PLENARY LECTURERS ANA AMADORUniversity of Buenos Aires, Argentina “An integrative view of birdsong production: biomechanics and neural dynamics” EUGENIA CHIAPPEChampalimaud, Portugal “Motor context orchestrates visual control of locomotion in Drosophila” ELENA GRACHEVAYale, USA “Molecular adaptations to the unique life style in mammalian hibernators” ELISSA HALLEMUCLA, USA “Neurobiology of parasitic nematodes. Host-seeking behaviors of skin-penetrating nematodes” MICHIYO KINOSHITASOKENDAI, Japan “Visual world of flower foraging swallowtail butterflies” NATHAN MOREHOUSEUniversity of Cincinnati, USA “Male Courtship, Female Visual Attention, and the Evolution of Display Complexity in Jumping Spiders” JENNY READNewcastle, UK “Stereoscopic vision in the praying mantis” CARLOS RIBEIROChampalimaud, Portugal “The gourmet fly: how needs turn into wants” HIDEAKI TAKEUCHITohoku University, Japan “Exploring the neural geography of the social brain using medaka fish”