D ay 1, T hu rs day, 24t h M ay, 201 8

08: 30 09: 00

R eg i st r a t i on

09: 00

O peni ng R em ar k s ( Jochen Stai g er )

09: 00 11: 0 0

Sess i on 1: Wh i ske r - ba se d per ce pt i on ( C ha i r : Joch en Stai g er )

09: 0 5 09: 4 0

R and y B run o - S ens a t i on, Mov em ent & Lear ni ng i n t he Absen ce o f B ar r e l C or t e x

09: 45 10 : 2 0

Ji ang i ng Y u - B e hav i or - r el ev ant i nh i b i t i on i n som at os ens or y co r t e x du r i ng ac t i v e t ouch

10: 25 11: 0 0

C ornel i us Sch w a rz - Lo ca l cod es i n t ac t i l e pe r ce pt i on

11: 00 11: 4 5

Post e rs and C of f ee b re ak

11: 4 5 12: 4 5

PL EN A R Y LE C T U R E 1

Mas s i m o Scanz i an i - A p r i m ar y V i sua l C o r t ex f or t he Proc e ss i ng of C ol l i c ul a r I nf or m at i on

12: 4 5 - 14 : 1 5

L un ch break

14: 1 5 16: 1 5

Sess i on 2: C o rt ex ou t si de t he barr el un i ve rs e ( C ha i r: O l i ve r Sch l üt er )

14: 20 14: 55

Sie gr i d L ö w e l - P r om ot i ng pl as t i ci t y i n t he v i sua l c or t ex: H ow t o k ee p t h e br ai n y oung ?

15: 00 15: 40

Joshua T ra cht enb er g - B r anc h - spe ci f i c dend r i t i c i n t e g r at i on dur i ng cr i t i ca l pe r i o ds of cor t i ca l pl as t i c i t y

15: 4 5 16: 20

N at hal i e Roch e f o rt - N eur onal ci r cu i t s pl as t i c i t y dur i ng l ea r n i ng of a v i su al l y - g u i ded t as k i n t he m ouse pr i m ar y v i sua l co r t ex

16: 20 - 17 : 20

Post e rs and C of f ee b re ak

17: 20 - 19 : 20

Sh ort t al k Ses si on ( C hai r: D i rk Fe l d m ey e r )

17: 20 - 17: 35

F ran coi s P auz i n - A cor t i c ot ha l am i c c i r cu i t f o r r ef i ni n g t ac t i l e enc od i ng

17: 35 17: 5 0

Sebast i an B i t z enho f er - L ay er - spe ci f i c ne t w or k s i n t h e de v el op i ng pr e f r on t a l co r t ex

17: 50 18: 0 5

G uan x i ao Q i - A r ea pp r ai s al o f t h e m or pho - f unct i o nal di v er s i t y of f as t - spi k i ng i nt er neu r on s i n l ay er 4 of r a t

bar r el cor t ex

18: 05 - 18: 2 0

H i nd B ab a A ï s sa - C er eb el l o - cor t i c al coup l i ng v i a t h e m edi al pos t e r i o r t hal am us: r ol e i n w h i sk er - depe nden t

t ex t ur e di sc r i m i nat i on.

18: 2 0 18: 3 5

A sl i A yaz - L ay er - spe ci f i c i nt eg r at i on o f l o com ot i on a nd conc ur r ent w al l t o uch i n g i n m ouse bar r e l c or t ex

18 : 35 18 : 50

Mot o t aka S uz uk i - Wa k ef ul nes s e n hanc es d endr o - som at i c c oup l i ng of cor t i ca l l ay er 5 py r am i dal ne ur on s

1 8 : 50 19: 05

Waj a Wegne r - I n v i v o ST ED m i cr osc opy of PD S95 a nd G ephy r i n i n t he v i su al c or t e x of t he l i v i ng m ouse

19: 0 5 19: 20

C l ari ss a Whi t m i re - T ha l a m i c s t at e m odul at i on o f t ac t i l e enc o di ng i n t he t ha l am ocor t i c al ci r cu i t

19: 3 0

B B Q D i nn er & P o st er s

D ay 2, F ri d ay, 25 t h Ma y, 201 8

09: 00 - 09: 4 5

SP EC I A L L EC T U R E

A l i son B a rt h - H i g h - t hr ou g hput ana t om i ca l appr o ac h es t o expe r i enc e - depe ndent r ewi r i ng of t he cor t i ca l col um n

09: 4 5 - 11: 30

Sess i on 3: C el l t ype s and t hei r f un c t i on s i n cor t i cal c i rc u i t s ( C ha i r: Liv i a d e H o z )

09: 45 - 10: 2 0

Solange B ro w n - D i v er si t y of co r t i ca l n eur on s: L es s on s f r om l ay er 6

10: 20 - 1 0 : 55

T homas K l ausbe rge r - P r ef r o nt a l c i r cui t s f or dec i s i o n m a k i ng

1 0 : 55 - 11: 3 0

Jean - Seb ast i en Jouh ann e au - Si ng l e s y napt i c i npu t s dr i v e s p i k i ng i n PV neu r on s i n v i v o

11: 30 - 12 : 0 0

Post e rs and C of f ee

12: 00 - 13: 0 0

PL EN A R Y LE C T U R E 2

K enne t h H arr i s - H i g h - di m ens i onal g eom et r y of t he cor t i c al p opul at i on code r e v ea l ed by 10,000 - neur on r ec o r di ng s

13: 00 - 14 : 3 0

L un ch break

14: 3 0 - 16 : 3 0

Sess i on 4 : S enso ry i nfo r m at i on proc es s i ng b ey ond pr i m a ry c ort i c es ( C ha i r : C hr i st i aan de Kock )

14: 3 0 - 15 : 00

C hri s t i aan d e K ock - Fun ct i ona l ar chi t e ct u r e o f r at p ost e r i o r p ar i et al cor t ex d ur i ng t ac t i l e se n sor i m ot or

beha v i or

15: 00 - 15: 3 0

F r i t j o f H el m chen - R o l e o f pos t e r i o r as soc i a t i on ar ea s i n m ouse neo cor t ex f or se n sor y di s cr i m i nat i o n

15: 3 0 - 16 : 0 0

R ebec ca Me a se - Sy nchr o ny and s pi k e t i m e e ncodi ng i n t he h i g her - or der w hi sk er t ha l am us

16: 0 0 - 16: 3 0

Mi cha el B re ch t - S exua l t o uch, pub er t y and s ex - hor m one a c t i on i n t h e s om at ose n sor y cor t ex

16: 3 0

C oncl ud i ng r em ar k s and a w ar ds ( C hri st i aan d e K o c k )