteration of the International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging to Alcoholism (ICANA). Each of the prior two ICANA Conferences, held in New Haven in 2004 and 2008, drew over 100 leading investigators from around the world to focus on techniques, conceptual issues, and findings related to the application of a rapidly evolving set of neuroimaging tools and approaches to the study of alcohol use and alcoholism. These conferences drew broad attention, with the first conference covered by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the second producing position papers published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The proposed conference would be another seminal event that would draw leading experts together to advance our knowledge about alcohol effects in the brain, the vulnerability to alcoholism, the addiction process, and the neurotoxicity associated with alcoholism. Established investigators who work in other areas of brain imaging as well as those already working in alcoholism-related areas will be convened to share methodological applications to alcoholism and foster collaboration across modalities. Special efforts will be made to support the attendance and participation of research trainees, fellows, and new investigators. The proposed program would parallel the earlier conferences by including an international roster of speakers in a two-and-one-half day symposium. The audience is expected to include 100-150 researchers from around the world. The interest level in this third meeting is already high. For example, we already have a commitment from a writer for TIME magazine to participate and report on the proceedings. The proposed meeting dates are February 15-18th, 2013. The proposed agenda will include 4 main topics: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), Neuroreceptor imaging (PET/SPECT). The conference will include plenary presentations and sessions dedicated to each modality of imaging (MRI-DTI, fMRI, MRS, PET/SPECT), as well as links to molecular genetics, neuroimaging in animals and humans, and applications of neuroimaging to the study of the treatment of alcohol dependence. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed 3rd International Conference on Applications of Neuroimaging to Alcoholism (ICANA-3) will foster interest and research in this expanding technological area. The conference will bring together leading investigators with expertise in diverse imaging techniques to consider methodological applications to alcoholism, and foster collaboration. The conference will provide an opportunity to shape and fertilize neuroimaging research in alcoholism by convening leading imaging investigators to collaboratively focus on neuroimaging applications in alcoholism.