June 4, 2021

From Neurocircuitry to Neuromodulation

This translational session covers brain “wiring” and dynamics in animals and humans, focusing on myelin, pain, social interactions, and neuromodulation’s effects on human fear.  Specific topics: myelin plasticity/repair (Robert Hill); brain-behavior responses to painful stimuli (Amanda Crocker); human social interactions (Oriel FeldmanHall); and transcranial electrical stimulation’s effects on fear (Mascha van’t Wout Frank). Each talk is 30 minutes, with 5 minutes Q&A. Co-Chairs (Arturo Andrade & Ben Greenberg) then lead a brief discussion.

Co-Chairs: Benjamin D. Greenberg (RI) and Arturo Andrade (NH)

  • 1:00 pm – 1:10 pm
    Introduction
    Benjamin D. Greenberg, MD, PhD.
    Director, COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Butler Hospital
    Associate Director, Center for Neurorestoration & Neurotechnology, VA Providence Healthcare System
    Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University
  • 1:10 pm – 1:40 pm
    Mechanisms of myelin plasticity and repair in the live brain.
    Robert Hill, PhD. Dartmouth College, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
  • 1:40 pm – 2:10 pm
    Quantifying behavioral changes in adult Drosophila melanogaster in response to painful stimuli to gain insight into underlying circuits.
    Amanda Crocker, PhD. Middlebury College, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience 
  • 2:10 pm – 2:40 pm
    Navigating our uncertain social worlds.
    Oriel FeldmanHall, PhD. Project Leader, COBRE Center for Central Nervous System Function.
    Brown University, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences
  • 2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
    The internal sunshine of the neuromodulated mind: Can electrical stimulation improve the inhibition of fear?
    Mascha van’t Wout Frank, PhD. Project Leader, COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Butler Hospital. Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology, VA Providence Healthcare System.
    Brown University Associate Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School
  • 3:10 pm – 3:30 pm
    Discussion
    Arturo Andrade, PhD. University of New Hampshire Biological Sciences, College of Life Science and Agriculture
    Benjamin D. Greenberg, MD, PhD. Butler Hospital, VA Providence Healthcare System, Brown University