Upcoming Neuroscience Institute Events


This is a listing of all upcoming Neuroscience Instititute events. Use the event archive to view past events.

November 2009

Redwood Seminar: Song-Chun Zhu, UCLA, "Information scaling and perceptual transitions in natural images and video" Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM 508-20 Evans Hall
ICBS Seminar: Randy O'Reilly, U of Colorado, "From spikes to object recognition and beyond: Building an embodied brain" Friday, November 13, 2009 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM 5101 Tolman
Erik Jorgensen, U of Utah, "Clathrin is not required for clathrin-mediated endocytosis" Friday, November 13, 2009 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Thesis Seminar, Matthew Baggott, Robertson Lab, "Seven years stalking serotonin's secrets in psychedelic users" Friday, November 13, 2009 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM 5101 Tolman
Redwood Seminar: Dan Graham, Dartmouth C., "The packet-switching brain: A hypothesis" Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 508-20 Evans Hall
Matthew Dalva, U of Pennsylvania, "Regulation of synapse formation and number by Ephs and ephrins Friday, November 20, 2009 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Thesis Seminar, Charles Cadieu, Olshausen Lab, "Probabilistic Models of Phase and their Application to Neural Synchrony and Visual Representation" Friday, November 20, 2009 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM 5101 Tolman
Oxyopia Seminar: Daniel Graham, Dartmouth C., "The efficient artist: Statistical regularities in art and their relationship with visual coding" Friday, November 20, 2009 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 489 Minor Hall

December 2009

IB Seminar: Ben Barres, Stanford U., "How do astrocytes induce CNS synaptogenesis?" Thursday, December 3, 2009 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 2040 VLSB
Student Hosted Seminar: Larry Abbott, Columbia University, "Spontaneous activity and memory" Friday, December 4, 2009 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Thesis Seminar, Tara Tracy, Chen Lab, "A novel role for AMPA receptors in synapse maturation" Friday, December 4, 2009 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM 5101 Tolman
Oxyopia: Satchin Panda, Salk Inst., TBA Friday, December 4, 2009 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 489 Minor Hall

Thesis Seminar: Emily Jacobs, D'Esposito Lab: "Estrogen shapes dopamine-dependent cognitive processes: A women’s health approach to frontal lobe function"

Friday, December 11, 2009 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM 5101 Tolman

January 2010

Redwood Seminar: David Philiponna, Paris, TBA Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 508-20 Evans Hall
Adrienne Fairhall, Columbia U., "Adaptation and neural information processing" Friday, January 29, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Oxyopia: Gordon Legge, U of Minnesota, TBA Friday, January 29, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 489 Minor Hall

February 2010

Oxyopia: Edward Conner, Johns Hopkins U., TBA Friday, February 5, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 489 Minor Hall
Doris Tsao, Caltech, "Mechanisms of face perception" Friday, February 12, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Markus Meister, Harvard University, "Eye smarter than scientists believe: neural computations in the retina" Friday, February 26, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA

March 2010

Marie Burns, UC Davis, "Lessons from photoreceptors:Deactivation of G proteins and G protein coupled receptors in intact cells" Friday, March 12, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Student-hosted Seminar: Georgy Buzsaki, Rutgers University, TBA Friday, March 19, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA

April 2010

Student Hosted Seminar: David Eagelman, Baylor College of Medicine, "Hearing colors, tasting shapes: Behavior, neuroscience and genetics of synesthesia" Friday, April 2, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Carl Petersen, EPFL, Lausanne, "Synaptic mechanisms of sensory perception" Friday, April 9, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA
Oxyopia: Martin Usrey, UC Davis, TBA Friday, April 16, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 489 Minor Hall
Koshland Memorial Lecture: Eric Kandel, Columbia U., TBA Friday, April 16, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 101 LSA
Jeff Magee, Janelia Farms Res. Inst., "Network influences on input transformation by CA1 pyramidal neurons" Friday, April 30, 2010 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM 101 LSA

May 2010

MCB Dept. Seminar: Zhigang He, Harvard University, "Intrinsic control of axon regeneration" Tuesday, May 4, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 101