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Interoception: Neural Sensing and Control of Organ Function
Apr 22–24, 2025 | Allen Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Xin Sun, Mark L. Andermann and Rui M. Costa
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Apr 22–24, 2025 | Allen Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Scientific Organizers:
Xin Sun, Mark L. Andermann and Rui M. Costa
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Booking Function
Fundraising
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Atrium
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Atrium
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Atrium
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
2nd Floor
Poster Viewing
7:45–7:00 PM
2nd Floor
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Auditorium
David Julius, University of California, San Francisco
Interoception Mechanisms
Interoception Mechanisms
Interoception in Health and Disease
9:00–11:15 AM
Auditorium
Xin Sun, University of California, San Diego
Lung Function as a Sensory Organ
Lung Function as a Sensory Organ
Asya Rolls, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Central Control of Immune Responses
Central Control of Immune Responses
Polina Anikeeva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bioelectronics for Interoception
Bioelectronics for Interoception
Wen Chen, NCCIH
Short Talk: Interoception as Part of Whole Person Health Research
Short Talk: Interoception as Part of Whole Person Health Research
Coffee Break
10:50–11:15 AM
Atrium
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Technologies and Model Systems
11:15–12:30 PM
Auditorium
Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Harvard University
The Neural Dynamics Underlying Cardiac Feedback Control
The Neural Dynamics Underlying Cardiac Feedback Control
Bhagyashree Senapati, University of Oxford
A Body-Brain Mechanism for Malaise-Driven Memory Updating
A Body-Brain Mechanism for Malaise-Driven Memory Updating
Paul Marvar, George Washington University
Novel Methodology for Measuring Internal State-Dependent Conditioned Cardio-Behavioral Responses In Mice: Implications For Interoception In PTSD
Novel Methodology for Measuring Internal State-Dependent Conditioned Cardio-Behavioral Responses In Mice: Implications For Interoception In PTSD
Sonali S Mali, University of California, Berkeley
SARS-CoV-2 Co-Opts TRPA1+ Sensory Neurons To Drive Sneeze
SARS-CoV-2 Co-Opts TRPA1+ Sensory Neurons To Drive Sneeze
Sarah Monroe, Duke University
Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells Influence The Central Nervous System Response To Respiratory Viral
Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells Influence The Central Nervous System Response To Respiratory Viral
Galit Shohat-Ophir, Bar-Ilan University
Dissecting the Function of NPY System In Drosophila as a Hub for Sensory And Interoceptive Mechanisms Encoding Motivational States
Dissecting the Function of NPY System In Drosophila as a Hub for Sensory And Interoceptive Mechanisms Encoding Motivational States
Minel Arinel, Duke University
Decoding Gut Signals in the Larval Zebrafish Brain
Decoding Gut Signals in the Larval Zebrafish Brain
Hong Chen, Washington University in St. Louis
Ultrasound Neuromodulation For Controlling Whole-Body Metabolic Function
Ultrasound Neuromodulation For Controlling Whole-Body Metabolic Function
Wataru Yamamoto, Columbia University
A Neural Mechanism Regulating Water Excretion In Hydra Vulgaris
A Neural Mechanism Regulating Water Excretion In Hydra Vulgaris
Kristen Frenzel, Center for Advanced Motor BioEngineering and Research (CAMBER)
Flexible Arrays for Sensing and Perturbing Peripheral Organ Systems & pre-record By Sam Sober
Flexible Arrays for Sensing and Perturbing Peripheral Organ Systems & pre-record By Sam Sober
Lunch
12:30–1:30 PM
2nd Floor
Poster Session 1
1:00–3:00 PM
2nd Floor
Panel Discussion: Funding and Publishing Your Interoception Research
3:00–4:30 PM
Auditorium
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Atrium
Interoception and Emotion
5:00–7:00 PM
Auditorium
Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine
Talk Title to be Announced
Talk Title to be Announced
Nadine Gogolla, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Interoception and Homeostatic Regulation of Fear
Interoception and Homeostatic Regulation of Fear
Olujimi Ajijola, University of California, Los Angeles
Neural Control of Cardiac Function
Neural Control of Cardiac Function
Peng Li, University of Michigan
Short Talk: Interoceptive Pathways In Breathing Control
Short Talk: Interoceptive Pathways In Breathing Control
Sahib Khalsa, UCLA
Short Talk: A Novel Probe Of Gut-Brain Signaling: Ingestible Capsules And EEG Reveal Interoceptive Dysregulation In Anorexia Nervosa
Short Talk: A Novel Probe Of Gut-Brain Signaling: Ingestible Capsules And EEG Reveal Interoceptive Dysregulation In Anorexia Nervosa
Dinner on Own
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Atrium
Poster Setup
7:30–8:00 AM
2nd Floor
Poster Viewing
7:45–6:00 PM
2nd Floor
Integrative Interoception
8:00–11:00 AM
Auditorium
Misha Ahrens, Janelia Research Campus
Interoception in Zebrafish
Interoception in Zebrafish
Rui M. Costa, Allen Institute
Descending Innervation and Control of Interoception
Descending Innervation and Control of Interoception
Mark L. Andermann, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Integration of Interoceptive Pathways in the Parabrachial Nucleus
Integration of Interoceptive Pathways in the Parabrachial Nucleus
Peter Dayan, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Computational Interoception
Computational Interoception
Henry Evrard, International Center for Primate Brain Research
Short Talk: Functional And Comparative Neuroanatomy Of Interoception In Primates
Short Talk: Functional And Comparative Neuroanatomy Of Interoception In Primates
Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Short Talk: A Pharynx-To-Forebrain Circuit for Rapid Quenching of Thirst
Short Talk: A Pharynx-To-Forebrain Circuit for Rapid Quenching of Thirst
Rui Chang, Yale University
Short Talk: Unravelling the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System and its Pathways to Heart
Short Talk: Unravelling the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System and its Pathways to Heart
Coffee Break
10:45–11:10 AM
Atrium
Symposia Spotlight 2: The Future of Interoception
11:10–12:30 PM
Auditorium
Tongtong Wang, California Institute of Technology
Selective Sympathetic Innervation for Modulating Visceral Functions
Selective Sympathetic Innervation for Modulating Visceral Functions
Alexandra S Klein, University of California, San Francisco
Control of Anxiety States and Underlying Neural Dynamics by Respiratory Rhythms
Control of Anxiety States and Underlying Neural Dynamics by Respiratory Rhythms
Michael Schappe, Harvard Medical School
Neuro-Epithelial Coding of Airway Senses
Neuro-Epithelial Coding of Airway Senses
Catherine Thorn, The University of Texas at Dallas
Lateralization of Vagal Reward Signaling
Lateralization of Vagal Reward Signaling
Chen Ran, The Scripps Research Institute
Anatomical and Functional Architecture of Brainstem Interoceptive Pathways
Anatomical and Functional Architecture of Brainstem Interoceptive Pathways
Jennifer Wloszek, University of Michigan
Context-Dependent Glucose Mobilization Is Modulated Through Specialized Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neural Populations
Context-Dependent Glucose Mobilization Is Modulated Through Specialized Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neural Populations
Laura L Kaiser, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Integration of Exteroceptive Temperature Sensing And Interoceptive Leptin-Sensing In Preoptic Area Neurons (Poa-Lepr) Modulates Food Intake Via Melanocortin Pathways
Integration of Exteroceptive Temperature Sensing And Interoceptive Leptin-Sensing In Preoptic Area Neurons (Poa-Lepr) Modulates Food Intake Via Melanocortin Pathways
Larry Hunter, University of Chicago
The Role Of Interoception In Caring
The Role Of Interoception In Caring
Brianna Dailey-Krempel, University of Minnesota
Transcriptomic Analysis of Kidney-Innervating Spinal and Vagal Sensory Neurons
Transcriptomic Analysis of Kidney-Innervating Spinal and Vagal Sensory Neurons
Virginia M Ruetten, Janelia Research Campus
Whole Body Imaging of Cellular Activity: A New Paradigm for Studying Organism-Wide Physiology
Whole Body Imaging of Cellular Activity: A New Paradigm for Studying Organism-Wide Physiology
Lunch
12:30–1:30 PM
2nd Floor
Poster Session 2
1:00–3:00 PM
2nd Floor
Coffee Available
3:00–3:30 PM
Atrium
Gut-Brain Axis
3:30–5:15 PM
Auditorium
Lauren L Orefice, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
The role of dorsal root ganglia neurons in autism-associated gastrointestinal dysfunction
The role of dorsal root ganglia neurons in autism-associated gastrointestinal dysfunction
Qiufu Ma, Westlake University
Inflammation and Pain Modulation by Electroacupuncture
Inflammation and Pain Modulation by Electroacupuncture
Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Ascending Vagal and Spinal Pathways Regulating Energy Balance
Ascending Vagal and Spinal Pathways Regulating Energy Balance
Walter J. Koroshetz, NINDS, National Institutes of Health
Short Talk: Interoception at NIH: Blueprint, BRAIN and SPARC Initiatives
Short Talk: Interoception at NIH: Blueprint, BRAIN and SPARC Initiatives
Concluding Panel Discussion
5:15–5:45 PM
Auditorium
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
5:45–6:00 PM
Auditorium
Dinner on Own
6:00–7:00 PM
Friday, April 25, 2025
Departure
8:00–9:00 AM
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