2014 Basal Ganglia Gordon Research Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：基底神经节是前脑、间脑和中脑核团的丰富互连集合，控制运动和思维。帕金森病、亨廷顿病、肌张力障碍、图雷特综合征和精神分裂症被广泛认为是基底神经节疾病。随着人们对基底神经节临床重要性的认识不断提高，以及可用于其研究的实验工具的迅速扩展，基底神经节研究在过去十年中出现了爆炸式增长。尽管在这一领域的工作爆炸，只有一个会议致力于基底神经节的研究：国际基底神经节协会，这是通常在美国以外举行的三年一次的会议，因此，有迫切需要一个更频繁的，国内会议，将提供一个论坛，映射现在和未来的基底神经节研究。拟议的戈登研究会议（GRC）会议汇集了该领域的领导人，批判性地讨论该领域的新兴课题，并确定新的研究方向。首届基底神经节GRC会议将于2014年2月2日至7日在加州文图拉举行，每两年举行一次。经过充分测试的GRC格式为学生，博士后研究员和教师创造了一个独特的机会，以更深入地了解基底神经节领域面临的基本问题，并建立可能导致突破的跨领域合作。预计招生人数为200人。美国国立卫生研究院被要求帮助支付25名早期职业研究人员的注册费用。这些研究人员将从受邀演讲者和那些有杰出海报摘要的人中选出。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The basal ganglia are a richly interconnected set of forebrain, diencephalic and mesencephalic nuclei that control movement and thought. Parkinson disease, Huntington disease, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome and schizophrenia are widely viewed as disorders of the basal ganglia. The growing awareness of their clinical importance and the rapid expansion of experimental tools available for their study have led to an explosion in basal ganglia research in the last decade. In spite of the explosion of work in this area, there is only one meeting devoted to basal ganglia research: the triennial meeting of the International Basal Ganglia Society, which is generally held outside of the U.S. Thus, there is a compelling need for a more frequent, domestic meeting that will provide a forum for mapping the present and future of basal ganglia research. The proposed Gordon Research Conference (GRC) meeting brings together leaders in the field to critically discuss emerging topics in the field and to identify new directions for research. The inaugural Basal Ganglia GRC meeting will be held February 2-7, 2014 in Ventura, California and will recur biennially. The well-tested GRC format creates a unique opportunity for students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty to gain a deeper understanding of fundamental questions facing the basal ganglia field and to build cross-cutting collaborations that could lead to breakthroughs. Enrollment is expected to be 200. The NIH is being asked to help cover the registration costs for 25 early career investigators. These investigators will be chosen from the invited speakers and those with outstanding poster abstracts.