The Perspectives in Neuroscience Speaker Series invites distinguished experts within the field of Neuroscience. All seminars take place at Robarts Research Institute in the Fisher Conference Room (2nd floor near main entrance) starting at 9:30 am.
Date | Name | Affiliation | Seminar Title |
September 30 | Dr. Alex Huk | University of Texas at Austin | "A new perspective on decision-related activity across the dorsal stream." |
October 28 | Dr. Dan Margoliash | University of Chicago | "Neuromechanics and neurodynamics in bird song singing - a new theory of motor control." |
November 25 | Dr. Amy Ramsey | University of Toronto | "Altered neurotransmitter receptors and regulatory proteins in a schizophrenic mouse model." |
December 9 | Dr. Psyche Loui | Wesleyan University | "Action and perception in the musical brain." |
January 27 | Dr. Louis-Eric Trudeau | University of Montreal | "Axonal arborization and energetic metabolism of nigral dopamine neurons" |
March 3 | Dr. Sheena Josselyn | Neurosciences & Mental Health Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario | "Making, breaking and linking memories" |
March 31 | Dr. Sandra Black | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
"The Cholinergic System and Dementia: Neurodegeneration and Vascular Contributions" |
April 28 | Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo | Western Unviersity | "Cognitive neurophysiology of attention and working memory in the primate brain: From single units to neuronal assemblies" |