Conference Description
The Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
Acoustic communication is a diverse and inter-disciplinary field with strong connections not just to neurobiology and animal behavior, but also bioacoustics, biophysics, genetics, ecology, and linguistics. Likewise, progress in this field requires a diverse and inter-disciplinary approach involving many model systems (humans, vertebrates, invertebrates, air and substrate-born communication), experimental tools (neurophysiology, acoustic and non-acoustic behavior quantification, laboratory and field work) and analytical approaches (exploration of large datasets, statistical modeling, machine learning and AI). This meeting will showcase cutting-edge biological insights and methodologies from across this spectrum of acoustic communication research, with a focus on engaging discussion and collaboration between researchers with distinct and complementary scientific interests.In addition to participating in talks on the most recent advances in the field, attendees will have the opportunity to learn state-of-the-art data processing and analysis workflows for animal communication research.
A goal of this meeting is to include and make welcome early career researchers from all backgrounds and life stages. A lactation room and child-care options are available at this venue (see venue information above); disabilities and dietary needs will also be accommodated; pronoun stickers will be made available to all attendees. Please mention if you have these or other suggestions in the Special Needs section of the registration page following acceptance. We strongly encourage eligible applications to apply to the Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship and will nominate eligible attendees to International Diversity and PUI fellowships.
An outline of the program components for this GRS is displayed below. The seminar chair is currently developing their detailed program schedule, which will include the speakers they select from submitted abstracts, in addition to any additional components outlined below. The detailed program will be available by March 19, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Speakers
- To Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
Discussion Leaders
- To Be Selected from Submitted Abstracts
