International Behavioral Neuroscience Society
Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts
Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy June 8-13, 2010
Abstracts of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Volume 19, June 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstracts...... 35-126 Acknowledgments...... 5 Call for 2011 Symposium Proposals...... 7 Advertisements...... 133-136 Author Index ...... 127-132 Exhibitors/Sponsors ...... 4 Future Meetings...... Back Cover Officers/Council...... 2 Program/Schedule ...... 6-34 Summary Program ...... Inside Back Cover Travel Awards...... 3
IBNS CENTRAL OFFICE
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(830) 796-9393 tel. (830) 796-9394 fax (866) 377-4416 (toll-free from within the US) [email protected] http://www.ibnshomepage.org PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME
Dear Conference Participants, Colleagues, and Friends,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2010 International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting in beautiful Sardinia. I am thrilled to report that we have a record-breaking number of abstracts this year and a spectacular scientific program. As you look through the program highlights, you’ll see that we have four world- renowned keynote speakers--Giovanni Biggio, Nicola Clayton, Thomas Insel and Michael Merzenich--addressing relevant topics such as hippocampal neuroplasticity, comparative cognition, translational research and effective therapeutic strategies for various mental illnesses. The scientific program is also supported by ten symposia on topics ranging from brain injury to maternal behavior, three oral sessions and two poster sessions. Supporting the continuing education of IBNS members, a grant workshop will feature Diane Witt from the National Science Foundation.
This exciting scientific program and beautiful meeting venue are the result of a lot of hard work by many individuals. IBNS is fortunate to have a wonderful Executive Coordinator, Marianne Van Wagner, who manages to channel and direct the efforts of IBNS members as she choreographs successful meetings year after year. We are all indebted to Marianne for her tireless efforts to make this meeting a success each year. A special thanks is also extended to our dedicated Program Committee (Wim Crusio-Chair, Sandra Kelly-Co-Chair, Betty Zimmerberg, Igor Branchi, Nancy Ostrowski, Helene David, Leonie de Visser, Francesca Cirulli, Etienne Coutureau, and John Bruno) who have produced such an outstanding program and to the IBNS Council (Simon Crowe, Elena Choleris, David Eilam, Giovanni Biggio, Shuji Aou, Rosalinda Guevara-Guzman, Jodi Lukkes, Byron Jones, Adrian Dunn and Larry Reid) who have provided valuable feedback about a multitude of questions that emerged during the planning process. We appreciate the hard work of the Education and Training Committee (Katerina Savelieva, Chair, Robert Benno, Jodi Gresack, Sarah Johnson, Peter Shiromani, Anders Agmo, and Matthew Skelton) for their contributions selecting the travel award recipients—as well as John Bruno’s continued effort to secure funding to support our young IBNS members.
The Local Organizing Committee’s (Giovanni Biggio, Alessandra Concas, Enrico Sanna, Laura Dazzi, Paolo Follesa) efforts are also appreciated as they have been helpful managing local arrangements for our members. Each year, we also appreciate the support of our valued sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, Corporate Sponsors--Elsevier Science, Inc. and Stoelting Co. and our exhibitors--Blue Box Sensors, Campden Instruments, Clever Sys., Inc., Eicom, Noldus Information Technology, Panlab/Harvard Apparatus, San Diego Instruments, TSE Systems, UGO Basile, and Viewpoint Life Sciences. Finally, we appreciate the willingness of the Tanka Village Resort to work with us to provide the necessary resources for a successful scientific meeting against the beautiful setting of Sardinia.
If this is your first IBNS meeting, you are definitely in for a treat. I attended the very first IBNS meeting in 1992 and have been coming ever since! Each year, I look forward to learning more about the exciting discipline of Behavioral Neuroscience, as well as seeing valued colleagues from across the world. I hope you have a similar experience and will want to join us for future meetings.
Benvenuto to all IBNS participants… enjoy the meeting!!
Warmest regards,
Kelly Lambert, IBNS President
1 OFFICERS
President ...... Kelly Lambert Past-President...... Robert Gerlai Secretary ...... Melanie Paquette Treasurer...... Stefan Brudzynski
Past Presidents
Joseph Huston ...... 2006 Robert Adamec ...... 2005 C. Sue Carter...... 2004 Robert J. Blanchard...... 2003 Mark A. Geyer ...... 2002 John P. Bruno...... 2001 Jacqueline N. Crawley ...... 2000 László Lénárd...... 1999 Robert L. Isaacson ...... 1998 Michael L. Woodruff ...... 1997 Gerard P. Smith...... 1996 Linda P. Spear...... 1995 Robert D. Myers...... 1994 Paul R. Sanberg...... 1993
Founding President
Matthew J. Wayner ...... 1992
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Australasia...... Simon F. Crowe Canada...... Elena Choleris Europe...... Giovanni Biggio Europe...... David Eilam Japan ...... Shuji Aou Latin America ...... Rosalinda Guevara-Guzman Student ...... Jodi Lukkes USA...... Adrian Dunn USA...... Byron C. Jones USA...... Larry Reid
2 STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS
TRAVEL AWARDS (listed alphabetically)
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the IBNS Travel Awards for the 2010 meeting in Sardinia, Italy. Award winners will receive a cash award, certificate, and waiver of registration and banquet fees. Presentations given by the Travel Awardees are indicated in the program by the symbol †. Travel awardees are presenting orally in the Slide Blitz and will also have their research presented in a poster session.
Postdoctoral Travel Awards
Dr. Michael Vincent Baratta, MIT, Cambridge, MA USA Dr. Jodi L. Pawluski, Maastricht University, Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS Dr. Kate Marie Wassum, University of California, Los Angeles, CA USA Dr. Ingo Willuhn, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
Graduate Student Travel Awards
Ms. Cindy Kaur Barha, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CANADA Ms. Elizabeth Thomas Cox, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Ms. Lauren Kristen Dobbs, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA Ms. Catherine Anne Marcinkiewcz, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA Mr. Noam Miller, University of Toronto, Toronto, CANADA Mr. Brandon Lance Pearson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI USA Mr. Robert Raymond Rozeske, University of Colorado-Boulder, CO USA Mr. Sandy Richard Shultz, University of Western Ontario, Ontario CANADA Ms. Jessica Anne Siegel, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR USA