Conference Program

The Social Neuroscience of Relationships, Attachment & Caregiving

(Preliminary) Conference Program

(Preliminary) Program Conference Day 1 – August 14, 2023

09:00 – 09:45 Keynote I: Dr Pascal Vrticka (University of Essex, UK)
Charting the Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment (SoNeAt)

09:45 – 10:30 Keynote II – Dr Lars White
How neat is SoNeAt for advancing our understanding on clinical risk? The utility of psychophysiological correlates to bridge attachment disorganisation / disruption and developmental psychopathology

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45 Keynote III – Dr Shir Atzil
The allostatic roots of social bonding

11:45 – 12:30 Keynote IV – Dr Jodi Pawluski
“Mommy Brain” Rebranded: Understanding the value of the maternal brain

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:00 Panel Discussion
All four morning keynote speakers & audience

15:00 – 16:00 Early Career Researcher Talks
Short oral presentations of selected abstracts

16:00 – 17:00 Early Career Researcher Posters
Poster presentations of selected abstracts


(Preliminary) Program Conference Day 2 – August 15, 2023

09:00 – 09:45 Keynote V – Prof Tsachi Ein-Dor
Unlocking the Biological Secrets of Attachment: A Unified Model from an Epigenetic Perspective

09:45 – 10:30 Keynote VI – Dr Patricia Pelufo Silveira
Investigating the interplay between gene networks and the quality of the early environment on child health and development using expression-based polygenic scores

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45 Keynote VII – Dr Katie Daughters
The role of oxytocin in attachment and social behaviour: Mums, myths and legends

11:45 – 12:30 Keynote VIII – Dr Rebecca Böhme
The role of social touch in development, relationships, and well-being

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:00 Panel Discussion
All four morning keynote speakers & audience

15:00 – 16:00 Early Career Researcher Talks
Short oral presentations of selected abstracts

16:00 – 17:00 Early Career Researcher Posters
Poster presentations of selected abstracts

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