Conferences for Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neurophysiology (APAN)

描述（由申请人提供）：听觉神经生理学进展与展望年会（APAN; http：//www.med.upenn.edu/APAN/）是神经科学学会年会的一次为期一天的卫星会议;第一次APAN研讨会于2003年举行。APAN在神经科学学会会议开始的前一天举行。2014年，这个日期将是11月14日。APAN的典型出席人数约为200人。由于听力科学和听觉神经科学的基本目标是了解声音感知的生物学基础，并利用这些知识来减轻听力障碍，因此APAN的主要目的是将从事识别神经相关因素的听觉神经科学家聚集在一起（皮层和皮层下）的听觉行为-包括知觉，认知和感觉运动因素-基础的通信处理，多感官处理，和神经可塑性将这群科学家聚集在这个论坛上是至关重要的，因为这个研究领域的许多理论方法，技术和方法都是相对独特的，不被其他听力研究人员所共享。因此，一个有重点的研讨会刺激了这一重要研究领域的科学事业。我们的第二个目标是在整个计划中促进初级和高级听觉神经科学家之间有意义的教育互动，并促进有价值的女性和少数民族科学家。在我们选择口头报告的标准中，我们自成立以来一直强调青年科学家以及妇女和少数民族科学家的贡献。2013年，我们设立了“海报预告片”，让一批年轻科学家有机会通过简短的口头陈述来吸引人们对他们海报的注意。在2014年，我们已经建立了一个“年轻的研究者聚光灯”的谈话，将有一个杰出的年轻科学家，我们计划继续提供旅行奖励的年轻科学家，抵消旅行的成本APAN。在方案一级，我们感到自豪的是，女科学家一直是方案委员会的重要成员，目前也是组织委员会的重要成员。最后，APAN与NIDCD的科学使命极为相关，原因有三。首先，本次研讨会的大多数科学家都是通过NIDCD机制获得资助的，并且在有和没有听力修复的情况下进行听觉加工和可塑性的基础研究。其次，APAN为初级听觉神经科学家提供了一个出色的培训机会。最后，许多演讲的翻译和临床影响是高的，因为他们专注于听觉感知的基本机制，其功能障碍可能导致各种听力相关的问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The annual meeting of Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neurophysiology (APAN; http://www.med.upenn.edu/APAN/) is a one-day satellite meeting of the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience; the first APAN symposium was in 2003. APAN is held the day prior to the start of the Society for Neuroscience meeting. In 2014, this date will be November 14. The typical attendance of APAN is approximately 200 participants. Because the funda-mental goal of hearing science and auditory neuroscience is to understand the biological basis of sound perception and to use this knowledge to mitigate hearing disorders, the primary Aim of APAN is to bring together the cohort of auditory neuroscientists who are engaged in identifying the neural correlates (both cortical and sub-cortical) of auditory behavior-including the perceptual, cog-nitive, and sensorimotor factors-that underlie communication processing, multi-sensory processing, and neural plasticity. Bringing together this group of scientists in this forum is critical because many of th theoretical approaches, techniques, and methodologies of this research field are relatively unique and not shared by other hearing researchers. Consequently, a focused symposium spurs the scientific enterprise in this important research area. Our second Aim is to facilitate meaningful and educational inter-actions between junior and senior auditory neuroscientists throughout the program and to promote meritorious women and minority scientists. In our selection criteria for oral presentations, we have consistently, since our inception, highlighted the contributions of junior scientists as well as women and minority scientists. In 2013, we established "poster teasers" that give a cadre of junior scientists' opportunities to draw attention to their posters as a short oral presentation. In 2014, we have established a "Young Investigator Spotlight" talk that will feature an outstanding junior scientist We plan on continuing to offer travel awards for junior scientists that offset the cost of travel t APAN. At a programmatic level, we are proud that women scientists have always been a substantial contingent of members on the Program Committee and, more currently, on the Organizing Committee. Finally, APAN is extremely relevant to the scientific mission of the NIDCD for three reasons. First, most scientists at this symposium are funded through NIDCD mech-anisms, and conduct basic research on auditory processing and plasticity, both with and without hear-ing prosthetics. Second, APAN provides an out-standing training opportunity for junior auditory neuro-scientists. Finally, the translational and clinical impact of many of the presentations is high due to their focus on fundamental mechanisms underlying auditory perception, whose dysfunction can lead to various hearing-related problems.