SFN 2025: BBQS at Neuroscience

Join BBQS at SFN 2025!

Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

November 15-19, 2025 • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA

The Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) Initiative will have a major presence at this year’s Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Connect with our researchers, explore cutting-edge tools, and learn about the latest developments in brain-behavior research.

📍 Quick Info

📊 Schedule at a Glance

Total: 12+ presentations across 4 days

Click on any day to jump to detailed schedule

🏢 Visit Our Booths

Booth #3830: EMBER & BossDB

Learn about the Ecosystem for Multi-modal Brain-behavior Experimentation and Research (EMBER) and the Block Object Storage Service Database (BossDB).

Booth #3831: DANDI & NWB

Explore the Distributed Archives for Neurophysiology Data Integration (DANDI) and Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) standards.
Stop by for BBQS-specific meet & greet times!

📅 Schedule of Events

Sunday, November 16

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Nanosymposium Talk

NANO011.10 • Neural dynamics during real-world wayfinding in humans

• Time: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
• Location: SDCC Room 25A
• Presenter: Cory Inman (University of Utah)
• Keywords: Electrophysiology, Wearable Recordings, Memory, Emotion, Navigation
• Grant: R61 (Inman)

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Nanosymposium Talk

NANO017 • Neural population dynamics during naturalistic versus task-related behavior

• Time: 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
• Location: SDCC Room 24A
• Presenters: P. Middlebrooks, A. Eagle, M. A. Nicholas, A. Hsu, E. A. Yttri
• Institutions: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• Session: Motor Planning and Execution: Behavior and Neurophysiology

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Minisymposium

Emerging Experimental Approaches to Probe Conserved Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Underlying Affiliative and Antagonistic Social Behaviors

• Organizer: Farah Bader
• Multiple speakers exploring social behavior mechanisms across species

Monday, November 17

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Poster Session

PSTR197.03 • Towards multi-timescale neural dynamics inference

• Presenter: Lulu Gong (Yale University)
• Grant: R34 (Padilla Coreano, Saxena, Wesson)

PSTR198 • Ten years of NWB: past, present, and future of standardization in neurophysiology

• Presenters: Ryan Ly, Oliver Ruebel (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
• Keywords: NWB, Neurophysiology, DANDI, Data standards, Electrophysiology, Behavior
• Grant: U24 BARD.CC (Ghosh, Cabrera, Kennedy)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Special Lecture

LEC11 • From Foraging to Flashbacks: The Neural Basis of Spatial Memory and Mental Time Travel

• Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• Location: SDCC Ballroom 20
• Speaker: Nanthia Suthana
• Description: Findings from human intracranial recordings focusing on the hippocampus and related regions to reveal how neural activity during real-world navigation and memory recall underlies both memory function and its pathological disruptions

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | BBQS Networking Event

BBQS Informal Gathering

• Location: Near Convention Center
• Join fellow BBQS researchers for networking and discussion!

Tuesday, November 18

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Morning Sessions

NANO035 • Neural dynamics of social evidence accumulation in cooperative interactions of freely moving marmosets

• Presenter: Weikang Shi (Yale University)
• Keywords: Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, Naturalistic, Strategic interaction
• Grant: U01 (Chang, Jadi, Nandy, Saxena)

PSTR301.11 • Understanding social cooperation in rats with multi-agent reinforcement learning

• Presenter: Amelia Johnson (Yale University)
• Keywords: Cooperation, Computational modeling
• Grant: U01 (Chang, Jadi, Nandy, Saxena)

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Afternoon Session

PP9 • Physiological states and mPFC circuit dynamics track social valence, familiarity, and rank in mice

• Presenter: Sequoia Smith (University of Florida)
• Keywords: Systems neuroscience, Medial prefrontal cortex
• Grant: R34 (Padilla Coreano, Saxena, Wesson)

Wednesday, November 19

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Morning Sessions

PSTR090 • Topological data analysis reveals stable relative postural states during social interaction between freely moving animals

• Presenters: Jared Reiling, Mengsen Zhang (Michigan State University)
• Keywords: Computation, Social Behavior, Dynamics
• Grant: R34 (Frohlich, Zhang)

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Afternoon Sessions

PSTR477.18 • EMBER: Towards a living resource for neurophysiological and behavioral data

Full Title: Ecosystem for multi-modal brain-behavior experimentation and research (EMBER): Towards a living resource for neurophysiological and behavioral data storage, harmonization, dissemination, and analysis

• Presenters: Nicole Tregoning, Brock Wester (JHU Applied Physics Laboratory)
• Keywords: Computational, Social behavior, Data archive
• Grant: R24 EMBER (Wester)

The Ecosystem of Standards in Neuroscience: Which Ones Are For You?

• Presenters: Oliver Ruebel, Brock Wester
• Keywords: Data, Standards, Ecosystem, Community
• Grants: U24 BARD.CC, R24 EMBER

Multimodal analysis of intracranial neural data from DBS patients with psychiatric disorders

• Presenters: Brock Wester and team (JHU Applied Physics Laboratory)
• Keywords: Data, Analysis, DBS, Behavior
• Grants: U24 BARD.CC, R24 EMBER

Integration and development of AI/ML and analytical tools for the Data Ecosystem

• Presenters: Rahul Hingorani, Talmo Pereira, Brock Wester
• Keywords: Data, Analysis, Tool Integration, AI, Behavior
• Grants: U24 BARD.CC, R24 EMBER

🔬 Presentations by Research Theme

Data & AI Tool Developments

Standards & Infrastructure

• Ten years of NWB (Mon 8-12 PM, PSTR198)
  Ryan Ly, Oliver Ruebel

• The Ecosystem of Standards in Neuroscience (Wed 1-5 PM)
  Oliver Ruebel, Brock Wester

• EMBER Living Resource (Wed 1-5 PM, PSTR477.18)
  Nicole Tregoning, Brock Wester

• AI/ML Tool Integration (Wed 1-5 PM)
  Rahul Hingorani, Talmo Pereira

• Psych-DS: FAIR data standard
  Melissa Kline Struhl (MIT)

Computational Methods

• Multi-timescale neural dynamics inference (Mon 8-12 PM, PSTR197.03)
  Lulu Gong

• Topological data analysis in social interaction (Wed 8-12 PM, PSTR090)
  Jared Reiling, Mengsen Zhang

• Multi-agent reinforcement learning (Tue 8-12 PM, PSTR301.11)
  Amelia Johnson

• Multimodal DBS data analysis (Wed 1-5 PM)
  Brock Wester

Animal Behavioral Studies

Social Behavior Research

• Neural dynamics in cooperating marmosets (Tue 8-12 AM, NANO035)
  Weikang Shi

• Social cooperation in rats (Tue 8-12 AM, PSTR301.11)
  Amelia Johnson

• mPFC dynamics in social contexts (Tue 1-5 PM, PP9)
  Sequoia Smith

• Postural states during social interaction (Wed 8-12 PM, PSTR090)
  Jared Reiling

• Neural population dynamics
  Eric Yttri (CMU)

Human Behavioral Studies

Clinical & Cognitive Neuroscience

• Real-world wayfinding and navigation (Sun 10:15 AM, NANO011.10)
  Cory Inman

• Metabolic cost monitoring in ACC
  Tyler Albarran (Georgia Tech)

• DBS treatment response tracking
  Elif Ceren Fitoz (Georgia Tech)

• CAMERA: Ecological research
  Josh Jacobs, Brett Youngerman (Columbia)

• Effort-based decision making
  Vivek Anand (Georgia Tech)

• Muscle fatigue perception
  Camilla May (Georgia Tech)

• Visual attention during navigation
  Alireza Kazemi (Utah)

🤝 Participating BBQS Projects

U24: BARD.CC

AI Resource and Data Coordinating Center

• PIs: Satrajit Ghosh, Laura Cabrera, David N. Kennedy
• Focus: NWB standardization, Standards ecosystem
• Booth: #3831 (DANDI/NWB)

R24: EMBER

Ecosystem for Multi-modal Brain-behavior Experimentation

• PI: Brock A. Wester
• Focus: Data ecosystem, AI/ML tools, Standards
• Booth: #3830 (shared with BossDB)

U01: Primates Study

Naturalistic Cooperation and Competition in Primates

• MPIs: Chang, Jadi, Nandy, Saxena
• Focus: Marmoset cooperation, Rat cooperation modeling

R34: Dynamic Transitions

Dynamic Transitions Across Neural, Behavioral, and Social Scales

• PIs: Flavio Frohlich, Mengsen Zhang
• Focus: Topological data analysis

R34: Social Motif Generator

Biological Rhythms for Resilient Social Motif Generator

• PIs: Nancy Padilla Coreano, Shreya Saxena, Daniel W. Wesson
• Focus: mPFC circuit dynamics in social contexts

R61: Neural Oscillations

Neural Oscillations and Privacy-Preserving Sensing

• PIs: Ertin, Grammer, Agatha Lenartowicz
• Focus: Attention tracking using privacy-preserving sensing technology

R61: Memory Formation

Capturing Autobiographical Memory Formation

• PI: Cory Shields Inman
• Focus: Real-world wayfinding and navigation

R61: DBS Research

Subcallosal Cingulate DBS Research

• PI: Christopher Rozell
• Focus: Clinical studies on effort, decision-making, treatment response

🔗 Connect with BBQS Researchers

SfN Special Linking Groups

Use these codes in the SfN abstract submission system to find and connect with BBQS researchers:

• Animal Studies: ShamrockPlum
• Human Studies: BrassMango
• Data & AI Tools: RedDenim

Use the Special Linking Group Report in the abstract submission site to find related research groups.

🤝 Connect with BBQS

At SfN 2025

• Visit our booths: #3830 (EMBER/BossDB) and #3831 (DANDI/NWB)
• Join the Monday networking event: Nov 17, 12:00-2:00 PM near Convention Center
• Connect through SfN linking groups: Use codes ShamrockPlum, BrassMango, or RedDenim

Questions?

Contact us at admin@brain-bbqs.org

Learn More

• SfN Meeting Website
• BBQS Projects
• BBQS Resources

📝 Additional Notes

Presentation Materials

Most presenters have agreed to share their talks and posters. Check back after the conference for links to materials.

Page last updated: November 2025

Looking forward to seeing you in San Diego!