International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts Nassau, The Bahamas June 9-14, 2009 Abstracts of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Volume 18, June 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstracts....................................................................................................................... 23-66 Acknowledgments................................................................................................................5 Call for 2010 Symposium Proposals....................................................................................7 Advertisements............................................................................................................. 71-75 Author Index ................................................................................................................ 67-70 Exhibitors/Sponsors .............................................................................................................4 Future Meetings...................................................................................................Back Cover Officers/Council...................................................................................................................2 Program/Schedule .......................................................................................................... 8-22 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 Dear Conference Participants, Colleagues, and Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2009 International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Conference! This meeting had a very rocky start, as all of you know due to circumstances outside of our control, but thanks to our amazing Executive Coordinator, Marianne Van Wagner and our dedicated Program Committee (Don Stein-Chair, Wim Crusio-Co-Chair, Betty Zimmerberg, Ray Kesner, Helene David, Leonie de Visser, Bianca Topic, and John Bruno) and Council (Joseph Huston, Melanie Paquette, Stefan Brudzynski, Stephen Kent, Elena Choleris, Helene David, David Eilam, Shuji Aou, Sara Cruz-Morales, Jared Young, John P. Bruno, Adrian Dunn, and Larry Reid), and also to the flexibility and good will of the Local Organizing Committee (Sara Cruz-Morales-Chair, Rosalinda Guevara-Guzman, and Raul Paredes), the Wyndham Hotel management team and the Manzanillo Isla Navidad Resort, we were able to move our meeting to an alternate location. And what a location it is!!! Beautiful Nassau is a tropical paradise, which you all will love, I am sure. Even more importantly, due to the diligence and careful planning by our Program Committee, this year again, we have an excellent scientific program with exciting symposia, world-renowned key note speakers (Professors Trevor W. Robbins and Ann M. Graybiel), a special Darwin Lecture by Professor Robert Blanchard, and wonderful oral and poster presentations. I thank all of you, presenters and participants, for making this exciting program possible. I would also like to extend my greatest appreciation for the dedicated and hard work of many others who contributed to the success of this meeting. The Education and Training Committee (Susan Powell- Chair, Katerina Savelieva-Co-Chair, Pascual Gargiulo, Jodi Gresack, Sarah Johnson, Peter Shiromani, and Anders Agmo) worked hard to select the best students for our travel awards and to organize other student activities. Professor John Bruno continues to play a pivotal role in obtaining and renewing the NIH grant support for our conferences. And last but not least, we have to acknowledge our sponsors who have provided crucial financial support for the meeting: National Institutes of Health, Elsevier Science, Stoelting Co., and IITC. We also thank NNOXe Pharmaceuticals for funding the Wayner- NNOXe Award. Now it is time to immerse ourselves in great science and reap the benefits of all this hard work: Enjoy the meeting and welcome to Nassau! Robert Gerlai President of IBNS - 1 - OFFICERS President ..................................................................................................................................Robert Gerlai President-Elect....................................................................................................................... Kelly Lambert Past-President........................................................................................................................ Joseph Huston Secretary ............................................................................................................................Melanie Paquette Treasurer..........................................................................................................................Stefan Brudzynski Past Presidents 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................................................................................................................................Stephen Kent Canada....................................................................................................................................Elena Choleris Europe..................................................................................................................................... Helene David David Eilam Japan ............................................................................................................................................. Shuji Aou Latin America ................................................................................................................. Sara Cruz-Morales Student ...................................................................................................................................... Jared Young USA.........................................................................................................................................John P. Bruno Adrian Dunn Larry Reid - 2 - STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS We are pleased to announce the recipients of the IBNS Travel Awards for the 2009 meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas. These awards will be presented at the Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. Award winners will receive a cash award, certificate, and waiver of registration and banquet fees. Congratulations to all. TRAVEL AWARDS (listed alphabetically) Presentations given by the Travel Awardees are indicated in the program by the symbol †. Postdoctoral Student Travel Awards Dr. Jonathan Lael Brigman, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD, USA Dr. Susanne Brummelte, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Dr. Nicholas Gilpin, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA Dr. Adam Lee Halberstadt, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA Dr. Daniela Schulz, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA Dr. Alicia A. Walf, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA Graduate Student Travel Awards Mr. Ethan Hayes Beckley, Oregon Health & Science