Welcome to our Abstract Gallery

Below you will find the abstracts submitted to our conference in alphabetical order (according to their titles). For some abstracts, poster images are available as PDF. You may use the search function (top right) to look for specific terms. Clicking the abstract title will open the full abstract (when available). If you wish to enlarge the poster image, click on the ‘PDF’ button. The abstracts are assigned to the following poster sessions (times are in CEST/UTC+2):

  • A1 Wed, May 27, 14:15 - 15:00
  • A2 Wed, May 27, 15:00 - 15:45
  • B1 Thu, May 28, 13:15 - 14:00
  • B2 Thu, May 28, 14:00 - 14:45
  • C1 Fri, May 29, 14:00 - 14:45
  • C2 Fri, May 29, 14:45 - 15:30

In this table you will find links to Q&A video-calls with the authors

Posters

A high-throughput mouse stop signal task (SST)

The stop signal task (SST) has commonly been used to measure action cancellation (Logan, Cowan, & Davis, 1984; Humby, et al., …
Alican Caglayan, Katharina Stumpenhorst, York Winter
PDF Poster Session B2

Analyzing the Cortical Thickness of the Primate Brain through the Segmentation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cortical thickness has been tied to atypical brain development and associated with numerous neurological disorders, including Autism …
Mia E. Hoffman, Maria A. Holland
PDF Poster Session A1

Breathing coordinates cortical and subcortical network dynamics

During offline states, cortical and hippocampal networks are dominated by nonlinear dynamics, such as hippocampal ripples and …
Nikolaos Karalis, Anton Sirota
Young Investigator Talk

Cardiac signals modulate visual awareness

We can investigate neural correlates of consciousness by measuring the brain response to different perceptual outcomes of the same …
Viviana Leupin, Joanna Moret, Juliane Britz
PDF Poster Session B2

Characterising and modelling noradrenergic inhibition in the Locus Coeruleus

The Locus Coeruleus (LC) is the primary central nervous system source of noradrenaline, with roles in various arousal related …
Oscar Davy, Ray Perrins, Krasi Tsaneva-Atanasova, Tony Pickering
Poster Session A2

CLEM-SIMS as a new method for resin-embedded samples

Cellular structure and function are currently investigated by a variety of imaging techniques, with resolutions ranging from …
Felix Lange, Paola Agüí González, Nhu T. N. Phan, Stefan Jakobs, Silvio Rizzoli
PDF Poster Session A1

Complexin orchestrates a dual role in the priming of synaptic vesicles that affect their fusion-fate upon synaptic activity

Complexins (Cplxs) are essential SNARE complex regulators controlling the fusogenicity of primed synaptic vesicles (SV). Altered Cplx …
Francisco José López-Murcia, Manon M.M. Berns, Kerstin Reim, Nils Brose, Holger Taschenberger
Poster Session C1

Connectivity levels co-segregate genetic generalized epilepsy patients and asymptomatic siblings

Idiopathic/genetic generalized epilepsy (IGE/GGE) is a common epilepsy syndrome. Aberrant brain network synchronization during rest1 …
Christina Stier, Adham Elshahabi, Justus Marquetand, Raviteja Kotikalapudi, Yiwen Li Hegner, Silke Klamer-Ethofer, Christoph Braun, Yvonne Weber, Niels K Focke
PDF Poster Session B1

DMN network and cognitive outcome in Down syndrome

The study of cognitive activity in Down syndrome (DS) is relevant because of the inherent intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this …
Cristina Cañete-Massé, Marc Montalà-Flaquer, Maria Dolores Figueroa-Jiménez, Maria Carbó-Carreté
PDF Poster Session B1

ECAP signals and electrical hearing measurements on cochlear implanted common marmosets

Electrical cochlear implants (eCI) represent the most successful neuroprosthesis and allows for open speech comprehension in the …
Amirouche Sadoun, Antoine Tarquin Huet, Stefan B. Strahl, Gerhard Hoch, Lukasz Jablonski, Tobias Moser, Marcus Jeschke
Poster Session C1

Effects of Chronic Nicotine Administration and Withdrawal on MCR-4 and MC3R mRNA Expression in Rat Brain

Nicotine exerts its addictive effects through nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found in mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system called …
Buket Aypar, Meliha Öztürk, Ayşegül Keser, Lütfiye Kanıt, Ersin O. Koylu, Burcu Balkan, Oğuz Gözen
PDF

Effects of dorsal pulvinar inactivation on perceptual decision-making

Most studies investigating visuospatial decision-making emphasize interactions in fronto-parietal networks. These direct cortical …
Kristin Kaduk, Lydia Gibson, Melanie Wilke, Igor Kagan
Poster Session A2

Emotion Regulation Using Implicit Closed-Loop Amygdala Neurofeedback

Amygdala, being a major emotion processing brain region, is particularly responsive to faces and, in this context, exhibits abnormal …
Apurva Watve, Amelie Haugg, Yury Koush, David Willinger, Annette Brühl, Philipp Stämpfli, Frank Scharnowski, Ronald Sladky
Poster Session C1

EntireAxon: Deep learning deciphers the morphological heterogeneity of axonal degeneration

Alex Palumbo, Philipp Grüning, Svenja Kim Landt, Lara Eleen Heckmann, Luisa Bartram, Alessa Pabst, Charlotte Flory, Maulana Ikhsan, Sören Pietsch, Reinhard Schulz, Christopher Kren, Norbert Koop, Johannes Boltze, Amir Madany Mamlouk, Marietta Zille
Poster Session C1

Establishing the single-cell molecular architecture of the neurohypophysis to study the development and function of pituicyte

The neurohypophysis (NH), located at the posterior lobe of the pituitary, is a major neuro-vasculature interface that connects the …
Qiyu Chen, Dena Leshkowitz, Janna Blechman, Gil Levkowitz
PDF Poster Session B2

FK506 modulates Akt activity and promotes neurite initiation but not elongation in Neuro2a cells

Previous reports have shown that the immunosuppressant FK506 accelerates nerve regeneration in vivo and exerts neurotrophic effects in …
Luciana Florencia Godoy, Cristina Daneri-Becerra, Mario D. Galigniana, Ana Belén Ramos-Hryb
PDF Poster Session B1

FKBP59 enhances the neuroprotective effect of FK506 in axonal degeneration-induced by axotomy of glutamatergic neurons in the Drosophila wing

Previous reports indicate that the immunosuppressant FK506 protects the nervous system upon several kinds of injuries both in vivo and …
Luciana Florencia Godoy, Mario Rafael Pagani, Ana Belén Ramos-Hryb
Poster Session C1

From single molecules to tissues - a new AFM toolkit for nanoscopic investigation in life science

The ability of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to obtain three-dimensional topography images of biological molecules and complexes with …
Alexander Dulebo, Tanja Neumann, Torsten Müller, Heiko Haschke
PDF Poster Session C2

Health Service Use among adults with Cerebral Palsy: A mixed method systematic review protocol

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a childhood neurodisability that primarily results in motor impairments and activity limitations. …
Manjula Manikandan, Aisling Walsh, Claire Kerr, Michael Walsh, Jennifer Ryan
PDF Poster Session C1

Hippocampus modulates cortical sensory output through a direct reciprocal connection

We learn from experience. Our brain constantly integrates sensory signals from our current environment and compares them to information …
T. Butola, L. Peng, J. Basu
Young Investigator Talk

Identification of cell-autonomous microglia phenotypes in an induced pluripotent stem cell model of Huntington’s disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by a dominantly inherited CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in …
Nina Stöberl, J.J. Donaldson, T. Massey, L. Jones, N.D. Allen
PDF Poster Session B2

Identifying the role of neurotransmitter receptors in neuronal remodeling of Drosophila mushroom body neurons

Neuronal remodeling is a late developmental mechanism used to refine nervous systems after their initial establishment. The stereotypic …
Gal Shapira, Oren Schuldiner
PDF Poster Session A1

Identity and Artistic Expression of Autistic Children's Painting as a Therapeutic Process

Autism spectrum disorders were growing nowadays. This encourages researchers to explore the autistic child’s healing methods. Art …
Muchammad Bayu Tejo Sampurno
Poster Session C2

Immunophilins In Nervous Regeneration

Immunophilins (IMMs) are proteins classified as cyclophilins (CyP) when they bind cyclosporine A (CsA), or FK506-Binding Proteins …
Michelle G. Patiño, Luciana F. Godoy, Ana Belen Ramos Hryb, Mario D. Galigniana, Cristina Daneri Becerra
PDF Poster Session A1

Investigation of stress-related polymorphisms in first episode psychosis individuals

Stress is a risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders and the vulnerability-stress approach is used to study psychotic disorders, …
Daniela Theodoridou, Angeliki-Maria Vlaikou, Michaela D. Filiou, George Leondaritis, Petros Petrikis, Maria Syrrou
Poster Session C2

Morphological pseudotime ordering and fate mapping reveals diversification of cerebellar inhibitory interneurons

Understanding how diverse neurons are assembled into circuits requires a framework for describing cell types and their developmental …
Wendy Xueyi Wang, Julie L. Lefebvre
PDF Poster Session C2

Neuroplasticity and balance training in Parkinson’s disease: planned analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease mainly characterized by motor symptoms such as muscle stiffness, movement …
Franziska Albrecht, Joana B. Pereira, Eric Westman, Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Alexander Lebedev, Staffan Holmin, Per Svenningsson, Erika Franzén
PDF Poster Session A1

Oligodendrocytes as new players in neurovascular coupling

Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the central nervous system. The long-lasting view of their function is to increase the …
Alejandro Restrepo, Iva D. Tzvetanova, Andrea Trevisiol, Klaus-Armin Nave
Poster Session A2

Preferred auditory temporal processing regimes associated with audio-motor interactions

Decoding the rich temporal dynamics of complex sound, such as speech or music, is constrained by the underlying neuronal processing …
Pius Kern, Florencia Assaneo, Dominik Endres, David Poeppel, Johanna Rimmele
PDF Poster Session B2

Quantitative Analysis of Protein Ubiquitylation in Isolated Nerve Terminals

S. Ainatzi, I. Silbern, H. Urlaub
Poster Session B1

Revealing the effects of magic on our brain

Magic can be a powerful tool for cognitive neuroscientists to investigate human behavior and specific neural mechanisms, such as …
Vincent Plikat, Pablo Grassi, Julius Frack, Andreas Bartels
Poster Session C2

RIM-Binding Protein 2 positively regulates the abundance and release site coupling of presynaptic Ca²⁺ channels at a fast central synapse

RIM-Binding Protein 2 (RIM-BP2) is a multidomain protein of the presynaptic active zone (AZ). By binding to Rab-interacting protein …
Theocharis Alvanos, Tanvi Butola, Anika Hintze, Peter Koppensteiner, Ryuichi Shigemoto, Carolin Wichmann, Tobias Moser
PDF Poster Session C1

Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and kinin receptors in cerebral arteriogenesis

Kangbo Li, Philipp Hillmeister
Poster Session B1

Synaptic output of dopaminergic neurons controls contextual learning by promoting antagonistic behaviors

Accumulated evidence supports an emerging model for the neuronal control of behavior in associative learning in Drosophila. In such …
Micaela Vicente Biscardi, Carolina D`Odorico, Melina Petrissans, Mario R. Pagani
PDF Poster Session A1

Synaptic output of dopaminergic neurons only modulates positively contextual memory

An emerging model in associative learning and memory in Drosophila, suggests that dopaminergic neurons (DANs) modulate the synaptic …
Melina Petrissans, Carolina D`Odorico, Micaela Vicente Biscardi, Mario R. Pagani
PDF Poster Session B1

The chemistry of social chemistry

There is higher genetic similarity between friends than expected by chance (Christakisa & Fowler, 2014). The cues friends use in …
Inbal Ravreby, Noam Sobel
Poster Session C2

The homeoprotein ENGRAILED-1 promotes motoneuron survival and motor functions

In addition to their cell autonomous activities, a number of homeoprotein transcription factors transfer between cells and regulate …
Stephanie E. Vargas Abonce, Mélanie Lebœuf, Kenneth L. Moya, Alain Prochiantz
Poster Session C2

The Role of Pallidal Heterogeneity for Oscillations Inside the Basal Ganglia

The basal ganglia (BG) are a set of interconnected subcortical nuclei that form different feedback loops with cortex and thalamus. …
Richard Gast, Helmut Schmidt, Thomas R. Knösche
Poster Session B2

The Spatial Scale of Synaptic Protein Allocation During Homeostatic Plasticity

An individual neuron hosts up to 10,000 individual synapses that can be made stronger or weaker by local and cell-wide plasticity …
Chao Sun, Andreas Nold, Tatjana Tchumatchenko, Mike Heilemann, Erin M. Schuman
PDF Poster Session B1

Uncovering the transcriptional landscape of astrocytes highlights glial actin dynamics as important for neuronal remodeling

Developmental neuronal remodeling is an evolutionary conserved mechanism to sculpt the mature nervous system. It often involves pruning …
Neta Marmor-Kollet, Victoria Berkun, Hadas Keren-Shaul, Ido Amit, Oren Schuldiner
PDF Poster Session A2

What makes some individuals fitter than others: The developmental underpinnings of stress resilience

Stress is a systemic physiological and behavioural response to what an organism perceives as threat. Response to the same stressful …
Amrutha Swaminathan, Gil Levkowitz
Young Investigator Talk