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2 | 2 | title: 'SFN 2025: BBQS at Neuroscience' |
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3 | 4 | date: 2025-11-17 |
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7 | | - |
8 | | -## Join BBQS at SFN 2025! 🧠 |
9 | | - |
10 | | -The Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) Initiative will have a major presence at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Chicago. Connect with our researchers, explore cutting-edge tools, and learn about the latest developments in brain-behavior research. |
11 | | - |
12 | | ---- |
13 | | - |
14 | | -## Key Information |
15 | | - |
16 | | -**📅 Dates:** November 15-19, 2025 |
17 | | -**📍 Location:** McCormick Place, Chicago, IL |
18 | | -**🤝 Networking Event:** Monday, November 17, 12-2 PM (near Convention Center) |
19 | | - |
20 | | ---- |
21 | | - |
22 | | -## Schedule at a Glance |
23 | | - |
24 | | -| Day | Time | Event Type | Count | |
25 | | -|-----|------|-----------|-------| |
26 | | -| **Sunday, Nov 16** | 2:00-4:30 PM | Minisymposium | 1 | |
27 | | -| **Monday, Nov 17** | 8:00-12:00 PM | Poster Session | 1 | |
28 | | -| **Monday, Nov 17** | 12:00-2:00 PM | **BBQS Networking** | - | |
29 | | -| **Tuesday, Nov 18** | 8:00-12:00 PM | Poster/Nano Sessions | 2 | |
30 | | -| **Tuesday, Nov 18** | 1:00-5:00 PM | Poster Session | 1 | |
31 | | -| **Wednesday, Nov 19** | 8:00-12:00 PM | Poster/Nano Sessions | 2 | |
32 | | -| **Wednesday, Nov 19** | 1:00-5:00 PM | Poster Session | 4 | |
33 | | - |
34 | | -## Visit Our Booths |
35 | | - |
36 | | -### 🏢 Booth Locations |
37 | | - |
38 | | -**EMBER & BossDB** - Booth #3830 |
39 | | -Learn about the Ecosystem for Multi-modal Brain-behavior Experimentation and Research and the Block Object Storage Service Database. |
40 | | - |
41 | | -**DANDI & NWB** - Booth #3831 |
42 | | -Explore the Distributed Archives for Neurophysiology Data Integration and Neurodata Without Borders standards. *BBQS-specific meet & greet times available at booth.* |
43 | | - |
44 | | ---- |
45 | | - |
46 | | -## Featured Events |
47 | | - |
48 | | -### Minisymposium |
49 | | - |
50 | | -**Emerging Experimental Approaches to Probe Conserved Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Underlying Affiliative and Antagonistic Social Behaviors** |
51 | | - |
52 | | -- **Date:** Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
53 | | -- **Time:** 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
54 | | -- **Organizer:** Farah Bader |
55 | | - |
56 | | ---- |
57 | | - |
58 | | -## BBQS Presentations |
59 | | - |
60 | | -### Sunday, November 16 |
61 | | - |
62 | | -#### Minisymposium (2:00 PM - 4:30 PM) |
63 | | -- **Emerging Experimental Approaches to Probe Conserved Neurobehavioral Mechanisms** - Multiple speakers exploring social behavior mechanisms |
64 | | - |
65 | | ---- |
66 | | - |
67 | | -### Monday, November 17 |
68 | | - |
69 | | -#### Morning Session (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM) |
70 | | - |
71 | | -**PSTR198** - Ten years of NWB: past, present, and future of standardization in neurophysiology |
72 | | -*Ryan Ly, Oliver Ruebel* (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) |
73 | | -**Keywords:** NWB, Neurophysiology, DANDI, Data standards, Electrophysiology, Behavior |
74 | | -**Grant:** U24 BARD.CC (Ghosh, Cabrera, Kennedy) |
75 | | - |
76 | | ---- |
77 | | - |
78 | | -### Tuesday, November 18 |
79 | | - |
80 | | -#### Morning Session (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM) |
81 | | - |
82 | | -**NANO035** - Neural dynamics of social evidence accumulation in cooperative interactions of freely moving marmosets |
83 | | -*Weikang Shi* (Yale University) |
84 | | -**Keywords:** Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, Naturalistic, Strategic interaction |
85 | | -**Grant:** U01 (Chang, Jadi, Nandy, Saxena) |
86 | | - |
87 | | -**PSTR301.11** - Understanding social cooperation in rats with multi-agent reinforcement learning |
88 | | -*Amelia Johnson* (Yale University) |
89 | | -**Keywords:** Cooperation, Computational modeling |
90 | | -**Grant:** U01 (Chang, Jadi, Nandy, Saxena) |
91 | | - |
92 | | -#### Afternoon Session (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) |
93 | | - |
94 | | -**PP9** - Physiological states and mPFC circuit dynamics track social valence, familiarity, and rank in mice |
95 | | -*Sequoia Smith* (University of Florida) |
96 | | -**Keywords:** Systems neuroscience, Medial prefrontal cortex |
97 | | -**Grant:** R34 (Padilla Coreano, Saxena, Wesson) |
98 | | - |
99 | | ---- |
100 | | - |
101 | | -### Wednesday, November 19 |
102 | | - |
103 | | -#### Morning Session (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM) |
104 | | - |
105 | | -**PSTR090** - Topological data analysis reveals stable relative postural states during social interaction between freely moving animals |
106 | | -*Jared Reiling, Mengsen Zhang* (Michigan State University) |
107 | | -**Keywords:** Computation, Social Behavior, Dynamics |
108 | | -**Grant:** R34 (Frohlich, Zhang) |
109 | | - |
110 | | -**NANO011.10** - This is the way: Neural dynamics during real-world wayfinding in humans |
111 | | -*Cory Inman* (University of Utah) |
112 | | -**Time:** 10:15 AM |
113 | | -**Keywords:** Electrophysiology, Wearable Recordings, Memory, Emotion, Navigation |
114 | | -**Grant:** R61 (Inman) |
115 | | - |
116 | | -#### Afternoon Session (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) |
117 | | - |
118 | | -{{< details "PSTR477.18 - EMBER: Towards a living resource for neurophysiological and behavioral data" >}} |
119 | | -**Full Title:** Ecosystem for multi-modal brain-behavior experimentation and research (EMBER): Towards a living resource for neurophysiological and behavioral data storage, harmonization, dissemination, and analysis |
120 | | -**Presenters:** Nicole Tregoning, Brock Wester (JHU Applied Physics Laboratory) |
121 | | -**Keywords:** Computational, Social behavior, Data archive |
122 | | -**Grant:** R24 EMBER (Wester) |
123 | | -{{< /details >}} |
124 | | - |
125 | | -**The Ecosystem of Standards in Neuroscience: Which Ones Are For You?** |
126 | | -*Oliver Ruebel, Brock Wester* |
127 | | -**Keywords:** Data, Standards, Ecosystem, Community |
128 | | -**Grants:** U24 BARD.CC, R24 EMBER |
129 | | - |
130 | | -**Multimodal analysis of intracranial neural data from DBS patients with psychiatric disorders** |
131 | | -*Brock Wester and team* (JHU Applied Physics Laboratory) |
132 | | -**Keywords:** Data, Analysis, DBS, Behavior |
133 | | -**Grants:** U24 BARD.CC, R24 EMBER |
134 | | - |
135 | | -**Integration and development of AI/ML and analytical tools for the Data Ecosystem** |
136 | | -*Rahul Hingorani, Talmo Pereira, Brock Wester* |
137 | | -**Keywords:** Data, Analysis, Tool Integration, AI, Behavior |
138 | | -**Grants:** U24 BARD.CC, R24 EMBER |
139 | | - |
140 | | ---- |
141 | | - |
142 | | -## Presentations by Theme |
143 | | - |
144 | | -### 🔬 Data & AI Tool Developments |
145 | | - |
146 | | -{{< details "Standards & Infrastructure" >}} |
147 | | -- **Ten years of NWB** (Mon 8-12 PM, PSTR198) - Ryan Ly, Oliver Ruebel |
148 | | -- **The Ecosystem of Standards in Neuroscience** (Wed 1-5 PM) - Oliver Ruebel, Brock Wester |
149 | | -- **EMBER Living Resource** (Wed 1-5 PM, PSTR477.18) - Nicole Tregoning, Brock Wester |
150 | | -- **AI/ML Tool Integration** (Wed 1-5 PM) - Rahul Hingorani, Talmo Pereira |
151 | | -- **Psych-DS: FAIR data standard** - Melissa Kline Struhl (MIT) |
152 | | -{{< /details >}} |
153 | | - |
154 | | -{{< details "Computational Methods" >}} |
155 | | -- **Topological data analysis in social interaction** (Wed 8-12 PM, PSTR090) - Jared Reiling, Mengsen Zhang |
156 | | -- **Multi-agent reinforcement learning** (Tue 8-12 PM, PSTR301.11) - Amelia Johnson |
157 | | -- **Multimodal DBS data analysis** (Wed 1-5 PM) - Brock Wester |
158 | | -{{< /details >}} |
159 | | - |
160 | | -### 🧪 Animal Behavioral Studies |
161 | | - |
162 | | -{{< details "Social Behavior" >}} |
163 | | -- **Neural dynamics in cooperating marmosets** (Tue 8-12 AM, NANO035) - Weikang Shi |
164 | | -- **Social cooperation in rats** (Tue 8-12 AM, PSTR301.11) - Amelia Johnson |
165 | | -- **mPFC dynamics in social contexts** (Tue 1-5 PM, PP9) - Sequoia Smith |
166 | | -- **Postural states during social interaction** (Wed 8-12 PM, PSTR090) - Jared Reiling |
167 | | -- **Neural population dynamics** - Eric Yttri (CMU) |
168 | | -{{< /details >}} |
169 | | - |
170 | | -### 👥 Human Behavioral Studies |
171 | | - |
172 | | -{{< details "Clinical & Cognitive Neuroscience" >}} |
173 | | -- **Real-world wayfinding and navigation** (Wed 10:15 AM, NANO011.10) - Cory Inman |
174 | | -- **Metabolic cost monitoring in ACC** - Tyler Albarran (Georgia Tech) |
175 | | -- **DBS treatment response tracking** - Elif Ceren Fitoz (Georgia Tech) |
176 | | -- **CAMERA: Ecological research** - Josh Jacobs, Brett Youngerman (Columbia) |
177 | | -- **Effort-based decision making** - Vivek Anand (Georgia Tech) |
178 | | -- **Muscle fatigue perception** - Camilla May (Georgia Tech) |
179 | | -- **Visual attention during navigation** - Alireza Kazemi (Utah) |
180 | | -{{< /details >}} |
181 | | - |
182 | | ---- |
183 | | - |
184 | | -## Participating BBQS Projects |
185 | | - |
186 | | -### U24: BARD.CC - AI Resource and Data Coordinating Center |
187 | | -**PIs:** Satrajit Ghosh*, Laura Cabrera, David N. Kennedy |
188 | | -**Presentations:** NWB standardization, Standards ecosystem |
189 | | - |
190 | | -### R24: EMBER - Ecosystem for Multi-modal Brain-behavior Experimentation |
191 | | -**PI:** Brock A. Wester |
192 | | -**Booth:** #3830 (shared with BossDB) |
193 | | -**Presentations:** Data ecosystem, AI/ML tools, Standards |
194 | | - |
195 | | -### U01: Naturalistic Cooperation and Competition in Primates |
196 | | -**MPIs:** Chang*, Jadi, Nandy, Saxena |
197 | | -**Presentations:** Marmoset cooperation, Rat cooperation modeling |
198 | | - |
199 | | -### R34: Dynamic Transitions Across Neural, Behavioral, and Social Scales |
200 | | -**PIs:** Flavio Frohlich, Mengsen Zhang* |
201 | | -**Presentations:** Topological data analysis |
202 | | - |
203 | | -### R34: Biological Rhythms for Resilient Social Motif Generator |
204 | | -**PIs:** Nancy Padilla Coreano*, Shreya Saxena, Daniel W. Wesson |
205 | | -**Presentations:** mPFC circuit dynamics in social contexts |
206 | | - |
207 | | -### R61: Neural Oscillations and Privacy-Preserving Sensing |
208 | | -**PIs:** Ertin, Grammer, Agatha Lenartowicz* |
209 | | -**Activities:** Networking (Demo at NeurIPS Dec 6) |
210 | | - |
211 | | -### R61: Capturing Autobiographical Memory Formation |
212 | | -**PI:** Cory Shields Inman |
213 | | -**Presentations:** Real-world wayfinding and navigation |
214 | | - |
215 | | -### R61: Subcallosal Cingulate DBS Research |
216 | | -**PI:** Christopher Rozell |
217 | | -**Presentations:** Multiple clinical studies on effort, decision-making, and treatment response |
218 | | - |
219 | | ---- |
220 | | - |
221 | | -## BBQS Linking Groups |
222 | | - |
223 | | -Connect with other BBQS researchers through SfN's Special Linking Groups: |
224 | | - |
225 | | -- **Animal Studies:** ShamrockPlum |
226 | | -- **Human Studies:** BrassMango |
227 | | -- **Data & AI Tools:** RedDenim |
228 | | - |
229 | | -Use the Special Linking Group Report in the abstract submission site to find related research groups. |
230 | | - |
231 | | ---- |
232 | | - |
233 | | ---- |
234 | | - |
235 | | -## Contact & Connect |
236 | | - |
237 | | -**📧 Questions?** Contact [admin@brain-bbqs.org](mailto:admin@brain-bbqs.org) |
238 | | - |
239 | | -**🔗 Learn More:** |
240 | | -- [SfN Meeting Website](https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2025) |
241 | | -- [BBQS Projects](/projects/) |
242 | | -- [BBQS Resources](/resources/) |
243 | | - |
244 | | -**📱 Follow BBQS:** |
245 | | -- Visit our booths (#3830, #3831) |
246 | | -- Join the Monday networking event |
247 | | -- Connect through SfN linking groups |
248 | | - |
249 | | ---- |
250 | | - |
251 | | -## Additional Information |
252 | | - |
253 | | -### For NeurIPS Attendees |
254 | | - |
255 | | -**Agatha Lenartowicz's team** will be presenting a demo at the **NeurIPS meeting on December 6, 2025**. Details available from the R61 team (Ertin, Grammer, Lenartowicz). |
256 | | - |
257 | | -### Presentation Materials |
258 | | - |
259 | | -Most presenters have agreed to share their talks and posters on the BBQS website. Check back after the conference for links to presentation materials. |
260 | | - |
261 | | ---- |
262 | | - |
263 | | -*This page will be updated with additional details as they become available. Last updated: November 2025* |
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