Brief resume
CURICULUM VITAEAthanasios Dinopoulos
Born:
Citizen:
Business address: Thessaloniki, Greece - January 1, 1953
Greek
Laboratory of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaloniki, 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: 00302310 999877, e-mail: dinop@vet.auth.gr
Education
1977
1984
1985 (1,5 months)
1987 (7 months)
1990 (2 months)
1993 (20 days)
1994 (10 days) Veterinary Medicine - DVM, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ph. D. in Veterinary Anatomy, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research in immunocytochemistry, University College London
Research in immunocytochemistry, University College London
Research in immunocytochemistry, University College London
Research in immunocytochemistry, University College London
Research of cell lineage in the brain, University College London
Society Membership
European Neuroscience Association
International Brain Research Organization (IBRO)
Hellenic Society for Neuroscience
Professional experience
1999- present
1994 - 1999
1990 - 1994
1986 - 1990
1980 - 1986 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Administration
1996-1998: President-elect, Hellenic Society for Neuroscience
1998-2000: President, Hellenic Society for Neuroscience
2000- 2012: Head of the Laboratory of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2001- : Member of the International Committee of Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature (INVGAN)
2007- 2009: Vice-Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2007-2009: President of the Self Evaluation Report Committee. The Committee prepared the Faculty for evaluation and accreditation following EU procedures –Directive 2005/36/EC
2009-2011: President, Research and Ethical Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
2010- 2012 : Member, Research Committee, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2011-2013: Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2017: Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (3 months term) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Reviewer:
• Experimental Neurology
• Neuroscience
• Journal of Neurocytology.
• Journal of Neurochemistry
• Anatomical Record
• HJCAM
Research Publications
1. Dinopoulos, A., A. N. Karamanlidis, G. Papadopoulos, J. Antonopoulos, and H. Michaloudi. Thalamic projections to motor, prefrontal, and somatosenseroy cortex in the sheep studied by means of the horseradish peroxidase retrograde transport method. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1985, 241: 63-81.
2. Papadopoulos, G. C., A. N. Karamanlidis, H. Michaloudi, A. Dinopoulos, J. Antonopoulos, and J. G. Parnavelas. The coexistence of oxytocin and corticotropin -releasing factor in the hypothalamus: An immunocytochemical study in the rat, sheep and hedgehog. Neuroscience Letters, 1985, 62: 213-218.
3. Papadopoulos, G. C., A. N. Karamanlidis, A. Dinopoulos, and J. Antonopoulos. Somatostatinlike immunoreactive neurons in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and sheep (Ovis aries) central nervous system. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1986, 244: 174-192.
4. Papadopoulos, G. C., A. N. Karamanlidis, J. Antonopoulos, and A. Dinopoulos. Neurotensinlike immunoreactive neurons in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and the sheep (Ovis aries) central nervous system. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 244: 193-203.
5. Dinopoulos, A., J. G. Parnavelas, and F. Eckenstein. Morphological characterization of cholinergic neurons of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Broca in the basal forebrain of the rat. Journal of Neurocytology, 1986, 15: 619-628.
6. Michaloudi, H., A. N. Karamanlidis, A. Dinopoulos, G. Papadopoulos, and J. Antonopoulos. Thalamic projections to the posterior ectosylvian gyri of the sheep brain, revealed with the retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase. Anatomy and Embryology, 1986, 175: 77-90.
7. Dinopoulos, A., A. N. Karamanlidis, H. Michaloudi, J. Antonopoulos, and G. Papadopoulos. Retinal projections in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). An autoradiographic and horseradish peroxidase study. Anatomy and Embryology, 1987, 176: 65-70.
8. Antonopoulos, J., G. C. Papadopoulos, A. N. Karamanlidis, J. G. Parnavelas, A. Dinopoulos, and H. Michaloudi. VIP- and CCK- like immunoreactive neurons in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and sheep (Ovis aries) brain. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1987, 263: 290-307.
9. Dinopoulos, A., H. Michaloudi, A. N. Karamanlidis, J. Antonopoulos, and J. G. Parnavelas. Basal forebrain neurons project to the cortical mantle of the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). Neuroscience Letters, 1988, 86: 127-132.
10. Dinopoulos, A., J. G. Parnavelas, H. B. M. Uylings, and C. G. Van Eden. Morphology of neurons in the basal forebrain nuclei in the rat: A Golgi study. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1988, 272: 461-474.
11. Michaloudi, H., A. Dinopoulos, A. N. Karamanlidis, G. C. Papadopoulos, and J. Antonopoulos. Cortical and brain stem projections to the spinal cord of the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). A horseradish peroxidase study. Anatomy and Embryology, 1988, 178: 259-270.
12. Antonopoulos, J., A. N. Karamanlidis, G. C. Papadopoulos, H. Michaloudi, A. Dinopoulos, and J. G. Parnavelas. Neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactive neurons in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and the sheep (Ovis aries) brain. Journal of Hirnforschung, 1989, 30: 349-360.
13. Dinopoulos, A., L. A. Eadie, I. Dori, and J. G. Parnavelas. The development of basal forebrain projections to the rat visual cortex. Experimental Brain Research, 1989, 76: 563-571.
14. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori, S. W. Davies, and J. G. Parnavelas. Neurochemical heterogeneity amongst cotrifugal and callosal projections. Experimental Neurology, 1989, 105: 36-44.
15. Dinopoulos, A., G. C. Papadopoulos, J. G. Parnavelas, J. Antonopoulos, and A. N. Karamanlidis. Basal forebrain projections to the lower brain stem in the rat. Experimental Neurology, 1989, 105: 316-319.
16. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori, and J. G. Parnavelas. Immunohistochemical localization of aspartate in corticofugal pathways. Neuroscience Letters, 1991, 121: 25-28.
17. Dinopoulos, A., and J. G. Parnavelas. The development of ventral tegmental area (VTA) projections to the visual cortex of the rat. Neuroscience Letters, 1991, 134: 12-16.
18. Dinopoulos, A., H. B. M. Uylings, and J. G. Parnavelas. The development of neurons in the nuclei of the horizontal and vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca of the rat: qualitative and quantitative analysis of Golgi preparations. Developmental Brain Research, 1992, 65: 56-74.
19. Dinopoulos, A., G. C. Papadopoulos, H. Michaloudi, J. G. Parnavelas, H.B.M. Uylings, and A. N. Karamanlidis. Claustrum in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) brain: cytoarchitecture and connections with cortical and subcortical structures. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1992, 316: 187-205.
20. Dori, I., A. Dinopoulos, M. Cavanagh, and J. G. Parnavelas. Proportion of glutamate-immunoreactive and asparate-immunoreactive neurons in the afferent pathways of the rat visual cortex varies according to the target. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1992, 319: 191-204.
21. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori, and J. G. Parnavelas. Serotonergic innervation of the mature and developing lateral septum or the rat: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. Neuroscience, 1993, 55: 209-222.
22. Dinopoulos, A. Reciprocal connections of the motor neocortical area with the contralateral thalamus in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) brain. European Journal of Neuroscience, 1994, 6: 374-380.
23. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori. The development of the serotonergic fiber network of the lateral ventricles of the rat brain: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. Experimental Neurology, 1995, 133: 73-84.
24. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori, and J. G. Parnavelas. Serotonergic innervation of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat during postnatal development: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1995, 363: 532-544.
25. Dori, I., A. Dinopoulos, M. E. Blue, and J. G. Parnavelas. Regional differences in the ontogeny of the serotonergic projection to the cerebral cortex. Experimental Neurology, 1996, 138: 1-14.
26. Parnavelas, J. G., A. Dinopoulos, and N. Brecha. Transient features of tachykinin peptide innervation of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the rabbit during postnatal development. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1997, 380: 310-318.
27. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori, and J. G. Parnavelas. The serotonin innervation of the basal forebrain shows a transient phase during development. Developmental Brain Res., 1997, 99: 38-52.
28. Antonopoulos, J., A. Dinopoulos, I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. Distribution and synaptology of dopaminergic fibers in the mature and developing lateral septum of the rat. Developmental Brain Research, 1997, 102:135-141.
29. Rallis, T., D. Tontis, K. Adamama-Moraitou, M. Mylonakis, and A. Dinopoulos. Helicobacter spp associate gastritis in dogs. Hellenic Journal of Gastroenterology, 1997, 10: 297-301.
30. Dori, I., A. Dinopoulos, and J.G. Panravelas. The development of the synaptic organization of the serotonergic system differs in brain areas with different functions. Experimental Neurology, 1998, 154: 113-125.
31. Latsari, M., I. Dori, J. Antonopoulos, M. Chiotelli, and A. Dinopoulos. The noradrenergic innervation of the developing and mature visual and motor cortex of the rat brain : a light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2002, 445:145-158.
32. Antonopoulos, J., I. Dori, A. Dinopoulos, M. Chiotelli, and J.G. Parnavelas. Postnatal development of the dopaminergic system in relation to the compartmental organization of the striatum in the rat. Neuroscience, 2002, 110:245-256.
33. Antonopoulos, J., M. Latsari, I. Dori, M. Chiotelli, J. G. Parnavelas, and A. Dinopoulos. Noradrenergic innervation of the developing and mature septal area of the rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2004, 476:80-90.
34. Latsari, M., J. Antonopoulos, I. Dori, M. Chiotelli, and A. Dinopoulos. Postnatal development of the noradrenergic system in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat. Developmental Brain Research, 2004, 149:79-83.
35. Adamama Moraitou, K. K., G. D. Brellou, T. S. Rallis, N. Zavros, D. Pardali, A. Dinopoulos, and I. Vlemmas. Chronic progressive autonomic dysfunction in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2006, A53: 81-84.
36. Sophou, S., I. Dori, J. G. Parnavelas, and A. Dinopoulos. Apoptosis in the rat basal forebrain during development and following lesions of connections. European Journal of Neuroscience, 2006, 24: 573-585.
37. Mellios, K. T. Zacharaki, S. Sophou, M. Latsari, J. Antonopoulos, A. Dinopoulos, J. G. Parnavelas and I. Dori. Natural and lesion-induced apoptosis in the rat striatum during development. Brain Research, 2009, 1256: 30-44.
38. Zacharaki, T. S. Sophou, A. Giannakopoulou, A. Dinopoulos, I. Antonopoulos, J. G. Parnavelas and I. Dori. Natural and lesion-induced apoptosis in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus during development. Brain Research, 2010, 1344: 62-76.
39. Dinopoulos, A. Neuroscience and interdisciplinarity. Bridging the gap between the sciences and the humanities. Culture and Research, 2015, 4: 171-190.
40. Dinopoulos, A. In search of time and memory. A neurobiological approach of Marcel Proust’s novel “In Search of Lost Time”. Culture and Research, 2017, 6: 71-107.
41. Dinopoulos A. Greek mythology and evolution. Madragoras, 2018, 57: 54-58.
42. Dinopoulos A. The illusionary world of homo sapiens. Madragoras, 2018, 58: 92-97.
43. Dinopoulos, A. Consciousness and free will. A neurobiological approach. Greek Philosophical Review, 2018, 104: 75-104.
44. Dinopoulos, A. Proust vs Freud. Iatriki, 107: 59-68.
45. Dinopoulos, A. Fire, women and the sea. The problem of motion perception. Madragoras, 59: 101-105.
Books, Translations and Invited Review Articles
1. Parnavelas, J.G., A. Dinopoulos and S.W. Davies (1989). The Central Visual Pathways. In: Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy. Vol. 7: Integrated Systems of the CNS, part II, (Eds. A. Bjorklund, T. Hökfelt and L. W. Swanson) Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 1-164.
2. Cavanagh, M.E., A. Dinopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas (1991). Development of Neurotransmitters in the Mammalian Visual System. In: Vision and Visual Disfunction, Vol. II: Development and Plasticity of the Visual System, (Ed. J. R. Cronly-Dillon) Macmillan, London, pp. 353-368.
3. Dinopoulos, Α (2002). Inner Vision: an exploration of art and the brain (S. Zeki). Translation into Greek. Publications of the University of Crete, pp. 284.
4. Dinopoulos, Α., Μ. Latsari (2004). Phantoms in the Brain (V. S.Ramachandran and S. Blakeslee). Translation into Greek. Publications of the University of Crete, pp. 403.
5. Dinopoulos, Α. (2007). «In Search of Lost Time» A neurobiological approach. Parisianou Publications, pp. 155.
6. Dinopoulos, A (2008). Neuroethics. Parisianou Publications, pp. 134.
7. Dinopoulos, A. (2008). Art and the brain, Parisianou Publications, pp. 118.
♦Elective course of the curriculum of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
♦Special Topics in Brain Research –Graduate Program in Special Education.
Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia.
8. Dinopoulos, Α., Μ. Latsari (2010). Vision and Art. The biology of seeing (Margaret Livingstone) Translation into Greek. Parisianou Publications, pp. 210.
9. Dinopoulos, A. (2012). Splendors and miseries of the brain. Love, creativity and the quest for human happiness (Semir Zeki). Translation into Greek. Parisianou Publications, pp. 278.
10. Dinopoulos, A. (2013). The clumsy designer. Evolutionary flaws and Darwinian misapprehensions. ION Publications, pp. 256.
♦Elective course of the curriculum of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
♦Special Topics in Brain Research –Graduate Program in Special Education.
Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia.
11. Dinopoulos, A. (2014). Neuroaesthetics. Or why men prefer blonds. Parisianou Publications, pp. 229.
12. Dinopoulos, A. (2015). The biology and evolution of humor. Kyriakidis Publications, pp. 163.
13. Dinopoulos, A, (2015). “Structure and function of the pancreas” in Pancreas diseases in dog and cat. Editor Rallis T., Rotonda Publications.
14. Dinopoulos, A. (2016). Sleep and dreams. University Studio Press, pp. 260.
15. Dinopoulos, Α. (2016). Comparative Anatomy of Domestic Animals. Peripheral Nervous System, Sensory Organs and Autonomic Nervous System. University Studio Press, third edition, pp. 182.
16. Dinopoulos, A. (2019). Synesthesia. Or the diary writes July blue. Parisianou Publications.
17. Dinopoulos, A. (2019). Let us talk about the brain. From neurons to behavior. University Studio Press.
General
Dinopoulos, A. (2010). Mushrooms: This amazing world, the small the grate. Kyriakidis Publications, pp. 238.
Abstracts
1. Papadopoulos, G., J. Antonopoulos, A.N. Karamanlidis and A. Dinopoulos. Peptides in the central nervous system: Immunocytochemical localization. Abstracts of the 5th Balkan Biochemical and Biophysical Days. 1983, p. 90.
2. Dinopoulos, A., A. N. Karamanlidis, G. Papadopoulos, I. Antonopoulos and H. Michaloudi. Cortical fields of the sheep cerebral hemispheres on the basis of their thalamic connections. An HRP study. Abstracts of the 6th Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences Congress, Athens, 1984, pp. 41-42.
3. Papadopoulos, G., A.N. Karamanlidis, A. Dinopoulos and J. Antonopoulos. Somatostatin-like immunoreactive neurons in the CNS of the hedgehog. Abstracts of the 8th European Neuroscience Congress, Hague, 1984, Neuroscience Letters Supll. 18, p.100.
4. Antonopoulos, I., A. N. Karamanlidis, G. Papadopoulos, A. Dinopoulos and E. Michaloudi. Immunocytochemical study of VIP, CCK and NPY in the CNS of the hengehog and the sheep. Abstracts of the 1st Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Patras, 1985, p.134.
5. Papadopoulos, G., A. Tsingotjidou, A. N. Karamanlidis, J. Antonopoulos, E. Michaloudi and A. Dinopoulos. VIP, CCK and SRIF in the visual cortex of the hedgehog brain. Abstracts of the 1st Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Patras, 1985, pp. 135-138.
6. Dinopoulos, A., A. N. Karamanlidis, H. Michaloudi. I. Antonopoulos and G. Papadopoulos. Retinal fibers in the hedgehog. An autoradiographic and HRP study. Abstracts of the 1st Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Patras, 1985, p. 87.
7. Michaloudi, H., A. N. Karamanlidis, A. Dinopoulos, G. Papadopoulos and I. Antonopoulos. Thalamic connections with the sylvian and ectosylvian gyri of the cerebral cortex of the sheep brain. A HRP study. Abstracts of the 2nd Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Thessaloniki, 1986, p. 25.
8. Dinopoulos, A., J.G. Parnavelas and H.B.M. Uylings. Are there three types of cholinergic neurons in the nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Proca in the rat brain? Abstracts of the 2nd Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Thessaloniki, 1986, p. 30.
9. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori. C. Legg, M. Ramna-Rayan and J.G. Parnavelas. Substantialy different proportions of neurons utilize glutamate and /or aspartate as neurotransmitters in various cortifugal and callosal projections. Abstracts of the 6th National Meeting of the Brain Research Association, London, 1988, Neuroscience Lettres Suppl., 32, p. 79.
10. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori, S.W. Davies and J.G. Parnavelas. Glutamate-containing neurons in corticofugal and callosal projections of the rat. Abstracts of the 11th Annual Meeting of the European Neuroscience Association, Zurich, 1988, European Journal of Neuroscience, Suppl. p. 224.
11. Dinopoulos, A., L.A. Eadie, I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. The development of basal forebrain projections to the visual cortex of the rat brain. Abstracts of the 4th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Athens, 1988, p. 20.
12. Parnavelas, J.G., I. Dori and A. Dinopoulos. Excitatory transmitter amino acid-containing neurons and their projections in the rat visual cortex. Abstracts of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Phoenix, 1989, Vol. 15, part 2, p. 1107.
13. Tsingotjidou, A., G.C. Papadopoulos, A. Dinopoulos, D.T. Theodosis and S.A. Poulain. The spinal organization of the ascending branch of the milk ejection teflex in the sheep. Abstracts of the 13th Annual Meeting of the European Neuroscience Association, Stockholm, 1990, p. 189.
14. Dinopoulos, Α., G. C. Papadopoulos, H. Michaloudi, J.G. Parnavelas and H.B.Μ. Uylings. The claustrum of the hedgehog. Structure, connections and peptidergic neurons. Abstracts of the 6th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Ioannina, 1990, p. 41.
15. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. Serotonin innervation of the mature and developing lateral septum of the rat: A light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. Abstracts of the IBRO Workshop on «Mechanisms of Neuronal Plasticity», Patras, 1992, p. 53.
16. Dinopoulos, A. Reciprocal connections of the motor cortical area with the contralateral thalamus in the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) brain. Abstracts of the 16th Annual Meeting of the European Neuroscience Association, Madrid, 1993, p. 67.
17. Dori, I., A. Dinopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Exuberant synapses formed by serotonin-containing axons in the developing rat visual cortex. Abstracts of the 16th Annual Meeting of the European Neuroscience Association, Madrid, 1993, p. 291.
18. Dinopoulos, A, I Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. The serotonergic system of the lateral geniculate nucleus during postnatal development: An immunohistochemical study with the light and the electron microscope. Abstracts of the 9th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Thessaloniki, 1993, p. 19.
19. Dori, I., A. Dinopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. The serotonergic system of the rat visual cortex during postnatal development: An immunohistochemical study with the light and the electron microscope. Abstracts of the 9th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Thessaloniki, 1993, p. 25.
20. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. Serotonergic innervation of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat during postnatal development: a light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. 5th Erasmus Winterschool, Leiden, 1994.
21. Dinopoulos, A.and I. Dori. The development of the serotonergic fiber network of the lateral ventricles of the rat brain. A light and electron microscope study. Abstracts of the 10th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Alexandroupoli, 1994, p. 28.
22. Dori, I., A. Dinopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. The serotonergic innervation of the visual layers of the mature and developing rat superior colliculus. Abstracts of the 18th Annual Meeting of the European Neuroscience Association, Amsterdam. 1995, p.15.
23. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. The serotonergic system of the basal forebrain of the rat during development and in the adult. Abstracts of the 11th Hellenic Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Metsovo, 1995.
24. Dinopoulos, A., I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. The serotonergic system exhibits distinct developmental patterns in cortical and subcortical structures. Abstracts of the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, 1995, Vol. 21, part 3. p. 1781.
25. Antonopoulos, J., A. Dinopoulos, I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. Distribution and synaptology of the dopaminergic fibers in the mature and developing lateral septum of the rat. Abstracts of the 12th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Anogia Academic Village, 1996, p.11.
26. Latsari, M., A. Dinopoulos, I. Dori, J.Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Postnatal development of the noradrenergic system in the visual and motor areas of the rat neocortex. Abstracts of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Athens 1997, pp.11-12.
27. Sophou, S., I. Dori, A. Dinopoulos, J Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Apoptosis in the the basal forebrain of the rat during development. Abstracts of the 13th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Athens 1997, pp.28-29.
28. Sophou, S., I. Dori, A. Dinopoulos, I. Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Apoptosis in the rat basal forebrain occurs in early postnatal life and coincides with major developmental events. Abstracts of the 18th European Winter Conference on Brain Research, Arch 2000 France, 1998, p.104.
29. Sophou, S., I. Dori, A. Dinopoulos, I. Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Apoptosis in the rat basal forebrain occurs in early postnatal life and coincides with major developmental events. Abstracts of the Forum of European Neuroscience, Berlin Eur.J.Neurosci.Suppl., 1998, 10:14.
30. Latsari, M., A. Dinopoulos, I. Dori, J. Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. The development of the noradrenergic system in visual and motor areas o the rat cerebral cortex. Abstracts of the Forum of European Neuroscience, Berlin, Eur. J. Neurosci.Suppl., 1998, 10: 289.
31. Antonopoulos, J., I. Dori, A. Dinopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Postnatal development of the dopaminergic system in relation to the compartmental organization of the striatum in the rat. Abstracts of the 14th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Volos, 1999, pp.1-2.
32. Zacharaki, T., I. Dori, E. Sidiropoulou, S. Sophou, A. Dinopoulos, J. Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Apoptosis in the rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus during development and following lesions of afferent and efferent connections. Abstracts of the 15th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Patras, 2000, pp. 85-86.
33. Sophou, S., I. Dori, J. Antonopoulos, J.G. Parnavelas, and A. Dinopoulos. Cortical lesions at birth do not result in apoptotic cell death in the basal forebrain of the rat. Abstracts of the 15th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Patras, 2000, pp.77-78.
34. Latsari, M., A. Dinopoulos, I. Dori, J. Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. The noradrenergic innervation of the developing and mature visual and motor cortex of the rat brain : a light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical analysis. Abstracts of the 15th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Patras, 2000, pp.58-59.
35. Dinopoulos, A., J. Antonopoulos, I. Dori and J.G. Parnavelas. Postnatal development of the dopaminergic system in relation to the compartmental organization of the striatum of the rat. Abstracts of the forum of European Neuroscience 2000, Brighton, 2000, p. 133.
36. Dori, I., S. Sophou, T. Zacharaki, E. Sidiropoulou, A. Dinopoulos, I. Antonopoulos and J.G. Parnavelas. Neonatal cortical ablations do not alter the developmental pattern of apoptotic cell death in the rat basal forebrain. Abstracts of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, 2000, Vol. 26, part 1, p.330.
37. Dinopoulos, A., M. Latsari, I. Dori, I. Antonopoulos T. Sklaviadis and J.G. Parnavelas. Postnatal development of the noradrenergic system in cortical areas of the rat brain. Abstracts of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, 2000, part 2, p. 1429.
38. Latsari, M., J. Antonopoulos, I. Dori, J. G. Parnavelas, M. Chiotelli and A. Dinopoulos. The noradrenergic innervation of the developing and mature lateral septum and diagonal band of Broca. Abstracts of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society for Neuroscience, Thessaloniki, 2001, p. 82.
39. Latsari, M., J. Antonopoulos, I. Dori, M. Chiotelli and A. Dinopoulos. Postnatal development of the noradrenergic innervation in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat. Abstracts of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, Athens 2003, p.110.
40. Zacharaki, T., S. Sophou, A. Dinopoulos, J. Antonopoulos, J. G. Parnavelas and I. Dori. Apoptosis following deafferentation and target deprivation in the immature rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Abstracts of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, Patras 2005, p. 93.
41. Mellios, K., S. Sophou, M. Latsari, A. Dinopoulos, I. Antonopoulos, J. G. Parnavelas and I. Dori. Apoptosis in the rat striatum during development and in two lesion models. Abstracts of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, Patras, 2005, p. 168.
42. Mellios, K., S. Sophou, M. Latsari, A. Dinopoulos, I. Antonopoulos, J. G. Parnavelas and I. Dori. Apoptosis in the rat striatum during development and following lesions of afferent and efferent connections. Abstracts of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, 2005, Program No 250. 11.
43. Ahmed, A., A. T. Zacharaki, C. Constantinou, M. Margarity, I. Dori, A. Dinopoulos and J. Antonopoulos. Hypothyroidism-induced programmed cell death in forebrain structures of the adult rat. Abstracts of the 21th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, Thessaloniki, 2007, pp. 52-53.
44. Ahmed, A. , I. Dori, C. Constantinou, M. Margarity, A. Dinopoulos και J. Antonopoulos. Hypothyroidism-induced apoptosis in forebrain structures of the rat during development and in the adult. Παρουσιάστηκε και περίληψη δημοσιεύτηκε στα πρακτικά του Abstracts of the 21th Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Neuroscience, Rhodes, 2009.
45. Dinopoulos, A. “Consciousness”. Postgraduate seminar: Brain and Behavior. Department of Medicine, University of Athens, 2014.
46. Dinopoulos, A. “Evolutionary flaws and Darwinian misapprehensions”. Cultural Politics Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Central Hall, Thessaloniki, May 6, 2011.
47. Dinopoulos, A. “The esthetic pleasure as a mechanism of survival” Two-Day Interdisciplinary Symposium on Neuroaesthetics, “Dialogues of Hellenic Neuroscientists on Neuroesthetics” Athens, September 29-30, 2012.
48. Dinopoulos, A. “The uniqueness of humans as a Darwinian illusion”. Meeting organized by the Pan-Hellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation and the District Attorney Union. University of Athens, February 16, 2013 and Chania, Crete, June 7, 2013.
49. Dinopoulos, A. “The neurobiology and origin of laughter”. Meeting “Laughter and humor. An interdisciplinary approach”. Organized by the Academic Quests. Thessaloniki, December 3-4, 2013.
50. Dinopoulos, A. “The clumsy designer”. University Summer Camp. Poseidi, Chalkidiki, July 20, 2014.
51. Dinopoulos, A. “Neuroscience and interdisciplinarity. Bridging the gap between sciences and humanities”. International Interdisciplinary Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches of Interdisciplinarity. Organized by the Academic Quests. Thessaloniki, October 31-November 1, 2014.
52. Dinopoulos, A. “The clumsy designer”. Plenary lecture in the 2nd Multiple Sclerosis Symposium organized by the International Society on Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology and the Α΄ University Neurological Clinic AXEPA, Thessaloniki, May 22-24, 2015.
53. Dinopoulos, A. “The grammar of esthetics and art. Brain mechanisms of perception and pleasure of beauty”. Meeting “International Interdisciplinary Conference on Theories of Art - Experiences of Art”. Organized by the Academic Quests. Thessaloniki, May 26-28, 2015.
54. Dinopoulos, A. “Urban myths about animals” Chair of the meeting (with the participation of Peter Singer), Athens, May 24, 2015.
55. Dinopoulos, A. “Sleep and dreams”. Plenary lecture in the “3rd Symposium for multiple sclerosis”. International Society on Brain and Behavior, the Α΄ University Neurological Clinic AXEPA and the Α΄ Psychiatric Clinic Papageorgiou Hospital. Under the auspices of the Greek Psychiatric Society. Thessaloniki, May 13-14, 2016.
56. Dinopoulos, A. “The uniqueness of humans as a myth”. Meeting “The Greek law system for animals and practical problems”, organized by the Pan-Hellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation and Animal Welfare Organizations of Northern Greece, City Hall of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, November 18, 2016.
57. Dinopoulos, A. “Evolutionary flaws and Darwinian misapprehensions. Evolution or intelligent design?” Plenary lecture in the “11th Pan-Hellenic Congress for Epilepsy”, Thessaloniki, May 26-28, 2017.
58. Dinopoulos, A. “Evolutionary flaws and Darwinian misapprehensions. Evolution or intelligent design?” Meeting “The miracle of life”, organized by the Scientific Society of Greek Medical Students, Central Hall, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, December 14, 2017.
59. Dinopoulos, A. “Anthropocentrism as Darwinian misapprehension”. Meeting “Humans and animals in modern Greek literature”. Central Municipal Library of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, May 16-18, 2018.
60. Dinopoulos, A. “Light, visual perception and art” Meeting “International day for light Unesco. Open University”. Thessaloniki, May 16, 2018.
Professional Meetings
1. EAEVE 21st General Assembly, Copenhagen, 2008
2. EAEVE 22nd General Assembly, Hanover, 2009
3. EAEVE 25nd General Assembly, Budapest, 2012
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