The Oculomotor System as Model of Mind and Brain

The 2017 Gordon Research Conference on Eye Movements will offer a comprehensive and forward-looking program that emphasizes the most current conceptual trends in the field. While many aspects of oculomotor research will be represented, a running theme of this year's GRC will be the continued significance of eye movements as a model system for studying fundamental and clinically relevant questions in the fields of visual perception, motor control, and cognition. Eight diverse topics will be presented in the sessions, each consisting of four talks followed by a question and answer period. The engagement of all participants, at the podium and in the audience, is encouraged, and a memorable and influential feature every GRC is the inspiring debates that ensue.

The meeting will be held at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, which returns us to the site of our first two meetings in 2005 and 2007. Enthusiasm for this site was high among participants and we look forward to the time-tested, familiar location. The university campus setting promotes a highly collegial and interactive environment within which the field's best scientists and most promising trainees can interact. The 2017 GRC will once again be preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS), designed by and for the exclusive benefit of trainees and research associates. Together, the GRC and GRS constitute an immersive experience in which participants share ideas over meals and jointly participate in scheduled and unscheduled social activities. The format provides unparalleled opportunity for participants of all career stages to share their most novel findings, foster new collaborative efforts, and chart the future directions of oculomotor research.