ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 OVERVIEW of the POSTER ABSTRACTS (listed by topics) NEURAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR Poster Abstract number(s) Group Leader Feldon J. 1-2 Landolt H.-P. 3-4 Lehmann D. 5-7 Lipp H.-P. 8-14 Pryce C. 15-17 Tobler I. 18-20 Vollenweider F.X. 21-23 von Aster M. 24-25 Würbel H. 26 AGING AND DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Group Leader Aguzzi A. 27-32 Brandeis D. 33-36 Büeler H. 37 Ferger B. 38-41 Götz J. 42 Henke Westerholt K. 43-44 Hock C. 45 Jeanmonod D. 46 Kelly P.H. (Novartis Pharma Inc.) 47 Kesselring J. 48 Meuli M. 49 Mohajeri H. 50-51 Papassotiropoulos A. 52-54 Regard M. 55-62 Rösler K.M. (University of Bern) 63 Stassen H.H. 64-65 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE Group Leader Fuhrer C. 66-67 Mansuy I. 68-72 Sommer L. 73-74 Suter U. 75-77 Taylor V. 78-79 Zimmermann D.R. 80-82

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION Poster Abstract number(s) Group Leader Gesemann M. 83-84 Hengartner M. 85 Hubbell J.A. 86 Neuhauss S. 87-90 Schwab M.E. 91-92 Sonderegger P. 93-96 EXCITABLE MEMBRANES AND SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Group Leader Auberson Y. (Novartis Pharma Inc.) 97 Ehrengruber M. 98 Fritschy J.-M. 99-103 Gerber U. 104-105 McKinney A. 106-107 Streit P. 108 Stricker C. 109 ENDOCRINE AND AUTONOMIC REGULATION, NEUROIMMUNOLOGY Group Leader Ehlert U. 110-114 Frei K. 115 MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY Group Leader Möhler H. 116-119 Rudolph U. 120 MOTOR SYSTEMS Group Leader Dietz V. 121-124 Haslwanter T. 125-126 Hess B. 127-128 Straumann D. 129 SENSORY SYSTEMS Group Leader Carandini M. 130-133 Dillier N. 134-137 Kiper D. 138 König P. 139-144 Mast F. 145

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Poster Abstract number(s) Wehner R. 146-149 COMPUTATION AND MODELING Group Leader Achermann P. 150-152 Douglas R. 153-155 Martin K. 156-158 Pfeifer R. 159 Stoop R. 160-163 Verschure P.F.M.J. 164-165 BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND IMAGING Group Leader Boesiger P. 166 Buck A. 167-168 Kollias S. 169-173 Martin E. 174-179 Schubiger P.A. 180-181

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 POSTER ABSTRACTS NEURAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR Group Leader: JORAM FELDON 1 Effects of temporary inactivation of the core and the shell subterritories

of the nucleus accumbens on activity and prepulse inhibition in rats: H. Pothuizen, J. Feldon, A. Jongen-Rêlo

2 Prepulse inhibition during withdrawal from an escalating dosage

schedule of amphetamine: H. Russig, C. Murphy, J. Feldon Group Leader: HANS-PETER LANDOLT 3 Recurrence of REM sleep after rapid tryptophan depletion in depressed

patients treated with phenelzine: H.-P. Landolt, J.R. Kelsoe, M.R. Rapaport, J.C. Gillin

4 Increased theta activity in the waking-EEG in depressed patients during

treatment with the MAO inhibitor phenelzine: H.-P. Landolt, J.C. Gillin Group Leader: DIETRICH LEHMANN 5 Belief in the paranormal and affective attitude: an electrophysiological

study: L. Gianotti, P. Faber, D. Lehmann 6 Disturbance of EEG microstate syntax in acute, medication-naïve, first

episode schizophrenics: D. Lehmann, P.L. Faber, S. Galderisi, W.M. Herrmann, T. Kinoshita, M. Koukkou, A. Mucci, R.D. Pascual-Marqui, N. Saito, J. Wackermann, G. Winterer, T. Koenig

7 Topography-defined, subsecond EEG microstates vary in temporal

wave frequency: D. Lehmann, P.L. Faber, V. Strelets, L. Gianotti, V. Novototsky-Vlasov, J.H. Gruzelier, T. Koenig

Group Leader: HANS-PETER LIPP 8 High cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of adult wild Apodemus

flavicollis: I. Amrein, L. Slomianka, H.-P. Lipp

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 9 Gdi1 knockout mice, an animal model for human X-linked non-specific

mental retardation, show selective cognitive impairments and alterations of social behavior: P. D’Adamo, H. Welzl, D. Bottai, L. Pozzi, C. Tiveron, L. Tatangelo, D.P. Wolfer, D. Toniolo, H.-P. Lipp

10 Behavior analysis of RSK2 deficient mice: An animal model for

the cognitive impairment In the Coffin-Lowry syndrome: S. Jacquot, M. Zeniou, A. Usiello, A. Dierich, S. Pannetier, D.P. Wolfer, A. Hanauer, H.-P. Lipp

11 New tools for ecological and orientation research: E-NEST and MICRO-

GPS path logger: H.-P. Lipp, G. Dell’Omo, A. Vyssotski, D.P. Wolfer 12 Transponder-based in-cage learning and activity monitoring system

for8-16 mice per cage: INTELLICAGE and TRAFFICAGE for high throughput screening: H.-P. Lipp, G. Dell’Omo, A. Vyssotski, D.P. Wolfer

13 Complete genetic ablation of CREB in the brain impairs conditioned

taste aversion but spares spatial memory and contextual fear conditioning: H.-P. Lipp, P. Gass, H. Welzl, G. Schütz, T. Mantamadiotis, D.P. Wolfer

14 Spatial and non-spatial deficits in the watermaze distinguished by

automatic identification and classification of swimming strategies: D.P. Wolfer, N. Plath, D. Kuhl, M.H. Mohajeri, L. Minichiello, I. Drescher, R. Madani, H.-P. Lipp

Group Leader: CHRISTOPHER PRYCE 15 Diverse and chronic behavioural effects of early life stress in the

marmoset monkey: C. Pryce, M. Spengler, A.C. Dettling, J. Feldon 16 Postnatal manipulation has different effects on learned helplessness

performance in Wistar, Fischer and Lewis rats: D. Rüedi-Bettschen, J. Feldon, C. Pryce

17 Using computerized testing in the marmoset monkey for the

pharmacological study of cognitive function: S. Spinelli, J. Feldon, G.A. Higgins, C. Pryce

Group Leader: IRENE TOBLER 18 Diazepam effects on the EEG in sleep and waking are not mediated by

�1 and/or �3 GABAA receptors: C. Kopp, U. Rudolph, R. Keist, I. Tobler

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 19 Seasonality of sleep in the Djungarian hamster: S. Palchykova, I. Tobler 20 Sleep EEG topography in rodents: effects of prolonged waking and

unilateral sensory stimulation: V. Vyazovskiy, A. Borbély, I. Tobler Group Leader: FRANZ X. VOLLENWEIDER 21 Psychological and neuroendocrine effects of psilocybin in man. A

double-blind placebo-controlled dose-effect study: F. Hasler, U. Grimberg, F.X. Vollenweider

22 The acoustic startle reflex and its modulation– effects of age and

gender in healthy humans: K. Ludewig, S. Ludewig, A. Seitz, M. Obrist, M.A. Geyer, F.X. Vollenweider

23 No lasting effects of moderate doses of MDMA (”Ecstasy”) on memory

performance and mood states in healthy volunteers: S. Ludewig, F.X. Vollenweider

Group Leader: MICHAEL VON ASTER 24 Cognitive addition in children and adults: numerical distance effects vs.

cortical activation pattern: K. Kucian, T. Loenneker, V. Marcar, E. Martin, M. von Aster

25 Number processing and calculation in pre-school children:

M. von Aster, M. Weinhold Zulauf Group Leader: HANNO WÜRBEL 26 Effects of neonatal maternal separations on maternal behaviour and on

the pituitary-adrenocortical response to stress in Lister hooded rats: S. Macrì, H. Würbel

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 AGING AND DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Group Leader: ADRIANO AGUZZI 27 Screening of peripheral tissues from sCJD patients for the presence of

PrPSc: E. Abela, M. Glatzel, M. Peltola, A. Aguzzi 28 Investigation of neuron or schwann cell specific expression of the prion

protein in scrapie neuroinvasion: O.T. Giger, M. Glatzel, M. Prinz, B. Navarro, A. Aguzzi

29 SOD1-like activity of murine prion protein: G. Hutter, F. Heppner 30 Vaccination against prion protein using virus-like particles:

E.C. Pellicioli, F.L. Heppner, M. Polymenidou, M.F. Bachmann, A. Aguzzi 31 A secreted form of the prion protein interacts with the infectious agent

and delays onset of disease: N. Genoud, P. Meier, M. Prinz, J. Weber, T. Rülicke, M. Maissen, A. Zurbriggen, A. Raeber, A. Aguzzi

32 Isolation of macromolecular complexes of PrP and cofactors using the

tandem affinity purification (TAP) method: K.D. Mertz, E. Brunner, R. Moos, A. Aguzzi

Group Leader: DANIEL BRANDEIS 33 Multimodal brain mapping of visual activation with ERP during fMRI:

initial ERP results: D. Brandeis, S. Brem, K. Bucher, T. König, V. Marcar, T. Loenneker, E. Martin

34 Implicit visual learning of meaningless symbol print: S. Brem, A. Lang,

U. Maurer, D. Brandeis 35 Mapping Development and risk for Dyslexia during visual form and

motion processing: S. Brem, U. Maurer, K. Bucher, D. Brandeis 36 Development of the mismatch negativity (MMN): a frontal positive

mismatch response in kindergarten children: U. Maurer, S. Brem, K. Bucher, D. Brandeis

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Group Leader: HANSRUEDI BÜELER 37 CDCrel-1 inhibits dopamine secretion and induces Parkinson-like

neurodegeneration when overexpressed in the rat nigrostriatal system: B. Ferger, Z. Dong, J.-C. Paterna, D. Vogel, S. Furler, M. Osinde, J. Feldon, H. Büeler

Group Leader: BORIS FERGER 38 Effects of d-amphetamine and deprenyl on striatal dopamine

metabolism: a microdialysis study in mice: D. Chang, J. Feldon, B. Ferger 39 Deficiency in the tumor necorsis factor (TNF)- α gene provides

neuroprotection in an experimental model of Parkinson’s Disease: B. Ferger, A. Leng, A. Mura, B. Hengerer, J. Feldon

40 Rotenone increases glutamate-induced dopamine release but does not

affect hyroxyl free radical formation in rat striatum: A. Leng, J. Feldon, B. Ferger

41 MPTP treatment differentially affects the striatum and the substantia nigra of mice depending on the schedule and dose of administration: A. Mura, A. Leng, B. Hengerer, J. Feldon, B. Ferger

Group Leader: JÜRGEN GÖTZ 42 Abeta42 fibrils induce the formation of neurofibrillary tangles in vivo

and in tissue culture: F. Chen, A. Ferrari, J. van Dorpe, R.M. Nitsch, J. Götz

Group Leader: KATHARINA HENKE WESTERHOLT 43 Increased medial temporal activity during the retrieval of consolidated

memories: S. Bosshardt, C. Schmidt, T. Jaermann, N. Degonda, P. Boesiger, R. Nitsch, C. Hock, K. Henke Westerholt

44 Invisible stimuli impact conscious learning: N. Degonda, C. Schmidt,

T. Jaermann, S. Bosshardt, P. Boesiger, C. Nakkas, R. Nitsch, C. Hock, K. Henke Westerholt

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Group Leader: CHRISTOPH HOCK 45 Generation of anti-beta-amyloid antibodies by vaccination of patients

with Alzheimer’s disease: U. Konietzko, C. Hock, A. Papassotiropoulos, A. Wollmer, J. Streffer, R.C. von Rotz, G. Davey, E. Moritz, R. Nitsch

Group Leader: DANIEL JEANMONOD 46 Comparison of responses to intraoperative electrical stimulations in the

medial and lateral thalamus in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, neurogenic pain and neuropsychiatric disorders: A.K. Jetzer, A. Morel, T. Dorizzi, M. Magnin, J. Sarnthein, K. Niemann, D. Jeanmonod

Group Leader: PETER H. KELLY (Novartis Pharma Inc.) 47 Reduced nerve cell number in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

in severe depression: K.F. Manaye, D.L. Lei, M.I. Davila-Garcia, Y. Tizabi, P.R. Mouton, P.H. Kelly

Group Leader: JÜRG KESSELRING 48 Altered central motor conduction caused by a change in body

temperature: A quantification of the Uhthoff phenomenon in MS: A.M. Humm, S. Beer, J. Kool, M.R. Magistris, J. Kesselring, C.W. Hess, K.M. Rösler

Group Leader: MARTIN MEULI 49 Tethering of the spinal cord in mouse fetuses and neonates with spina

bifida: D. Stiefel, T. Shibata, P.G. Duffy, U.G. Stauffer, A.J. Copp, M. Meuli Group Leader: HASAN MOHAJERI 50 Passive immunization prevents Aß-mediated vulnerability of CNS

neurons: H. Mohajeri, K. Saini, M.A. Wollmer, R. Nitsch 51 Effects of BACE expression on APP processing and beta-amyloid

plaque formation in transgenic mice: K. Saini, R. Nitsch, H. Mohajeri

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Group Leader: ANDREAS PAPASSOTIROPOULOS 52 Glucocorticoid-related genetic susceptibility for Alzheimer’s Disease:

D. de Quervain, M. Wollmer, M. Tsolaki, L. Grimaldi, J. Streffer, R. Nitsch, C. Hock, A. Papassotiropoulos

53 Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase is a susceptibility gene for Alzheimer’s

Disease on chromosome 10q: A. Papassotiropoulos, M.A. Wollmer, H. von der Kammer, J.R. Streffer, A. Maddalena, K.-D. Huynh, S. Wolleb, D. Lütjohann, D. Thal, L.M.E. Grimaldi, M. Tsolaki, E. Kapaki, U. Konietzko, T. Hegi, T. Pasch, H. Jung, H. Braak, C. Hock, R. Nitsch

54 Genetic evidence for a role of cholesterol compartmentation in

Alzheimer’s Disease: M.A. Wollmer, J.R. Streffer, R. Nitsch, C. Hock, A. Papassotiropulos

Group Leader: MARIANNE REGARD 55 Current research projects at the USZ Neuropsychology Unit: Neuro-

psychology Unit, Neurology Clinic USZ 56 A "SCARC-effect" in synaesthesia? Evidence for an analog

representation of colors associated with digits: P. Brugger, M. Della Betta

57 Visual Recognition of hands by persons born with only one hand:

M. Funk, P. Brugger 58 Dopamine, paranormal ideation, and the detection of meaningful

stimuli: P. Krummenacher, C. Mohr, M. Fathi, P. Brugger 59 Is ‚left’ always where the thumb is right?: J. Leuthard, D. Bächtold,

M. Regard, P. Brugger 60 Persistent multimodal peduncular hallucinations in a patient with MS:

K.I. Taylor, P. Brugger, R. Schiess, U. Schwarz 61 Right hemispheric competency for idiomatic and metaphoric language:

K.I. Taylor, E. Meier, P. Brugger, D. Weniger 62 Neuroanatomical bases of conversion symptoms: M. Yamanaka,

M. Regard

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Group Leader: KAI M. RÖSLER (University of Bern) 63 Facial palsy during pregnancy: clinical and electrophysiological

characterisation: W.J. Z’Graggen, A.M. Humm, F.X. Glocker, K.M. Rösler Group Leader: HANS H. STASSEN 64 Oligogenic approaches to the predisposition of alcohol dependence:

H.H. Stassen, H. Begleiter L. Beirut, R. Culverhouse, T. Hinrichs, B. Porjesz, J. Rice, C. Scharfetter, T. Reich

65 A molecular-genetic approach to modeling the onset of action of anti-

depressants: A. Szegedi, N. Dahmen, D. Hell, P. Nürnberg, T. Sander, M. Toliat, H.H. Stassen

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE Group Leader: CHRISTIAN FUHRER 66 Laminin-1 requires tyrosine phosphorylation for acetylcholine receptor

clustering and stabilization in myotubes: P.A. Marangi, S. Wieland, C. Fuhrer

67 Agrin regulates rapsyn interaction with surface AChRs which underlies

cytoskeletal anchoring and clustering: M. Moransard, L.S. Borges, R. Willmann, P.A. Marangi, H.R. Brenner, M.J. Ferns, C. Fuhrer

Group Leader: ISABELLE MANSUY 68 PP1 plays a critical role in short- and long-term memory and in memory

consolidation: D. Genoux, U. Haditsch, I. Mansuy 69 The role of PP1 in short-term and long-term memory: U. Haditsch,

D. Genoux, D. Storm, I. Mansuy 70 Inducible genetic inhibition of protein phosphatase 1 affects plasticity

at CA3-CA1 synapses in the mouse hippocampus: G. Hédou, I. Mansuy 71 A transgenic mouse model to test the hypothesis of glutamatergic

hypofunction in schizophrenia: A. Michalon, I. Mansuy 72 Altered pain sensitivity in mice subjected to maternal separation:

I.C. Weiss, I.M. Mansuy Group Leader: LUKAS SOMMER 73 Lineage-specific requirements of ß-catenin in neural crest stem cell

development: L. Hari, M. Kléber, V. Brault, H.-Y. Lee, F. Ille, R. Leimeroth, C. Paratore, U. Suter, R. Kemler, L. Sommer

74 Generation of sensory neurons from migratory and postmigratory

neural crest stem cells: M. Kléber, D. Fluck, U. Suter, L. Sommer

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Group Leader: ULRICH SUTER 75 Expression analysis of the mouse Myotubularin-Related-Protein-2,

a gene that is mutated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 4B: S. Bonneick, P. Berger, U. Suter

76 Gene profiling in mouse models of peripheral neuropathies: G. Brugnoli,

J. Buchstaller, U. Suter, N. Mantei 77 Role of Beta1-integrins in neural stem cells and their derivatives:

D.P. Leone, L. Campos, J. Relvas, C. Ffrench-Constant, U. Suter Group Leader: VERDON TAYLOR 78 Numb function in CNS development: A.L. Klein, U. Suter, V. Taylor 79 Notch1 regulates adult neural stem cell potential: S. Lütolf, Y. Nyfeler,

V. Taylor Group Leader: DIETER R. ZIMMERMANN 80 Analysis of versican V0/V2 knock-out mice: M.T. Dours-Zimmermann,

D.R. Zimmermann 81 Functional involvement of versican V0 and V1 in the control of axon

growth in the developing peripheral nervous system: S. Dutt-Raghav, D.R. Zimmermann

82 Analysis of the functions of the extracellular matrix proteoglycan

versican through target inactivation of the versican gene in mice: M. Matasci, M.T. Dours-Zimmermann, R. Fässler, B. Ledermann, D.R. Zimmermann

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 DEVELOPMENT AND REGENERATION Group Leader: MATTHIAS GESEMANN 83 Characterization of two novel GPI-linked cell adhesion molecules in

nervous system development: R.N. Babey, R. Buser, M. Gesemann 84 Role of Plexins and Semaphorins in pontocerebellar axon pathfinding:

J. Gemayel, F. Al-Jamali, M. Gesemann Group Leader: MICHAEL HENGARTNER 85 UNConventional moleculeas: saga of two axonal guidance genes of

Caenorhabditis elegans: C.-W. Su, S. Tharin, M.O. Hengartner Group Leader: JEFFREY A. HUBBELL 86 Modified fibrin matrices for promotion of neurite extension: inside into

the material aspects: F. Sauthier, R. Pittier, J.A. Hubbell, H. Hall Group Leader: STEPHAN NEUHAUSS 87 Behavioral and histological analysis of zebrafish mutant (elipsa):

R. Bahadori, O. Rinner, M. Seeliger, S. Neuhauss 88 Electroretinography in wild-type and mutant zebrafish larvae:

Y.V. Markhankov, S. Neuhauss 89 Contrast sensitivity and acuity of larval zebrafish: O. Rinner, J.M. Rick,

S. Neuhauss

90 Cloning of fading vision – a gene required for the normal development and maintenance of the retinal pigment epithelium and the photoreceptor cells: H.B. Schönthaler, R. Geisler, H. Schwarz, S. Neuhauss

Group Leader: MARTIN E. SCHWAB 91 Long lasting sprouting changes induced by the monoclonal antibody

IN-1 in the rat adult spinal cord: F.M. Bareyre, B. Haudenschild, M.E. Schwab

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 92 Insights into the cellular biology of Nogo-A: D. Dodd, M. van der Haar,

M.E. Schwab Group Leader: PETER SONDEREGGER 93 Adenovirus-driven overexpression of neurotrypsin in dissociated

hippo-campal cultures indicates its synaptic localization: A. Fejtovà, R. Frischknecht, M. Irschara, P. Sonderegger

94 The calsyntenins - a family of postsynaptic membrane proteins with

distinct neuronal expression patterns: G. Hintsch, A. Zurlinden, V. Meskenaite, M. Steuble, K. Fink-Widmer, J. Kinter, P. Sonderegger

95 Regional, cellular, and synaptic distribution of neuroserpin, an inhibitor

of serine proteases, in the central nervous system: V. Meskenaite, J. Kinter, C. Cen, G. Hintsch, P. Sonderegger

96 Transgenic overexpression of neurotrypsin in motoneurons results in a

severe alteration of the Neuromuscular Junction: O. Shakhova, P. Cinelli, S. Kozlov, M. Francolini, G. Fumagalli, T. Ruelicke, R. Frischknecht, S. Gloor, P. Sonderegger

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 EXCITABLE MEMBRANES AND SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Group Leader: YVES AUBERSON (Novartis Pharma Inc.) 97 Electrophysiological characterization of AMP397A, a novel AMPA

receptor preferring antagonist: M.F. Pozza, J. Mosbacher, H.-R. Olpe, Y. Auberson, K. Lingenhoehl

Group Leader: MARKUS EHRENGRUBER 98 Role of Homer/Vesl proteins in hippocampal synaptic function:

S. Hennou, A. Kato, A. Abenavoli, E.M. Schneider, K. Lundstrom, K. Inokuchi, U. Gerber, A. Malgaroli, B.H. Gähwiler and M.U. Ehrengruber

Group Leader: JEAN-MARC FRITSCHY 99 Compensatory responses to chronic focal seizures in contralateral

hippocampus in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE): D. Arabadzisz, J.-M. Fritschy

100 Differential cellular and subcellular expression of the GABA-B receptor

GBR1 and GBR2 subunit during postnatal development in rat brain: J.-M. Fritschy, C. Sidler, D. Benke

101 Differential alteration of the dystrophin-associated protein complex in

kidney and choroids plexus of utrophin knockout mice: T. Haenggi, M.C. Schaub, J.-M. Fritschy

102 Trafficking of GABAA receptors between the membrane and a

subsynaptic site: C. van Rijnsoever, C. Sidler, J.-M. Fritschy 103 Distribution of multidrug-resistance transporters (MDR1, MDR3,

MRP1, MRP2, MRP3) in the blood brain barrier and choroid plexus: A. Soontornmalai, J.-M. Fritschy

Group Leader: URS GERBER 104 Synergistic activation of a calcium-dependent TRP-like conductance by

group I mGluRs in CA3 pyramidal cells: C.E. Gee, P. Benquet, U. Gerber

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 105 Slow feedback inhibition in the CA3 area of the hippocampus by

synaptic activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors: M. Mori, U. Gerber

Group Leader: ANNE MCKINNEY 106 Epileptiform activity increases synaptic strength: M. Abegg,

R.A. McKinney, B.H. Gähwiler 107 Activity-dependent modulation of synaptic efficacy withing a fixed

dynamic range: N. Savić, A. Lüthi, B.H. Gähwiler, R.A. McKinney Group Leader: PETER STREIT 108 Chronic epileptiform activity in vitro and neuronal cell death:

N. Mirkovic, J.M. Mateos, L. Rietschin, P. Streit

Group Leader: CHRISTIAN STRICKER 109 Release-independent depression in the somatosensory cortex:

A.I. Cowan, A.M. Grijalvo Perez, C. Stricker

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 ENDOCRINE AND AUTONOMIC REGULATION, NEUROIMMUNOLOGY Group Leader: ULRIKE EHLERT 110 Does stress influence the delayed type hypoersensitivity? Results from

a controlled trial: J. Gaab, S. Berger, A. Jud, U. Nater, P. Schmid, U. Ehlert

111 LPS-induced cytokine responses to acute stress in chronic fatigue

syndrome: further evidence for enhanced glucocorticoid sensitivity: J. Gaab, N. Rohleder, R. Engel, V. Engert, N. Finkler, V. Heitz, D. Hellhammer, C. Kirschbaum, T. Schad, T.H. Schürmeyer, U. Ehlert

112 Is stress susceptibility a determinant of the neuroendocrine stress

response?: K. Hammerfald, J. Gaab, U. Ehlert 113 Correlation Between Mood And Cortisol Responses In An Acute Stress

Situation: M. Heinrichs, B. Ditzen, U. Ehlert 114 Human Salivary Alpha-Amylase As A Stress Marker: U.M. Nater,

N. Rohleder, J. Gaab, S. Berger, A. Jud, C. Kirschbaum, U. Ehlert Group Leader: KARL FREI 115 Mechanisms of taurolidine-induced apoptosis of human malignant ex

vivo glioma cells: H. Kubota, R. Rodak, H. Ishihara, H.-P. Eugster, D. Könü, H. Mohler, Y. Yonekawa, K. Frei

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY Group Leader: HANNS MÖHLER 116 Trace fear conditioning involves hippocampal α5 GABAA receptors:

F. Crestani, R. Keist, U. Rudolph, J.-M. Fritschy, D. Benke, L. Prut, M. Täuber, H. Möhler

117 Seizure suppression by adenosine A2A receptor activation in a rat model

of audiogenic brainstem epilepsy: M. Güttinger, A. Huber, D. Boison 118 Differential gene expression in wild-type and α1(H101R) mice following

acute diazepam administration: L. Huopaniemi, R. Keist, A. Randolph, U. Certa, U. Rudolph, H. Möhler

119 Direct interaction of GABA(B) receptors with the transcription factor

CHOP: K. Sauter, K. Kaupmann, B. Bettler, J.-M. Frtischy, H. Möhler, D. Benke

Group Leader: UWE RUDOLPH 120 GABAA receptor subtype mediates general anesthetic actions in vivo:

R. Jurd, M. Arras, S. Lambert, B. Drexler, R. Siegwart, F. Crestani, M. Zaugg, K. Vogt, B. Ledermann, B. Antkowiak, U. Rudolph

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 MOTOR SYSTEMS Group Leader: VOLKER DIETZ 121 Phase-dependent modulation of cutaneous reflexes in robot-assisted

human walking: C.M. Bastiaanse, V. Dietz, J. Duysens 122 Neuro-biomechanical model to simulate locomotion: M. Bellotti, C. Paul 123 Electrical stimulator compex motion for clinical application and

research: S. Mangold, T. Keller, I.P.I. Pappas, M.R. Popovic, P.F. Rigaux, M. Morari, V. Dietz

124 FMRI study on cortical representation of finger electrical stimulation:

H. Zhang Group Leader: THOMAS HASLWANTER 125 Smooth pursuit eye movements in patients with bilateral vestibular

loss: C.J. Bockisch, D. Straumann, K. Hess, A. Schade, T. Haslwanter 126 Modeling the relation between head orientation, head movement and

otolith responses in humans: T. Haslwanter, R. Jaeger Group Leader: BERNHARD HESS 127 3D coordinates of visually guided saccades and smooth pursuit eye

movements depend on gravity: B. Hess, D.E. Angelaki 128 Influences of vestibular and non-vestibular cues in the estimation of the

subjective vertical: K. Jaggi-Schwarz, B. Hess Group Leader: DOMINIK STRAUMANN 129 Dynamic Bielschowsky head-tilt test in trochlear nerve palsy: extending

Hering's Law to rotation axes: K.P. Weber, A. Palla, T. Haslwanter, K. Landau, D. Straumann

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 SENSORY SYSTEMS Group Leader: MATTEO CARANDINI 130 The contrast integration field of cat LGN neurons: V. Bonin, V. Mante,

M. Carandini 131 Spike properties and temporal frequency selectivity in cat V1: S. Durand,

T.C.B. Freeman, M. Carandini 132 Lateral inhibition and surround suppression in primary visual cortex:

T.C.B. Freeman, S. Durand, D.C. Kiper, M. Carandini 133 Responses of cat LGN neurons to plaids and movies: V. Mante, V. Bonin,

M. Carandini Group Leader: NORBERT DILLIER 134 Sound classification for hearing instruments Inspired by auditory scene

analysis: M. Büchler, S. Allegro, N. Dillier 135 Longitudinal observations of Neural Response Telemetry data over four

years: W.K. Lai, N. Dillier 136 sCILab: a research tool for analyzing cochlear implant signals:

W.K. Lai, H. Bögli, N. Dillier 137 MACarena: A flexible computer-based speech testing environment:

W.K. Lai, N. Dillier Group Leader: DANIEL KIPER

138 Chromatic selectivity of mechanisms underlying object detection and

color categorization: K.S. Cardinal, D.C. Kiper Group Leader: PETER KÖNIG 139 Two-state membrane fluctuations driven by weak pairwise correlations:

A. Benucci, P. Verschure, P. König

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 140 Does luminance contrast contribute to the saliency map of human overt

visual attention: W. Einhäuser, P. König 141 A hierarchical model of cortical function learns texture recognition:

M. Franzius, P. König, K. Körding 142 Processing of natural stimuli in cat visual cortex: C. Kayser, R. Salazar,

P. König 143 Segmentation of natural images in an oscillatory network: F. Roth,

P. Verschure, P. König 144 Modulation of activity in areas 17 and 21a during a reinforcement task

in the alert cat: R. Salazar, C. Kayser, P. König Group Leader: FRED MAST 145 Top-down processing and sensorimotor integration: F.W. Mast Group Leader: RÜDIGER WEHNER 146 3D reconstruction and morphometry of the mushroom bodies in the

desert ant Cataglyphis bicolor: S. Bühlmann, E.P. Meyer, R. Wehner 147 Altered morphology and 3D-architecture of brain vasculature in a

mouse model for Alzheimer’s Disease: E.P. Meyer, M. Staufenbiel, T. Krucker

148 Processing of sounds by sensory cells and interneurons: the insect as

a better vertebrate?: A. Stumpner 149 Path integration in desert ants, Cataglyphis; redirecting global vectors:

D. Andel, R. Wehner

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 COMPUTATION AND MODELING Group Leader: PETER ACHERMANN 150 Rapid neurophysiological plasticity after auditory learning:

J.M. Gottselig, D. Brandeis, G. Hofer-Tinguely, A.A. Borbély, P. Achermann 151 REM sleep regulation: daytime versus nighttime sleep:

G. Hofer-Tinguely, R. Huber, P. Achermann 152 Non-linearity and non-stationarity in human sleep EEG: E. Olbrich,

P. Achermann, P.F. Meier Group Leader: RODNEY DOUGLAS 153 Modeling short-term synaptic depression in silicon: M. Boegerhausen,

P. Suter, S.-C. Liu 154 A competitive network of spiking neurons: simulations and VLSI im-

plementation: E. Chicca, G. Indiveri, R. Douglas 155 A robot using a modular navigation system: attentional manoeuvring

based on an egocentric spatial representation: R.M. Mudra Group Leader: KEVAN MARTIN 156 Parallel pathways from V2 to layer 1 of V1 in the macaque monkey:

J.C. Anderson, K. Martin 157 Map of synapses on dendrites of neurons in cat area 17: T. Binzegger,

J.C. Anderson, R. Douglas, K. Martin 158 Border processing in cat visual cortex: A. Schmid Group Leader: ROLF PFEIFER 159 An optimal sensor morphology improves adaptability of neural network

controllers: L. Lichtensteiger, R. Pfeifer

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 Group Leader: RUEDI STOOP 160 Noise improves computational efficiency of neurons: J. Buchli, R. Stoop 161 Correlation integral based pattern recognition for neural spike trains:

M. Christen, A. Kern, J.-J. van der Vyver, R. Stoop 162 A biomorphic model of the cochlea: A. Kern, R. Stoop 163 Communicating with autonomous systems using fractal patterns:

J.-J. van der Vyver, M. Christen, R. Stoop Group Leader: PAUL F.M.J. VERSCHURE 164 A neuronal model of the acquisition and execution of sequential

behaviours: C. Planta 165 On the properties of a temporal population code: R. Wyss, P. König,

P.F.M.J. Verschure

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND IMAGING Group Leader: PETER BOESIGER 166 High-Resolution fMRI using SENSE at 3 Tesla: C.F. Schmidt,

K.P. Pruessmann, T. Jaermann, P. Boesiger

Group Leader: ALFRED BUCK 167 The orbitofrontal cortex on monitoring the ongoing reality and antici-

pation: V. Treyer, A. Buck, A. Schnider 168 Detectability of white matter signal changes due to electrical fiber

activity: B. Weber, M. Wyss, C. Burger, A. Buck Group Leader: SPYROS KOLLIAS 169 Motor imagery and phantom sensations in paraplegic patients:

H. Alkadhi, S. Hotz Boendermaker, P. Brugger, A. Curt, M.-C. Hepp-Reymond, S. Kollias

170 Fiber tracking in the human brain using SENSE-DT-MRI at 3 Tesla:

T. Jaermann, G. Crellier, K. Pruessmann, A. Valavanis, P. Boesiger, S. Kollias

171 Haemodynamic investigation of intra-cranial aneurysms by MRA at 3T:

P. Summers, I. Chatziprodromou, V. Butty, Y. Yiannis Ventikos, S. Kollias 172 Which diffusion tensor parameters are meaningful in Clinical Neurora-

diology?: P.E. Summers, S. Kollias 173 Fluoroscopic MRA of arterio-venous malformations on a 3T MR

Scanner: P. Summers, S. Kollias, A. Valavanis Group Leader: ERNST MARTIN 174 Neuroprotection of creatine supplementation in neonatal rats with

transient hemispheric cerebral hypoxia-ischemia: K.H. Adcock, B.P. Wagner, J. Nedelcu, T. Loenneker, E. Martin

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ZNZ Symposium 2002 - Neuroscience Center Zurich Friday, 18 October 2002 175 Multimodal brain mapping of visual activation with ERP during fMRI:

initial fMRI results: K. Bucher, V. Marcar, D. Brandeis, S. Brem, T. Loenneker, E. Martin

176 N-Acetyl-aspartate and proton MR-spectroscopy: correlation to deve-

lopmental delay in children?: M. Keller, T. Loenneker, T. Thiel, E. Martin 177 Scanner noise related masking effects in acoustic fMRI: T. Loenneker,

U. Ludwig, V.L. Marcar, J. Hennig, E. Martin 178 Developmental aspects of the BOLD response in visual cortex of infants

and children: V.L. Marcar, T. Loenneker, A. Strässle, E. Martin 179 Differences in the BOLD response in visual cortex of men and women:

V.L. Marcar, T. Loenneker, A. Strässle, F. Girard, E. Martin Group Leader: P. AUGUST SCHUBIGER 180 Synthesis and characterisation of new ligands for the neuronal nicotinic

acetylcholine receptor: W.H. Bisson, L. Mu, S. Bertrand, P.A. Schubiger, D. Bertrand, G. Westera

181 Dynamic imaging of striatal D2 receptors in mice with the quad-HIDAC

PET camera: a validation study with (18F)-Fallypride: M. Honer, J. Missimer, M. Bruehlmeier, P.A. Schubiger, S. Ametamey

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