Montreal Conference on Pain Circuits

The conference will bring together scientists studying:

• Normal and neuropathic nociceptive circuit function
• The emotive and discriminatory dimensions of pain
• The interface between nociception and other somatosensory modalities
• The development and maturation of pain circuits
• How noxious stimuli are translated into behavioural responses

Some of the techniques and concepts featured at this conference include:

• Electrophysiological properties of nociceptive circuits
• Molecular profiling of nociceptive neurons
• Circuit tracing using classical and viral approaches
• Chemogenetic and optogenetic manipulation of neural circuits
• Molecular and genetic basis of neural circuit assembly

The conference is also an opportunity for trainees to interact with the world experts on nociceptive circuits: most submitted trainee abstracts will be presented in poster format, while a selection of them will be presented orally.

Organizers:
Artur Kania, IRCM
Reza Sharif Naeini, McGill University
Hélène Beaudry, QPRN