Note that abstract submission is closed earlier than that of advance registration (Feb 21th, 2008)

Abstract submission has been extended to the Noon,
21th February, 2008

Submissions of abstracts are made via online only. Complete your advance registration before abstract submission. Click “Advance Registration & Abstract Submission” button (either the one in this page or that in the Registration page) and follow explanation in the screens.

The first/presenting author must be a member of the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS). Those who are currently applying for a membership choose “applying” and leave it blank in membership number box.

Online registration is required for nonmember symposium speakers also. Symposium organizers are expected to notify them of this necessity. Nonmember symposium speakers should select “nonmember symposium speaker” and leave the membership number box blank.

A first/presenting author is considered as a presenting author.

One may submit only one abstract as first/presenting author including a symposium presentation.

Abstracts must be written in English.

The author can indicate preference for either oral or poster presentation at the time of abstract submission. However, the final decision of presentation style is made by the Program Committee, and your understanding and corporation are highly appreciated.

Details of presentation styles are available on our website.

As a new trial, we may ask some oral presentations to merge into the related symposia. We will consult with the presenters respectively when the program is organized.

1.Oral presentation

2.Poster presentation

3.Submission procedures

The Program Committee will make a final decision of acceptance/rejection. A notification of acceptance/rejection and the date, style and location of your presentation, etc., will be sent to you by email in mid March. Please keep your registration number.

Abstract Registration Numbers are generated automatically when an abstract is submitted. During the submission period, you may edit your abstract with this registration number and the password that you create at submission. For security purposes, UMIN and Congress Secretariat will not answer any questions related to the registration numbers and passwords.

Submitted abstracts will not be edited or proof-read before printing. The first/presenting authors are responsible for his/her abstract.

After the submission period, change of abstract and addition and/or change of authors cannot be made. Please make sure all authors are entered.

The first/presenting author is responsible for getting agreements from co-authors before submission.

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Enter the name of the first/presenting author, institution, contact number, e-mail address and Membership ID number.

Enter names of co-authors, institutions, and institution numbers.

Choose “Category.”

Use a full block style (not leaving a space at the beginning of the first line) when you fill in “Abstract Body.” The maximum number of characters is 1,300 including the names of authors, institutions, the title and body, institutions and Research funds. After all required fields are filled in, click “Next” so that you can confirm the number of characters you entered.

<Creating a new paragraph>

1. The browser you use may show a long-wide space for abstract body. If you find it inconvenient, you may use “Enter” or “Return” to make a new paragraph. These paragraphs will be erased automatically when the registration is completed.
2. If your abstract body has multiple paragraphs, enter <BR> when you start a new paragraph. Then, the paragraph stays even after the registration is completed.
   (Example) GDNF promoted the survival of dopaminergic neurons in vitro.
   GDNF promoted the survival <BR> of dopaminergic neurons in vitro.
   GDNF promoted the survivalof dopaminergic neurons in vitro.

<Entering symbols, Greek Letters and other special characters>

1. Symbols and Greek Letters shown below have to be entered using the respective codes from the list of “Abstract Body” on registration site. (You may cut and paste from the list.)

2. Follow the instructions below for special characters. These are also available on the registration site for you to cut and paste.

[Note]

If you want to use “<” or “>” in your abstract (e.g. p<0.05), in order to distinguish special character codes “< >” explained above from simple uses of “<” or “>”, please enter the codes of “&gt;” for “ >” and “&lt;” for ”<”.
Example: p&lt;0.05=p<0.05

A. Excitable Membranes and Synaptic Transmission

1. Ion Channels and Excitable Membranes
2. Synapse
3. Synaptic Plasticity

B. Cellular Neurobiology

4. Neurotransmitters and Modulators
5. Receptors and Transporters
6. Signal Transduction and Modulation
7. Axonal Transport, Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton
8. Glia and Glia-Neuron Interaction
9. Blood-Brain Barrier
10. Gene Regulation, Epigenetics, Genome Informatics
11. Regulation and Function of RNA, Translational Regulation
12. Drug Development

C. Developmental Neurobiology

13. Neural Induction, Pattern Formation, Evolution
14. Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells and Cellular Differentiation, Transplantation
15. Embryonic Stem cells
16. Migration, Axonal and Dendritic Outgrowth, Network Formation
17. Tropic Factors and Cytokines
18. Cell Adhesion Molecules
19. Regeneration
20. Neuronal Death and Apoptosis
21. Neural Repair and Rehabilitation
22. Adult Neurogenesis

D. Sensorimotor System

23. Somatomotor System
24. Oculomotor System
25. Visual System
26. Auditory and Vestibular System
27. Olfaction, Taste and Chemical Senses
28. Somatosensory System
29. Viscerosensory System
30. Sensori-Motor Plasticity
31. BMI/BCI
32. Robotics

E. Autonomic and Endocrine Regulation

33. Autonomic Nervous System
34. Neuroendocrine System
35. Neuroimmunology
36. Stress
37. Reproduction
38. Regulation of Food Intake

F. Molecular, Neural and Computational Bases of Behavior

39. Instinct and Emotional Behavior
40. Sleep and Biological Rhythms
41. Learning and Memory
42. Learning Theory
43. Cognition
44. Development and Aging of Cognition
45. Language and Communication
46. Social Behavior

G. Disorders of the Nervous System

47. Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementia, Aging
48. Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders
49. Polyglutamine Diseases, ALS, Other Neurodegenerative Disorders
50. Neuromuscular Diseases
51. Demyelinating Disorders
52. Neurotoxicity and Inflammation
53. Epilepsy
54. Schizophrenia
55. Mood Disorders
56. Addiction and Abuse
57. Developmental Disorders
58. Other Psychiatric Disorders
59. Pain
60. Ischemia
61. Trauma
62. Neuro-oncology
63. Behavioral Pharmacology
64. Animal Models

H. Methodology and Others

65. Imaging
66. Molecular and Cellular Biological Techniques
67. Neuroinformatics
68. Neuroethics
69. Others