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Amygdala Function in Emotion, Cognition and Disease

Gordon Research Conference

Exploring the Amygdala in Pathology and Physiology

July 13 - 18, 2025

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Vice Chairs

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Rey Don Jaime Grand Hotel

Avinguda de l'Hotel

Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain

Venue and Travel Information

Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 15, 2025. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Amygdala Function in Emotion, Cognition and Disease GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Amygdala Function in Emotion, Cognition and Disease" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Amygdala and Related Structures in Learning & Memory Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	"The Dynamic Structure of Cognition"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	"The Amygdala in Emotion and Social Cognition"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Aversive Learning in the Amygdala Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Evolution of an Engram Supporting a Fearful Memory Over Time"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"A Specialized Circuit that Controls Peripheral Vision and Gates Innate Threat Responses"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Mapping the Neural Circuits that Drive Sex Differences in Conditioned Fear"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"The Ways in Which Fear Spreads to New and Past Associates of Stimuli that Signal Danger"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Survival in a World of Complex Dangers"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Positive Experience Shifts Fear Memories Away from the Basolateral Amygdala"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hour™ is open to all conference participants. Organizers: , and
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Stress Processing in the Amygdala Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Neuromodulation of BLA Basket Cell Circuits Controlling Network Oscillations and Fear Extinction and Dysregulation by Traumatic Stress"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"Amygdala Correlates of Alcohol and Stress Effects on Fear and Reward Behaviors during Safety Cues"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"A Network of Principal Neurons in the Basolateral Amygdala Regulates Neuroendocrine Responses to Stress"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Appetitive Learning and Addiction in the Amygdala Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Acetylcholine Signaling in the BLA: Roles in Stress- and Reward-Related Behaviors"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Amygdala Neural Encoding of Natural and Drug Reward Seeking"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Dopamine Projections to the Basolateral Amygdala Mediate Reward Prediction in Learning and Decision Making."
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	Late-Breaking Topic
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Dynamic Neuropeptidergic Control of Action-Outcome by an Amygdalo-Striatal Pathway"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Amygdala’s Role in Drug Craving and Use"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making in the Amygdala Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Developmental Change in Reinforcement Learning"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"The Role of the Amygdala in Learning from Gains and Losses"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	"Basolateral Amygdala in Credit Assignment and Learning under Unexpected Uncertainty"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Top-Down and Bottom-Up Influences on Learning in Amygdala-Frontal Circuits"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	The Interconnected Amygdala Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Functions and mechanisms of amygdala-hippocampus beta synchrony"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Amygdala-Cingulate Cortex Contributions to Flexible Learning under Uncertainty"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Role and Circuit Connectivity of the Medial Amygdala during Social Interactions."
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Wired for Survival: Dynamic Extended Amygdala Signaling During Threat"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Engram Dynamics Before Learning and Across Memory"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Prefrontal Encoding of an Internal Model for Emotional Inference"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Amygdala Molecules and Microcircuits Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	"Neuronal Types in the Mouse Amygdala and Their Transcriptional Response to Fear Conditioning"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"Comparing Neuron Recruitment into the Human and Mouse Amygdala"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	"Molecular Mechanisms of the Central Amygdala Regulation in Alcohol Addiction"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	The Social Amygdala Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"Neural Basis of Prosocial Behavior"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Social Experience in Adolescence Shapes Amygdalo-Cortical Neurotrophin Content and Function"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	Late-Breaking Topic
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Neural Dynamics for Social Competence in Mice"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am	"Social State Dependency of the Primate Amygdala"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Tuning into the Idle Chatter of the Primate Amygdala: Interoception, Neuromodulation, or Both?"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Pain Mechanisms in the Amygdala Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm	Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm	"The Basolateral Amygdala in Chronic Pain-Induced Depression: A Key Player?"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	"Dissecting the Role of the Dynorphinergic Extended Amygdala Circuitry in the Sensory and Affective Components of Pain"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Examining Extended Amygdala Signaling in Heightened Pain States"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Conferee Single Room:

$1,625.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,380.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$1,115.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,435.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,190.00

Guest Off-Site:

$925.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$595.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$463.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

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