was held as a satellite meeting to the International Ethological
Conference, August 24-26, 2005, Budapest.
| Day One (August 24): Avian Neuroanatomy |
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| Morning session |
| 9:00-9:30 | | E. Jarvis (Durham, NC, USA): A global perspective on the functional organization of the avian telencephalon |
| 9:45-10:15 | | A. Csillag (Budapest, Hungary): Subpallial circuits with a bearing on motivation and learning |
| Coffee break |
| 10:45-11:15 | | L. Medina (Murcia, Spain): Forebrain organization and evolution: lessons from expression of
developmental regulatory genes |
| 11:30-12:00 | | J. Martin Wild (Auckland, New Zealand): Control and coordination of vocal, subvocal and supravocal structures in songbirds |
| Lunch break |
| 14:00-15:00 | | Poster session |
| Afternoon session |
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15:45-16:15 | | T. Tömböl (Budapest, Hungary): The light and electron microscopic structure of the chick ventral lateral geniculate nucleus and its connection with dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. |
| 16:30-16:45 | | J.C. Cnotka, I.T. Tiemann, H.F. Frahm, G.R. Rehkämper (Duesseldorf, Germany): Neoplastic structures in brains of domestic ducks and their functional relevance |
| Tea break |
| 17:30 | | Round table discussion: Current issues and perspectives in avian neuroanatomy. Nomenclature, parcellation, borders, homologies.
Moderator: E. Jarvis |
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Day
Two (August 25): Systems and functions in the avian brain
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| Morning session |
| 9:00-9:45 | | No ABC presentation (IEC plenary talk in Room 1) |
| 10:00-10:30 | | M. Gibbs (Victoria, Australia): Spatial and temporal control of memory formation by adrenoceptors |
| Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | |
Sir Gabriel Horn (Cambridge, UK): Neural mechanisms of filial imprinting in the domestic chick |
| 12:00-12:30 | | H. Prior (Frankfurt/M., Germany): Lateralization of spatial orientation in birds |
| 12:30-12:50 | | L. Regolin (Padua, Italy): Chicks represent space anisometrically |
| Lunch break |
| Afternoon session |
| 14:30-15:10 | | L. Kostal (Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia): Avian brain and behaviour and the measurement of animal welfare |
| 15:10-15:30 | | M. Rajman, L. Kubikova, M. Sedlackova, P. Vyboh, B. Bilcik, I. Estevez, L. Kostal (Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia/ Durham, USA): The role of dopamine receptors in control of the sexual and aggressive behaviour in broiler breeder males |
| 15:30-16:10 | | J. J. Bolhuis (Utrecht, The Netherlands): Bird song memory and the brain: In search of the template |
| 16:10-16:50 | | C. Del Negro (Paris, France): Sexual and seasonal differences in auditory properties of HVC neurons in canary (Serinus canaria) |
| 16:50-17:15 | | K. Anokhin (Moscow, Russia): Dynamics of memory trace in the avian brain: new parallels with the mammalian brain |
| Tea break |
| 17:30-18:00 | | T. Matsushima (Nagoya, Japan): Neural codes of reward anticipation in the avian telencephalon: functional roles in foraging decision making |
| 18:00 | | Round table discussion: Early adaptive learning mechanisms. Review and current perspectives.
Moderator: Sir Gabriel Horn (Cambridge, UK) |
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| Day Three (August 26): Neuroendocrine mechanisms. |
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| Morning session |
| 9:00-11:30 | | Workshop: Avian models for studying xenoestrogens action on brain and behavior
[outline] [program] |
| Lunch break |
| Afternoon session |
| 14:00-17:30 | | SYMPOSIUM: Neuroendocrine control of brain plasticity and behavior
[outline] [program] |
| 18:00 | | General interest session:
A.B. Butler (Fairfax, VA, USA): Avian Brain Organization and the Question of Consciousness |
| 20:00 | | Farewell party on the Danube |
