The University of Texas at Austin Conference on Learning & Memory

 描述(申请人提供)：在2011年之前，没有定期安排的神经科学会议专门讨论与学习和记忆以及相关的认知疾病有关的广泛的多学科问题。得克萨斯大学奥斯汀学习和记忆中心认识到召开这样一次会议的必要性，并发起了奥斯汀学习和记忆会议(ACL&M)，目的是创建一个每两年举行一次的会议。2011年4月举行的第一次会议取得了巨大成功，2013年4月举行的第二次会议也是如此。此申请是为了续订R13 NS074860-01，我们在2011年和2013年的会议上都获得了这一奖项，以获得对2015年ACL&M的部分支持。学习和记忆的神经生物学是多学科的，相关研究领域包括分子生物学、遗传学、神经生理学、行为学、生物物理学和计算机科学。此外，它是从不同水平的分析，包括分子，细胞，系统和认知，使用动物模型和人类。由于研究学习和记忆的研究人员来自广泛的不同背景，因此为神经科学家提供机会收集、分享结果并讨论该领域的新技术和发展是至关重要的。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的学习和记忆中心是一个基础研究中心，拥有15名多学科教职员工，他们的研究项目侧重于学习和记忆的神经生物学。这个重点研究中心是德克萨斯大学神经科学研究所的一部分，该研究所汇集了代表大脑研究多个领域的70多名神经科学家。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的神经科学氛围是举办一次重复性会议的理想场所，对有着了解人类记忆和相关疾病的共同目标的多学科神经学家具有广泛的吸引力。ACL&M两年一次的会议系列现在已经是第三次安装，已经成为该领域的主要焦点，来自不同背景的神经科学家收集和交换快速增长和至关重要的学习和记忆领域的数据、技术和发现。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Prior to 2011, there was no regularly scheduled neuroscience meeting devoted to broad, multidisciplinary issues related to learning and memory and associated diseases of cognition. The University of Texas at Austin Center for Learning and Memory recognized the need for such a conference and initiated the Austin Conference on Learning and Memory (ACL&M) with the intent of creating a bi-yearly conference. The inaugural conference that occurred in April 2011 was a tremendous success, as was the 2nd conference that occurred April 2013. This application is for renewal of R13 NS074860-01, the award we received for both the 2011 and 2013 conferences, to obtain partial support for the 2015 ACL&M. The neurobiology of learning and memory is multidisciplinary, with relevant areas of research including molecular biology, genetics, neurophysiology, behavior, biophysics, and computer science. In addition, it is approached from varying levels of analysis including molecular, cellular, systems, and cognitive, using both animal models and humans. Because researchers who study learning and memory come from a wide range of diverse backgrounds, it is essential to promote opportunity for neuroscientists to gather, share results, and discuss new techniques and developments in the field. The Center for Learning and Memory at The University of Texas at Austin is a basic research center with 15 multidisciplinary faculty members whose research programs focus on the neurobiology of learning and memory. This focused research center is part of The University of Texas Institute for Neuroscience, which embodies over 70 neuroscientists representing many areas of brain research. The neuroscience climate at The University of Texas at Austin represents an ideal venue for hosting a recurring conference with broad appeal for multidisciplinary neuroscientists with the common goal of understanding human memory and associated diseases. The ACL&M bi-yearly conference series is now in its third installation and has grown to be a major focal point in the field for neuroscientists from diverse background to gather and exchange data, techniques and discoveries in the rapidly growing and critically important field of learning and memory.