FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007

Registration and Coffee

Introduction: Background to the Consortium and Goals of the Conference -Itzhak Fried

Overview of Consortium Sites:
Iowa Program- Matthew Howard
Toronto Program- Andres Lozano
UCLA Program- Itzhak Fried

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Endel Tulving: Episodic Memory: Challenges for Human Electrophysiology

György Buzsáki: From Place Cells to Human Memory

Antonio Damasio: Neurophysiology of Emotions and Decision Making: Challenges for Human Electrophysiology

Break

CLOSED SESSIONS

SESSION 1: From Percepts to Memory
Chairs: Itzhak Fried, György Buzsáki

Decoding Categories from Neural Activity in the Temporal Lobe
Gabriel Kreiman/Alexander Kraskov

Grandmother Cells in the Human Temporal Lobe?
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga

Spatial Navigation and Human Memory
Michael Kahana/Arne Ekstrom

Neurophysiology of Recognition and Episodic Memory
Barbara Knowlton/Indre Viskontas

Memory and Attention: Fronto-Temporal Mechanisms for Neurophysiological Study
Morris Moscovitch

Hosted Lunch

Discussion: How Can Intracranial Recordings in Humans Bridge the Gap Between Animal and Human Models of Memory?

SESSION 2: Methodology: Electrophysiology, fMRI, Microdialysis
Chairs: Andres Lozano, Marcus Raichle

From Single Neurons to fMRI in Auditory Cortex
Rafael Malach/Roy Mukamel

From Single Neurons to fMRI in the Hippocampus
Susan Bookheimer/Arne Ekstrom

The Study of Directional Cortico-Cortical Interactions
Paul Poon

Human Microdialysis and Cognition
Nigel Maidment/Jerry Siegel

Discussion: Complementary Roles of Various Methodologies in Studying Human Cognition

Break

SESSION 3: Emotions AND Social Cognition
Chairs: Matthew Howard, Antonio Damasio

Electrophysiologic Studies of Emotional Processing in Humans
Ralph Adolphs

Sad Neurons in the Cingulate
Andres Lozano/Adrian Laxton

Mirror Neurons
Marco Iacoboni/Roy Mukamel

Discussion: Emotions and Social Cognition: How to Study with Intracranial Recordings in Humans

Barbecue Dinner

SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2007

7:45 AM

Registration and Coffee

Peter Strick: Subcortical and Cortical Mechanisms of Motor Planning

Miguel Nicolelis: Brain-Machine Interfaces: From Monkeys to Humans

Marcus Raichle: Combined Use of fMRI and Electrophysiology in Cognitive Neuroscience

Break

SESSION 4: Motor Systems
Chairs: Andres Lozano, Peter Strick

Imaging Motor and Executive Functioning
Antonio Strafella

The SMA and Volition
Itzhak Fried/Ariel Tankus

Technical Aspects of Microelectrode Recording and Deep Brain Stimulation
Andres Lozano/William Hutchison

Local Field Potentials in Movement Planning
Robert Chen

Towards an ECoG-Driven Brain-Machine Interface
Milos Popovich

Discussion: Integration of Cortical and Subcortical Opportunities to Study Motor Planning in Humans, and Implications for Brain-Machine Interface

Hosted Lunch

SESSION 5: Auditory Function and Speech
Chairs: Matthew Howard, John Brugge

The Functional Organization of Human Auditory Cortex
John Brugge

Spectrotemporal Analysis of Evoked and Induced Electroencephalographic Responses in Auditory Cortex of Humans and Monkeys
Mitchell Steinschneider

Neural Dynamics in Human Auditory Cortex
Rick Jenison

Hyperacuity of Frequency Tuning in Single Neurons of Human Auditory Cortex
Israel Nelken

Audio-Visual Speech Processing within the Temporal Lobe
Richard Reale

Mechanisms of Self -Vocalization-Induced Changes within Auditory Cortex
Xiaoqin Wang/ Jeremy Greenlee

Sound Processing within the Amygdala
Kirill Nourski

Discussion: Human Auditory Function and Speech: The Critical Questions

Break

SESSION 6: Consciousness
Chairs: Itzhak Fried, Marcus Raichle

Role of Invasive Neurophysiology in the Study of Consciousness
Christof Koch

Discussion: Thoughts About Neurosurgery and the Study of Consciousness

SESSION 7: Concluding Discussion

Discussion: Where Do We Go From Here?

Reception