OMV-SfN’s 2009 Neuroscience Day was held at Miami University on Friday, June 5. Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D., Regents' Professor of Psychology and Neurology at the University of Arizona, was the keynote speaker. The topic of her lecture was "Cognitive Changes in Aging: Neural Correlates in Rats and Monkeys."

The central goal of Dr. Barnes’ research and teaching program is the question of how the brain changes during the aging process and the functional consequences of these changes on information processing and memory in the elderly. The main research program involves studies of behavior and neurophysiology in young and old laboratory animals. This work provides a basis for understanding the basic mechanisms of normal aging in the brain and sets a background against which it is possible to assess the effects of pathological changes such as Alzheimer's disease. Some of her current work also includes an assessment of therapeutic agents that may be promising in the alleviation or delay of neural and cognitive changes that occur with age. She teaches afull semester course in the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging with joint appointments in the Department of Neurology and the Neuroscience Program.

The deadline for submitting posters was Thursday, May 28. See the Call for Posters for online submission. Neuroscience Day is free of charge for 2009 chapter members. Please join now. Then see online registration form. Please see and share the Neuroscience Day flier (PDF). See complete program and poster list (PDF).

9:45-10:45 a.m.
Psychology Building Lobby

Registration & Poster Set-up

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
125 Psychology Building

Keynote Lecture
Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D.,
Regents' Professor of Psychology and Neurology
University of Arizona
Cognitive Changes in Aging: Neural Correlates in Rats and Monkeys

12:30-1:45 p.m.
Heritage Room
Shriver Center

Lunch

2:00-3:00 p.m.
125 Psychology Building

Student & Post-Doc Presentations

Patrick Sonner, Ph.D.,Wright State University
Differences in firing properties between V1-derived Renshaw and non-Renshaw cells

Sarah Oross, University of Dayton
Dorsal eye selector, pannier (pnr),interacts with the retinal determination gene network during Drosophila eye development

Loren Hoffmann, Miami University
Hippocampal modulation of cerebellar learning

Eric Krause, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
Inhibition of central angiotensin receptor signaling: drinking less and reducing stress

3:00-5:00 p.m.
Psychology Building Lobby

Poster Session and Reception
See complete poster list (PDF)

5:00 p.m.
Psychology Building Lobby

Poster Competition Awards

Society for Neuroscience
2009 Chapter Grant Award

Miami University
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School
Department of Psychology
Department of Zoology

University of Cincinnati
Neuroscience Graduate Program

University of Dayton

Wright State University
Comprehensive Neuroscience Center

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