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AnnualReport,Year22016-17

Contents:

1. ExecutiveSummary2. InstituteMission3. Governance4. InstituteActivities2016/175. MetricsforevaluatingInstituteimpact6. Goingforwardinto2017/18&beyond7. Budgetsummary8. Casestudies:Institute-supportedcollaborations

Appendices: (1)Budget (2)IBACSseedgrants

(3)IBACSGraduateSummerFellowships (4)IBACSUndergraduateResearchFellowships (5)IBACSBIRCResearchAssistantshipsin

Neuroimaging (6)JournalarticlesdescribingIBACS-supported

research(7)InstituteMeet-and-SpeakProgram,April2017

EXECUTIVESUMMARY(andmainexpenditure):• 13seedgrantsawarded(8applicationspending),withPIsacross12departments:$145,765(2grantsjointwithInCHIP).• 23Graduatefellowshipsawarded,across10departments:$109,000• 12Undergraduatefellowshipsawarded,across6departments:$24,000• 16Externalgrantapplications(seeSection5)withIBACS-supportedpilotdataorequivalent,totaling$19.6M.$2.9M

awardedsofar.$13M+pending(excludesgraduatefellowshipapplicationsthroughtheGraduateFellowshipProgram)• Laboratorysupport(throughdirectfunding,adminsupport,orfundedGAs):BrainImagingResearchCenter,UConn

K.I.D.S;UConnLogicGroup;MurineBehavioralNeurogeneticsFacility;CognitiveScienceSharedElectrophysiologylabs.• Workshopsupport:8sponsoredworkshops/meetings/programs+IBACS2-dayannualMeet-and-Speak• Spacerenovation:graduateworkspaceinArjona:$25,000

BrainandCognitiveSciences AnnualReport2016–17

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2.INSTITUTEMISSIONThemissionoftheConnecticutInstitutefortheBrainandCognitiveSciences(CTIBACS)istoserveasbothabeaconandincubatorforresearchacrossthebrainandcognitivesciencesatUConnandbeyond;promotingandsupportingtheinterdisciplinaryscienceofthemindanditsrealizationinbiologicalandartificialsystems.Itwillenablenewresearchandeducationalopportunitiesforgraduatestudents,postdoctoralresearchers,andfacultytoextendtheirintellectualreachbeyondtraditionaldisciplinaryboundaries,aswellasenablingundergraduatestoreceivelaboratory-basedtraininginneuroscientific,behavioral,andtheoreticalresearchinthebrainandcognitivesciences.Itaimstoprovidethephysical,financial,administrative,technical,intellectual,andeducationalinfrastructuretoenableUConn’sextensivebutdistributedneuroscienceandcognitivesciencecommunitytorealizeitsfullpotentialfordisciplinaryandinterdisciplinaryinnovationinthebrainandcognitivesciences.TheInstitutewasfoundedJuly1st2015,asapartoftheUniversity’sAcademicPlan.

3.GOVERNANCE TheInstituteismanagedbyaDirector(Altmann,PsychSciences)andtwoAssociateDirectors(Magnuson,PsychSciences;LoTurco,PNB).TheymeetwithanExecutiveCommitteeof10otherfacultydrawnfrom7differentdepartments(includingNeuroscienceatUConnHealth,Farmington).Theexecutivemeetsinpersonthreetimesperyear,althoughday-to-dayissuesarebroughttotheirattention,andadvicesought,viaad-hocemailsthroughouttheyear.TheDirectorandAssociateDirectorsmeeteachweekduringthesemesters,andoccasionallyduringthesummerbreak.

In2016/17aUConn-internalAdvisoryBoardwasconstituted(advisingonshorter-andlonger-termissuesofstrategicimportance,inrespectofbothInstitute-internalmattersandissuesthatmayimpactexternallyontheInstitute).Thismeetstwiceayear.AnExternalAdvisoryBoardwillbeconstitutedin2017/18(toprovidedifferentperspectivesontheInstitute’smission,activities,andsuccesses,andtoadviseonbestpracticebasedontheirexperienceattheirownInstitutes,Centers,andotherorganizations).WedelayedinitiatingtheseadvisoryboardsinordertofocusonsettinguptheInstituteaccordingtothetransitionplanformulatedwithhelpfromtheProvost’soffice,theVPR’soffice,CLAS,andthecommitteeconstitutedapproximatelyfouryearsagotooverseethesettingupofanInstitutefortheBrainandCognitiveSciences(whichtransitionedintothecurrentExecutiveCommittee).ThroughouttheyearwehavecontinuedtosolicitandreceiveadvicefromCLAS,theOfficesoftheProvostandtheVicePresidentforResearch,aswellastheheadsofthevariousdepartmentsweinteractwith(withparticularsupportfromPsychologicalSciences,whichalsoprovidesadministrativeandfinancialsupport).

4.INSTITUTEACTIVITIES2016/17:FactsandFigures:

1. Seedgrants:Wehadtwocallsforseedgrants(NovemberandMay)andreceived28applications

(4toajointIBACS/InCHIPinitiative)ofwhich13havesofarbeenfunded(twoofthesejointwithInCHIP.27PIsacross12UConndepartments).Eightmoreofthese28applicationsareunderreviewatthetimeofwriting.Applicationswerereviewedbyoneoftwopanels(dependingontopic).NomemberofapanelwasaPIorco-PIonanyapplicationinthatround.Likelastyear,approximatelyhalfthedollaramountwasawardedtomore“cognitive”orbehavioralgrants,and


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theremaindertobenchoranimalneurosciencegrants(includinggenomics).ThreeofthegrantsdirectlysupportresearchattheBehavioralImagingResearchCenter(BIRC).AllawardsaredescribedontheIBACSwebsite(ibacs.uconn.edu/research/).Aconditionofawardofaseedgrantisthat,intheeventofasuccessfuloutcome(e.g.datasuitableforpublicationorinclusionaspilotdatainagrant)thePIwillsubmitanapplicationforexternalfunding.Wetrackandfollow-upeachfundedgranttoensurethisconditionismet.Totalamountawarded:$145,765(anadditional$100,000+stilltobeawardedtoapplicationssubmittedMay).

2. GraduateFellowships:Thesepayupto$5,000insummerfundingtograduatestudents.Aconditionofawardisthatstudentsapplyforapre-orpost-doctoralaward(e.g.NRSAorGRF)intheFall.Tothisend,recipientstakea3-daygrant-writingworkshophostedbytheInstitute.TheSummer2016workshopisbeingrepeatedSummer2017.Fornon-UScitizens,theiradvisorhadtocommittowritinganapplicationforexternalfunding.Weshallfollowuponeachfellowship(seebelowfor2016metrics).TheIGERTonLanguagePlasticityhadfundsforsummerpaymentsandwejoinedforcestoenablealargernumberoftotalfellowships.Thisyear(Summer2017),wefunded23students,atacostof$95,000.FundingdecisionsweremadebyacommitteecomprisingtheDirectorandAssociateDirectors(COIswereavoidedbyensuringthatnoadvisorscoredtheirownstudent,andconflictswereregisteredandexplicitlyconsideredbynon-conflictedmembers).

3. UndergraduateFellowships.Weintroducedanundergraduatefellowshipscheme,managedbyJohnSalamoneinconjunctionwiththeOfficeofUndergraduateResearch.ThefellowshipsallowastudenttoworkinanInstituteaffiliate’slabandprovideupto$1,000researchexpensesforsemesterfellowships,andacombinationof$1,500researchexpensesand$3,500stipendforsummerfellowships.Wefunded9semesterand3summerfellowshipsin2016/17atatotalcostof$24,000.

4. IBRAiNProgram:InJanuary2017weinitiateddiscussionofaResearchAssistantshipschemepayinggraduatestudentsastipendfor10hours’assistanceperweekinBIRC(“IBRAiN”=“IBACS-BIRCResearchAssistantshipsinNeuroimaging).ManyPIsintendingtoworkatBIRCrequireassistancewithadvancedspecializedknowledgecurrentlylackingintheirlabs(basicknowledgeisoftensufficienttoconceiveofappropriateimagingstudies,butisnotsufficienttoactuallyrunthestudyandanalyzethedata);thisIBRAiNschemewillhelpdevelopthatknowledgeforeachPIandtheirresearchgroup.FiveGAshavebeenselectedbyapanel,organizedbyBIRC,takingintoaccountBIRCprioritiesaswellasGAs’previousexperienceandtheiradvisors’aspirationsregardingresearchinBIRC.EachGAandtheiradvisorarereceivingaBIRCseedgrantintheformofscantime,andaconditionofthisIBRAiNseedgrantisthat,subjecttothepilotdatatheycollect,theyapplyforexternalfundingtocontinuetheresearch.GAswillonlydevoteapartoftheirtimetotheircorrespondingseedgrant–themajorityoftheirtimewillbespenthelpingotherPIs.ThefiveGAswillstartintheFallof2017andcontinuethroughuntilSummer2018.Theyhavealsobeenawardedfellowshipsforthissummer(2017),worth$5,000each,andtheywillhavetheopportunitytobetrainedonadvancedneuroimagingmethodsoverthesummerpriortoworkingatBIRChelpingthePIswithneuroimaging(fMRIandadvancedEEG)projectstoinitiate,execute,andcompletethem.Thetotalcostoftheprogramisapproximately$105,000.Theneedforthislevelofsupport,atthistime,wasrecognizedbyboththeBIRCSteeringCommitteeandtheIBACSExecutiveCommittee.

5. OtherResearchSupportduringthepastyear(July2016–June2017):a. MurineBehavioralNeurogeneticsFacility(MBNF):MBNFisaTier2facility.Wefunded30

hoursperweek(3GAsinall)tosupportInstitute-fundedandaffiliatedresearchwithmousemodels(linkingcognitivebehaviortoneuroscienceandgenetics).

b. CognitiveScienceSharedElectrophysiologyLabs(CSSERL):Labmanager(20GAhoursperweek).CSSERLsupportstheelectrophysiological(EEG)researchoffacultyinSLHS,Linguistics,


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andPsychologicalSciences.ThelabmanagersupportsInstitute-fundedandaffiliatedresearchatCSSERLaswellasatBIRC.

c. BrainImagingResearchCenter(BIRC).(1)CombinedfMRI/EEGGA(10hoursperweek).FollowingthepurchaselastyearoftheupgradedhighdefinitionEEGsystem(supportedbyCLAS)wesupportedthisGAposition.TheGAhastrainedseveralnewusersofthedEEGsystemaswellashelpeddeveloptheprotocolsforin-scannerEEG.(2)Dr.GitteJoergensen(theDirector’slabmanager/postdoc)spentaminimumof12hoursperweekonBIRC-relatedactivitiesduringtheyear,developing,maintaining,andhelpingwritescriptsfor,thein-scannereye-trackingsystem.ShealsohelpedwithEEGandworkedwithElisaMedeiros(MRTech)ondevelopmentandmaintenanceofotherfMRI-basedprojects.ShewascloselyinvolvedindiscussionsoftheIBRAiNprogram.

d. UConnLogicGroup($5,200).Tosupportcolloquia,visits,andotheractivitiesoftheLogicGroup–agroupoflogiciansacrossthedepartmentsofMathematics,Philosophy,andLinguistics.

e. Expression,Communication,andtheOriginsofMeaning(ECOM)ResearchGroup($5,000).Tosupportgeneralgroupactivitiesincludingorganizationofaworkshopandaninternationalconference.

f. UCONNK.I.D.S.ThisisjointlysupportedbyPsychologicalSciencesandCLASandservestorecruitchildparticipantsinstudiesofbothtypicalandatypicaldevelopment(e.g.autism,SLI,etc).Thisyear,IBACSsupportedUCONNK.I.D.S.throughtrainingofthenewassistant,aswellascontinuedsupportfortheUConnserver.

6. Workshopsupport.TheInstitutesupported7workshops/conferences:(i)RobustStatistics(ii)SpeechSynthesiswithSTRAIGHTSoftware(iii)IGERT/NBLJterm(iv)LangFest(v)InCHiPLectureSeries(vi)NeuromusicWorkshop.(vii)GrantWritingWorkshop,and(viii)miscellaneouscolloquiumsupport.Totaloutlay:$7,200

7. Annual“Meet-and-Speak”.Wehelda2-daymeetingwitheighteen15-minfacultyspeakersfrombothStorrsandUConnHealth(allrecipientsofIBACSseedgrants),aswellaseighteen5-minpresentationsfromGraduateStudents(allbeneficiariesof,orassociatedwith,thoseseedgrants).Weanticipateasimilarmeetingin2018with,inaddition,aninternalspeakeronthefirstevening,andaninvitedexternalspeakeronthesecondevening.

8. IBACSExternalApplicationReview.ThisinternalreviewprocesshasbeenorganizedbyasmallinterdisciplinarygroupledbyJimMagnuson,andtaskedwithhelpingUConninvestigatorsdevelophighqualitygrantproposalsbyofferingamechanismfor“mockreview”ofin-developmentproposals,andfacilitatingmentoringingrantwriting.Theinfrastructurewassetupduringearly2017andoneexternalgrantapplicationisalreadybeingmentoredthroughtheprocess.Furtherdetailsat:http://ibacs.uconn.edu/ear

9. Outreachandrelatedactivities.TheInstitutepublisheditsfirstResearchDigesteditedbyoneofourgraduatestudents(OliverSawi).Thisissimilartoa“glossybrochure”andwassentinelectronicformto188membersofthestatelegislature(asapprovedbyCLASandUniversityGovernmentalrelations).Wereceivedmuchpositivefeedback(hardcopieswererequested–weprinted300andweonlyhaveafewleft).ThefirstissuehighlightedUConn’sworkonlanguageanditsdisorders.Thesecondissueiscurrentlybeingfinalized,focusingonbilingualismandsignlanguage.ItwillbecirculatedinearlyFall.The2018issuewilllikelyfocusonworkacrosstheneurosciencesatbothStorrsandUCHC.

10. Affiliatemembership.ExcludingtheDirector,2AssociateDirectors,and10ExecutiveCommitteemembers,wehave71affiliatedfaculty(upfrom47lastyear)and69affiliatedgraduatestudents(upfrom32lastyear)fromacross22UConndepartments.AllarelistedontheInstitutewebsite(photograph,researchdescription).AffiliationisdependentondemonstratingresearchexpertiserelevanttotheresearchmissionoftheInstitute.Weanticipategrowingthisnumbereachyear.


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11. Administrativesupport.Afterourfirstyearitbecameapparentthatahalf-timeadministrativesupportpositionwasinsufficient.PsychologicalSciencesofferedtocontributeonequarter-timetowardsafull-timeposition,andtheInstituteincreaseditscontributiontothree-quarters.SinceNovember2016wehavethereforehadafull-timeassistant–BrandyCiraldo.ThispositionalsoprovidessupporttotheCognitiveScienceundergraduateprogram(adminsupportandwebsitemanagement)aswellassomesupporttoBIRC(collectionofmetrics).

5.METRICSFOREVALUATINGINSTITUTEIMPACT:December1st2015–March31st2017 ThefirstInstitutefundsweredisbursedinDecember2015,andwehavetakenasourprimaryreportingperiodforgrantactivity12/1/2015-03/31/2017(16months).

TheInstitute’simpactistwofold:inrespectoftheresearchethositisstimulatingandinrespectofmoretangibleoutputssuchasgrantapplicationsandpublications.OneofthecoremissionsoftheInstituteistofosternewcollaborativeresearchinitiatives,throughfacilitatingdialogacrosstraditionaldisciplinaryboundaries.ThisisaccomplishedthroughactivitiessuchastheMeet-and-Speak,aswellasthroughsupportofresearchgroupsthatarethemselvesfosteringsuchcross-disciplinarydialog.ThiscontributionoftheInstitutetotheUniversity’sresearchethosiscritical,andaprimarymotivationforthefoundingandcontinuedoperationoftheInstitute.However,becauseitislessquantifiablethantheInstitute’scontributiontograntactivityandpublicationandotheroutputs,wefocusinthissectiononthelatter,detailingmetricsconcerninggrantactivity,andpublications.

1. GrantActivity:Here,wereportongrantapplicationssubmittedexternallybyrecipientsofIBACS

seedgrants,aswellasbythebroaderBrainandCognitiveSciencecommunityasrepresentedbyIBACSaffiliates.

HEADLINESUMMARY–EXTERNALGRANTAPPLICATIONS:

• IBACS-supportedgrantapplicationsweremoresuccessfulthangrantapplicationsnotsupportedbyIBACS.ThiswastruebothforthesamePIs(comparingtheirIBACS-supportedapplicationsagainsttheirnon-supportedapplications),aswellascomparingPIsreceivingIBACSsupportwithPIsnotreceivingsuchsupport.

• PIsreceivingIBACSsupportwereproportionallymoresuccessfulrelativetothemselvestwoyearsearlierthanwerePIsnotreceivingIBACSsupport.

• IBACS-supportedgrantapplicationsthatweresuccessfulbroughtinmoremoneyinindirects($812K,with$4Mpending)thantheInstitutepaidoutacrossallitsactivities(notjustseedgrants)inthesamereportingperiod($726K).

DETAILS: a. Wewrotetoall21recipientsofseedresearchgrants(forthisextendedreportingperiod,

excludingrecipientsofthetworecentIBACS/InCHIPgrants)andaskedwhethertheyhadsubmittedanygrantsexternallyinthisperiodwhichhadbeendirectlysupportedbyIBACSseedfunding(thatis,grantswhoseapplicationsmadereferencetodatacollectedasapartofanIBACSseedgrant).Weaskedfortotalamountrequested,andtotalindirectsthatwouldaccruetoUConn.Wealsoaskedwhetheranysuchgrantapplicationshadbeensuccessful.• Directlysupportedgrantsappliedfor:17grantstotaling$19.6M(indirects$6.5M)• Directlysupportedgrantsawarded:4grantstotaling$2.9M(indirects$812K)• Directlysupportedgrantsstillpending:9+grantstotalingapprox.$13.1M(indirects$4M)• $hitrate(dollarsawardedaspercentofdollarsappliedfor):15%• granthitrate(#grantsawardedaspercentof#grantsappliedfor):24%


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Note1: Hitrateswilllikelyincrease:someproportionofpendinggrantswilllikelybeawardedNote2: ThetotalInstituteexpenditureinthissameperiod,forcomparisonagainstindirects

awarded:$726K

b. WenextcomparegrantsuccesswhensupportedbyIBACSwithgrantsuccesswhennotsupportedbyIBACS,butacrossthesameindividuals(i.e.controllingforgrantwritingskill):IncollaborationwiththeCLASgrantsandcontractsoffice,andtheVPR’sofficeatUCHC,weidentifiedallgrantapplications,bothsupportedandnotsupportedbyIBACS,thathadbeensubmittedexternallybythesesame21individualsoverthissameperiod.• Totalgrantsappliedfor:48grantstotaling$42.9M(indirects$11.8M)• Totalgrantsawarded:9grantstotaling$3.7M(indirects$1.1M)• Totalgrantsstillpending:27grantstotaling$31.8M(indirects$8.8M)• $hitrate(dollarsawardedaspercentofdollarsappliedfor):9%• granthitrate(#grantsawardedaspercentof#grantsappliedfor):19%Thesedata,incomparisonwiththosein(a),suggestthatthegrantsthatweresupportedbyIBACSweremoresuccessfulthanthosethatwerenot,evenwithinthesameindividual.Note:Hitrateswilllikelyincrease:someproportionofpendinggrantswilllikelybeawarded

c. WenextcomparegrantsuccessinindividualssupportedbyIBACSseedgrantswithgrantsuccessintheIBACScommunitymoregenerally–i.e.fromthoseIBACSaffiliateswhohadnotreceivedIBACSseedfunding.26suchaffiliateswereidentifiedashavingmadeexternalgrantapplicationsinthissameperiod.Theirequivalentfiguresare:

• Totalgrantsappliedfor:54grantstotaling$35.9M(indirects$10.6M)• Totalgrantsawarded:9grantstotaling$1.3M(indirects$248K)• Totalgrantsstillpending:35grantstotaling$25.4M(indirects$7.9M)• $hitrate(dollarsawardedaspercentofdollarsappliedfor):4%• granthitrate(#grantsawardedaspercentof#grantsappliedfor):17%

Thesedata,incomparisonwiththosein(b),suggestthatalthoughgranthitratesarecomparable(17%vs.19%),individualswhoreceiveIBACSseedgrantsaregenerallymoresuccessfulatobtainingexternalfundingthanarethoseinthecommunitywhodonotreceiveIBACSseedgrants.

Note:Hitrateswilllikelyincrease:someproportionofpendinggrantswilllikelybeawarded

d. Werepeated(b)and(c)foranequivalent16monthperiodfrom12/1/2013to03/31/2015.

Wetrackedindividualswhohadbeenrecipientsofseedgrantsinthecurrentperiodandcomparedtheircurrentperiodmetricsagainsttheirpriorperiodmetrics,andwetrackedaffiliateswhohadnotbeenrecipientsofseedgrantsandagaincomparedtheirmetricsinthecurrentperiodwithmetricsintheprecedingperiod.WecouldnotcompareagainstthepreviousperiodforUCHCaffiliatesbecauseofdifferentreportingstructureatUCHC.

IBACSseedgrantrecipients:Ofthe21whoreceivedIBACSseedfunds,17hadappliedforexternalgrantfundinginthecurrentperiod,and14ofthesehadalsoappliedforexternal


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fundinginthepriorperiod.Wereportfiguresforjustthese14PIsforwhomwehavedatainthecurrentandpriorperiod:These14PIs,inthispriorreportingperiod,hadappliedfor38grantsworth$19.9M(downfrom$33Mforthecurrentperiod,across36grantapplications),andwereawarded2grantsworth$487Kwitha2.5%dollarhitrate(inthecurrentperiodthese14wereawarded6grantsworth$2.9Mwithan8%totalhitrate,whichincludesgrantsthathadnotbeensupportedbyIBACS,anda15%hitrateforjustIBACS-supportedgrants)–theyappliedfor1.7timesmoremoneyinthecurrentperiodthantheyhadappliedforinthepreviousperiodandwereawarded5timesmorethantheywereawardedinthepreviousperiod;almostallofthese(90%)wereIBACS-supported.

OtherIBACSaffiliates:26affiliateshadappliedforexternalgrantfundinginthecurrentperiod,and14ofthesehadalsoappliedforexternalfundinginthepriorperiod.Wereportfiguresforjustthese14PIsforwhomwehavedatainthecurrentandpriorperiod:These14PIshadappliedfor33grantsworth$26.7Minthepriorreportingperiod(downfrom$32Mforthecurrentperiod,across39grantapplications),andwereawarded3grantsworth$181Kwitha0.7%dollarhitrate(inthecurrentperiodthese14wereawarded2grantsworth$479Kwitha1.5%hitrate)–theyappliedfor1.2timesmoremoneyinthecurrentperiodthantheyhadappliedforinthepreviousperiodandwereawarded2.6timesmorethantheywereawardedinthepreviousperiod.Thesedataprovideabaseline:ForthoseindividualsinthecommunitywhowerenotfundedbyIBACS,their“dollarhitrate”was2.6timesmoreinthecurrentreportingperiodthaninthepriorreportingperiod.ForindividualswhowerefundedbyIBACS,theirhitratewas5timesmorethaninthepriorreportingperiod.Note: Hitratesforthecurrentperiodwillincrease:someproportionofpendinggrantswill

beawarded.Therearenopendinggrantsfromthepriorperiod,sothosehitrateswillremainconstant.

Thesefiguressuggest,overall,thateventhoughIBACStendstofundthemoresuccessfulindividuals,withinthesemoresuccessfulindividuals,theirIBACS-fundedprojectsaremoresuccessfulthantheirnonIBACS-fundedprojects.

SpreadsheetsfromwhichthesenumberswerederivedareavailablefromtheDirectoronrequest,andweregeneratedwithhelpfromGabrielleFish,CLASGrantsandContracts.ItshouldbenotedthatthesefiguresareonlyforPIswhoreceivedseedgrantfunding.Therearea(small)numberofexternalgrantapplicationspendingthatweresubmittedbyPIsbasedonworkthattheirstudentscarriedoutwhileonIBACSGraduateSummerFellowships.Wehavenotincludedthosegrantapplicationshere.Norhaveweincludedextramuralgraduatefellowshipapplications(theseattractsmallindirects).IntheYear3AnnualReportweshallincludetheseadditionalmetrics.

2. Publicationsandotheroutput:InAppendix4welistpublicationsbyInstituteaffiliatesintwo

categories–Directlysupportedandindirectlysupported.Instituteaffiliatesweregiventhefollowingguidance:iftheInstitutehadfundedworkthatwasdescribedorreferredtointhepublishedwork,orhadfundedworkthatled,onewayoranother,tothepublishedwork,thenthatconstituted“directsupport”.Therewere12suchpublicationsidentifiedfortheperiod7/1/16–6/30/17,and20conferencepresentations.Iftheworkhadbeen“inspired”byIBACS-


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relatedactivitiesortheethosthathasbeengeneratedsincetheinceptionoftheInstitute,thenthatwouldconstitute“indirectsupport”(53manuscriptsand4conferencepresentations).Forvariousreasons(includingtheproximitytotheendofthesemesterwhenwerequestedthisinformation)notallaffiliates(andspecifically,notallthosewhowerefundedthroughtheseedgrantorfellowshipmechanisms)respondedintimetobeincludedinthisreport.Note:Wediscoveredthatrespondentswere(withhindsight,unsurprisingly)confusedbythereportingperiod(e.g.whetheramanuscripthadbeenpublishedbeforeorafter7/1/16,andthefactthatwewererequestinginformationonaperiodthatwouldend3monthsaftertheinformationwasrequested).InthenextAnnualReport(2017/2018)weshallcollectdataonoutputspublished/submitted/presentedinboth2017and2018,andinthereportfor2018/2019outputspublished/submitted/presentedinboth2018and2019.Thistwo-year‘window’isacommonmethodtoensurethat,acrosssuccessiveyears,allappropriatepublicationsarecounted.

3. OutputsduetothefundedGraduateAssistants:BoththeMurineBehavioralNeurogeneticsFacility(MBNF)andtheCognitiveScienceSharedElectrophysiologyResearchLaboratory(CSSERL)haveprovidedreportsonIBACS-supportedactivityduringthispastyear:MBNFreceived30hoursperweekfor3studentGAstosupportworkinthefacility,resultingin:6publications(3published,3underreview,and1inpreparation)and7presentationsatinternationalconferences.CSSERLreceivedfundingfor30hoursperweekfor2studentGAs.OnewasplacedinBIRC(10hrspw.).HerrolewasprimarilydedicatedtodevelopmentofthehighdefinitionEEGsystem(bothforin-andout-of-scanneruse)andtrainingotherstousethesystem.AnEEG/fMRIstudyshedevelopedwillformthebasisforagrantapplicationtobesubmittedinJune.Twoconferencepresentationsalsoresultedfromthiswork.TheotherGA(20hrspw.)wasplacedintheCSSERLspaceintheArjonabuilding.Thisworkresultedin6conferencepresentations.MuchoftheeffortinthisfirstyearofGAsupportatCSSERLwasspenttrainingothergraduateandundergraduatestudents.

6.GOINGFORWARDINTO2017/18&BEYONDNewoutreachactivitiesplannedfor2017/18:

• FollowingavisitbytheDirectortoWindhamHighSchoolinFall2017weshallstartaseriesofgraduatestudentpresentationsattheSchool,fortheBiologySeniors.Theformatwillbeshort(10-minute)presentationsofresearchissuesfollowedbyQ&A.Graduatestudentswillbedrawnfromthegraduatestudentaffiliateslist.Graduatestudentswillbecoached.

• Dr.TimMiller,DigitalMedia&DesignDepartment,willhostaMediaWorkshopopentoallaffiliates,On-CameraTraining(invitationonly–weshallidentify8-10attendees),andsubsequentMediaProductionsessionstodevelopshort-formvideosofIBACSresearch.MillerandhisstudentswillcollaboratewithIBACSresearcherstodevelopscriptsandstoryboardsforthesefilms,andwillthenshoot,edit,producenecessarygraphicsoranimations,andrenderthefinalproductsfordistribution.ThesefilmswillbecreatedonarollingbasisthroughouttheFall2017andSpring2018semesters,withatargetofsixfinishedfilmsbytheendofSpring2018.ThesewillbereleasedonadedicatedYouTubechannel.

Newresearch-relatedactivitiesplannedfor2017/18:• TheIBRAiNprogramdescribedabove(evaluationtotakeplacesummer2018)• TheMeet-and-SpeakwillbemovedfromMarchtoMay,andwillbeco-organisedwithan

earlyeveningtalkoneachofthetwodays.Oneinternalspeakerandoneexternalspeaker.


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TheIBACSaffiliatestobepolledforsuggestions.TheexternaltalkwillbewidelyadvertisedandpitchedforthebroaderUConncommunity.MostlikelytobeheldattheThomasJDoddResearchCenter,orinthelargerOAKlecturetheatre.

• BasedonamodeldevelopedinPsychologicalSciencesandLinguistics,weshallputoutacallforintegrativeworkshopsand/orotheractivitiesthatidentifycommoncoregoalsandfacilitatedialogtowardsgeneratingmulti-PIgrantstoappropriatefundinginstitutions.Wefundedonesuchactivityinearly2017andshallmonitoritssuccessoverthecourseofthisnextyear.

ChallengesfacingtheInstitute:

ThemostimmediatechallengeistherenewaloffundingbeyondYears1-3.TheAcademicPlanprovidedforthreeyears’funding.TheProvost’sOfficeandCLAScommittedtocontributingfundsinYears1-3,whiletheVicePresidentforResearchcommittedtoYears1and2.Recently,theVPRagreedtocommittoYear3also,onthebasisofoursuccessesinYears1and2.InSummer2017wehopetoinitiatediscussionoffundingforYears4-6onthebasisoftheoutcomemetricsdescribedinSection5above(wetypicallycommittoactivitiesandrelatedexpenditureayearinadvance–henceinitiatingthesediscussionsayearbeforetheendofthecurrentlyfundedperiod).Wewouldalsohope,attheendofYear5,toenterintonegotiationforfundingofYears7-11.WebelievethatinthecontextofthemetricsdescribedinSection5,whicharelikelytoimproveyear-on-yearaswematurefurther,thistwo-stepplanfornegotiatingrenewaloftheInstitute’sfunding(Years4-6andthenYears7-11)isrealistic.

Alonger-termchallengeremainsthelackofaphysicalfocusfortheInstitute.WhiletheInstituteissuccessfullyfundingresearchactivitiesdistributedthroughoutandacrosstheStorrsandUConnHealthcampuses,andencouragingnewlinesofresearch(andapplicationsforitsexternalfunding),thevisionofaphysicalhubhousinggraduatestudentsandresearchlabsfromacrosstheBrainandCognitiveSciencesremainsanimportantaspirationfortheInstituteandthecommunityitserves.Fornow,theInstituteisfacilitatingdevelopmentstomakeBrainandCognitiveSciencesatUConnmoreprominentbothnationallyandinternationally.AphysicalpresencewouldallowtheInstitutetoprogresstothenextlevel,allowingaphysicalintersectionofthecommunitiesacrossthecomputational,behavioral,cognitive,andbenchneurosciences.Thiswouldenableawholethatismanytimesthesumofitsparts,andapresencethatwouldbeattractivetoexternalfunders.WebelievethatthecurrentactivitiesareanecessaryfirststeptowardsbuildinganenvironmentinwhichaphysicalInstitutecouldtakeshape,andweshallcontinuetoworktowardsthisgoal.

OneinstitutionalchallengewefaceinrespectofmakingUConnmoreprominentinternationallyisthatitisextremelydifficulttoorganizeaconferenceorworkshopatUConn.OurexperiencebookingevenasinglepersonoverthispastyearisthatwecannotgetthemintoNathanHale.Noristherepublicorothereasytransportto/fromBradleyInternationalAirport.Thelogisticsinvolvedinevenbringing12peopleoverhasprovedextremelychallenging,andwehadtoturndowntheopportunitytohostamajorinternationalconferenceonlanguageprocessingthatattracts300-400attendees.Suchconferencesareawayofestablishinguniversitiesasmajorcentersofinnovationandadvance,andwearesimplynotcompetitiveinthisrespect.

Finally,theProvost’sofficeincreasedourbudgetinYear2to$350Kfromthe$300KallocationforYear1.ThiswastocoveraproportionofthecostsoftheDirector’slabmanagergivenalsohergrowinginvolvementinBIRC-relatedactivity.Theadditional$50Kallowedustokeepheron,anddeploymoreofhertimeinBIRC(whosestaffdoesnotincludealabmanagerorequivalent).Sheestimatesthatshespendsapproximately12-17hoursperweekonBIRC-relatedactivity(7hoursphysicallythere,and5-10hoursdependingontheweekworkingonexperiment-specificscriptsforcontrollingtheeye-trackeranditsinterfacetotheMRIscanner).HerinvolvementinBIRChasprovedinvaluablebothtechnicallybutalsoasa‘managementinterface’allowingtheInstitutetoreactrapidly


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tosituationsatBIRCthatcanbenefitfromtheInstitute’ssupport(cf.developmentoftheIBRAiNprogram).Wewouldliketokeepherinthissameposition,splittinghertimebetweentheDirector’slab,BIRC,andtheotherlaboratory(Dr.Yee’s)inwhichsheisemployedonethirdtime.Ideally,thispositionwouldbecomefullyunderwrittenbytheInstitute(hersalaryisincludedinapendingR01,andtheintentionwouldbetocontinuetoapplyforexternalfundingforhersalary,butideallytousetheInstitutetobridgefundingifexternalfundingisnotforthcoming).

7.BUDGETSUMMARYTheAppendixcontainsasummaryofexpenditureandcommitmentsmade.Thesefiguresmaydifferslightlyfromcurrentaccountbalances,duetounpaidcommitments.Tosummarizehere(allfiguresroundedtonearest$1K):Initialbudget,July1st2016–June30th2017: $350,000fromTier1funding $150,000fromVPR $145,000fromCLAS $40,000fromNBLprogram(forjointsummerfellowships) $7,289miscrollover $692,289totalExpenditure: $578,952Commitments1: $95,000TocarryforwardintoAY2017/182: $18,337WeanticipateforFY2017/18thesameleveloffundingfromTier1,VPR,andCLASfunds.

1CommitmentsincludeFallpayrollforIBRAiN($81,000),reservedfundsforSummerGradfellowswhichwillbepaidupontheirsubmissionforexternalgrantfunding($13,000),andfundsforNERDYworkshop.2CarryforwardisunderspendonCLASaccountthatwillbeavailabletotheInstituteinFY17/18


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8.CASESTUDIES:INSTITUTE-SUPPORTEDCOLLABORATIONS

Here,weverybrieflyoutline2casestudies.

1. Mind-Brain-Viscera.ThisfirstcasestudydescribesacontinuingcollaborationbetweentheInstituteandUConnHealth(specifically,theCenterforAgingandtheDepartmentofUrology).IthighlightstheInstitute’sabilitytofostercross-campusresearchandtointegratewithUConnHealth.ThiscasestudyisrelatedtoaK76awardtoPhilipSmithinUrologythatwassupportedbyseedfundingfromtheInstitute.

2. Culturingbraintissueinvitro.TheseconddescribesanInstitute-drivencollaborationbetweenUCHC/ConnecticutChildren’sandUConnStorrs(BME).ThisisanexampleofhowIBACSseedgrantshaveprovidedresourcestoturnideasintoactualseeddataonwhichbasistoapplyforextramuralfundingforanovelresearchprogramthathassignificantimplicationsforresearchinmedicineandwhatmightbetermed“neuralengineering”.

Mind-Brain-Viscera.ThisisanongoingprojectthatwasinitiatedinYear1oftheInstitute’sactivities.ItcapitalizesonworkbyDr.PhilSmithM.D.(Dept.ofUrology)andDr.GeorgeKuchel(CenteronAging),withinputontranslationalpotentialfromAmyGorin(InCHIP)andGerryAltmann(Director,IBACS).InYear1,theInstitutesupportedthesuccessfulapplicationofaK76awardtoPhilSmith(theInstitutehadpreviouslyintroducedPhilSmithtoDr.DanielMulkey,PNB,whostudiessimilarcontrolmechanismstothosestudiedbySmithbutinrespiration.ThetwoarenowcollaboratingasapartofSmith’sresearch).Smithhasdatasuggestingthat“overactivebladder”(or“bladderurgency”)isduetomiscalibrationofsignalsinthebrain,ratherthanaproblematthebladder.

InOctober2016,AltmannattendedaconferenceatBethesda,co-organizedbyKuchel,ontranslationalresearchintourinaryincontinence(UI)intheelderly,togainanunderstandingofhowtheInstitutecouldbestfacilitaterelatedresearchatUConn.Sincethen,Altmann,Kuchel,GorinandSmithhavemettodiscusshowtomoveforwardonaprojectaimingtocollectnormativedataonthesubjectiveexperienceofbladderurgencyinthegeneral(elderly)population,asapreludetoinvestigatingpossibleinterventions(cognitiveandneuromodulatory)thatmayalleviatesomeoftheproblems.

AltmannhasbeeninvitedtosubmitaproposaltofundthisresearchtotheChiefScientificOfficerofPepsiCo.Separately,IBACS,InCHIP,andtheCenteronAgingareconsideringhowelsetogeneratefundingforaseedprojectthatwould,inthefirstinstance,establishthroughaliteraturereviewwhatdataincidenceandexperienceofbladderurgencycurrentlyexistandinwhatpopulations(mostofthedataisclinic-based,buttheincidenceofoveractivebladderisbelievedtobevastlymoreprevalentinthegeneralpopulationthanitisinthosewhopresentatclinics).


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Culturingbraintissueinvitro.Dr.Tang-SchomerandDr.SantanielloaretwojuniorfacultymembersfromUConnHealth/ConnecticutChildren’sMedicalCenterandUConnStorrs,respectively.TheymetinSpring2016whenDr.Tang-SchomerwasinvitedtogiveaseminarintheBiomedicalEngineeringdepartmentatUConnStorrs.Dr.Tang-Schomer’sfocusisondeveloping2Dand3Dinvitroneuraltissuemodels,includingmicrofabricationandneuralelectricalinterfacesforneuronalcultures.Dr.Santaniello’sworkismainlyonneuromodulationforclinicalapplications.Despiteworkingontwoseparateendsoftheneuralengineeringspectrum,theyfoundacommoninterestinunderstandingtheeffectsofelectricalstimulationonneurons,withaspecificfocusontheimpactthatelectricalstimulationhasontheneurons’abilitytoencodeinformation,adjustovertime,andlearnfromexternalstimuli.Thisisahotresearchtopicattheinterfacebetweenbasicneuroscienceandinformationtheory,withhugepotentialtoimpactseveralfieldssuchasmedicine(e.g.,treatmentofpatientswithneurologicaldisorders,epilepsy,learningdisabilities,etc.),psychology(e.g.,cognitionandmemory),andengineering(e.g.,neuralcomputation,informationencoding,etc.).

Theircollaborationstartedshortlyaftertheymet,inpartfacilitatedbythefactthat–duringsummer2016–Dr.SantaniellostartedworkingondataanalysismethodsforinvitrocalciumimagingaspartofanIBACS-fundedproject.CalciumimagingisanimportantcomponentofDr.Tang-Schomer’sexperimentalsetupandisusedtomonitortheeffectsofelectricalstimulationonneuronalcultures.

TheyreceivedanIBACS-fundedseedgrantinSpring2017:Toputtheresearchinverycrudeterms,itinvolvestakinghumanbraintissue(neurons),layingitoveranelectricalinterfacethatcanstimulateitinvariousways,recordingtheresultantneuronalactivity,modelingthatactivityusingcomputationalmethods,anddesigningprotocolsthatwilloptimizetheelectricalstimulationinwaystostimulateneuronalgrowthindesiredways.Thiscollaborationhasalreadyproducedtwoextramuralcollaborativegrantapplications(onetotheCTRegenerativeMedicineResearchFund,onetotheCUREFoundationforEpilepsyResearch)andonesubmissiontotheBMESAnnualMeeting,oneofthemostprestigiousconferencesinBiomedicalandNeuralEngineering.Jointresearchactivitiesareplannedforsummer2017anditisexpectedthatpilotdatawillbegeneratedforaNIHgrantapplicationinFall2017.

Thesearejusttwoofthe24researchprojectsthattheInstitutehassupportedsinceitsinception.TheyexemplifythesuccessoftheInstituteinitsmissiontobringtogetherresearcherswhowouldnototherwisehavemet,orhadtheresourcesneededtoturnideasintodata,andtoencouragecollaborativeandinterdisciplinaryresearchthatpushesatthefrontiersofscientificdiscovery.TheresearchfundedbytheInstituteisintendedtobuildanintellectualethosthatwillensurefinancialsustainabilityoftheBrainandCognitiveSciencescommunityhereatUConn.


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APPENDICES

1. BudgetSummary

2. RecipientsandtopicsofIBACSSeedGrants

3. RecipientsofIBACSGraduateSummerFellowships

4. RecipientsofIBACSUndergraduateResearchFellowships

5. RecipientsofIBACSIBRAiNResearchAssistantships

6. JournalarticlesdescribingIBACS-supportedresearch

7. MeetandSpeakProgram


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APPENDIX1BUDGETSUMMARY

STARTINGBUDGET $692,289(includesunderspendfromYear1)

ExpenditureandCommitments notesmeetings

RobustStatistics $1,100 STRAIGHT $1,400 INChipLectureSeries $1,000 NeuromusicWorkshop $1,000 LangFest $1,000 JTerm $1,000 Grant-WritingWorkshop $700 MeetnGreet $3,000 groupsupport

CEDAR $9,948 LogicGroup $5,200 ECOM $5,000 seedgrants&fellowships

1stroundofgrantsFall16 $225,617 &estimatedSpring16grants5IBRAiNSummerfellowships $25,000 23gradfellowships $95,000 12UGfellowships $24,000 misc.

officesupplies $1,200 travel $1,330 personnel

BrandyCiraldo(75%admin) $23,457 post-doc(1)/labmanagers(5) $117,000 Directors'summersalaries:Altmann/Magnuson/LoTurco $36,000 committed

TOTALspendtodate $578,952 TOTALspend(incl.$95,000Fellowcommitments) $673,952 TOTALuncommitted $18,337


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APPENDIX2IBACSSEEDGRANTS

OnlytheleadPIislisted,althoughinallcasestherewereoneormorecollaboratorsandCo-PIs.Detailsofeachcanbefoundathttp://ibacs.uconn.edu/research/

LeadPI Dept. Title AwardAmount

PaulAllopenna PSY DeepLearning:HardwareforComputation-IntensiveModelsofLanguage

$8,300

DoritBar-On PHIL “What’sinaWord”ECOMResearchGroupFall2016Workshop

$5,000

MarieCoppola PSY CommunityEngagementinDeafnessandAutismResearch(CEDAR)

$9,948

DamirDzhafarov MATH UConnLogicGroup $5,200

JamesDixon PSY Non-EquilibriumThermodynamicsofLearninginDissipativeNetworks

$20,000

Inge-MarieEigsti PSY PilotDataCollection:OptimalOutcomes $5,500

AlexanderJackson PNB DefiningHypothalamicNeuronalCellTypesthatOrchestrateMotivatedBehavior

$6,000

NicoleLandi PSY Neurobiologicalsignaturesofperception,integrationandimitationofspeechinchildrenwithASD(associatedwithgrant-writingworkshop)

$10,000

JamesMagnuson PSY DevelopinganNSFResearchTraineeProposal $7,900

PhillipSmith UCHC RedefiningtheAgingBladder:AGenomicApproach $9,990

MinTang-Schomer

UCHC DevelopmentofaFunctionalNeuronalCircuitwithHumanNeuronsInVitro

$18,977

MasonYeh UCHC DevelopmentofaStemCellDerived3DCultureModelofHumanCorticalDevelopment

$23,920

JohnSalamone PSY Inflammationeffectsoneffort-baseddecisionmaking:relevancefordepression

$15,000(jointInCHIP)

AdamLepley Kinesiology MotorcontroldeficitsafterACLreconstruction:underlyingcorticaladaptations

$15,000(jointInCHIP)


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APPENDIX3

IBACSGRADUATESUMMERFELLOWSHIPS(INCONJUNCTIONWITHNBLGRADUATEPROGRAM)

Name

Department

Advisor

Battison,Alexandria Physiology&Neurobiology JoeLoturco

Baumgartner,Mary Physiology&Neurobiology RahulKanadia

Casavant,Sharon Nursing HollyFitch

Cerrone,Pietro Linguistics JonSprouse

Contreras,Jessica PsychologicalSciences MarieCoppola

Dhaim,Ashley PsychologicalSciences TehranDavis

Fujita,Akie BiomedicalEngineering AlexanderJackson

Hattori,Ryosuke Linguistics WilliamSnyder

Li,Lu MechanicalEngineering SavasTasoglu

Lindsey,Andre Speech,Language&HearingSciences CarlCoelho

Lopez-Felip,Maurici PsychologicalSciences TehranDavis

Lu,Jin ComputerScience&Engineering JinboBi

Ly,Monica PsychologicalSciences Chi-MingChen

McGee,Shireena PsychologicalSciences AdamSheya

Parker,Ashley Speech,Language&HearingSciences BernardGrela

Perrino,Peter PsychologicalSciences HollyFitch

Petrosino,Roberto Linguistics JonSprouse

Rainear,Adam Communication KennethLachlan

Salisbury,Jenelle Philosophy SusanSchneider

Sawi,Oliver PsychologicalSciences JayRueckl

Tecoulesco,Vivi PsychologicalSciences LetitiaNaigles

Troha,Ryan PsychologicalSciences EtanMarkus

Wei,Yi PsychologicalSciences EdwardLarge


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APPENDIX4IBACSUNDERGRADUATERESEARCHFELLOWSHIPS

Name

Department

Advisor

Babbit,Ben PhysiologyandNeurobiology JoanneConover

Boudreau,Kate PsychologicalSciences AmyGorin

Buscarelli,Alexandrea PsychologicalSciences HollyFitch

Dong,Danni

Hunt,William

Jones,Maranda

Padua,Michelle

Raajpoot,Aleena

Randazzo,Ericka

Schwartz,Rebecca

Singh,Deepinder

Ye,Brianna

PsychologicalSciences

BiomedicalEngineering

Speech,Language&HearingSciences


PhysiologyandNeurobiology





EtanMarkus

KevinBrown

ErikaSkoe

RobAstur

KarenMenuz

JoeLoturco

JohnSalamone

JoanneConover

JohnSalamone


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APPENDIX5IBACSBIRCRESEARCHASSISTANTSHIPSINNEUROIMAGING(IBRAIN)

Name

Department

Advisor

Davis,Charles PsychologicalSciences EilingYee

Li,Monica PsychologicalSciences JimMagnuson

Michaels,Timothy PsychologicalSciences Chi-MingChen

Prystauka,Yanina PsychologicalSciences GerryAltmann

Ryherd,Kayleigh PsychologicalSciences NicoleLandi


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APPENDIX6PUBLICATIONS:

July1st2016–June30th2017Recipientsofseedgrants,andaffiliatemembers,wereaskedtosubmitarticlesandbookchapterspublishedsinceJuly1st2016thatweresupporteddirectlyorindirectlybyIBACS.“DirectSupport”meansthattheInstitutehadfundedworkthatwasdescribedorreferredtointhepublishedwork,orhadfundedworkthatled,onewayoranother,tothepublishedwork.“IndirectSupport”meansworkthathadbeen“inspired”byIBACS-relatedactivitiesortheethosthathasbeengeneratedsincetheinceptionoftheInstitute.NamesinboldindicateIBACSaffiliates.A. DIRECTLYSUPPORTEDOUTPUTS1. PeerReviewedJournalArticlesDirectlySupportedbyIBACS,publishedorinpress

Altmann,G.T.M.(2017).Abstractionandgeneralizationinstatisticallearning:implicationsforthe

relationshipbetweensemantictypesandepisodictokens.PhilosophicalTransactionsoftheRoyalSocietyB372:20160060.doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0060

BonnavionP,FujitaA,ColasD,WilsonMH,MickelsonLE,deLeceaLandJacksonAC(2016)OptogeneticcontrolofhistamineneuronsinHDC-Cremutantmice.JournalofSleepResearch.25,pp.26.

BonnavionP,MickelsenLE,FujitaA,deLeceaLandJacksonAC.(2016)HubsandSpokesoftheLateralHypothalamus:CellTypes,CircuitsandBehavior(Review).JournalofPhysiology.Nov.15,594(22):pp.6443-6462.

Canfield,A.R.,Eigsti,I.M.,deMarchena,A.,&Fein,D.(2016).StorygoodnessinadolescentswithautismspectrumdisordersandinoptimaloutcomesfromASD.JournalofSpeech,LanguageandHearingResearch,59,533–545.doi:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-15-0022

Gettens,K.M.,&Gorin,A.A.(2017).Executivefunctioninweightlossandweightlossmaintenance:aconceptualreviewandnovelneuropsychologicalmodelofweightcontrol.JournalofBehavioralMedicine,1-15.

Suh,J.,Eigsti,I.M.,Canfield,A.,Irvine,C.,Naigles,L.,&Fein,D.A.(2016).Languagerepresentationandlanguageuseinchildrenwithoptimaloutcomesfromautismspectrumdisorder.InL.Naigles(Ed.),InnovativeInvestigationsofLanguageinAutismSpectrumDisorder(pp.225-244).Berlin,Germany:APA/WalterdeGruyter.doi:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-15-0022

Suh,J.,Orinstein,A.,Barton,M.,Chen,C.M.,Eigsti,I.M.,Ramirez-Esparza,N.,&Fein,D.(2016).RatingsofBroaderAutismPhenotypeandPersonalityTraitsinOptimalOutcomesfromAutismSpectrumDisorder.JournalofAutismandDevelopmentalDisorders,46(11),3505-3518.doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2868-4

2. PeerReviewedJournalArticlesDirectlySupportedbyIBACS,underreviewFujitaA,BonnavionP,WilsonMH,MickelsenLE,deLecea,LandJacksonAC.Hypothalamic

tuberomammillarynucleusneurons:electrophysiologicaldiversityandessentialroleinarousalstability.JournalofNeuroscience.

MickelsenLE,KollingIVFW*,ChimileskiB,NorrisCE,NelsonCEandJacksonAC.Neurochemicaldiversityoflateralhypothalamichypocretin/orexinandmelanin-concentratinghormoneneuronsidentifiedthroughsingle-celltranscriptionalprofiling.eNeuro.

ToddK.L.,BrightonT.,NortonE.,SchickS.,ElkinsW.,PletnikovaO.,FortinskyR.H.,TroncosoJ.C.,MolfeseP.J.,ResnickS.M.,ConoverJ.C.VentricularandPeriventricularAnomaliesintheAgingandCognitivelyImpairedBrain.Alzheimer’sDiseaseNeuroimagingInitiative.


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3. BookChaptersDirectlySupportedbyIBACSConover,J.C,Todd,K.L.(2017).NeuronalStemCellNichesoftheBrain.BiologyandEngineeringof

StemCellNiches(eds,A.VishwakarmaandJKarp,Elsevierpublishers)InvitedChapterYee,E.,Jones,M.N.,&McRae,K.(2017).SemanticMemoryInJ.T.Wixted&S.ThompsonSchill

(Eds),TheStevens’HandbookofExperimentalPsychologyandCognitive Neuroscience(4thEdition,Volume3:LanguageandThought).NewYork:Wiley.

4. ConferencePresentationsandAbstractsDirectlySupportedbyIBACS

Baumgartner,M.,Perrino,P.A.,Fitch,R.H.,Kanadia,R.N.2016.Haploinsufficiencyoftheminor

spliceosome-specificU11snRNAinthemousecortexresultsinenhancedmotorperformance.PosterpresentedatSocietyforNeuroscience,Nov2016,SanDiego,CA.

BonnavionP,FujitaA,ColasD,WilsonMH,MickelsenLE,deLeceaLandJacksonAC.(2016)OptogeneticcontrolofhistamineneuronsinHDC-Cremutantmice.23rdCongressoftheEuropeanSleepResearchSociety(Bologna).

Flaig,N.K.(g),Margulis,E.H.,Molfese,P.J.,Kroger,C.&Large,E.W.(2016).Realorperceived?Neuralunderpinningsofexpectationsintheenjoymentofperformances.InProceedingsofthe14thAnnualInternationalConferenceonMusicPerceptionandCognition,inpress,SanFrancisco,CA,Jul5-8.

Fujita,A,BonnavionP,WilsonMH,MickelsenLE,deLecea,LandJacksonAC.(2016)Electrophysiologicalcharacterizationandoptogeneticsilencingofhypothalamictuberomammillarynucleushistaminergicneuronsinatransgenicmouseline.SocietyforNeuroscienceAbstracts.

Kim,J.C.,&Large,E.W.(2016).Agradientfrequencyneuralnetworkmodelofauditorysceneanalysis.SocietyforNeuroscienceAbstracts,41,431.04.

Kim,J.C.,&Large,E.W.(2016).Anonlineardynamicalsystemsapproachtoauditorysceneanalysis.InProceedingsofthe14thAnnualInternationalConferenceonMusicPerceptionandCognition,SanFrancisco,CA,Jul5-8.

Kim,J.C.,&Large,E.W.(2016).MultipleF0estimationbygradientfrequencyneuralnetworks.6thAnnualSeminaronCognitivelyBasedMusicInformaticsResearch,NewYork,NY,Aug12.

MickelsenLE,KollingIVFW,ChimileskiB,NorrisCE,NelsonCEandJacksonAC.(2016)Theneurochemicalphenotypeoflateralhypothalamichypocretin/orexinandmelanin-concentratinghormoneneuronsidentifiedthroughsingle-celltranscriptionalprofiling.SocietyforNeuroscienceAbstracts.

Perrino,P.A.,Rendall,A.R.,LoTurco,J.J.&Fitch,R.H.2016.EvaluationofvisualmotionperceptionabilityinmicewithknockoutofthedyslexiacandidatesusceptibilitygeneDcdc2.PosterpresentedatSocietyforNeuroscience,Nov2016,SanDiego,CA(publishedAbstract).

Perrino,P.A.,Rendall,A.R.,Newbury,D.,LoTurco,J.,Buscarello,A.&Fitch,R.H.2017.BehavioralAssessmentofUsh2aKOMice.TobepresentedatSocietyforNeuroscience,Nov2017,DC(publishedAbstract).

Peters,T.J.,Conover,J.,McManus,D.,Pratt,K.,Williams,K.D.(2016).VisualExperimentsofGeometricCombinatorics.NeuralStemCellsandTheirDerivatives.InProceedingsoftheBioInfomaticsandComputationalBiologyConference(BICOB)

Presby,R.,Yang,J.-H.,Cayer,S.,Rotolo,R.,Fitch,R.H.,Correa,M.,Salamone,J.D.2017.Effort-relateddecisionmakinginmice:Ageneticstudy.PosterpresentedatN.E.U.R.O.N,Feb2017,NewHaven,CT.


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Presby,R.,Yang,J.-H.,Cayer,S.,Rotolo,R.,Fitch,R.H.,Correa,M.,Salamone,J.D.2017.Effort-relateddecisionmakinginmice:ageneticandpharmacologicalstudyusingtouchscreenoperantmethods.TobepresentedatSocietyforNeuroscience,Nov2017,DC(publishedAbstract).

Santaniello,S.,Tang-Schomer,M.,Kaplan,D.(2017).ElectricalStimulationforNeuronalActivationand3DGrowthinVitro.InProceedingsofBiomedEngSocMeeting(BMES)2017(1page).

Wasserman,C.S.,Kim,J.N.,Large,E.W.,&Skoe,E.(2016).FindingtheBeat:InvestigatingNeuralResonanceusingSimultaneously-recordedCorticalandSubcorticalSteady-StateResponses.InProceedingsofthe14thAnnualInternationalConferenceforMusicPerceptionandCognition,SanFrancisco,CA,Jul5-8.

Wasserman,C.S.,Kim,J.N.,Large,E.W.,&Skoe,E.(2016).Findingthebeat:Simultaneouslyrecordedcorticalandsubcorticalsteady-stateresponsestomissingpulserhythms.InProceedingsofthe24thAnnualInternationalSocietyforNeurofeedbackandResearch,inpress,Orlando,FL,Sep21-24.

Wasserman,C.S.,Kim,J.N.,Large,E.W.,&Skoe,E.(2016).NeuralResonanceTheory:EntrainmenttoMissingPulseRhythms.InProceedingsofthe38thAnnualMeetingoftheCognitiveScienceSociety,pg.3000,Philadelphia,PA,Aug10-13.

Wasserman,C.S.,Kim,J.N.,Large,E.W.,&Skoe,E.(2016).FindingtheBeat:NeuralResponsestoMissingPulseRhythms.FrequencyFollowingResponseWorkshop,BostonUniversity,Boston,MA,May19-20.

Wasserman,C.S.,Kim,J.N.,Wei,Yi.,Skoe,E.,Read,H.L.,&Large,E.W.(2017).FindingtheBeat:NeuralEntrainmenttoMissingPulseRhythms.InProceedingsofthe6thMeetingoftheNeuroMusicConference,inpress,Boston,MA.

Wasserman,C.S.,Kim,J.N.,Wei,Yi.,Skoe,E.,Read,H.L.,&Large,E.W.(2017).FindingtheBeat:TestingDynamicalPredictionsUsingMissingPulseRhythms.InProceedingsoftheSocietyforMusicPerceptionandCognition2017Conference,inpress,SanDiego,CA.

B. INDIRECTLYSUPPORTEDOUTPUTS1. PeerReviewedJournalArticlesIndirectlySupportedbyIBACS,publishedorinpress

Akkalkotkar,A.,Brown,K.S.(2017).AnalgorithmforseparationofmixedsparseandGaussiansources.

PLoSONE12(4):e0175775.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0175775Bar-On,D.(2016).Sociality,Expression,andThisThingCalledLanguage.Inquiry,59(1).

doi:10.1080/0020174X.2015.1115273Bonnavion,P.,Mickelsen.L.,Fujita,A.,deLecea,L.,Jackson,A.C.(2016).HubsandSpokesoftheLateral

Hypothalamus:CellTypes,CircuitsandBehavior(Review).JournalofPhysiology.Nov.15,594(22):pp.6443-6462.doi:10.1113/JP271946

Brynskov,C.,(g)Eigsti,I.M.,Jørgensen,M.,Lemcke,S.,Bohn,O.-S.,&Krøjgaard,P.(2017).SyntaxandmorphologyinDanish-speakingchildrenwithautismspectrumdisorder.JournalofAutismandDevelopmentalDisorders,47(2),373-383.doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2962-7

Castelluccio,B.C.(g),Myers,E.B.,Schuh,J.M.,&Eigsti,I.M.(2016).Neuralsubstratesofprocessingangerinlanguage:Contributionsofprosodyandsemantics.JournalofPsycholinguisticResearch,45(6),1359-1367.doi:10.1007/s10936-015-9405-z

Che,A.,Truong,D.T,Fitch,R.H.,LoTurco,J.J.(2016)MutationoftheDyslexia-AssociatedGeneDcdc2EnhancesGlutamatergicSynapticTransmissionBetweenLayer4NeuronsinMouseNeocortex.CerebCortex.26(9),3705-3718.doi:10.1093/cercor/bhv168

Conover,J.C.,Todd,K.L.(2016).DevelopmentandAgingofaBrainNeuralStemCellNiche.ExperimentalGerontologyPMID:27867091.doi:10.1016/j.exger.2016.11.007


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Earle,F.S.,Landi,N.,andMyers,E.B.(2017).Sleepdurationpredictsbehavioralandneuraldifferencesinadultspeechsoundlearning.NeuroscienceLetters,636:77-82.doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2016.10.044.

Eigsti,I.M.(2013,2017).Entry:Theoriesoflanguagedevelopment.InF.R.Volkmar(Ed.),EncyclopediaofAutismSpectrumDisorders.NewYork:SpringerVerlag.

Eigsti,I.M.(2013,2017).Entry:PeabodyPictureVocabularyTest.InF.R.Volkmar(Ed.),EncyclopediaofAutismSpectrumDisorders.NewYork:SpringerVerlag.

Eigsti,I.M.,&Schuh,J.M.(g)(2016).Languageacquisitioninautismspectrumdisorders:Beyondstandardizedlanguagemeasures.InL.Naigles(Ed.),InnovativeInvestigationsofLanguageinAutismSpectrumDisorder(pp.183-200).Berlin,Germany:APA/WalterdeGruyter.doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2010.09.001

Fink,J.J.,Robinson,T.M.,Germain,N.D.,Sirois,C.L.,Bolduc,K.A.,Ward,A.J.,Rigo,F.,Chamberlain,S.J.,Levine,E.S.(2017).DisruptedneuronalmaturationinAngelmansyndrome-derivedinducedpluripotentstemcells.NatureCommunication.doi:10.1038/ncomms15038

Fitch,H.R.(2016).AnimalModelsofNeurodevelopmentDisruptionandAssociatedAcousticProcessing.AudiologyToday,28(4),53

Gettens,K.M.,&Gorin,A.A.(2017).Executivefunctioninweightlossandweightlossmaintenance:aconceptualreviewandnovelneuropsychologicalmodelofweightcontrol.JournalofBehavioralMedicine,1-15.doi:10.1007/s10865-017-9831-5

Hall,M.L.,Eigsti,I.M.,Bortfeld,H.,&Lillo-Martin,D.(2016).Auditorydeprivationdoesnotimpairexecutivefunction,butlanguagedeprivationmight:Evidencefromaparent-reportmeasureinDeafnativesigningchildren.JournalofDeafStudiesandDeafEducation,22(1),9-21.doi:10.1093/deafed/enw054

Hall,M.L.,Eigsti,I.-M.,Bortfeld,H.,&Lillo-Martin,D.(inpress).Auditoryaccess,languageaccess,&Implicitsequencelearningindeafchildren.DevelopmentalScience.

Harwood,V.,Preston,J.,Grela,B.,Roy,D.,Harold,O.,Turcios,J.,Andrada,K.,Landi,N.(2017).Electrophysiologyofperceptionandprocessingofphonologicalinformationasindicesoftoddlers’languageperformance.JournalofSpeech,Language,andHearingResearch,60,1-13.doi:10.1044/2016_JSLHR-L-15-0437.

Jenkins,T.,Coppola,M.,&Coelho,C.(inpress).Effectsofgesturerestrictiononqualityofnarrativeproduction.Gesture.

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Lieberman,R.,Kranzler,H.R.,Levine,E.S.,Covault,J.(2016).ExaminingFKBP5mRNAexpressioninhumaniPSC-derivedneuralcells.PsychiatryResearch.doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.11.027

Myers,E.B.,andTheodore,R.(2017).Voice-sensitivebrainnetworksencodetalker-specificphoneticdetail.BrainandLanguage,165:33-44.doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2016.11.001Naigles,L.R.&Tek,S.(inpress).'Formiseasy,meaningishard'revisited:(Re)CharacterizingtheStrengthsandWeaknessesofLanguageinChildrenwithAutism.WileyInterdisciplinaryReviews:CognitiveScience.doi:10.1002/wcs.1438

Rendall,A.R.,Ford,A.L.,Perrino,A.P.&Fitch,R.H.(inpress).AuditoryprocessingenhancementsintheTs2-neomousemodelofTimothySyndrome,araregeneticdisorderassociatedwithautismspectrumdisorders.AdvancesinNeurodevelopmentalDisorders

Rendall,AR,Truong,DT,Fitch,RH.(2016).LearningDelaysinamousemodelofAutismSpectrumDisorder.BehavioralBrainResearch,303,201-207.doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2016.02.006

Schuh,J.M.(g),Eigsti,I.M.,&Mirman,D.(2016).Referentialcommunicationinautismspectrumdisorder:Therolesofworkingmemoryandtheoryofmind.AutismResearch.doi:10.1002/aur.1632


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Skoe,E.,BrodyL,TheodoreRM(2017).Readingabilityreflectsindividualdifferencesinauditorybrainstemfunction,evenintoadulthood.BrainandLanguage164:25-31.doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2016.09.003

Skoe,E.,Burakiewicz,B.,Figuiredo,M.,Hardin,M.(2017).Basicneuralprocessingofsoundinadultsisinfluencedbybilingualexperience.Neuroscience349:278-290.doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.02.049

Smith,P.P,(2017).PathophysiologyoftheUnderactiveBladder:EvolvingNewConcepts.CurrentBladderDysfunctionReports.doi:10.1007/s11884-017-0407-6

Srinivasan,S.M.,Eigsti,I.M.,Gifford,T.,&Bhat,A.N.(2016).TheeffectsofembodiedrhythmandroboticinterventionsonthespontaneousandresponsiveverbalcommunicationskillsofchildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD):Afurtheroutcomeofapilotrandomizedcontrolledtrial.ResearchinAutismSpectrumDisorders,27,73-87.doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2016.04.001

Srinivasan,S.M.,Eigsti,I.M.,Neelly,L.,&Bhat,A.N.(2016).TheeffectsofembodiedrhythmandroboticinterventionsonthespontaneousandresponsivesocialattentionpatternsofchildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD):Apilotrandomizedcontrolledtrial.ResearchinAutismSpectrumDisorders,27,54-72.doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2016.01.004

Stevenson,I.H.(2016).Flexiblemodelsforspikecountdatawithbothover-andunder-dispersion.JournalofComputationalNeuroscience,41(1),29-43.doi:10.1007/s10827-016-0603-y

Tek,S.&Naigles,L.R.(2017).TheShapeBiasasaWordLearningPrinciple:LessonsfromandforAutismSpectrumDisorder.TranslationalIssuesinPsychologicalScience3,94-103.doi:10.1037/tps0000104

Tichko,P.,Skoe,E.(2017).Frequency-dependentfinestructureinthefrequency-followingresponse:Thebyproductofmultiplegenerators.HearingResearch348:1-15.doi:10.1016/j.heares.2017.01.014

Todd,K.L.,Baker,K.L.,Eastman,M.B.,Kolling,F.W.,Trausch,A.G.,Nelson,C.E.,Conover,J.C.(2017).EphA4regulatesneuroblastandastrocyteorganizationinaneurogenicnicheJournalofNeuroscience.37(12)3331-3341.doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3738-16.2017

Xie,X.,Theodore,R.,andMyers,E.B.(2017).Morethanaboundaryshift:perceptualadaptationtoforeign-accentedspeechreshapestheinternalstructureofphoneticcategories.JournalofExperimentalPsychology:HumanPerceptionandPerformance,43(1):206-217.doi:10.1037/xhp0000285

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Yeh,M.L.,Selvam,R.,Levine,E.S.(2017).BDNF-inducedendocannabinoidreleasemodulatesneocorticalglutamatergicneurotransmission.Synapse.doi:10.1002/syn.21962

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Deng,C.,Sun,T.,Zhang,M.,Gale,J.T.,Montgomery,Jr.E.B.,Santaniello,S.(2017).Effectsofthe

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vonPaternos,A.J.,Murphy,P.M.,Schmidt,S.,Hassan,S.,Santaniello,S.(2017).ADiagnosticSystemforAutomaticSeizureOnsetZoneLocalization.ConferenceProceedingsfortheBiomedEngSocMeeting(BMES)2017(1page).

Meet-and-Greet Event Thursday, March 23rd, 2017

9:00 AM Breakfast and Coffee

9:25 AM Opening Remarks

9:30 AM Gerry Altmann, Director, CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Welcome to the Institute

9:45 AM John Salamone, Psychological Sciences Pharmacological and chemogenetic approaches to studying the role of dopamine in effort-related decision making

10:02 AM Dorit Bar-On, Philosophy Expression, Communication, and Origins of Meaning

10:19 AM Joe Loturco, Physiology and Neurobiology A Technology for Imaging Neuron Type Specific Activity Patterns Across Cerebral Cortex

10:36 AM Holly Fitch, Psychological Sciences Transgenic mouse models of enhanced low-level acoustic processing in ASD

10:50 AM Coffee Break

11:10 AM

Jim Magnuson, Psychological Sciences Interdisciplinary PhD training in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences

11:17 AM Kevin Brown, Biomedical Engineering Network Approaches to Lexical Structure

11:34 AM Alicia Liu (on behalf of Michael O’Neill), Molecular and Cell Biology Mouse Models to Investigate Environmental/Genetic Contributions to ASD

11:51 AM Letty Naigles/Erika Skoe, Psych Sciences/Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Brain Correlates to Early Language in Typical Children and Children with ASD

12:08 PM Joanne Conover, Physiology and Neurobiology Ventricle System Changes Associated with Age-Related Ventriculomegaly and Fetal Hydrocephalus

12:25 PM Buffet Lunch Continued….Graduate Student DataBlitz, reverse side

APPENDIX 7

1:30 PM 1:30 PM

Graduate Student DataBlitz Yanina Prystauka, Psychological Sciences Dimensions of Change

1:37 PM Glenn Milton, Molecular and Cell Biology X-Linked Imprinted Genes and the Link to Autism Spectrum Disorder

1:44 PM Vivi Tecoulesco, Psychological Sciences Linking Auditory Processing and Lexical Representation via Phonological Discrimination

1:51 PM Ryosuke Hattori, Linguistics Parametric Prerequisite: Seeking Evidence from IPL

1:58 PM Henry Wolf, Psychological Sciences GPU computing for deep neural networks

2:07 PM Peter Perrino, Psychological Sciences A Behavioral Assessment of Ush2a KO Mice

2:12 PM Linda Boshans, Physiology and Neurobiology Understanding the molecular mechanisms of Dlx2 in NG2 cell reprogramming

2:19 PM Charles Davis, Psychological Sciences Concepts in context: effects of episodic context on processing abstract and concrete concepts

2:26 PM Taylor Jackvony, UConn Health Center Development of a Functional Neuronal Circuit with Human Neurons In Vitro

2:30 PM Open Forum/Poster Session

Meet-and-Greet Event Friday, March 24th, 2017

9:00 AM

Breakfast and Coffee

9:20 AM Gerry Altmann, Psychological Sciences Understanding events: Tracking a path through the brain

9:37 AM Mason Yeh, Neuroscience Development of a stem cell-derived 3D culture model of human cortical development

9:54 AM James Dixon, Psychological Sciences Learning in Dissipative Structures

10:11 AM Inge-Marie Eigsti, Psychological Sciences Special expertise in autism spectrum disorder

10:28 AM Alexander Jackson, Physiology and Neurobiology Cellular Taxonomy in the Lateral Hypothalamus

10:45 AM Min Tang-Schomer, UConn Health Center Development of a Brain-On-A-Chip model to understand neural network connectivity and information encoding

11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:10 AM Damir Dzhafarov, Mathematics Presentation of the UConn Logic Group, an IBACS Affiliate

11:17 AM William Snyder, Linguistics Setting a Child’s Linguistic Parameters

11:34 AM Eiling Yee, Psychological Sciences Using electrical stimulation (tDCS) to examine the role of left prefrontal cortex in semantic processing

11:51 AM Phillip Smith, UConn Health Center A Funny Current Happened on the Way to the John

12:08 PM 12:25 PM

Rachel Theodore, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Determinants of phonetic category structure in bilingual, infant, and language impaired populations Buffet Lunch Continued…Graduate Student DataBlitz, reverse side

1:30 PM 1:30 PM

Graduate Student DataBlitz Andrew Parisi, Mathematics Representation and Inference

1:37 PM Nick Monto, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences That's what she said: Using a Bayesian belief-updating framework to examine talker-specificity in speech perception

1:44 PM Cara Hardy, UConn Health Center Ih Contributes to the Isoproterenol-induced Relaxation of Young Female Mouse Bladder Strips.

1:51 PM Laura Mickelson, Physiology and Neurobiology Synaptic connectivity of lateral hypothalamic inhibitory neurons that drive arousal behavior

1:58 PM Ameya Akkalkotkar, Biomedical Engineering

An Algorithm for Separation of Mixed Sparse and Gaussian Signals

2:05 PM Krysti Todd, Physiology and Neurobiology Ventriculomegaly and accompanying gliosis associated with impaired fluid dynamics in the aging brain

2:12 PM Anders Hogstrom, Psychological Sciences Hyperlexia: A window on reward circuitry in Autism Spectrum Disorders

2:19 PM Rose Presby, Psychological Sciences Effort-related Decision Making in Mice: Genetic and Pharmacological Studies

2:26 PM Amanda Coletti, Physiology and Neurobiology Spatiotemporal Characterization of Ependymogenesis During Brain Development

2:30 PM Open Forum/Poster Session

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