Our student seminars are an integral part of the course requirements for our Graduate program. In each presentation, the student will present an annual update on their graduate research.
A component of the seminar course is the Perspectives in Neuroscience Speaker Series. Distinguished experts within the field of Neuroscience will be invited to speak throughout the year.
Location: Auditorium B, University Hospital
Time: 9:00 am
| Date | Name | Affiliation | Seminar Title |
| October 16 | Dr. Vina Goghari Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry |
University of Toronto | "Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia: Insights from a Neuroimaging Family Study" |
| October 30 | Dr. Mark T. Wallace Dean of the Graduate School; Louise B. McGavock Endowed Chair in Neuroscience and Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences, Pharmacology, Psychology and Psychiatry |
Vanderbilt University | "Adventures in Multisensory Science: From Single Neurons to Autism" |
| November 27 | Dr. Afonso Silva Senior Investigator, NINDS Intramural Research Program and Chief, Cerebral Microcirculation Section of the laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging |
National Institute of Health | "Imaging Brain Anatomy, Function and Dysfunction in Marmosets" |
| January 22 | Dr. Paul Frankland Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children and Full Professor, Depts. of Psychology and Physiology and Institute of Medical Science |
University of Toronto | "Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Forgetting" |
| February 5 |
Dr. Karen A. Gordon |
University of Toronto | "Talk To My Better Ear: Effects of Asymmetric Hearing Loss in Children" |
| March 19 | Dr. Barb Shinn-Cunningham Director, Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute and Professor, Center of Neural Basis of Cognition, Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Carnegie Mellon University | "Executive Control of Spatial and Non-Spatial Auditory Attention" |
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April 16
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Dr. Leah Krubitzer Professor, Department of Psychology and Center for Neuroscience |
University of California Davis |
"Evolution of the Forelimb and Cortical Areas Associated With Limb Use in Mammals" |
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May 14 Treva Glazebrook Lecturer |
Dr. Amy Arnsten Professor of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Psychology and the Yale Child Study Center |
Yale University School of Medicine | "Unique Molecular Regulation of the Prefrontal Cortex: Vulnerability for Cognitive Disorders" |
