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Interoception: Neural Sensing and Control of Organ Function

Apr 22–24, 2025 | Allen Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Scientific Organizers: Xin Sun, Mark L. Andermann and Rui M. Costa

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Apr 22–24, 2025 | Allen Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Scientific Organizers: Xin Sun, Mark L. Andermann and Rui M. Costa

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***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Registration  
4:00–8:00 PM
 Atrium
Welcome Mixer and Building Tours  
6:00–8:00 PM
 Atrium
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Breakfast  
7:00–8:00 AM
 Atrium
Poster Setup  
7:30–8:00 AM
 Level 2-4
Poster Viewing  
7:45–5:00 PM
 Level 2-4
Welcome and Keynote Address  
8:00–9:00 AM
 Auditorium
* Xin Sun, University of California, San Diego
* Mark L. Andermann, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
* Rui M. Costa, Allen Institute
David Julius, University of California, San Francisco
Interoception Mechanisms
Interoception in Health and Disease  
9:00–11:15 AM
 Auditorium
* Hongkui Zeng, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Session Chair
* Paul Marvar, George Washington University
Session Chair
Wen Chen, NCCIH
Short Talk: Remote Presentation: Interoception as Part of Whole Person Health Research
Xin Sun, University of California, San Diego
Lung Function as a Sensory Organ
Asya Rolls, Tel Aviv University
Innate and Adaptive Brain Representations of Immunity
Polina Anikeeva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bioelectronics for Interoception
Coffee Break  
10:50–11:15 AM
 Atrium
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Technologies and Model Systems  
11:15–12:30 PM
 Auditorium
* Heike Münzberg, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Session Chair
* Cecilia B Moens, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Session Chair
Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Harvard University
The Neural Dynamics Underlying Cardiac Feedback Control
Bhagyashree Senapati, University of Oxford
A Body-Brain Mechanism for Malaise-Driven Memory Updating
Paul Marvar, George Washington University
Novel Methodology for Measuring Internal State-Dependent Conditioned Cardio-Behavioral Responses In Mice: Implications For Interoception In PTSD
Sonali S Mali, University of California, Berkeley
SARS-CoV-2 Co-Opts TRPA1+ Sensory Neurons To Drive Sneeze
Sarah Monroe, Duke University
Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells Influence The Central Nervous System Response To Respiratory Viral
Galit Shohat-Ophir, Bar-Ilan University
Dissecting the Function of NPY System In Drosophila as a Hub for Sensory And Interoceptive Mechanisms Encoding Motivational States
Minel Arinel, Duke University
Decoding Gut Signals in the Larval Zebrafish Brain
Hong Chen, Washington University in St. Louis
Ultrasound Neuromodulation For Controlling Whole-Body Metabolic Function
Wataru Yamamoto, Columbia University
A Neural Mechanism Regulating Water Excretion In Hydra Vulgaris
Kristen Frenzel, Center for Advanced Motor BioEngineering and Research (CAMBER) and Emory University
Flexible Arrays for Sensing and Perturbing Peripheral Organ Systems & pre-record By Sam Sober
Lunch  
12:30–1:30 PM
 Atrium
Poster Session 1  
1:00–3:00 PM
 Level 2-4
Editors' Panel Discussion: Publishing Your Interoception Research  
3:00–4:00 PM
 Auditorium
Rui M. Costa, Allen Institute
*Session Chair
Shari Wiseman, Nature Neuroscience
Chief Editor
Lucas Smith, PLOS Biology
Senior Editor
Luis Gomes, Cell Press
Scientific Editor
Jasmine Pan, Communications Biology
Associate Editor
Connect & Collaborate: Networking Hour  
4:00–5:00 PM
 Atrium
Interoception and Emotion  
5:00–7:00 PM
 Auditorium
* Henry Evrard, International Center for Primate Brain Research
Session Chair
* Sarah J Certel, University of Montana
Session Chair
Meryl Malezieux, Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry
Insular Processing of Cardiac Signals and Emotion State Coding
Olujimi Ajijola, University of California, Los Angeles
Bidirectional Pathways Governing Interoceptive and Cardiac Neural Control
Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine
Feeling the Urge: Mechanosensory Contributions to Urinary Function
Peng Li, University of Michigan
Short Talk: Interoceptive Pathways In Breathing Control
Sahib Khalsa, University of California, Los Angeles
Short Talk: A Novel Probe Of Gut-Brain Signaling: Ingestible Capsules Reveal Interoceptive Dysregulation in Anorexia Nervosa
Dinner on Own  
7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Breakfast  
7:00–8:00 AM
 Atrium
Poster Setup  
7:30–8:00 AM
 Level 2-4
Poster Viewing  
7:45–3:30 PM
 Level 2-4
Integrative Interoception  
8:00–11:00 AM
 Auditorium
* Staci Bilbo, Duke University
Session Chair
* Frederike H Petzschner, Brown University
Session Chair
Misha Ahrens, Janelia Research Campus
Interoception in Zebrafish
Rui M. Costa, Allen Institute
Descending Innervation and Control of Interoception
Mark L. Andermann, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Integration of Interoceptive Pathways in the Parabrachial Nucleus
Peter Dayan, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Computational Interoception
Henry Evrard, International Center for Primate Brain Research
Short Talk: Functional And Comparative Neuroanatomy Of Interoception In Primates
Sung-Yon Kim, Seoul National University
Short Talk: A Pharynx-to-forebrain Circuit for Rapid Thirst Quenching
Rui Chang, Yale University
Short Talk: Unravelling the Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System and its Pathways to Heart
Coffee Break  
10:45–11:10 AM
 Atrium
Award Recipient Acknowledgement
11:10–11:15 AM
 Auditorium
Symposia Spotlight 2: The Future of Interoception  
11:15–12:30 PM
 Auditorium
* Galit Shohat-Ophir, Bar-Ilan University
Session Chair
* Naama Reicher, Bohorquez Lab
Session Chair
Tongtong Wang, California Institute of Technology
Selective Sympathetic Innervation for Modulating Visceral Functions
Alexandra S Klein, University of California, San Francisco
Control of Anxiety States and Underlying Neural Dynamics by Respiratory Rhythms
Michael Schappe, Harvard Medical School
Neuro-Epithelial Coding of Airway Senses
Catherine Thorn, The University of Texas at Dallas
Lateralization of Vagal Reward Signaling
Chen Ran, The Scripps Research Institute
Anatomical and Functional Architecture of Brainstem Interoceptive Pathways
Jen Wloszek, University of Michigan
Context-Dependent Glucose Mobilization Is Modulated Through Specialized Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neural Populations
Laura L Kaiser, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Integration of Exteroceptive Temperature Sensing And Interoceptive Leptin-Sensing In Preoptic Area Neurons (Poa-Lepr) Modulates Food Intake Via Melanocortin Pathways
Larry Hunter, University of Chicago
The Role Of Interoception In Caring
Brianna Dailey-Krempel, University of Minnesota
Transcriptomic Analysis of Kidney-Innervating Spinal and Vagal Sensory Neurons
Virginia M Ruetten, Janelia Research Campus
Whole Body Imaging of Cellular Activity: A New Paradigm for Studying Organism-Wide Physiology
Lunch  
12:30–1:30 PM
 Atrium
Poster Session 2  
1:00–3:00 PM
 Level 2-4
Coffee Available  
3:00–3:30 PM
 Atrium
Gut-Brain Axis  
3:30–5:15 PM
 Auditorium
* Katalin M Gothard, The University of Arizona
Session Chair
* Catherine Thorn, The University of Texas at Dallas
Session Chair
Walter J Koroshetz, NINDS, National Institutes of Health
Short Talk: Remote Presentation: Interoception at NIH: Blueprint, BRAIN and SPARC Initiatives
Lauren L Orefice, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
The role of dorsal root ganglia neurons in autism-associated gastrointestinal dysfunction
Qiufu Ma, Westlake University
Inflammation and Pain Modulation by Electroacupuncture
Amber L. Alhadeff, Monell Chemical Senses Center
Ascending Vagal and Spinal Pathways Regulating Energy Balance
Panel Discussion: How do we Ensure Continued Growth in this Field?  
5:15–5:45 PM
 Auditorium
* Xin Sun, University of California, San Diego
* Rui M. Costa, Allen Institute
* Mark L. Andermann, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)  
5:45–6:00 PM
 Auditorium
Dinner on Own  
6:00–7:00 PM
Friday, April 25, 2025
Departure  
8:00–9:00 AM

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