ORGANIZATION Organizer: Polish Neuroscience Society (PTBUN) Co-organizers: Department for Experimental Medicine, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chairmen: Members: Jan Celichowski Agata Adamczyk Grzegorz Hess Vice-Chairmen: Ewa Kublik Jarosław J. Barski Monika Liguz-Lęcznar Jacek Jaworski Jan Rodriguez Parkitna Małgorzata Skup LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chairmen: Members: Jarosław J. Barski Dominika Chojnacka Aniela Grajoszek Vice-Chairmen: Daniela Kasprowska-Liśkiewicz Marta Nowacka-Chmielewska Arkadiusz Liśkiewicz Marta Przybyła Anna Sługocka Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019_79_supp_inner_v4.indd 1 17/08/2019 22:16 II 14th International Congress of the Polish Neuroscience Society Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019, 79: I–XCIX HONORARY PATRONATE The Mayor of Katowice Rector of Medical Katowice City City University of Silesia SPONSORS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT Ministry of Science and Higher Education Polish Academy of Sciences Katowice City Vivari s.c. Noldus Information Technology European Brain and Behavior Society CED MMM Muenchener Medizin Mechanik Polska Sp. z o.o. OMIXYS Sp. z o.o. Science Products GmbH SHIM-POL A.M. Borzymowski Femtonics Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019_79_supp_inner_v4.indd 2 17/08/2019 22:16 Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019, 79: I–XCIX Programme III PROGRAMME 27.08.2019, TUESDAY 12:00–14:00 Workshop on Ultrasonic Vocalization (USV) ‑ theory 14:00–15:00 Lunch 15:00–18:00 Workshop on Ultrasonic Vocalization (USV) ‑ practice 28.08.2019, WEDNESDAY 12:00–14:30 General Assembly of PTBUN 14:30–15:00 Opening Ceremony 15:00–16:00 Plenary lecture 1 (PL 1) Speaker: Magdalena Götz, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich, Germany Title: “Novel mechanisms of neurogenesis and neural repair” Introduced by: Jarosław J. Barski 16:00–16:30 Coffee break 16:30–17:30 Plenary lecture 2 (PL 2) Speaker: Hannah Monyer, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany Title: “GABAergic neurones – the cellular substrate for local and long‑range synchrony” Introduced by: Jarosław J. Barski 17:40–19:40 Symposium 1: “Ultrasonic vocalization as a tool in neuroscience research” Chairperson: • Paweł M. Boguszewski, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Speakers: • Nicola Simola, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy, “ Emission of 50‑kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in dopamine‑denervated rats treated with amphetamine: relevance to neurocircuitries involved in drug‑mediated reward” (S 1.1) • Sylvie Granon, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France, “ Social interaction and acoustic communication in adult mice: markers for healthy and pathological behaviors” (S 1.2) • Robert K. Filipkowski, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, “ Behavioral, ultrasonic, and cardiovascular responses of male Wistar rats in different social and emotional contexts after ultrasonic playback” (S 1.3) • Adam Hamed, Laboratory of Spatial Memory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, “ Neurochemical correlates of 50‑kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in context induced response, reward processing, and appetitive social interactions” (S 1.4) Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019_79_supp_inner_v4.indd 3 17/08/2019 22:16 IV 14th International Congress of the Polish Neuroscience Society Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019, 79: I–XCIX Symposium 2: “Relationship between mitochondria and neuroinflammation: implications for neurological diseases” Chairpersons: • Agata Adamczyk, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences • Carsten Culmsee, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany Speakers: • Agnieszka Chacińska, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Poland, “Guided tour of proteins into mitochondria” (S 2.1) • Carsten Culmsee, Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, “Mitochondrial integrity and function in model systems of CNS diseases” (S 2.2) • Katarzyna Kuter, Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland, “ Brain energy metabolism in neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurons in animal model of early Parkinson’s disease: Role of astrocytes” (S 2.3) • Magdalena Cieślik, Department of Cellular Signalling, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, “ The association between maternal immune activation and mitochondrial failure in adulthood: Relevance to neurodevelopmental disorders” (S 2.4) • Walter Lukiw, LSU Neuroscience Center, New Orleans, USA, “ Gastrointestinal (GI) tract‑derived, Bacteroidetes fragilis neurotoxins and inflammatory neurodegeneration” (S 2.5) Symposium 3: “Whole brain mapping approaches in the investigation of brain structure and function: advances, promises, and challenges” Chairperson: • Piotr Majka, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland Speakers: • Piotr Majka, Laboratory of Neuroinformatics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, “ Location, location, location: The role of brain atlases and spatial integration of multimodal imaging data in whole brain mapping projects” (S 3.1) • Marzena Stefaniuk, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, “Addicted brain mapping and imaging using light‑sheet fluorescence microscopy” (S 3.2) • Yongsoo Kim, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Penn State University, Hershey, Philadelphia, USA, “ Brain‑wide mapping of oxytocin receptor neurons in the developing postnatal mouse brain” (S 3.3) • Marcello Rosa, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, “An open access tool for analysis of connections in the primate cortex” (S 3.4) 19:40– Welcome reception Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019_79_supp_inner_v4.indd 4 17/08/2019 22:16 Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019, 79: I–XCIX Programme V 29.08.2019, THURSDAY 08:30–09:30 Plenary lecture 3 (PL 3) Speaker: Hartmut Wekerle, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany Title: “Multiple sclerosis: Formation of a brain autoimmune disease” Introduced by: Jarosław J. Barski 09:30–09:45 Coffee break 09:45–11:45 Symposium 4: “Modeling human disorders in Zebrafish” Chairpersons: • Jacek Kuźnicki, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland • Justyna Zmorzyńska, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland Speakers: • Piotr Podlasz, Department of Pathophysiology Forensic Veterinary Medicine and Administration, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia i Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland, “Study of neuropeptide functions using zebrafish as a model organism” (S 4.1) • Caghan Kizil, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden, Germany, “ Identification of a novel mechanism controlling neural stem cell plasticity in an Alzheimer’s disease model of adult zebrafish using single cell transcriptomics” (S 4.2) • Justyna Zmorzyńska, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland, “ Impaired commissural tract fasciculation is related to increased epileptogenesis and anxiety in the Zebrafish model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex” (S 4.3) • Allan V. Kalueff, School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China, “How zebrafish research is reshaping today’s neuroscience and biological psychiatry” (S 4.4) Symposium 5: “Nutrition and brain” Chairperson: • Jarosław J. Barski, Department for Experimental Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland Speakers: • Marta Nowacka-Chmielewska, Department for Experimental Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland, “Global proteomic analysis of brain changes induced by ‘lifestyle’ modifications” (S 5.1) • Witold Konopka, Laboratory of Animal Models, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, “Why and what do we eat or brain‑body metabolic games” (S 5.2) • André Kleinridders, Central Regulation of Metabolism, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany, “Novel insights of brain insulin action on metabolism and behavior” (S 5.3) • Claire T. McEvoy, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, “Diet as a prevention strategy for neurodegeneration during ageing” (S 5.4) Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019_79_supp_inner_v4.indd 5 17/08/2019 22:16 VI 14th International Congress of the Polish Neuroscience Society Acta Neurobiol Exp 2019, 79: I–XCIX Symposium 6: “Basic and clinical aspects of epilepsy research” Chairperson: • Piotr Suffczyński, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland Speakers: • Marco de Curtis, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy, “Network activities at the start of a focal seizure” (S 6.1) • Premysl Jiruska, Institute of Physiology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, “The transition to seizure is characterized by the progressive loss of the brain’s resilience” (S 6.2) • Urszula Malinowska,