Structure and Function of the Insect Mushroom Body
The insect mushroom body (MB) is involved in a variety of behaviors, including olfactory learning and memory, sleep and decision-making. As a follow up to our first meeting in 2014, we will once again gather leading investigators to address the anatomy, behavioral roles, physiology and evolution of the mushroom body. Presentations and discussions will address current approaches for studying MB anatomy, biochemistry, electrophysiology and functional imaging, in an effort to reveal how it functions in a circuit model of the insect brain. We will also include a handful of special talks from investigators working on mammalian circuits to offer a bigger picture view and open discussions about common anatomic and functional principles.
Organizers
Gerry Rubin, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Vanessa Ruta, Rockefeller University
Glenn Turner, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Invited Participants
Larry Abbott, Columbia University
Richard Axel, HHMI/Columbia University
Davi Bock, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Ann-Shyn Chiang, National Tsing Hua University
Rui Costa, HHMI/Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme
Ron Davis, Scripps Research Institute, Florida
Daniel Dombeck, Northwestern University
Joshua Dudman, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Sarah Farris, West Virginia University
André Fiala, University of Göttingen
Bertam Gerber, Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology
Jesse Goldberg, Cornell University
Ilona Grunwald-Kadow, Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Gregory Jefferis, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Krystyna Keleman, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
Gero Miesenböck, University of Oxford
Thomas Preat, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Nate Sawtell, Columbia University
Mark Stopfer, National Institutes of Health
Hiromu Tanimoto, Tohoku University
Andreas Thum, University of Konstanz
Scott Waddell, University of Oxford
Yi Zhong, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Marta Zlatic, Janelia Research Campus/HHMI
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Cover image: Courtesy of Rob Campbell (University of Alberta), Submitted by Glenn Turner (Janelia)