9th International Conference Aspects of Neuroscience
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Professor Gáspár Jékely
PhD David Erritzoe
PhD Christopher Madan
PhD Juan Lupiáñez
Professor Tiago Maia
PhD Wolf-Julian Neuman
PhD Jonathan Smallwood
SPEECHES
CLINICAL SESSION
- Andrzej Kubiak – “Mechanical niche for the study of drug impact in brain metastasis of prostate cancer cells”
- Agnieszka K. Adamczyk -”Implicit induction of emotional control. A comparative fMRI investigation of self-control and reappraisal goal pursuit”
- Aleksandra Dopierała – “Are these lips speaking? The specialisation of the lipreading network in 5-month-olds.”
COGNITIVE SESSION
- Łucja Doradzińska – “Is P3b a correlate of consciousness? Event-related potentials to subliminal self-related stimuli”
- Marcin Koculak – “Performing actions influences what you see or think”
- Natalia Rutkowska – “Automatic attention capture by complex naturalistic stimuli maintained in working memory – an ERP study”
- Agnieszka Romanowska – “When neuroscience meets law”
COMPUTATIONAL SESSION
- Piotr Matuszewski – “The association between cognitive abilites and superior eSports performance”
- Patrycja Kałamała – ”Can control act as a collection of independent mechanisms?”
- Diana Piotrowska – “Rat ultrasonic communication measurement as a tool in schizophrenia research”
- Kamil Kozłowski – “Synaptic plasticity and behavioural time-scales discrepancy — how to fill the gap?”
NEUROBIOLOGICAL SESSION
- Monika Herian – “Effects of acute and chronic administration of 25I-NBOMe on rat’s brain neurotransmitters, hallucinogenic and locomotor activity”
- Izabela Ciurej – “5-HT7 receptor modulates synaptic transmission in the basal amygdala”
- Marcin Siwiec – “The role of serotonin 5-HT7 receptors in regulating the activity of the hippocampal dentate gyrus”
- Mikołaj Miękus – “Excitability of corticothalamic relays in mouse models of autism”
POSTER SESSION
CLINICAL SESSION
- Alexandra Reichova, Martina Zatkova, Karel Frimmel, Veronika Meliskova, Daniela Ostatnikova, Zuzana Bacova, Jan Bakos – “SHANK3 deficit results in abnormal neuronal morphology accompanied by alterations in postsynaptic proteins partially compensated by oxytocin treatment”
- Natalia Siwecka, Adam Wawrzynkiewicz, Dariusz Pytel, J. Alan Diehl, Ireneusz Majsterek, Wioletta Rozpędek – “Targeting the Unfolded Protein Response signaling pathway with novel, small-molecule inhibitor in Parkinson’s disease”
- Jana Osacka, Koprdova Romana, Mach Mojmir, Kiss Alexander – “Effect of chronic haloperidol and aripiprazole treatment on selected physiological and behavioural parameters in chronically stressed rats”
- Martin Jáni, O. Płonka, M. Wyczesany, A. Daren, P. Błądziński, A. Kalisz, A. Cechnicki, P.Adamczyk – “On the relation of the neural substrates of figurative language impairments in schizophrenia with cognitive abilities and symptom severity”
- Przemysław Adamczyk, Miroslaw Wyczesany, Olga Płonka, Martin Jáni, Piotr Błądziński, Aneta Kalisz, Artur Daren, Andrzej Cechnicki – “On the specificity of the abnormal nformation flow during humor and metaphor processing in schizophrenia outpatients”
- Oliwia Koszła, Przemysław Sołek, Sylwia Woźniak, Magda Kondej,Piotr Stępnicki, Tomasz M. Wróbel, Agnieszka A. Kaczor – “Molecular and cellular events connected with cell proliferation resulting from potential treatment of neuropsychiatric”
- Piotr Stępnicki, Katarzyna Targowska-Duda, Marta Kruk-Słomka, Andrea G. Silva, Anna Kozak Tomasz M.Wróbel, Grażyna Biała, Marián Castro, Agnieszka A. Kaczor – “Molecular modeling and pharmacological studies of D2AAK2, novel non-basic antagonist of D2 receptor with potential antipsychotic activity”
- Kamil Filip Tomaszewski, Magdalena Robacha, Kacper Łukasiewicz, Magdalena Ziółkowska, Katarzyna Radwańska – “How fearful long-term memories are processed?”
- Mirek Wyczesany, Spadone S, Della Penna S, Corbetta M, Capotosto P – “Source based effective connectivity reveals internal communication within the dorsal attentional network”
- Judyta Jablonska, Łukasz Szumiec, Jan Rodriguez Parkitna – “Loss of NMDA receptor in serotonergic cells influences a reinforcement learning in a task-dependent manner.
- Marta Chrustowicz, Joanna Rajchert, Ph.D. – “Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of DLPFC does not reduce negative evaluation of those who exclude us”
- Monika Puchalska, Klaudia Konieczna-Wolska, Ziemowit Ciepielewski – “The role of vitamin D in the development of Multiple Sclerosis”
- Anna Żochowska, Marta Sobańska, Agnieszka Pluta, Tomasz Wolak, HARMONIA group and prof.Emilia Łojek – “Executive Functioning Measured by The Numerical Stroop Task in HIVinfected Individuals on HAART”
- Natalia Minczanowska, Agnieszka Ozimek, Marta Agnieszczak, Marta Mikołajczak – “Research proposal on a new screening method for people with autism spectrum disorder”
- Aleksandra Bramorska, Aneta Brzezicka, PhD, prof. SWPS, Wanda Zarzycka, MSc,Jagna Żakowicz, MSc, Katarzyna Kuć, PhD – “Diet organization and its relation to fatigue and cognitive performance.”
- Olga Płonka, Dagmara Mętel, Martin Jáni, Przemysław Adamczyk – “Volumetric abnormalities in schizophrenic brain – two different method approaches”
- Natalia Bryniarska, Ewa Trojan, Agnieszka Basta-Kaim – “The role of selected chemokines in the treatment of ischemic stroke”
COGNITIVE SESSION
- Aleksandra Aniszewska-Stańczuk, dr. hab. Łukasz Okruszek – “Neurophysiological markers of reduced executive control in loneliness”
- Klaudia Jakubowska, Klara Szweda – “Neurofeedback – trick or treat? A critical analysis.”
- Jagoda Złakowska – “Flexibility and context specificity of communicative rhythmic behaviours in chimpanzees”
- Sylwia Adamus, Bielski, K., Kolada, E., Rączaszek-Leonardi, J., Szatkowska,I. – “Subject level parcellation of the human amygdala based on Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA)”
- Maksymilian Korczyk, Maria Zimmermann, Łukasz Bola, Marcin Szwed – “Superior auditory and visual rhythm discrimination in musicians is not related to cross-modal neuroplasticity in auditory cortex”
- Kamil Bonna, Karolina Finc, David Meder, Kristoffer Madsen, Włodzisław Duch, Oliver Hulme – “Outcome valence and prediction error sign invariance of the reinforcement learning models”
- Paweł Augustynowicz, Dariusz Zapała, Marek Karwacki – “Validation of new wearable fNIRS device for frontal lobe oxygenation assesment”
- Karolina Golec, Joanna Wysocka, Agnieszka Pluta, Tomasz Wolak, Maciej Haman – “Are spontaneous and explicit Theory of Mind two aspects of one system?FMRI study”
- Jasmin Klich, Lukasz Chrobok, Jagoda S. Jeczmien-Lazur, Katarzyna Palus-Chramiec, Anna Sanetra, Marian H. Lewandowski – “High-fat diet leads to disruption of circadian rhythms in the rat dorsal vagal complex”
- Wioeltta Karina Ozga – „Influence of the emotionality of stimulus, facial expression, and gaze cueing at the visual spatial attention. An eye-tracking experiment proposal.”
- Wanda Zarzcka, Aleksandra Bramorska, MSc,Jagna Żakowicz, Msc, Katarzyna Kuć,PhD, Aneta Brzezicka, PhD, prof. SWPS – „Relationship between Western Diet and cognitive functioning”
- Marta Paź, Łucja Doradzińska, Anna Nowicka, Michał Bola – „Automatic attention capture by unconsciously presented faces”
- Natalia Jakubowska, Natalia Rutkowska, dr hab. prof SWPS Aneta Brzezicka – “Can training in strategic video game induce changes in neurocognitive functioning? Real-time strategy video game experience and attentional blink phenomenon – an ERP study.”
- Magdalena Wielgus, Anna Beres, Koryna Lewandowska – „What tastes better – Pepsi or Coke? Children’s behavioural preferences for culturally familiar drinks.”
- Joanna Wysocka, Karolina Golec, Agnieszka Pluta, Tomasz Wolak, Maciej Haman, Magdalena Krysztofiak – “Neural correlates of implicit and explicit ToM reasoning in preschool children: fNIRS study”
- Izabela Chalatkiewicz, Hanna Górecka – “Receptive language processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder”
- Agnieszka Ozimek, Patrycja Lewandowska – “The imitation of facial emotions that are physically similar. Mimicry as a signal ofunconscious recognition of kinship?”
- Maria Zimmermann, Ł. Bola, P. Mostowski, P. Tomaszewski, P. Krzysztofiak, P. Rutkowski, K.Jednorog, A. Marchewka, M. Szwed – “The „specific task” in task-specific reorganization of the auditory cortex in the deaf”
- Maciej Gaca, Natalia Kowalczyk, PhD, Monika Myśliwiec, Maciek Skorko, Paweł Dobrowolski, PhD, Artur Chudzik, Aneta Brzezicka, PhD -” Structural neuroplasticity induced by training in the form of a first-person shooter video game”
COMPUTATIONAL SESSION
- Paulina Urban, Vahid Rezaei Tabar, Michał Denkiewicz, Dariusz Plewczynski – “Hidden Markov models used on dendritic spines states”
- Karolina Finc, Mateusz Chojnowski, Kamil Bonna, William H. Thompson, Paweł Drojecki – “fMRIDenoise: automated fMRI data denoising, denoising strategies comparison, and functional connectivity matrices quality control”
- Paulina Lewandowska, Natalia Kowalczyk, Aneta Brzezicka – “White matter structure and cognitive functions differences between VR and computer games players”
- Maria Czarnecka, Katarzyna Rączy, Jakub Szewczyk, Małgorzata Paplińska, Guido Hesselmann, André Knops, Marcin Szwed – “Decoding of tactile abstract (Braille) numbers in the Intraparietal Sulcus of sighted Braille readers”
NEUROBIOLOGICAL SESSION
- Alicja Szadziewska – “The future of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. New directions in biomarkers research.”
- Natalia Siwiecka – “Targeting the Unfolded Protein Response signaling pathway with novel, small-molecule inhibitor in Parkinson’s disease”
- Magdalena Fąfrowicz, Bartosz Bohaterewicz, Monika Cichocka, Koryna Lewandowska, Barbara Sikora-Wachowicz, Halszka Ogińska, Anna Bereś, Justyna Olszewska, Tadeusz Marek – “Beyond the Low Frequency Fluctuations: Morning and Evening Differences in Human Brain”
- Matteo Chighizola, Natalia Bryniarska, Joanna Komperda, Justyna Bobrowska, Klaudia Suchy, Carsten Schulte, Agnieszka Basta-Kaim, Alessandro Podesta, Piotr Laidler, Malgorzata Lekka – “Mechanical niche for the study of drug impact in brain metastasis of prostate cancer cells”
- Stanislava Bukatova, Alexandra Reichova, Jan Bakos, Zuzanna Bacova – “SHANK3-deficiency alters ratio of hippocampal neuronal cells in early brain devalopment”
- Alexander KIss, Koprdova Romana, Osacka Jana – “Amisulpride, olanzapine, quetiapine, and aripiprazole single injection impact on c-Fos expression in vasopressinergic and oxytocinergic neurons of the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus”
- Justyna Żuk, Tomasz M. Wróbel, Andrea G. Silva, Piotr Stępnicki, Oliwia Koszła, Ewa Kędzierska, Agata Bartyzel, Grażyna Biała, Dariusz Matosiuk, Maria I. Loza, Marián Castro, Agnieszka A. Kaczor – “Molecular modeling of dopamine D2 receptor in active conformation and investigation of the effect of the length of the third intracellular loop (ICL3) on preferential coupling with Gαi1 and Gαi2 proteins”
- Magdalena Kondej, Tomasz M. Wróbel, Andrea G. Silva, Piotr Stępnicki, Oliwia Koszła, Ewa Kędzierska, Agata Bartyzel, Grażyna Biała, Dariusz Matosiuk, Maria I. Loza, Marián Castro, Agnieszka A. Kaczor – “Novel3-(1,2,3,6-TETRAHYDROPYRIDIN-4-YL)-1H-indole based multifunctional ligands with procognitive, antipsychotic-like and anxiolytic activity”
- Alicja Sapieja – „The role of cofilin-dependent activity in dentate gyrus in alcohol seeking during withdrawal”
- Anna Radlicka Judyta Jabłońska, Łukasz Szumiec, Monika Bagińska, Zofia Harda, Łucja Kudła, Maria Kaczmarczyk, Joanna Pera, Grzegorz Kreiner, Jan Rodriguez Parkitna – “Effects of progressive dopaminergic degeneration and L-DOPA treatment on motor and executive function in TIF-IA<DATCreERT2> mice”
- Diana Piotrowska, Agnieszka Potasiewicz, Agnieszka Nikiforuk, Piotr Popik – “Rat ultrasonic communication measurement as a tool in schizophrenia research”
- Klaudia Krystecka, Alicja Bińkowska – “Age-related effects of cannabis on cognitive functions.”
- Agata Staszelis – “Overview of the main functions of the hypothalamus”
- Aleksandra Aniszewska-Stańczuk, dr. hab. Łukasz Okruszek – “Neurophysiological characterization of Interpeduncular Nucleus neurons.”
- Monika Dopierała, Gabriela Vykysala – “Adaptogenes – brain boosters hidden in plants. Definition, effects & questions”
- Mikołaj Miękus, Marek Bekisz, Ewa Kublik – “Excitability of corticothalamic relays is enhanced in mouse”
- Robert Bińkowski, Jan Jabłonka, Ewa Kublik – “Opto-electrophysiological characterisation of the cortical connections in rat brain involved in analysis of the sensual stimuli”
- Michał Zaręba, Aleksandra Domagalik-Pittner, Tadeusz Marek, Magdalena Fąfrowicz – „Chronotype may be associated with subtle differences in tissue volume”
THEORETICAL SESSION
- Patrycja Oleniacz, Piotr Kalita – “Model of information processing in a glutamatergic neuron”
- Paweł Orłowski, dr Michał Bola – “Complexity of neural activity as a correlate of consciousness in the context of multi-dimensional models of consciousness”
- Aida Grabauskaitė, Inga Griškova-Bulanova – “Critical Analysis of Comparing Interoception in Genders”
- Przemysław Zawadzki, Agnieszka Adamczyk – “Neurotechnology meets neurophilosophy: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and its consequences for free will and autonomy”
- Agnieszka Adamczyk, Przemysław Zawadzki – “Modifying memory with the use of optogenetics. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind?”
- Elżbieta Gołdyn – “Autophagy in nervous system”
- Jan Kundziołka – “The differences of frontal theta power in depressed and healthy subjects – literature review”
- Kinga Izdebska, Maksymilian Korczyk, Marcin Szwed – “Literacy breaks mirror invariance for both visual and tactile modality”
- Kacper Makowski – “Perception of artificial limbs”
- Joanna Wójcik – “The impact of meditation in mental disorders treatment.”
- Anna Lesniewska – “Correlation between sleep deprivation and Autism Disorder in children”
- Hanna Nikanava – “The uncanny valley and its understanding from the neuroscience point of view”
- Agata Staszelis – “Overview of the main functions of the hypothalamus”
- Karolina Warzecha – “Oncogenes – characterization and role in glioma”
Book of abstracts is available here
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Magdalena Markowska, PhD
Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw;
Scientific tutor of Neurobiology Student’s Scientific Club, Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Borsuk, PhD
Deputy Dean for Studies and Students of Faculty of Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Michał Biały, PhD
Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Center for Preclinic Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Michał Bola, PhD
Laboratory of Brain Imaging, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Leonora Bużańska
Head of Stem Cell Bioengineering Laboratory, NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Rafał Czajkowski, PhD
Laboratory of Spatial Memory, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Stefan Kasicki
Laboratory of Limbic System, Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Witold Konopka, PhD
Laboratory of Animal Models, Neurobiology Center, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Ewelina Knapska, PhD
Laboratory of Emotions Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Ksenia Meyza, PhD
Department of Neuropsychology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Pluta, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychology, Department of Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Suffczyński, PhD
Biomedical Physics Division, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Przemysław Tomalski, PhD
Neurocognitive Department Lab, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Turzyński, PhD
Department of Theory of Particles and Elementary Interactions, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Andrzej Twardowski
Head of College of Inter-Faculty Individual Studies in mathematics and Natural Science, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Wolak, PhD Eng.
Bioimaging Research Center, Institute Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Kajetany, Poland
Prof. Daniel Wójcik
Laboratory of Neuroinformatics, Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Jarosław Żygierewicz, PhD
Biomedical Physics Division, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland