Abstract
Studying social cognitive neuroscience is crucial for understanding the physiological foundations of complex behaviours, as it bridges the gap between neural mechanisms and intricated human interactions. This is an important topic in a period when a social species such as the human, is desocializing, privileging virtual communication to real social interactions. Understanding how natural social interactions act on the brain, how their reduction or enrichment could affect the brain and therefore our health is an important subjec to study.
This workshop aims to explore, through 4 complementary sessions, i) the neural underpinnings of social cognition, ii) how representing other’s shapes our behaviour and iii) the consequences of a dysregulation of this system. The expected line-up includes outstanding speakers covering aspects of social cognition that we deem essential to advance on the transversal axis “Social Cognition” at the INT. Speakers are being chosen to present the state of the art on relevant aspects of social cognition through their latest research, covering various levels of approach - genetics, behavior, electrophysiology or fMRI ... - and various animal models - from rodents to primates.
A plenary lecture will be given by Prof. Didier Grandjean from University of Geneva.
Program
Thursday September 25th
9h15-9h30 Introduction
Frédéric Chavane
The INT and the transversal axis "Social Cognitive Neuroscience"
9h30-12h30 Investigating dysfunctions of social processing
9h30 Eduardo Gascon, INT CNRS Researcher
15 + 5' What is done at INT
2x 10' data blitz from young fellows
10h30 Françoise Muscatelli, INSERM Research Director, Marseille (France)
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11h10 Adam Smith, Associate Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence (USA)
The Neurobiology of Social Attachment, Conflict, and Loss
11h50 Angela Sirigu, CNRS Research Director, Lyon (France)
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12h30 Lunch
14h00-17h00 Vocal support of social interactions
14h00 Pascal Belin, INT AMU professor
15 + 5' What is done at INT
2x 10' data blitz from young fellows
15h00 David Omer, Researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem (Israel)
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15h40 Markus Wöhr, Professor, U Leuven (Belgium)
Rodent Ultrasonic Communication
16h20 Arthur Lefevre, CNRS Researcher, Lyon (France)
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Friday September 26th
9h00-12h30 Social interactions
9h00 Thierry Chaminade, INT CNRS Researcher
15 + 5' What is done at INT
2x 10' data blitz from young fellows
10h00 Heidi Lesscher, Associate Professor, U Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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10h40 Sebastien Möller, Researcher, U Göttingen (Germany)
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11h20 Adrien Meguerditchian, CNRS Research Director, Marseille (France)
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12h00 Lunch
13h00 Didier Grandjean, Full Professor, University of Geneva, Geneva (Switzerland)
Keynote: tba
14h00-17h00 How social representations affect various behaviours?
14h00 Christelle Baunez, INT CNRS Research Director
15 + 5' What is done at INT
2x 10' data blitz from young fellows
14h40 Sarah Mondoloni, Post-doc, INMED, Marseille (France)
From emotional contagion to resilience – A serotonin-dependent plasticity in the habenula
15h20 Jo Cutler, Post-doc, U Birmingham (Great-Britain)
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