Friday, 21 September

9:00 Registration [Polo Zanotto]

10:00-13:00 Assemblea del Collegio dei Fisiologi [Polo Zanotto - Aula T1]

15:00-17:00 Pre-congress Symposium [Aula Magna Silos Santa Marta]

L’insegnamento della Fisiologia: dai meccanismi cellulari all’integrazione sistemica

15:00-15:10 Introduction15:10-15:30 PietroEnricodiPrampero(Udine) Teaching

physiology: the traditional vs. problem based learning approach

15:30-15:50 ElenaFabbri(Bologna) New frontiers in the teaching of Physiology

15:50-16:10 ItaloVantini(Verona) Physiology and clinics: learning relationships and interactions

16:10-16:30 GerardoBiella(Pavia)eGiancarloCeresetti(Milano) An integrated and interactive web-based platform as a new techniques to teach physiology: state of the art and didactic implications

16:30-17:00 GeneralDiscussion

17:00-17:40 Opening of the Congress [Aula Magna Silos Santa Marta]

17:40-18:00 Coro Ateneo di Verona: Omaggio a Mozart [Aula Magna Silos Santa Marta]

18:30-19:30 Opening Lecture [Aula Magna Silos Santa Marta]

SalvatoreM.Aglioti(Rome) Action perception in expert brains

19:30-20:30 Welcomecocktail

Saturday, 22 September

8:00 Registration [Polo Zanotto]

8:30-10:30 Parallel Symposia

The visuomotor roles of the dorsal fronto-parietal networks [Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

Chairs:PatriziaFattori(Bologna),LeonardoFogassi(Parma)

8:30-9:00 AlexandraBattaglia-Mayer(Rome)The role of the parieto-frontal network on movement correction

9:00-9:30 LeonardoFogassi(Parma) Encoding of motor intention by parietal cortex

9:30-10:00 PatriziaFattori(Bologna) Object and action encoding in the medial parietal cortex

10:00-10:30 GuyOrban(Leuven,Belgium) Higher order motion processing in the dorsal stream of human and non-human primates

A neuromechanical approach to neuromuscular responses to exercise [Polo Zanotto - Aula T3]

Chair:FrancescoFelici(Rome)

8:30-9:00 DeborahFalla(Göttingen,Germany) Influence of pain on the neural control of the neck and the role of training

9:00-9:30 FrancescoLacquaniti(Rome) Electromyographical patterns of control of human locomotion

9:30-10:00 GiuseppeDeVito(Dublin,Ireland) Interplay between metabolic and neuro-mechanical responses during cyclic movements in humans

10:00-10:30 FrancescoFelici(Rome) Influence of training on agonist-antagonist coactivation

10:30-11:00 Coffeebreak

11:00-13:00 Parallel Oral Communications

Neurobiology and Neurophysiology[Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

Chairs:LeonardoChelazzi(Verona),LucianoDomenici(L’Aquila)

11:00-11:20 LuigiBubacco(Padua) Chaperone like protein 14-3-3η interacts with human α-synuclein aggregation intermediates rerouting the amyloidogenic pathway and reducing α-synuclein cellular toxicity

11:20-11:40 AlessandroCellerino( Jena,Germany/Pisa,Italy) An evolutionarily-conserved set of microRNAs links brain maturation and aging

11:40-12:00 MassimoDalMonte(Pisa) New insights into the role of the beta-adrenergic system in retinal pathophysiology

12:00-12:20 MaraFabri(Ancona) Cortical representation of fat taste in human primary gustatory area: an fMRI mapping study

12:20-12:40 MariaPodda(Rome) Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels: new players in the regulation of neuronal and glial functions

12:40-13:00 ElisaSantandrea(Verona) The cerebellum and perceptual learning

Physiology of Motor Systems and Exercise[Polo Zanotto - Aula T3]

Chairs:CarloReggiani(Padua),ArsenioVeicsteinas(Milan)

11:00-11:20 MilenaRaffi(Bologna) Importance of optic flow on postural stability

11:20-11:40 MarcoBove(Genoa)The role of proprioception in modulating motor cortex plasticity

11:40-12:00 ElisaCalabria(Verona) Immunosenescence and physical exercise: search for healthy ageing

12:00-12:20 MichaelDiPalma(Urbino) Motor activity affects adult skeletal muscle re-innervation acting via Trk receptors

12:20-12:40 FabioEsposito(Milan) Fatigue and cooling alter skeletal muscle electromechanical characteristics during isometric contractions

12:40-13:00 BrunoGrassi(Udine) Combined hypoxia and bed rest for 10 days on skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism in vivo and ex vivo

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Poster Session I [ChiostroSanFrancesco]Topic 1: Neurobiology and NeurophysiologyTopic 2: Physiology of Motor Systems and Exercise

15:30-17:30 Parallel Symposia

Glutamate/GABA-corelease: a new mechanism for synaptic homeostasis?[Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

Chairs:FiorenzoConti(Ancona),FabioBenfenati(Genoa)

15:30-15:54 EtienneHerzog(Bordeaux,France) The many faces of Vesicular Glutamate Transporters: release, co-release and more

15:54-16:18 GiorgiaFattorini(Ancona) Regulation of VGLUT1/VGAT expression in cortical axon terminals

16:18-16:42 AgnieszkaMünster-Wandowski(Berlin,Germany) Variability of a glutamatergic and GABAergic phenotype in selected synapses

16:42-17:06 PietroBaldelli(Genoa) GABA co-release at glutamatergic autapses modulates their short-term synaptic plasticity through activation of presynaptic GABAB receptors

17:06-17:30 GabrieleLosi(Padua) Glutamatergic and GABAergic signaling to astrocytes during epileptic activities

Nutrition and Health [Polo Zanotto - Aula T3]

Chairs:FurioBrighenti(Parma),AntonioColantuoni(Napoli)

15:30-16:00 SumantraRay(Cambridge,UnitedKingdom)Emerging paradigms in nutrition and vascular function in humans

16:00-16:30 LucaScalfi(Naples) Arterial blood pressure and coffee: a metanalysis

16:30-17:00 DanieleDelRio(Parma) Glucose intolerance and its complications: new insights on mechanism of action exerted by polyphenols

17:00-17:30 SebastianoBanni(Cagliari) Decrease of anandamide ratio between visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues by dietary EPA and DHA phosphatidylcholine improves metabolic syndrome in obese Zucker rats

17:30-18:00 Coffeebreak

18:30-19:30 Main Lecture [Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

RosarioRizzuto(Padua) Molecules and roles of mitochondrial calcium signalling

Sunday, 23 September8:30-10:30 Parallel Symposia

Myocardial substrates and mitochondria in normal and failing heart: theory and experimental evidence [Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

Chair:VincenzoLionetti(Pisa)

8:30-9:00 WilliamC.Stanley(Baltimore,USA) Myocardial substrate metabolism in health and disease

9:00-9:30 FabioDiLisa(Padua) Mitochondrial sources and targets of oxidative stress in cardiac diseases

9:30-10:00 PasqualePagliaro(Turin) Cardioprotective strategies targeting mitochondria in acute I/R injury

10:00-10:30 FabioA.Recchia(Philadelphia,USA/Pisa,Italy) In vivo mapping of cardiac metabolism using high-tech imaging modalities

Glial signalling factors in neurophysiology and neuropathology [Polo Zanotto - Aula T3]

Chairs:MariaE.DeStefano(Rome),ValerioMagnaghi(Milan)

8:30-9:00 Maria-TrinidadHerrero(Murcia,Spain) Microglial factors contributing to neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease

9:00-9:30 MariaEgleDeStefano(Rome) Oligodendrogliosis and microgliosis in Parkinsonism: a role for MMP-9?

9:30-10:00 CarlaTaveggia(Milan) Axo-glia interaction in the regulation of peripheral nervous system myelination

10:00-10:30 ValerioMagnaghi(Milan) GABAergic system modulates myelination and sensory functions in peripheral nervous system?

10:30-11:00 Coffeebreak

11:00-13:00 Parallel Oral Communications

Metabolism, Nutrition and System Physiology[Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

Chairs:ElenaFabbri(Bologna),GiorgioFanò-Illic(Chieti)

11:00-11:20 ElenaSilvestri(Benevento) 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine prevents high fat diet-induced skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunctions: an integrated approach

11:20-11:40 Lilla’Lionetti(Naples) High fat induced hepatic steatosis and mitochondrial dynamic behaviour: time-dependent adaptations

11:40-12:00 MariaGiuliaLionetto(Lecce) Protective effect of the daily ingestion of a purified anthocyanin extract on serum antioxidant capacity

12:00-12:20 AnnaValenzano(Foggia) Poincaré plot and conventional heart rate variability indices in healthy women with different body weight disorders

12:20-12:40 GiuseppeValacchi(Ferrara) Transcriptional and post-traslational modifications of scavenger receptor B1 (SRB1) in Rett syndrome. The role of oxidative stress

12:40-13:00 EmanuelaViggiano(Naples) High fat diet increases AMPK in the hyphotalamus after 6 weeks of treatment

Cell Physiology [Polo Zanotto - Aula T3]

Chairs:LuanaRicci-Paulesu(Siena),RosaSerio(Palermo)

11:00-11:20 LaviniaCasati(Milan) Environment, Epigenetic and Endocrinology: a triple “E” for a delicate interplay

11:20-11:40 ValentinaDiLiberto(Palermo) Identification of GPR23/LPA4 as a candidate G protein-coupled receptor for Guanosine

11:40-12:00 FilippoAcconcia(Rome) Diverse post-translational modifications of estrogen receptor alpha cross-talk in the coordination of 17beta-estradiol-dependent cell proliferation

12:00-12:20 MaurizioMandalà(Burlington,USA/Rende,Italy) Endothelial and smooth muscle cells dependence of PlGF-induced dilation of mesenteric resistance veins from pregnant rats

12:20-12:40 MariaA.Mariggiò(Chieti) Stem cells from amniotic fluid: searching a role for calcitonin receptor

12:40-13:00 VittorioRicci(Pavia) Transporting cargoes to mitochondria. A novel intracellular trafficking pathway unravelled by means of VacA toxin

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Poster Session II [ChiostroSanFrancesco]Topic 3: Metabolism, Nutrition and System PhysiologyTopic 4: Cell Physiology

15:30-16:30 Fabio Ruzzier Lecture [Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

NikosK.Logothetis(Tübingen,Germany) In vivo connectivity: paramagnetic tracers, electrical stimulation & neural-event triggered fMRI

16:30-17:00 Coffeebreak

17:00 SIF Prizes and General SIF Assembly [Polo Zanotto - Aula T2]

20:30 Socialdinner[VillaArrighi]

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