Welcome

On Friday November 14, 2008 the NIDA Mini-Convention, a satellite meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting, will be held from 8:00 am-6:10 pm. The mini-convention will feature outstanding scientists presenting recent findings and discussing future directions in the neurobiology of drug abuse and addiction. The Mini-Convention includes: four symposia, the SfN Jacob Waletzky Memorial Lecture, and a poster session for early career investigators. The symposia this year are:

Epigenetics and Brain Function
Multilevel Multimodal Imaging of Gene Expression, Cells, Neurons, and Circuitry
Willpower: What Really Governs Our Choices?
Cortical Development and Substance Abuse