Neuroscience talks

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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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May
Wed 16th May 12:00pmApolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's Disease: Molecular Mechanisms
BRC Seminar Series
Paul Hopkins, Kings College LondonBrain Repair Centre, Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Wed 16th May 12:30pmBiasing experimental settings to maximise empirical phenomena: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
John Duncan, Pierre Gagnepain (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 17th May 3:30pmMultimodal neuroimaging of the human visual system: Linking cortical oscillatory dynamics to haemodynamic responses, neurotransmitters and behaviour
Chaucer Club
Professor Krish Singh (Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 17th May 4:00pmOrigin and properties of adult neural stem cells in the zebrafish brain: role of Notch signaling
Foster Talks
Room changed
Prof. Laure Bally-Cuif, University of Paris Sud, FranceMain Physiology Lecture Theatre, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Physiology Building, Downing Site
Fri 18th May 1:00pmMediators of the sex difference in aggression: An evolutionary approach
Department of Social and Developmental Psychology (SDP) Seminar Series
Anne Campbell, Durham UniversityPPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
Fri 18th May 1:15pmFinding the correct pairing partner during meiosis: events inside and outside the nucleus
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Enrique Martinez-Perez, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College LondonBiffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of
Fri 18th May 4:30pmThe Determination of Memory Course after Retrieval
Zangwill Club
Dr Kerrie Thomas, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, WalesGround Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Experimental Psychology
Mon 21st May 1:00pmWeighted and spatial network characterization of the human functional connectome
Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Mika Rubinov, BCNI, Dept of PsychiatryKenneth Craik Room, Craik Marshall Building, Downing Site, Cambridge
Mon 21st May 2:30pmCommunication over noisy channels (III)
Inference Group
Note unusual time
David MacKay (Cavendish Laboratory)Pippard Lecture Theatre, Cavendish Laboratory
Tue 22nd May 4:00pmComputational Neuroscience Journal Club
Computational Neuroscience
Dr. Cristina Savin (Computational & Biological Learning Lab, Dept Engineering, U Cambridge)Cambridge University Engineering Department, CBL Rm #438 (http://learning.eng.cam.ac.uk/Public/Directions)
Wed 23rd May 12:30pmThe ageing brain and its impact upon the gambling experience
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
Anna McCarrey (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Wed 23rd May 4:00pmActivity Dependent Plasticity in Spinal Locomotor Circuits
BRC Seminar Series
Dr Ronaldo M Ichiyama, University of LeedsBrain Repair Centre, Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Thu 24th May 2:00pmTitle to be confirmed
Cambridge Psychometrics Centre Seminars
Zhonghua Liu, The Psychometrics Centre, University of CambridgeSeminar Room, The Mond Building, New Museums Site
Thu 24th May 3:30pmTranslational cognitive neuroscience of social knowledge and moral motivations: new clues for the understanding of affective disorders
Chaucer Club
Dr Roland Zahn (Divisions of Psychology & Psychiatry, The University of Manchester)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 24th May 4:00pmMechanism regulating neural differentiation
Foster Talks
Prof. Kate Storey, Cell and Devlopmental Biology division, University of DundeeHodgkin Huxley Seminar Room, Physiology Building, Downing Site
Fri 25th May 1:00pmInteracting without Touch.
Department of Social and Developmental Psychology (SDP) Seminar Series
Dr. Helena Mentis - postdoc researcher with the Socio-Digital System (SDS)PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
Fri 25th May 1:15pmA quantitative view of gene expression levels
Developmental Biology Seminar Series
Sarah Teichmann, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CambridgeBiffen Lecture Theatre, Genetics, Department of
Mon 28th May 3:30pmDistributed neural circuits, not circumscribed centers, mediate both face and word recognition
Chaucer Club
Professor Marlene Behrmann (Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Wed 30th May 12:00pmPhotoreceptor Directed Gene Therapy-Restoring Function and Structure, and Reversing Inner Retinal Remodeling
BRC Seminar Series
Gustavo Aguirre, VMD, PhD, PhD (hc), Professor of Medical Genetics and Ophthalmology,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Ryan-VHUP, Room 2050, 3900 Delancey Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010Brain Repair Centre, Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Wed 30th May 12:30pmSemantic word category processing in degenerative brain diseases
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
Zubaida Shebani (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Wed 30th May 12:30pmComparing models of contour in music and speech
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
Alex Billig (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 31st May 10:00amA Molecular Geneticist's Strategy for Understanding the Fly Brain
Neuroscience Seminars
Gerry has been heading a large and multi-faceted programme at Janelia Farm studying brain development and function. For more information on Gerry Rubin and his research: http://www.janelia.org/lab/rubin-lab http://www.hhmi.org/research/groupleaders/rubi
Dr. Gerald Rubin, Vice President, HHMI, and Executive Director, Janelia Farm Research CampusDepartment of Zoology, Main Lecture Theatre
June
Fri 1st Jun 1:00pmValue From Hedonic Experience and Engagement
Department of Social and Developmental Psychology (SDP) Seminar Series
Tory Higgins, Columbia UniversityPPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
Wed 6th Jun 12:00pmRegulation of mitochondrial trafficking and function by Miro family proteins
BRC Seminar Series
Dr Josef Kittler, University College LondonBrain Repair Centre, Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Wed 6th Jun 12:30pmPlausibility in brain responses: A combined EEG/MEG and eye tracking study
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
Felix Dreyer (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Wed 6th Jun 12:30pmNeuroimaging of the non-human primate brain
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
Andrew Bell (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 7th Jun 3:30pmDoes the motor system have a functional role in action perception?
Chaucer Club
Dr James Kilner (Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 7th Jun 4:00pmSequencing nucleic acids: from chemistry to life sciences and personalised medicine
Foster Talks
Prof. Shankar Balasubramanian, Dept of ChemistryHodgkin Huxley Seminar Room, Physiology Building, Downing Site
Fri 8th Jun 3:00pmTitle to be confirmed
Department of Social and Developmental Psychology (SDP) Seminar Series
Francesca Gino, Harvard Business SchoolPPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
Mon 11th Jun 12:00pmTitle to be confirmed
ARClub Talks
Jeffrey VallaLarge Meeting Room (groundfloor), Douglas House, 18 B, Trumpington Road
Mon 11th Jun 1:00pmUsing optimised fMRI to investigate prediction errors in the human midbrain
Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Seminars
Ms Eve Limbrick-Oldfield, BCNI, Dept of Experimental PsychologyKenneth Craik Room, Craik Marshall Building, Downing Site, Cambridge
Wed 13th Jun 12:00pmCharacterisation of the structure and dynamics of alpha-synuclein by NMR spectroscopy
BRC Seminar Series
Dr Michele Vendruscolo, Department of Chemistry, CambridgeBrain Repair Centre, Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Wed 13th Jun 12:30pmThe neural basis of speech intelligibility
Wednesday Lunch Time Seminar Series
Sam Evans (MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 14th Jun 3:30pmLook on the bright side: Reducing anxiety via the direct modification of cognitive bias
Chaucer Club
Dr Laura Hoppitt (School of Social Work and Psychology, University of East Anglia)Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Chaucer Road
Thu 14th Jun 4:00pmFood for thought: visceral control of nutritional decisions in Drosophila
Foster Talks
Dr Irene Miguel-Aliag, Dept of ZoologyHodgkin Huxley Seminar Room, Physiology Building, Downing Site
Mon 25th Jun 1:00pmAre auditory sensory behaviours associated with ASD a consequence of atypical low-level auditory processing?
ARClub Talks
Dr José AlcántaraMargaret Lowenfeld Room, Brookside clinic,18 B, Trumpington Road
Thu 28th Jun 12:00pmGenetic Models of Peripheral Regeneration Defects
BRC Seminar Series
Prof Genadij Raivich, University College LondonBrain Repair Centre, Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Fri 29th Jun 1:00pmTitle to be confirmed
ARClub Talks
Dr Matthew BelmonteLarge Meeting Room (groundfloor), Douglas House, 18 B, Trumpington Road
July
Tue 3rd Jul 1:00pmTitle to be confirmed
Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Seminars
Dr Maria Pedreira, Univ of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaKenneth Craik Room, Craik Marshall Building, Downing Site, Cambridge