Neuroscience Seminars

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Here are some lectures, seminars and talks that may be of interest. The links reach further information on each presentation.

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July
Mon 8th Jul 1:00pmSTaR (Stress Timing affects Relapse): A model of the effects of stress/glucocorticoids on extinction and relapse
Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Shira Meir Drexler - Department of Cognitive Psychology Ruhr-University Bochum GermanyKenneth Craik Room, Craik Marshall Building, Downing Site, Cambridge
January
Wed 27th Jan 4:00pmNarratives shape cognitive representations of immigrants and immigration-policy preferences
Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)
Associate Professor Mina Cikara (Harvard University)via zoom
Thu 28th Jan 12:00pmHuman pain channelopathies
Clinical Neurosciences Seminars
Professor David Bennett, Nuffield Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, University of OxfordZoom (link will be given in Abstract)
Thu 28th Jan 12:30pmThe impact of suicide bereavement: what clinicians should know and what researchers should investigate next
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Dr Alexandra Pitman, University College London Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 28th Jan 4:00pmPushing the boundaries of episodic memory: Representation and segmentation of naturalistic events by cortico-hippocampal networks
Chaucer Club
Charan Ranganath (University of California, Davis)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Fri 29th Jan 4:30pmThe ties that bind: Investigating the links between reward and mimicry to understand autism
Zangwill Club
Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti, University of Reading, UKZoom meeting
February
Mon 1st Feb 4:00pmFrom visual representation of space to schemas in the primate hippocampus
Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience
Please email mkp38@cam.ac.uk for the zoom link for this talk (internal only)
Sylvia WirthOnline via zoom
Mon 1st Feb 4:00pmMicroglia shape neuro-vascular responses via compartment-specific mechanisms
Microglia webinar series
Webinar on Zoom Meeting ID: 943 5201 0365 Passcode: tHQ0yykt5X
Adam Denes, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapesthttps://zoom.us/j/94352010365?pwd=QmxKL3FwKytYZDA4S2JFYTN0YkpwZz09
Wed 3rd Feb 4:00pmMisinformation and the distinct psychologies of believing and sharing
Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)
Professor Michael Bang Petersen (Aarhus University)via zoom
Thu 4th Feb 12:30pmCan exposure to green space reduce the risk of anxiety and depression among young people aged 14-24 living in urban settings?
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Chair: Professor Tamsin Ford
Dr Issy Bray, UWE Bristol Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 4th Feb 2:00pmThe human language system in the mind and brain
Chaucer Club
Evelina Fedorenko (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Thu 4th Feb 4:00pmWill the Real Preeclampsia Patient Please Stand Up?
Foster Talks
 Brian Cox, University of TorontoLive Zoom webinar, followed by Q&A session
Fri 5th Feb 1:15pmMechanisms of membrane protein biogenesis
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Ramanujan S. Hegde, MRC Labortory of Molecular BiologyWebinar via Zoom - Please subscribe to mailing list for link
Mon 8th Feb 4:00pmTools for Analyzing and Repairing the Brain
Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience
Please email mkp38@cam.ac.uk for the zoom link for this talk (internal only)
Ed Boyden, MIT Department of Biological EngineeringOnline via zoom
Thu 11th Feb 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Chair: Prof Tasmin Ford
Prof Carol Brayne, University of Cambridge Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 11th Feb 2:00pmA data-driven approach to advancing cognitive neuroscience
Chaucer Club
Kendrick Kay (University of Minnesota)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Fri 12th Feb 1:15pmFluorogenetic Interrogation of Chromatin Position Effects
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Iva Tchasovnikarova, The Gurdon Institute, University of CambridgeWebinar via Zoom - Please subscribe to mailing list for link
Mon 15th Feb 4:00pmVisual learning and attention in mice: behavioural strategies and neural circuit change
Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience
Please email mkp38@cam.ac.uk for the zoom link for this talk (internal only)
Jasper Poort, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of CambridgeOnline via zoom
Wed 17th Feb 4:00pmQuantifying and nudging collective intelligence
Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)
Associate Professor Anita Woolley (Carnegie Mellon University)via zoom
Fri 19th Feb 1:15pmAntagonistic effects of ionising radiation in cell competition
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
David Fernandez-Antoran, The Gurdon Institute, University of CambridgeWebinar via Zoom - Please subscribe to mailing list for link
Mon 22nd Feb 4:00pmTBC
Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience
Please email mkp38@cam.ac.uk for the zoom link for this talk (internal only)
Juan Burrone ( MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College, London) Online via zoom
Wed 24th Feb 3:00pmHow we know what not to think (3pm start)
Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)
Dr Fiery Cushman (Harvard University)via zoom
Thu 25th Feb 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Prof Marc Potenza, Yale University School of Medicine, Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 25th Feb 2:00pmImaginative reinforcement learning
Chaucer Club
Sam Gershman (Harvard University)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Thu 25th Feb 4:00pmFunctional evolution of Hox proteins: Regulating the balance between pluripotency and differentiation
Foster Talks
Robb Krumlauf, Stowers Institute for medical researchLive Zoom webinar, followed by Q&A session
Fri 26th Feb 1:15pmUnderstanding the structure-function relationships in asymmetric stem cell division
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Mayu Inaba, Department of Cell Biology, University of ConnecticutWebinar via Zoom - Please subscribe to mailing list for link
March
Thu 4th Mar 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Chair: Dr Valerie Voon
Prof Mark Edwards, St George's University of London Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 4th Mar 4:00pmTBC
Foster Talks
Roberto Mayor, UCLLive Zoom webinar, followed by Q&A session
Thu 4th Mar 4:00pmNeuroscience informed treatments for anxiety and depression
Chaucer Club
Michelle Craske (UCLA)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Fri 5th Mar 1:15pmContinued development: the plasticity of adult organs
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Speaker to be confirmedWebinar via Zoom - Please subscribe to mailing list for link
Mon 8th Mar 4:00pmTitle to be confirmed
Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience
Please email mkp38@cam.ac.uk for the zoom link for this talk (internal only)
Julija Krupic, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of CambridgeOnline via zoom
Thu 11th Mar 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Prof Oliver Howes, Imperial College London Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 11th Mar 2:00pmMesoscale fMRI and electrophysiology in human visual cortex
Chaucer Club
Dora Hermes (Mayo Clinic, Minnesota)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Fri 12th Mar 1:15pmGut induced vascular plasticity drives stem cell adaptation during intestinal regeneration
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
 Julia Cordero, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of GlasgowWebinar via Zoom - Please subscribe to mailing list for link
Mon 15th Mar 4:00pmTitle to be confirmed
Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience
Please email mkp38@cam.ac.uk for the zoom link for this talk (internal only)
Zoe Kourtzi, Department of Psychology, University of CambridgeOnline via zoom
Wed 17th Mar 4:00pmDo We Report the Information that is Necessary to Give Psychology Away?
Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)
Bharathy Premachandra (Cornell University)via zoom
Thu 18th Mar 12:30pmA digital revolution for mental health science
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Dr Claire Gillan, Trinity College Dublin Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 18th Mar 2:00pmTalk title tbc
Chaucer Club
Ed Awh (University of Chicago)Zoom - see MRC CBU website (https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/seminar-information/chaucer-club/) for details
Thu 18th Mar 4:00pmMemory, learning, and control of cognitive representations
Foster Talks
Andre Fenton, New York UniversityLive Zoom webinar, followed by Q&A session
Thu 25th Mar 12:30pmNeurocognitive Predictors of Depression Relapse
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Dr Quentin Huys, University College London Webinar (via Zoom online)
April
Thu 15th Apr 4:00pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Prof Colleen Hanlon, Wake Forest School of Medicine Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 22nd Apr 12:30pmPsychedelics: brain mechanisms
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, Imperial College London Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 29th Apr 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Prof Michael Frank, Brown University Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 29th Apr 4:00pmRegulation of stem cell fate by niche-derived factors and forces.
Foster Talks
Sara Wickström, University of HelsinkiLive Zoom webinar, followed by Q&A session
May
Thu 6th May 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Dr Amy Milton, University of Cambridge Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 6th May 4:00pmHuman time vs. mouse time with recapitulated systems.
Foster Talks
Miki Ebisuya, EMBL BarcelonaLive Zoom webinar, followed by Q&A session
Thu 13th May 12:30pmWhat’s behind the trauma
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Prof Helen Minnis, University of Glasgow Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 20th May 12:30pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Prof Sarah Garfinkel, University College London Webinar (via Zoom online)
Thu 27th May 12:30pmTranslational medicine in Alzheimer’s disease – taking the unfolded protein response as a therapeutic target in to clinical trials.
Department of Psychiatry & CPFT Thursday Lunchtime Seminar Series
Dr Ben Underwood, Deputy Medical Director CPFT Webinar (via Zoom online)