ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The school will start covering fundamental aspects of neurodevelopment and the consequences of early experiences on brain development that would lead the student to understand the basis of early behavioral and cognitive disorders. Talks will quickly move into adolescence and prevalent behavioral disorders at this age and cover then adult behavior and behavioral disorders. Students will learn the neurobiological basis of healthy and altered behavior and will discuss how genetics and early and late experiences interact to contribute to the emergence of behavioral disorders.

This school will cover mainly mammalian species, emphasizing the human health and disease. Students will participate of short experimental projects. The school will be intense and is planned to last 9 days. During that intensive week all students will be exposed to different techniques used in animals or humans for research purposes (Immunoreactivity, receptor autoradiography, local field potential recording, PET/MRI, behavioral test, psychometric scales, stereotaxic surgery and brain lesions, among others).

A Latin American and a local organizing committee will lead the school that is expected to be repeated every two years in a different country in Latin America. Lecturers from basic, translational, and clinical research from Latin America and outside the region were invited to participate in person or virtually.

For more information website: https://ibro.org/behavioral-neuroscience-and-behavioral-disorders-school/