List of Poster Presentations List of Posters and abstracts for the Youdim Lecture - January 31, 2018 11. Reorganization of cortical microcircuits following perceptual auditory learning 1. Abnormal Brain Asymmetry and Behavior in ADHD: Ido Maor and Adi Mizrahi A TMS-EEG study Neurobiology, The Hebrew University Amir Avnit, Uri Alyagon, Sam Zibman, Abraham Zangen Department of Life Sciences and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, 12. Distinct Coral Skeleton Topography Induces Neural Ben-Gurion University Elongation and Activation The Annual Eliahu Youdim Memorial Lecture Tzachy Morad, Roni Hendler, Orly Weiss, Eyal Canji, Liat Hammer, 2. The Antioxidant Tempol Abolishes the Expression of Cocaine Ido Merfeld, Zvy Dubinsky, Yitshak I. Francis and Danny Baraness Conditioned Reward Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ariel University Tehila Beiser, Ran Numa, Ron Kohen, Rami Yaka The 2018 Eliahu Youdim Pharmacology, The Hebrew University 13. A neuronal mechanism for setting top-down boundaries during free recall Mr. Eliahu Khanbaba Youdim International Lecturer 3. Mating and reward system activation increases the Norman Y.1, Yeagle E.M.2, Harel M.1, Mehta A.D.2 and Malach R.1 expression of CCR5 on T cells 1. Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute Tamar Ben-Shaanan 2. Neurosurgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, and Feinstein was born in Tehran and educated in the French Prof. Anette Schrag, MD PhD Immunology and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Technion Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York, USA Alliance School in Tehran. He was fluent in five 4. Modeling HPNS: the Molecular Dynamics approach 14. Sex differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis languages. He became a successful businessman Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurologist Bliznyuk A., Grossman Y. and Moskovitz Y. response in wild gerbils during the second world war, dealing mostly with Institute of Neurology, University College London Physiology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences and Shani Sarid Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience Ben-Gurion University commerce with England. Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University Depression: A key feature 5. Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in the dorsomedial 15. How Do We Recognize People in Motion? striatum is a positive regulator of alcohol consumption Noa Simhi When Iran nationalized its oil company, the relations of Parkinson’s disease. From Even-Chen O1, Sadot-Sogrin Y1,2, Shaham O1, Barak S1,2 Psychology, Tel Aviv University between England and Iran deteriorated and Mr. 1. School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University Youdim’s company, as others, collapsed. This had a epidemiology to treatment 2. Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University 16. Combination of an epigenetic modulator and a regulator of a differentially methylated pathway reverses PTSD in a Rat profound effect on his mental state and triggered & 6. Sacral networks shape the output of lumbar moto neurons model: A novel approach to PTSD treatment the development of severe depression, which could by direct rostral projections of relay neurons through the G. Warhaftig1, N. Zifman1, C. Sokolik1, O. Gabay1, R. Massart3, T. Bareli1, 1 3,4 1,2 not be treated in Iran. He travelled to England for ventral funiculus H. Ahdoot , M. Szyf , G. Yadid Israeli Lecturer Meir Cherniak 1. The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan treatment in 1957, though the only therapy available Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University University at that time was electroshock treatment. At that time Medical Center 2. The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University both Prof. Moussa Youdim and his brother Abner Prof. Nurith Gertz, PhD 7. Cortical representation of persistent visual stimuli: from the 3. Pharmacology & Therapeutics Youdim attended English high schools. timescale of electrophysiology to the timescale of fMRI 4. Sackler Program for Epigenetics and Psychobiology, McGill University, Professor of Hebrew Literature and Film, Edden Gerber Montreal, QC, Canada The Open University, Head, Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University Although Eliahu Youdim recovered, he never went 17. Cell-free DNA as a marker for prediction of (psycho) back to work or touched money and he suffered from Culture and Production, Sapir College 8. Increased body awareness and reduced stress may explain pathology after blast wave exposure in rats recurrent depression throughout his life. the enhanced pain modulation among triathletes Zuckerman A1, Ram O2, Sadot O2, Matar M1, Kaplan Z1, Douvdevani A3, Re-membering the memories of Nirit Geva and Ruth Defrin Cohen H1 Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University 1. Anxiety and Stress Research Unit, Be’er Sheva Mental Health Center, the others (based on the novel 9. Brain activity during exposure to traumatic memories in Ministry of Health and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University (על דעת עצמו - "Mechanical Engineering Ben-Gurion University "Unrepentant .2 PTSD 3. Clinical Biochemistry, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Noa Hertz Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University Psychology, Bar Ilan University 10. Short term plasticity shapes information transmission in the 18.The role of endogenous and exogenous corticosterone levels Mishkenot Sha’ananim in the (mal)adaptive response to low-pressure blast wave indirect pathway of the rat basal ganglia 1 2 2 1 1 1 Yemin Moshe, Jerusalem Lavian H.1 and Korngreen A.1,2 Zuckerman A , Ram O , Sadot O , Matar M , Kaplan Z , Cohen H 1. The Leslie and Susan Gonda Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center, 1. Anxiety and Stress Research Unit, Be’er Sheva Mental Health Center, National Institute for Psychobiology in Israel Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Bar Ilan University, Ministry of Health and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University Life Sciences Building, Givat Ram Campus, Poster Session 16:00 2. The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan 2. Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel, Tel: 02-658-4086 University e-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.psychobiology.org.il Lectures 17:00 Anette Schrag Abstract - Anette Schrag Nurith Gertz Program Anette Schrag, MD, PhD, FRCP, is a Although Parkinson’s disease is predominantly chara- Nurith Gertz is a prominent Israeli 16.00 Poster Presentations and Reception Neurologist and Professor of Clinical cterized by motor features resulting in increasing author and prolific researcher. She Neurosciences at the UCL Institute disability, depressive symptoms are also common is Professor Emerita of Hebrew of Neurology at University College and the strongest independent determinants of poor Literature and Film at the Open 17.00 Chair: Prof. Ronen Segman London. She graduated from the quality of life. Depression is however under-diagnosed University of Israel. She has served Director, The National Institute for University of Munich, trained in in Parkinson’s disease as the clinical features of as head of the theoretical track Psychobiology in Israel neurology and psychiatry at the both disorders overlap and are therefore difficult to at the Department of Film and University of Berlin and University distinguish. The underlying mechanisms of depression Television at Tel Aviv University and Opening Remarks and Introduction: College London, and has worked extensively in the in Parkinson’s disease are multifactorial but the has been the head of the Department of Culture and Prof. Elliot Gershon interface between these disciplines. Her main area of dopaminergic deficit that is the hallmark of Parkinson’s Production at Sapir College since 2008. Prof. Gertz was Chairman, Board of Trustees, The National clinical and research interest is in movement disorders. disease is also a key mechanism of depression in PD. born in Jerusalem. She received her B.A. in Literature She has a particular interest in the psychiatric aspects Optimisation of dopaminergic treatment is therefore and Political Science from the Hebrew University, and Institute for Psychobiology in Israel of Parkinson’s disease including anxiety and depression, often the most important first treatment approach. her M.A. and Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University. She has as well as those of Tourette’s syndrome and of functional Noradrenergic, and serotonergic mechanisms are served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at a number movement disorders. Her work combines clinical and also involved and their relationship to dopaminergic of distinguished universities and is the recipient of The 2018 Eliahu Youdim epidemiological approaches with imaging and biomarker deficits is complex, as is the influence of psychosocial numerous research grants and literature awards International Lecturer: studies, aiming to facilitate earlier and more accurate factors. Depression may precede the diagnosis of PD including the Brenner Prize for Literature in 2009 for her diagnosis of these conditions, advance understanding by several years suggesting that it is an integral and book Unrepentant (Al Daat Atzmo) which also won the of their pathophysiology, refine trial methodology and early feature of the disease, and it may be associated 2010 Israeli Book Publishers’ Association Gold Award, improve symptom management and quality of life, and with a worse prognosis. Depression in PD is commonly and has had wide public impact, listed with the best books Prof. Anette Schrag, MD PhD she has published more than 200 research