Yang Yang, PhD
Plumwood House 1003 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617, Irvine, CA, United StatesUCI Epilepsy Research Center will host guest speaker Dr. Yang Yang, Jack and Barbara McCoy Associate Professor from Purdue University, for their EpiCenter Seminar. "SCN2A related autism and epilepsy: from mouse and hiPSC models to genetic medicine"
Manuella Oliveira Yassa, Ph.D. & Caroline Montojo, Ph.D.
Virtual via Zoom CAThe Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory (CNLM) will host guest speakers Dr. Manuella Oliveira Yassa, Director of Outreach and Education at the CNLM, and Dr. Caroline Montojo, President & CEO of the Dana Foundation. Join us to learn more about the CONNECT series. This session will include an opportunity to network.
Jeffrey Krichmar, Ph.D.
Hybrid Event (This event will be held virtually via Zoom and In-Person in the Herkltoz Conference Room) 300 Qureshey Research Lab Irvine, Irvine, CA, United StatesJoin the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Jeffrey Krichmar, Professor of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. This event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. Biologically inspired robot navigation We take inspiration from recent neurophysiological findings…
Ian Ballard, Ph.D.
Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway (SBSG) 1517 214 Pereira Dr, Irvine, CAThe Department of Cognitive Sciences will host Dr. Ian Ballard, Assistant Professor of Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. How learning sculpts goal-directed behavior Goal-directed behavior requires the flexibility to update behavior in response to changing environmental contingencies. The neural systems supporting goal-directed behavior are often characterized as competing against a subcortical habit system.…
Anthony Wagner, PhD
Plumwood House Room 166 1003 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92617, Irvine, CA, United StatesThe Medical Scientist Training Program will host Dr. Anthony Wagner, world-renowned professor from Stanford University recognized for his groundbreaking work on the mechanisms of cognitive control, episodic memory, and the interplay between these processes. Mechanisms of Memory Variability in Human Aging
Mark Wagner, PhD
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) and Virtually Via Zoom 419 Physical Sciences Quad, Irvine, United StatesThe Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Mark Wagner, Stadtman Investigator at NIH/NINDS. Cerebellar computations across motor and cognitive behaviors The cerebellum contains most of the brain’s neurons and interconnects with the entire neocortex, forming a basic neuroanatomical motif. With evolution, the cerebellum expanded by orders of magnitude but mainly by…
J. Zoe Klemfuss, Ph.D.
Hybrid Event (This event will be held virtually via Zoom and In-Person in the Herkltoz Conference Room) 300 Qureshey Research Lab Irvine, Irvine, CA, United StatesJoin the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for a hybrid event featuring Dr. J. Zoe Klemfuss, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. This event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. Children’s memory reports in legal contexts Millions of US…
Greg Gage, Ph.D.
Virtual via Zoom CAThe Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory (CNLM) will host guest speaker Dr. Greg Gage, CEO and Co-Founder of Backyard Brains, for their CONNECT Series. Engaging Curiosity Through Hands-on Neuroscience This talk will explore how to actively engage individuals in neuroscience before they fully grasp the underlying concepts, focusing on approaches to hands-on…
Sara Mednick, Ph.D
Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway (SBSG) 1517 214 Pereira Dr, Irvine, CAThe Department of Cognitive Sciences will host guest speaker Dr. Sara Mednick, professor at the University of California, Irvine Brain mechanisms of sleep that sculpt our memories Sleep is a daily period of deep rest that is important for proper functioning of the brain and body. Studies show that adequate sleep supports enhanced cognitive functions,…
Psychedelics Through the Lens of Science, Treatment, and Policy
CNLM Herklotz Conference Center Irvine, CA, United StatesPlease join UC Irvine's Center for Addiction Neuroscience (UCI CAN) for an all-day symposium entitled: "Psychedelics Through the Lens of Science, Treatment, and Policy", to be held on Monday November 18 at Herklotz Auditorium of the UCI Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We will hear perspectives of academic researchers, psychiatrists, and policymakers from across North America, all discussing aspects…
Li Gan, PhD
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) 1200 Irvine, CA, United StatesThe Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Li Gan, Director of the Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute at Cornell University. Innate immunity and neurodegeneration: challenges and opportunities As the resident immune cells in the brain, microglia serve as liaisons between the immune system and CNS and are strategically…
Katalin Gothard, MD, Ph.D.
CNLM Herklotz Conference Center Irvine, CA, United StatesThe James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar will host guest speaker Dr. Katalin Gothard, Professor of Physiology, Neurology, and Neuroscience, from The University of Arizona “A context-dependent switch from sensing to feeling in the primate amygdala” Tactile signals elicited in the periphery by social and affective touch acquire emotional significance in the brain. As the amygdala…