Invitation to attend the 2013 Gill Symposium, September 25, Indiana Memorial Union, on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington

Dear Neuroscience and Psychology Majors,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the 2013 Gill Symposium that will be held on Wednesday, September 25, in the Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Novel insights into memory and cognition” This promises to be an exciting day with four outstanding speakers:

Dr. Bruce McNaughton, the 2013 Gill Award recipient will speak on, “Doughnuts in the Brain: A Toroidal Attractor Theory of the Cognitive Map.” Dr. Loren Frank, the 2013 Gill Young Investigator Award recipient, will speak on “Neural Substrates of Memory and Decision-Making.”

Rounding out the program will be Dr. Joshua Dubnau (Micro-RNA 276a and the Zombie Fruit Fly) and Dr. Ivan Soltesz(Organization and Control of Hippocampal Chronocircuits).

Following their presentations the speakers will participate in a round table discussion (with audience questions). Panelists will share their perspectives on Science and how model systems can be best used to study memory and cognition.

Preceding the four invited speakers will be the annual graduate student thesis award and lecture.

Following the panel discussion, there will be a poster session and reception from 5:30 to 6:30 PM in the IMU Solarium.

The timing of the day’s events is on the attached schedule.

Feel free to attend any of the talks or events that you find interesting. If you plan to be at one of the events with substantial food (breakfast, lunch, poster reception), please register (free, below) so we will have enough for everyone.

http://www.indiana.edu/~gillctr/registrationform.shtml

At the welcome table located outside of Whittenberger Auditorium, you will receive a program and name tag. The latter will provide access to all symposium events including breakfast, lunch, and the reception.

I look forward to seeing you at the symposium.

Ken Mackie, MD

Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience

Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences

MSBII 120 Indiana University

702 N Walnut Grove Ave

Bloomington, IN 47405-2204

812-855-2042 (PH)

812-856-7187 (FAX)