BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID: 1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE: America/Los_Angeles DTSTAMP: 20260531T131756 BEGIN:VEVENT UID: info@vconferenceonline.com SUMMARY:Behavioral Neuroscience Papers II: Genetic, Translational, and Neural Network Approaches PRIORITY:0 CATEGORIES:SESSION CLASS:PUBLIC DTSTART:20200618T140000 DTEND:20200618T152000 URL: https://event.vconferenceonline.com DESCRIPTION:CHAIR: TRAVIS TODD

2:00pm - 2:15pm
ANTICIPATORY NAUSEA IN CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY: PREDICTING AND UNDERSTANDING ITS INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY
MAX LEVINE (SIENA COLLEGE), KRISTINA PUZINO (PENN STATE UNIVERSITY), KENNETH KOCH (WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
Cancer patients’ anticipatory nausea prior to chemotherapy was significantly correlated with both acute and delayed nausea experienced during and after patients’ initial session. These results are consistent with a classical conditioning model of anticipatory nausea. Sex, age, and ethnicity also appeared to be important factors. An improved ability to identify patients at risk for anticipatory nausea is hoped to facilitate the development of effective interventions.

2:20pm - 2:35pm
RESCUING INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF ABERRANT DNA METHYLATION ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY LIFE MALTREATMENT
NICHOLAS COLLINS, CATHERINE ZIMMERMAN, TIFFANY DOHERTY, TANIA ROTH (UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE)
Early life adversity can increase the propensity for future aberrant maternal behavior through epigenomic modification. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi’s) have been shown to rescue aberrant DNA methylation and behavioral phenotypes in animal models. We investigated if an HDACi can normalize aberrant DNA methylation associated with maltreatment. A dose sufficiently lowered methylation in the female PFC. Ongoing work is determining if this dose is sufficient in rescuing aberrant caregiving behavior and the epigenome of the progeny.

2:40pm - 2:55pm
TRANSGENERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PATERNAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE
JENNIFER KOABEL, MICHAEL NIZHNIKOV (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY)
Research suggests that addictive traits are heritable, but very few studies have been performed to explore transgenerational effects of paternal alcohol exposure. We exposed male rats to binge doses of alcohol or water and mated them with untreated females. We bred their offspring to test the second generation’s ethanol intake and behavioral differences in light/dark box and elevated plus maze. The results show that differences do indeed exhibit themselves in subsequent generations.

3:00pm - 3:15pm
ADAPTIVE NEURAL NETWORKS ACCOUNTED FOR BY FIVE INSTANCES OF “RESPONDENT-BASED” CONDITIONING
MICHAEL COMMONS (HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL), PATRICE MILLER (SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY), SIMRAN MAHOLTRA, SHUTONG WEI (DARE ASSOCIATION)
Neural networks may be made faster and more efficient by reducing the amount of memory and computation used. In this paper, a new type of neural network, called an Adaptive Neural Network, is introduced. The proposed neural network is comprised of 5 unique pairings of events. The use of these simple respondent pairings as a basis for neural networks reduces errors. Examples of problems that may be addressable by such networks are included. LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR