The meeting will take place in Gabriel building, Université de Bourgogne Europe, 20 minutes from Dijon Train station (2h by train From Paris) by tramway from April 23th, 2pm, to April 24th, 5pm.
Invertebrate models have enabled numerous breakthrough throughout the history of neuroscience. The research presented here is typically highly diversified, covering all aspects of aspects of neuroscience, from behavioral to cellular, genetic and molecular aspects, and involving experimental models such as the Drosophila fly, the honeybee, the nematode C. elegans nematode, as well as various species of aphids, locusts, butterflies, cockroaches and crustaceans, cockroaches and crustaceans. Research topics include neurodevelopment, normal and pathological neuronal function and ecology. The meeting provides an opportunity to disseminate the latestand technological developments, and fosters the emergence of collaborations national and international level.
Invited speakers : - Audrey Dussutour, University Paul Sabatier, CRCA, Toulouse France. “Learning Without a Brain: Evidence from Ciliates and the Slime Mold”
-Volker Dürr, University Bielefeld, Biology Faculty, Biomechanics institute, Bielefeld, Germany "Search, touch, grasp & climb : Sensorimotor ecology of stick insects".
Train is the best option to reach Dijon train station. Then, Gabriel building is 20 minutes from Gare de Dijon by Tramway (line T1, station "Erasme"). Frequency is 10 minutes max.