2026 Symposium Program and Agenda

DAY ONE: THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026

 

8:00AM - 9:00AM
Registration
Hallway Outside Auditorium
8:00AM – 9:00AM
BREAKFAST
Heritage Room
9:00AM – 9:30AM
Welcome and Introductions  
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
9:30AM – 10:15AM
The Role of Interoception in Emotion
Dr. Kristen Lindquist
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
10:15AM – 10:30AM
Discussion
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
10:30AM – 11:00AM
BREAK 
Heritage Room
11:00AM - 11:15AM
Data Blitz
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
11:15AM – 12:00PM
The Role of Interoceptive Signals in Motivation
Dr. Karen Quigley
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
12:00PM – 12:15PM
Discussion  
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
12:15PM – 1:45PM
LUNCH ON OWN
 
1:45PM - 2:30PM
Feeling the Buzz: Alcohol Interoceptive Effects and Peripheral Responses
Dr. Joyce Besheer 
Interoception, Learning, and Nicotine Use Liability
Dr. Rick Bevins
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
2:30PM - 2:45PM
Discussion 
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
2:50PM – 3:05PM  
Data Blitz
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
3:15PM - 5:15PM
Poster Session
Regency Suite

DAY TWO: FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026

 

8:00AM - 9:00AM
Registration                                 
Hallway Outside Auditorium  
8:00AM – 9:00AM
BREAKFAST
Heritage Room
9:00AM – 9:45AM
Inside & Insight: Metacognition and Interoception - A Computational Approach
Dr. Martin Paulus
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
9:45AM – 10:00AM   
Discussion
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
10:00AM - 10:30AM
BREAK
Heritage Room
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Data Blitz
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
10:45AM – 11:30AM
The Role of Interoception in Regulated and Dysregulated Drug Intake
Dr. Anthony Riley                                 
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
11:30AM – 11:45AM
Discussion
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
11:50AM – 12:20PM
Panel Discussion
L-NU Swanson Auditorium
12:20PM – 12:30PM
Closing Remarks 
L-NU Swanson Auditorium