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Invertebrate neuroscience and CephsInAction at the Mediterranean Society for Neuroscience Meeting Cagliari 2015

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Invertebrate neuroscience, and in particular cephalopod research, is well represented in the Mediterranean region. Therefore, the recent meeting of the Mediterranean Society for Neuroscience in Santa Margherita di Pula, Sardinia (12–15 June 2015) provided an excellent opportunity for invertebrate contributions. Furthermore, the Chair of an EU COST Action for cephalopod research (FA1301; www.cephsinaction.org), Giovanna Ponte, together with Graziano Fiorito from the Stazione Zoologica, Naples, aligned a meeting of research groups working in the field of cephalopod neurophysiology from across Europe to coincide with the neuroscience meeting. This provided an exciting forum for exchange of ideas. Here we provide brief highlights of both events and an explanation of the activities of the COST Action for the broader invertebrate neuroscience community.

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The COST Action FA1301 CephsInAction supported this meeting and the participation of 12 speakers (including six early career researchers).

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  1. Centre for Biological Sciences, Building 85, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Lindy Holden-Dye

  2. Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Naples, Italy

    Graziano Fiorito

  3. Cephalopod Research (CephRes), Via dei Fiorentini, 80133, Naples, Italy

    Giovanna Ponte

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Correspondence to Lindy Holden-Dye.

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Holden-Dye, L., Fiorito, G. & Ponte, G. Invertebrate neuroscience and CephsInAction at the Mediterranean Society for Neuroscience Meeting Cagliari 2015. Invert Neurosci 15, 6 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-015-0182-z

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