Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Interactions of Eye Movements and Vision in Normal and Visually-Impaired Populations
Discussion Leader: Wilson Geisler (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Karl Gegenfurtner (University of Giessen, Germany)
"The Intelligent Eye: The Many Ways Eye Movements Interact with Vision"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
Preeti Verghese (Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, USA)
"Saccadic and Pursuit Eye Movements in Neurotypical and Visually Impaired Populations"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Linking Understanding About Gaze Control to Clinical Applications in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Discussion Leader: Janet Rucker (New York University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Anja Horn-Bochtler (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
"Receptors and Ion Channels in Ocular Motoneurons of Singly- and Multiply-Innervated Muscle Fibers"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Ji Soo Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
"Brainstem Ocular Motor Syndromes: Recent Advances"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Dominik Straumann (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
"Normal and Abnormal Nystagmus: Mechanisms and Clinical Significance"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
Tara Alvarez (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)
"Underlying Neural Mechanisms of Vision Therapy for Patients with Convergence Insufficiency"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Miriam Spering (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Jacqueline Gottlieb (Columbia University, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Eye Movements in Non-Primate Species
Discussion Leader: Thomas Cronin (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Anthony Leonardo (Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA)
"Vision and Anti-Vision in Prey Interception"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:20 pm
Elizabeth Jakob (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Gaze Direction in Jumping Spiders"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Ilse Daly (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
"The Complex Visual World of the Mantis Shrimp"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Jessica Yorzinski (Texas A&M University, USA)
"Eye Movements and Attention in Birds"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Eye Movements in Psychopathology and Neurology
Discussion Leader: Katharine Thakkar (Michigan State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Ashley Parr (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Dopamine Contributions to Normative Adolescent Neurocognitive Development Through Cognitive Control of Eye Movements"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Warren Jones (Emory University School of Medicine, USA)
"Using Social Visual Engagement to Quantify the Emergence of Autism in Infancy"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Gaurav Patel (Columbia University, USA)
"Neural Substrates of Social Dysfunction in Schizophrenia"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
Chrystalina Antoniades (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"Oculomotor Effects of Drug and Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment on Parkinson's: The OxQUIP Study"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Computational and Robotic Realizations of Eye Movements
Discussion Leader: Jacqueline Gottlieb (Columbia University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
Matthias Kuemmerer (University of Tübingen, Germany)
"Explaining Which Features Drive Fixations in Free-Viewing"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
James Elder (York University, Canada)
"Gaze Control for Attentive Computer Vision Systems"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Laurent Itti (University of Southern California, USA)
"Computational Modeling of Attention and Gaze in Health and Disease"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure and Function of the Extraocular Muscles and Orbit
Discussion Leader: Linda McLoon (University of Minnesota, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Fatima Pedrosa-Domellof (Umea University, Sweden)
"Understanding the Extraocular Muscles: Connective Tissue, Motor Endplates and the Cytoskeleton"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Roland Blumer (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
"Proprioception in Extraocular Muscles of Mammals"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Christopher Von Bartheld (University of Nevada, Reno, USA)
"Horizontal Strabismus and the Human Orbit: A Global and Historical Perspective with a Focus on Ethnic Variation"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
Elizabeth Engle (Boston Children's Hospital, USA)
"Modeling Human Disorders of Ocular Motor Neuron and Extraocular Muscle Development"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Pupillometry as a Behavioral Indicator
Discussion Leader: Brian Corneil (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Jacob Reimer (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
"Neural Correlates of Pupil-Indexed Brain States"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:20 pm
Siddhartha Joshi (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Pupil- and Norepinephrine-Linked Modulation of Behavior and Neuronal Activity in Anterior Cingulate Cortex"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Tobias Donner (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany)
"Pupil-Linked Arousal and Decision-Making"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Douglas Munoz (Queen's University, Canada)
"Pupillometry as a Source of Clinical Biomarkers"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Normal and Derailed Development of the Visual and Oculomotor Systems
Discussion Leader: T. Rowan Candy (Indiana University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Linda Smith (Indiana University, USA)
"Developing Visual Environments"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Lynne Kiorpes (New York University, USA)
"Development of Vision and Visual-Motor Function and the Role of Visual Experience"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Anthony Norcia (Stanford University, USA)
"Development of Binocular Motion Subsystems in Humans"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
Jonathan Horton (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
"Binocular Function in Strabismus"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Role of Eye Movements in Perceptual Expertise
Discussion Leader: Miguel Eckstein (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
Eyal Reingold (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Eye Movements in Expert Chess Players"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Elizabeth Krupinski (Emory University, USA)
"Art and Medical Imaging: Parallels in Eye Movements"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm
Li Li (New York University Shanghai, China)
"Baseball Batting Develops Within the Player's Visuomotor Limits"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure