Neurobiology of the Parental Brain

Parental Brain Conference ? June 7-10, 2007<br>Preliminary Program<br>June 7, 2007<br><br>Keynote Lecture ? David R. Rubinow, MD, ? Assad Meymandi Professor & Chair of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC <br>?Mood Disorders of Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period?<br><br>June 8, 2007<br><br>Symposium 1 - Neural Systems & Maternal Behavior - I<br><br>Michael Numan, PhD, Department of Psychology, Boston College<br>?Hypothalamic Interaction with the Mesolimbic Dopamine System Regulates Maternal Responsiveness?<br><br>Joan I. Morrell, PhD, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey<br>?Maternal Motivation and Its Neural Substrate Across the Postpartum Period?<br><br>Craig Ferris, PhD, Center for Comparative Neuroimaging, University of Massachusetts Medical School <br>"Imaging the Maternal Brain"<br><br>Symposium 2 - Neural Systems & Maternal Behavior - I<br><br>Dionysia T. Theodosis, PhD, Laboratory of Morphofunctional Neurobiology, Inserm U378; University Victor Segalen-Bordeaux II, F33077 Bordeaux, France<br>?Neuronal-Glial Plasticity and Reproduction?<br><br>Frederick Levy, PhD, INRA-CNRS-Universite de Tours-Haras Nationaux, Nouzilly, France <br>"Neural Networks Involved in the Onset of Maternal Behavior in Sheep"<br><br>Jeffrey P. Lorberbaum, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC<br>"The Functional Neuroanatomy of Human Parental Behavior."<br><br>Symposium 3 - Maternal Aggression, Stress & Anxiety/Depression - I<br><br>Oliver J. Bosch, PhD, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany <br>"Maternal Behavior, Anxiety and Aggression: What is the Link??<br><br>Stephen C. Gammie, PhD, Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI<br>?Maternal Aggression Links to Anxiety and Depression: Possible Common <br>Roles for CRF and Related Peptides"<br><br>*Lee S. Cohen, MD, Dept.Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA<br> * pending <br><br>Symposium 4 - Maternal Aggression, Stress & Anxiety/Depression ? II<br><br>Luz Torner, PhD, Luz University of Regensburg, Institute of Zoology, Universitatsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany <br><br>Claire-DominiqueWalker, PhD, Douglas Hospital Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada<br><br>Joseph Lonstein, PhD, Program in Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI <br>"Infant Cues, Oxytocin, and GABA Regulation of Postpartum Anxiety"<br><br>Luciano Felicio, PhD, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil <br>"Maternal Choices: Neural Mediation - Caring for Young or Hunting?? <br><br>June 9, 2007<br><br>Symposium 5 - Neuropeptide Regulation and Actions during Pregnancy<br> And Lactation<br><br>Alison J. Douglas, PhD, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Centre for Integrative Physiology, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh , Scotland <br>?Switching on Oxytocin Neurones Perinatally?<br><br>Marc Freeman, PhD, Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL <br>?Biological and Mathematical Modeling Approaches to Defining the Role of Oxytocin and Dopamine in the Control of Mating-Induced Prolactin Secretion?<br><br>Inga D. Neumann, PhD, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany <br>?Brain Oxytocin and Prolactin: Anti-Stress Effects during Pregnancy and Lactation?<br><br>Symposium 6 - The Energetics of Motherhood<br><br>David R. Grattan, PhD, Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand<br>"Hormonal Induction of Leptin Resistance during Pregnancy"<br><br>**Kevin L. Grove, PhD, Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR ** pending<br><br>Barbara Woodside, PhD, Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<br>"Leptin, Prolactin and the Metabolic Adaptations to Lactation"<br><br>Symposium 7 - Individual Variations in Maternal Behavior: from Genes<br> to Experience - I<br><br>James P. Curley, PhD - Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, High Street Madingley, Cambridge, UK<br>"Behavioural and Neuroendocrine Consequences of Parent-of-Origin Effects"<br><br>Larry Young, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA <br>?Molecular Correlates of Individual Variation in Parental Care in Prairie Voles?<br><br>Francis A. Champagne, PhD, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York NY ?Epigenetic Mechanisms and the Transmission of Maternal Care Across Generations"<br><br>Symposium 8 - Individual Variations in Maternal Behavior: from Genes<br> to Experience - II<br><br>Cort A. Pedersen, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC <br><br>Naomi Popeski, PhD, McGill Program for the Study of Behavior, Genes and Environment, Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br>?Maternal Responsiveness as a Function of Adversity in Humans: an fMRI Study?<br><br>Jenae M. Neiderhiser, PhD, Center for Family Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC <br>"Genetic and Environmental Influences on Mothering: The Role of Mother's Genes and Child's Genes"<br><br>Banquet Speaker<br><br>John Russell, PhD, Professor, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Centre for Integrative Physiology, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland <br>?Bringing Forth the Next Generation, and the Next?<br><br><br><br>June 10, 2007<br><br>Plenary Lecture<br><br>Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Dept. Anthropology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA<br> ?Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Context of Human Development?<br><br>Symposium 9 ? Alternate Patterns of Parental Care<br><br>Jeffrey A. French, PhD, Dept. Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE <br>"Family Life in Marmosets: Causes and Consequences of Variation in Caregiving"<br><br>Sue Carter, PhD, Brain Body Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL <br>"Early Experience and the Developmental Programming of Oxytocin and Vasopressin"<br><br>Symposium 10 - Biparental Care: Neural and Physiological Mechanisms<br><br>Catherine A. Marler, PhD, Dept. Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI<br>?The Effects of Paternal Behavior on Offspring Aggression and Hormones in the Biparental California Mouse?<br><br>Katherine A Wynne-Edwards, PhD, Dept.Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada <br>?From Dwarf Hamster to Daddy: Neuroendocrine Substrates for Paternal Behavior?<br><br>Zuoxin X. Wang, PhD, Dept. Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL <br>"The Monogamous Male Brain"<br><br>Symposium 11 - Neuroplasticity & Reproductive Experience<br><br>Elizabeth M. Byrnes, PhD, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary medicine, North Grafton, MA <br>?Neuroendocrine Plasticity and the Maternal Brain?<br><br>Kelly G. Lambert, PhD, Dept. Psychology, Randolph'Macon College, Ashland, VA <br>?The Adaptive Nature of Parental-Induced Neurobiological Modifications: Consideration of Enhanced Resilience in Maternal and Paternal Rodent Models?<br><br>Liisa A. Galea, PhD, Program in Neuroscience, Dept Psychology and Brain Research Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada <br>?Parity and Mothering Affect Hippocampal Function and Structure?<br><br>Alison Fleming, PhD, Department of Psychology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada <br>"Plasticity in the Maternal Circuit: Experience, Dopamine, and Mothering"<br><br>