International Society for Research on Impulsivity Scientific Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：国际冲动研究学会（ISRI）是一个科学学会，专注于汇集生物，社会，认知和行为科学的研究。冲动性是一个与酒精中毒显著相关的结构，因为酒精依赖者表现出冲动性和相关的神经生理学指标。冲动可能导致酗酒，而饮酒可能导致冲动。鉴于越来越多的科学家和临床医生研究酒精中毒的冲动性，这个话题值得专门讨论。该提案要求支持ISRI科学会议，作为2009年6月在圣地亚哥举行的酒精中毒研究学会（RSA）会议的一天卫星会议。主要目标是将研究冲动的领先科学家与研究酗酒的科学家聚集在一起，以促进跨学科的交流。该提案寻求资助早期职业和少数民族调查人员，并允许他们展示他们的调查结果。ISRI会议的标题是“冲动和酗酒”，开始将由特雷弗罗宾斯教授就成瘾的冲动举行全体会议。会议的其余部分将研究以下主题：1）定义和评估动物模型中的冲动; 2）定义和评估人类研究中的冲动; 3）酒精和冲动：动物研究，以及4）酒精和冲动：人类研究。傍晚的海报会议将允许学员和初级教师介绍他们的研究。妇女、代表性不足的少数民族和残疾人的参与已经或将反映在旅行获奖者、演讲者和组织委员会的组成中。 公共卫生相关性：国际冲动性研究学会请求支持2009年6月20日的科学会议。科学会议，题为“冲动和酒精中毒”将汇集在冲动和酒精中毒领域的领先研究人员和临床医生，并作为一个卫星会议的研究学会酒精中毒会议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Society for Research on Impulsivity (ISRI) is a scientific society focused on bringing together research from the biological, social, cognitive and behavioral sciences. Impulsivity is a construct of significant relevance to alcoholism as individuals with alcohol dependence demonstrate impulsivity and related neurophysiological measures. Impulsivity may predispose to alcoholism and alcohol use may lead to impulsivity. Given the growing number of scientists and clinicians studying impulsivity in alcoholism, this topic merits its own focused meeting. This proposal requests support for an ISRI scientific meeting as a day-long satellite meeting to the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) conference taking place in San Diego in June, 2009. The main objectives are to bring together leading scientists researching impulsivity with those researching alcoholism to facilitate interdisciplinary communication. This proposal seeks funding to sponsor early career and minority investigators and allow them to showcase their findings. The ISRI meeting is titled "Impulsivity and Alcoholism" and will begin with a plenary by Prof. Trevor Robbins on impulsivity in addiction. The remainder of the meeting will examine the following topics: 1) Defining and Assessing Impulsivity in Animal Models; 2) Defining and Assessing Impulsivity in Human Studies; 3) Alcohol and Impulsivity: Animal Studies, and 4) Alcohol and Impulsivity: Human Studies. An early evening poster session will allow trainees and junior faculty to present their research. Involvement of women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities is or will be reflected in the composition of the travel awardees, speakers, and organization committee. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The International Society for Research on Impulsivity requests support for a scientific meeting on June 20th, 2009. The scientific meeting, titled "Impulsivity and Alcoholism" will bring together leading researchers and clinicians in the fields of impulsivity and alcoholism and function as a satellite meeting to the Research Society on Alcoholism conference.