Neuroscience Day 2017
 Let’s Rethink Memory
Tuesday 2 May 2
Venue
Aarhus University, Lakeside Lecture Theatres, bldg. 1250, Bartholins Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C
Program
08.00-08.30 Registration and poster hanging, Lakeside Lecture Theatres, bldg. 1250-53
Session 1: Memory
Chair: Prof. Marco Capogna, Dept. of Biomedicine, Aarhus University (AU)
08.30-08.40 Welcome to Neuroscience Day by Prof. Anders Nykjaer, Director of NeuroCampus
Aarhus, and Brian Bech Nielsen, Rector, Aarhus University
08.40-09.00 “Life with Alzheimer’s Disease“ by Julie Rubow and Bjørn Jakobsen. Moderated by Nis
Peter Nissen, Director of the Danish Alzheimer Association
09.00-09.50 Keynote lecture: “Memory retention: the path from synaptic-tagging-and-capture to
behavioural memory” by Brain Prize Winner Prof. Richard Morris, University of
Edinburgh, UK. Introduction by Kim Krogsgaard, Managing Director of The Brain Prize
09.50-10.05 “Autobiographical memory research” by Prof. Dorthe Berntsen, Center Director of
CON AMORE, AU
10.05-10.20 Oral presentation – to be selected from abstracts
10.20-11.20 Coffee break with poster session* (even numbers to present), flash presentations**,
and exhibits
Including 2 x 20 min flash presentations (parallel sessions; basic and clinical research)
Session 2: When memory fails – mental disorders
Chair: Assoc. prof. Simon Glerup, Dept. of Biomedicine, AU
11.20-11.35 “How antidepressant treatment improves neurocognitive function” by Prof. Gregers
Wegener, Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, AU/Aarhus
University Hospital (AUH)
11.35-11.50 “ADHD risk genes and correlations with cognition” by Assoc. Prof. Ditte Demontis,
iPSYCH, AU
11.50-12.05 Oral presentation – to be selected from abstracts
12.05-12.20 Oral presentation – to be selected from abstracts
12.20-13.00 Lunch, exhibits, and poster viewing*
Neuroscience Day 2017
 Let’s Rethink Memory
Tuesday 2 May 2
Session 3: When memory fails – neurodegenerative diseases
Chair: Prof. Albert Gjedde, Dept. of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen
13.00-13.15 “Untangling the causes of neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease patients” by
Assoc. Prof. Carmela Matrone, Biomedicine, AU
13.15-14.00 Keynote lecture: “The glymphatic system and state-dependent changes in brain
activity” by Prof. Maiken Nedergaard, Center for Basic and Translational
Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
14.00-14.15 Oral presentation - to be selected from abstracts
14.15-15.15 Coffee break with poster session* (odd numbers to present), flash presentations**, and
exhibits
Including 2 x 20 min flash presentations (parallel sessions; basic and clinical research)
Session 4: Improving memory
Chair: Prof. Henning Andersen, Dept. of Neurology, AUH
15.15-1535 “Brain+ Neurogaming for improving cognitive treatment” by Kim Baden-Kristensen
CEO and Founder of Brain+
15.35-15.55 “The challenges of making drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease” by Jan Egebjerg, Vice
President Neurodegeneration and Biologics, Lundbeck
15.55-16.10 Oral presentation – to be selected from abstracts
16.10-16.25 “Music for memory: Mechanisms of music as a mnemonic tool” by Prof. Elvira Brattico,
Center for Music in the Brain, AU. Live music included
16.25-16.30 Closing remarks by Assoc. Prof. Mai Marie Holm, Dept. of Biomedicine, AU, and
Announcement of the Poster and Flash Presentation Prize winners
16.30-17.30 Networking and free draft beer/soft drinks (voucher) in the foyer
* Posters: William Scharff Auditorium
** Flash Presentations: Merete Barker auditorium level 2 and Eduard Biermann auditorium level 2