Memory: Recording Experience in Cells and Circuits
February 17-20, 1996
Invited Speakers:
Marilyn Albert, Boston, MA.
Alan Baddeley, Cambridge, England.
Mark Bear, Providence, RI.
Sam Deadwyler, Winston-Salem, NC.
Robert Desimone, Bethesda, MD.
Howard Eichenbaum, Stonybrook, NY.
John Gabrieli, Stanford, CA.
Patricia Goldman-Rakic, New Haven, CT.
Eric Kandel, New York, NY.
Allan Levey, Atlanta, GA.
Eve Marder, Waltham, MA.
James McGaugh, Irvine, CA.
Mortimer Mishkin, Bethesda, MD.
Donald Price, Baltimore, MD.
Daniel Schacter, Cambridge, MA.
Larry Squire, San Diego, CA.
Charles Stevens, La Jolla, CA.
Richard Thompson, Los Angeles, CA.
Tim Tully, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
Elizabeth Warrington, London, England.
Program:
1.Psychological Concepts of Short and Long-Term Memory.
A dozen or more classification schemes have set the stage for inquiry into the neurobiology
of memory. From the perspective of human memory, from the perspective of animal
research, and from the point of view of neural mechanisms, none is more basic than the
distinction between short-term and long-term processes. Each has a different function and
presumably is mediated by distinct neural mechanisms. A session on the classification of
memory systems is important because these concepts dictate the parameters of
investigation at the neurobiological level.
Speakers: Alan Baddeley, Cambridge, England; Daniel Schacter, Cambridge, MA; Richard
Thompson, Los Angeles, CA; Elizabeth Warrington, London, England.
2.The Neurobiology of Long-Term Memory Systems.
Rapid advances in how memory is organized at the molecular and cell biological levels
have elucidated mechanisms underlying LTP and LTD that support consolidation of new
information. Gene knock-out experiments will also be covered in this session. These
advances will be largely related to the formation of long-term memories.
Speakers: Eric Kandel, New York, NY; Tim Tully, Cold Spring Harbor, NY; Charles
Stevens, La Jolla, CA; Mark Bear, Providence, RI.
3.The Anatomy of Memory Systems.
The field has been strongly focused on the consolidation and/or storage mechanisms of the
hippocampal formation, including the hippocampus itself and the parahippocampal cortex.
However, some long-held theories regarding the circuit basis and underlying functions of
these medial temporal lobe structures have recently surfaced and deserve airing.
Speakers: Larry Squire, San Diego, CA; Mortimer Mishkin, Bethesda, MD; James
McGaugh, Irvine, CA; Howard Eichenbaum, Stonybrook, NY.
4.The Neurobiology of Short-Term Memory Networks.
One of the more recent developments in memory research is the elucidation of role played
by the cerebral cortex and cortico-subcortical networks in the storage and retrieval of
memories. Single cell recording studies in cortical (prefrontal, temporal cortex) and
subcortical (basal ganglia, colliculus) structures will be featured in this session, which will
focus on cortical networks and short-term memory processes.
Speakers: Patricia Goldman-Rakic, New Haven, CT; Robert Desimone, Bethesda, MD;
Eve Marder, Waltham, MA; Sam Deadwyler, Winston-Salem, NC.
5.The Diseases of Memory
The memory process has many components, most commonly articulated as consolidation,
storage, and retrieval. This session will cover advances in understanding these
components in various diseases affecting cognition: Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's
Disease and Schizophrenia.
Speakers: Donald Price, Baltimore, MD; Marilyn Albert, Boston, MA; John Gabrieli,
Stanford, CA; Allan Levey, Atlanta, GA.
Registration :
Registration fee $175.
Fee covers cost of all meals, receptions, and the cost of
scheduled transportation to and from the Hyatt Newporter.
Deadline for registration January 15, 1996.
Deadline for Abstracts: Not Applicable
Email for Requests and Registration: Michelle.Pizzuti@Yale.Edu