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Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA June 5-10, 2012 Abstracts of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Volume 21, June 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstracts..................................................................................................................... 32-113 Acknowledgments................................................................................................................5 Advertisements......................................................................................................... 121-128 Author Index ............................................................................................................ 114-120 Call for 2013 Symposium Proposals....................................................................................6 Exhibitors/Sponsors .............................................................................................................4 Future Meeting .....................................................................................................................6 Officers/Council...................................................................................................................2 Program/Schedule Tuesday ......................................................................................................................7 Wednesday .................................................................................................................8 Thursday ..................................................................................................................15 Friday.......................................................................................................................23 Saturday ...................................................................................................................29 Sunday......................................................................................................................31 Summary Program ...................................................................................Inside Back Cover Travel Awards......................................................................................................................3 IBNS CENTRAL OFFICE `tÜ|tÇÇx itÇ jtzÇxÜ? Xåxvâà|äx VÉÉÜw|ÇtàÉÜ International Behavioral Neuroscience Society 8181 Tezel Road #10269 San Antonio, Texas 78250 USA (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 Aloha and Welcome to the 21st Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, in Kona, Hawaii. The meeting is projected to be the largest meeting IBNS has ever had, and I look forward to an exciting and instructive program, in which recent developments in behavioral neuroscience will be described and discussed. This site also provides lessons in history. The Kona coast is deeply embedded in the history of Hawaii. It was the site of first arrival of Europeans, under the command of Captain James Cook, who landed here in 1778. Returning to Hawaii after a brief expedition to what is now Alaska, Captain Cook was killed –again on this coast, at Kealakekua Bay—in 1779. Kamehameha I (“the great”) was born in Hawaii, at the northern tip of this coastline, and was a young man at the time of the Cook landings. Later, using western arms (he was an observant young man!) he conquered and united almost all of the islands, becoming the first King of Hawaii. Aside from science and history, we have an extra event for attendees, one that will not be repeated for nearly 120 years. The transit of Venus across the sun will take place in the afternoon of June 5, the first day of our meeting. Hawaii and Alaska are the only parts of the US where the entire transit, lasting several hours, will be visible. (if you plan to view it, protect your eyes with eclipse shades)…as another point of connection to the history of Hawaii, Captain Cook’s first voyage, in 1769, was to Tahiti, to observe---a transit of Venus! http://star.arm.ac.uk/history/transit.html In sum, this meeting promises to be one that is totally without parallel! I sincerely hope that you find it deeply rewarding, and also a lot of fun, and that you come to appreciate Hawaii and its history, as we who live here do. Sincerely, D. Caroline Blanchard President, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society 1 OFFICERS President ................................................................................................................... D. Caroline Blanchard Past-President........................................................................................................................ Kelly Lambert Acting Secretary.....................................................................................................................Elena Choleris Treasurer..........................................................................................................................Stefan Brudzynski Past Presidents Robert Gerlai ............................................................................................................................... 2007-2008 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 Crowe Canada...............................................................................................................................Henry Szechtman Europe.................................................................................................................................Giovanni Biggio Francesca Cirulli Latin America .................................................................................................. Rosalinda Guevara-Guzman Student ........................................................................................................................ Sarah Kaye Williams USA........................................................................................................................Franciso Gonzalez-Lima Byron C. Jones Mark B. Kristal 2 STUDENT/POSTDOC TRAVEL AWARDS We are pleased to announce the recipients of the IBNS Travel Awards for the 2012 meeting in Kona, Hawaii, USA. Award winners will receive hotel and travel reimbursement, certificate, and waiver of registration fees. Travel awardees are presenting orally and will also have their research presented in a poster session. Congratulations to all. TRAVEL AWARDS (listed alphabetically) Postdoctoral Travel Awards Alaine Keebaugh, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Alexxai Kravitz, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA Erik Oleson, University of Maryland-School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Tori Schaefer, Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Moriel Zelikowsky, Caltech, Pasadena, California, USA Graduate Student Travel Awards Catherine Barrett, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Collin Challis, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Nina Donner, University of Colorado-Boulder, Colorado, USA Stephanie Groman, University of California-Los Angeles,
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