Hello all, Further to Gary's email, Liat has provided an abstract of her talk: - The road ahead : A walk on the aversive side - the nucleus accumbens and other creatures In this talk recent brain imaging (fMRI) data will presented that supports a bivalent view of the nucleus accumbens function and calls for expansion of current models of the role of this region in behaviour that are solely focused on reward. Based on this work future research ideas and goals (see below) will be presented for open discussion. Research short-and long term goals. Examine processing of affective information and its affect on action selection and decision making at different stages of development; Investigate the neural networks that underlie disinhibited behaviour and inability to learn from punishing experiences; Study the risk factors for disorders of affect, critical periods and intervention strategies. - As always all are welcome, and as Gary noted, if that wasn't incentive enough there will be refreshments available once we're returned from the aversive side. Thanks, Sam Gary Green wrote: