44th Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference

This week we'll be sharing highlights on our LIBR Facebook page from the work of LIBR researchers presenting posters and talks at the annual Society for Neuroscience (SFN) conference in Washington, D.C. SFN is the largest neuroscience conference in the world, with more than 30,000 attendees from 80 countries. Abstracts from the work of our investigators may be viewed by clicking on the presentation titles below:

Sunday, November 16:
• Peripheral blood inflammatory markers associated with concussion severity and recovery in collegiate athletes

Monday, November 17:
• Striatal dopamine receptor correlation patterns in human obesity suggest reduced food reward and motivation with enhanced habitual opportunistic eating

• Eating alters insula functional connectivity to prefrontal and subcortical regions underlying behavioral and appetitive responses to foods

Tuesday, November 18:
• The inflammation-related gene CITED2 modulates the relationship between the dopamine-related gene NR4A2 and subgenual anterior cingulate cortical thickness in Major Depressive Disorder

• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, electro-convulsive therapy, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatments affect distinct neural systems in Major Depressive Disorder: A comprehensive meta-analytic investigation

• Brain responses to unpredictable threat in individuals at high risk for depression

Wednesday, November 19:
• The relationship between food cognitive restraint and brain activity while anticipating and receiving food rewards

• Resting-state fMRI demonstrates that illness severity in anorexia nervosa is associated a lack of differentiation between sensory and fronto-parietal neural networks

• Striatal dopamine receptor correlation patterns in human obesity suggest reduced food reward and motivation with enhanced habitual opportunistic eating