Schedule

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7:30-8:00 - Breakfast

8:00-8:10 - Welcome & Introduction - Daphne and Grace

8:10-8:55 - Hippocampal neurogenesis and forgetting - Dr. Paul Frankland.

8:55-9:35 - Origins of neurons, brains, and memory mechanisms through the lens of single-cell genomics. - Dr. Leonid Moroz

9:35-10:05 - Coffee Break [30 min]

10:05-10:50 - “Maladaptive” chronic pain driven by adaptive and exaptive mechanisms in nociceptors. - Dr. Edgar Walters

10:50-11:35 - Inhibitory systems in brain evolution: pathways for vulnerability in neurodevelopmental disorders. - Dr. Kari Hanson

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11:35-12:00 - Discussion 1 [25 min]

12:00 - 2:00 - Lunch

2:00-3:00 - What are mental adaptations, maladaptations, exaptations, and diversity?  Insights from studies of autism, psychosis, and intelligence.  - Dr. Bernard Crespi

3:00-3:45 -  Adaptive and maladaptive responses during colonization of caves. Dr. Helena Bilandžija

3:45-4:15 - Coffee Break [30 min]

4:15-5:00 - 'Earless' frogs evade adaptative explanation and expose sensory insights. - Dr. Molly Womack

5:00-5:45 -Exaptation or Exploration? The Nature of Adaptive Evolution - Dr. James Napoli

5:45-6:30 - Round table discussion 2 [45 min]

6:30-7:00 - Reception