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: The Genesis of Consciousness
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"The Role of Prefrontal Cortex in the Emergence of Consciousness"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Neural Mechanisms of Visual Perceptual Awareness"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Consciousness and Model Organisms
9:00 am - 9:45 am
"Exploiting Model Systems to Understand Anesthetic Mechanisms"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am
"Cortical Control of Consciousness: Insights from Rodent Studies"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
"Unraveling the Synergy between Psychedelic States and Setting using Brain-wide Imaging of Immediate Early Gene Expression in Mice"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Phylogenetically Conserved Molecular Targets of Anesthesia
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm
"Worms are Unconscious, Flies are Conscious: Insights from Sleep and General Anesthesia"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
"The Role of Voltage-gated Calcium Channels in Hypnotic Effects of General Anesthetics"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Anesthetic Effects on Model Organisms
9:00 am - 9:45 am
"Cortical Signatures Linked to Behavior Quantitatively Track Arousal Levels"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am
"C. Elegans and Anesthetic Pharmacology: Reverse Engineering in a known Neuronal Architecture"
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
"Zebrafish Larvae as Translational Models for Anesthetic Pharmacology"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Thalamo-Cortical and Cortico-Cortical Signaling in Anesthetic States
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm
"Anesthetic Modulation of Thalamo-Cortical Circuits"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
"Cortical Mechanisms of Loss of Consciousness During Anesthesia: Insights from Human Intracranial Electrophysiology"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Subcortical Targets of Anesthetic Hypnosis and Sleep
9:00 am - 9:45 am
"Parabrachial Nucleus and Metabolic Contributions to Sleep and Anesthesia"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:00 am - 10:45 am
"Preoptic Role in the Regulation of Spontaneous and Drug-Induced States of Arousal"
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
"Dissecting how Anaesthetics and Sedatives Interact with Sleep-wake Circuitry"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Perception and Its Ablation
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm
"Waves of Perception and Unconsciousness"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
"Bistability and Complexity: Cortical Mechanisms of Loss and Recovery of Consciousness"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
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; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dynamics of Anesthetics and Unconsciousness in Non-human Primates
9:00 am - 9:45 am
"Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Affects Cortico-Striato-Thalamic Networks to Exert Bidirectional Influence over Consciousness"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:00 am - 10:45 am
"Dynamics of Anesthetic-Induced Loss and Return of Consciousness Across Primate Neocortex"
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
"Deep Brain Stimulation of the Thalamus Restores Signatures of Consciousness in Anesthetized Monkeys"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Unconscious State in Humans
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm
"Positron Emission Tomography Imaging to Identify Brain Structures Critical for Human Consciousness"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
"Slow Waves and Anesthetic Unconsciousness in Humans"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure