SOCIAL BRAIN SYMPOSIUM 2018BY THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN

COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION

March 8-9, 2018, 9:00 AM to 17:00 PM Aula at UniVie Campus (altes AKH, Hof 1.11)

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SOCIAL BRAIN SYMPOSIUM 2018DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN

COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION

Tuesday, May 8, 201809:00-09:15 I Registration

09:15-09:30 I Welcome

09:30-10:15 I Hans Hofmann, The University of Texas at Austin, USAEvolutionary Neuroscience and Functional Genomics of the Social Brain

10:15-11:00 I Discussion

11:00-11:30 I Coffee Break

11:30-12:15 I Susanne Shultz, University of Manchester, UKSocial, cultural and ecological brains in mammals

12:15-13:00 I Discussion

13:00-14:30 I Lunch Buffet

14:30-15:00 I Podium Discussion by Hans Hofmann & Susanne Shultz14:30-16:00 I General Discussion: Brain Evolution16:00-17:30 I Poster Session with Coffee, Snacks & Drinks18:30 Dinner for Speakers & PI’s at ServitenWirt

Wednesday, May 9, 201809:30-10:15 I Lauren O'Connell, Stanford University, USA

Neural basis of parental care in poison frogs

10:15-11:00 I Discussion

11:00-11:30 I Coffee Break

11:30-12:15 I Pavel Nêmec, Charles University Praha, Czech RepublicAssessing brain information-processing capacity in comparative studies: Different taxonomic scales require different methodological approaches

12:15-13:00 I Discussion

13:00-14:30 I Lunch Buffet

14:30-15:15 I Podium Discussion by all 4 Speakers15:15-15:30 I Coffee Break

15:30-16:30 I General Discussion: The Social Brain17:00 Informal get-together at beer garden “Universität's Bräuhaus” in the alte AKH

For questions and registration contact sarah.deventer@univie.ac.at

Venue: Aula at UniVie Campus, Yard 1.11 (altes AKH)