Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts Victoria, British Columbia, Canada June 2-7, 2015 Abstracts of the 24th Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Volume 24, June 2015 Contents PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME ................................................................................................ 3 OFFICERS.......................................................................................................................... 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS ......................................................................................................... 4 TRAVEL AWARDS ............................................................................................................. 5 SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS ................................................................................................... 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................... 7 FLOOR PLAN ..................................................................................................................... 8 PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................ 9 Tuesday, June 2 ......................................................................................................................................................9 Wednesday, June 3 .................................................................................................................................................9 Thursday, June 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Friday, June 5 ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Saturday, June 6 .................................................................................................................................................. 26 ABSTRACTS .................................................................................................................... 29 Wednesday, June 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Thursday, June 4 .................................................................................................................................................. 91 Friday, June 5 ..................................................................................................................................................... 109 Saturday, June 6 ................................................................................................................................................ 170 IBNS CENTRAL OFFICE Marianne Van Wagner, Executive Coordinator (830) 796-9393 tel. Alison Watson, Business and Events Manager (830) 796-9394 fax International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (866) 377-4416 (toll-free from within the US) 1123 Comanche Path [email protected] Bandera, Texas 78003-4212 USA http://www.ibnsconnect.org Connect with IBNS! 2 PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME Stephen Kent, PhD IBNS President Head of School, Associate Professor School of Psychological Science La Trobe University Melbourne (Bundoora), VIC Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/about/staff/profile?uname=SPKent Dear Conference Participants, Colleagues, and Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 24th Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. I am thrilled to report that this year’s meeting is on track to be our largest ever with more than 295 registrants. Examining the program one cannot help but be blown away by the quality, diversity, and international nature of the science on hand. We have world renowned keynote speakers in George Koob, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bill Deakin, a UK-based researcher who has been at the forefront of investigations of the role of glutamate in schizophrenia, and Jaak Panksepp, who 25 years ago coined the term ‘affective neuroscience’. The rest of the scientific program is jam-packed with 23 symposia; this is more than ever before and the Program Committee had no choice but to turn down many submissions. The topics covered in these range from neurogenesis, brain lipids, drug addiction, sex hormones, autism, stress resilience, and animal models of neuropsychiatric conditions to name but a few. To cap it all off we have a symposium honouring the memory and influence of our beloved former President, Bob Blanchard, who sadly passed away in 2014. All this takes place in the Victoria Conference Centre on beautiful Vancouver Island. Make sure you find time for whale watching – I hear the orcas are always available for a photo-opportunity. I would like to extend my thanks to the hard-working Program Committee Chaired by Mikhail Pletnikov with Jonathan Brigman as Co-Chair (Jared Young, David McKinzie, Tomasz Schneider, Cliff Summers, Dawn Eagle, Stella Vlachou, Matthew Hale, Raquel Martinez, Natalie Peartree). Until you have organised a meeting of this size you don’t fully understand the work that goes in to selecting symposia, inviting speakers, etc that begins almost as soon as the last meeting ends. This committee works hand-in-glove with our Executive Coordinator Marianne Van Wagner and her assistant Alison Watson who choreograph our stimulating meetings in appealing locales. Similar to last year, as a group we have raised over $1000 to aid a local group. This year we are providing yoga mats to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria and Vinyasa Yoga for Youth. I’d like to acknowledge the massive contribution of Matt Young in making this happen by working with Kim Gerecke and her Education & Training Committee. As always, the core function of IBNS is to encourage research in behavioral neuroscience by fostering free and open communication and scientific exchange among its members. Our meetings are the principal avenue by which this function is realized; they succeed in doing so only due to the warm, friendly, and engaging nature of its members. I am thrilled to see each and every one of you here and look forward to our discussions. Best wishes, Stephen Kent President, the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society 3 OFFICERS President ............................................................................................................................ Stephen Kent President-Elect .............................................................................................................. Mikhail Pletnikov Secretary .................................................................................................................. Susanne Brummelte Treasurer ..................................................................................................................... Stefan Brudzynski Past Presidents D. Caroline Blanchard ............................................................................................................. 2011-2012 Kelly Lambert ......................................................................................................................... 2009-2010 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