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SUMMARY:The Havana Syndrome:  A Disorder of Neuropolitics?
DESCRIPTION:In one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of science\, the mating calls of insects were mistaken for a “sonic weapon” that led to a major diplomatic row. The lecture will trace the origins of the syndrome\, the response of the U.S. government\, the results of scientific investigations and opinions\, the evolution of the syndrome over time and similar phenomena that have occurred in the past. \nRobert W. Baloh\, MD is Professor of Neurology and Head and Neck Surgery (Emeritus) at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Author of 14 books and more than 350 articles in peer-reviewed journals\, he is a pioneer in the study of the vestibular system and clinical neurotology. He has a recent book on Havana Syndrome co-authored with Robert Bartholomew\, a sociologist from New Zealand. Two other recent books are: “Medically Unexplained Symptoms” and “Exercise and the Brain”.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/the-havana-syndrome-a-disorder-of-neuropolitics/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:All,Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230425T110000
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SUMMARY:James L. McGaugh Distinguished Seminar Series with Dr. Elizabeth Gould
DESCRIPTION:Sex differences in early life adversity effects on hippocampal plasticity\n\nDr. Elizabeth Gould\nDepartment of Psychology\nPrinceton Neuroscience Institute \nHybrid Event\nThis seminar will be live-streamed via Zoom and In-Person. \nIn-Person: \nHerklotz Conference Room\nCenter for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory\n300 Qureshey Research Lab\nRSVP for Zoom Link\nAbstract: \nEarly life adversity (ELA) increases the likelihood of neuropsychiatric disease\, including anxiety and mood disorders. Sex differences exist in the incidence of these conditions\, and types of ELA are known to produce differential vulnerabilities. My talk will focus on our efforts to use two different mouse models of ELA to explore plasticity mechanisms underlying sex differences in behavioral outcomes. We found that an ELA model of neglect\, but not one of abuse\, increases ventral hippocampal-dependent avoidance behavior in both males and females. Overall\, females exhibit greater avoidance than males\, with further increases observed after ELA only during the diestrus phase of the estrous cycle. Increases in avoidance in ELA females during diestrus are likely related to diminished conversion of progesterone to the neurosteroid allopregnanolone in the ventral hippocampus. These changes are coincident with increased power of theta oscillations and altered composition of perineuronal nets\, extracellular matrix structures known to limit plasticity\, around parvalbumin-positive inhibitory interneurons. Sex differences are also observed in response to two types of ELA on social recognition\, another function that involves the hippocampus. Males\, but not females\, show deficits in social memory after exposure to ELA models of neglect or abuse. Despite these similarities within males\, underlying mechanisms differ depending on the type of ELA experienced. ELA-neglect reduced the number of stem cells and adult-born neurons in the hippocampus. This effect seems causally linked to social recognition deficits because chemogenetic stimulation of adult-born neurons in ELA-neglect mice restores this function.  By contrast\, ELA-abuse does not affect the number of adult-born neurons but increases perineuronal nets in the CA2 region. Collectively\, these findings highlight how sex and ELA type are important determinants of hippocampal plasticity and behavioral outcomes. \nFor more information please check out: https://gouldlab.princeton.edu/
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/james-l-mcgaugh-distinguished-seminar-series-with-dr-elizabeth-gould/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230426T080000
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SUMMARY:LEARNMEM2023
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory for the 2023 International Conference on Learning and Memory (LEARNMEM™2023) on April 26-30\, 2023 in Huntington Beach\, CA. The Conference will be held in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM). \nLEARNMEM™2023 will feature keynote talks by distinguished speakers\, scientific symposia\, lightning talks\, open papers\, poster sessions as well as professional development and networking opportunities. \nThe conference will have a substantial impact on the field by accelerating the pace of team science and providing a unique networking opportunity for the next generation of leaders in neuroscience.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/learnmem2023/
LOCATION:Waterfront Beach Resort\, 21100 Pacific Coast Highway\, Huntington Beach\, CA\, 92648\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230505T130000
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SUMMARY:BME Distinguished Speaker Series\, 12pm-1pm on May 5\, 2023: "Real-Time\, Phase-Dependent Reactivation of Memories in the Mammalian Brain"
DESCRIPTION:Join us May 5th\, 2023 – BME Distinguished Speaker Seminar \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium \n– Distinguished Speaker Reception – \nBaja Fresh\, beer\, wine and soda \nTime: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. \nLocation: Natural Sciences II\, 3rd floor lobby
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/bme-distinguished-speaker-series-12pm-1pm-on-may-5-2023-real-time-phase-dependent-reactivation-of-memories-in-the-mammalian-brain/
LOCATION:McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium\, 314 Los Trancos Drive\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Scientific
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230509T110000
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SUMMARY:Laura Ewell\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:CNLM Colloquium UCI Spotlight Series \nJoin the CNLM in a hybrid colloquium featuring Dr. Laura Ewell\, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UC Irvine. \nSparse to dense networks: pattern separation and completion in health and epilepsy. \nDescription: The attractor theory of memory posits that CA3\, the recurrent network at the core of the hippocampus\, is capable of learning\, storing\, and recalling ensembles of neurons that represent experience. In healthy conditions there are constraints on the CA3 network that ensure that individual neural patterns comprise a small group of neurons that do not overlap with other patterns. One critical constraint called pattern separation works at the network level – and is thought to be performed by the dentate gyrus. In this talk\, I will be examining the network processes of pattern separation and pattern completion through the lens of temporal lobe epilepsy – a disease in which network codes shift from sparse to dense schemes. We will discuss single unit data from freely moving rodents (epilepsy models and healthy animals) and new tasks being developed by my laboratory to study these critical memory processes. \nThis event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/laura-ewell-ph-d/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230510T160000
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SUMMARY:Frank M. Longo\, M.D.\, PhD.
DESCRIPTION:The MSTP Distinguished Lecture Series is excited to announce our next speaker\, Dr. Frank Longo\, on Wednesday\, May 10th\, 2023 from 4-5 PM PT. Dr. Longo is Chair of the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Longo’s research focuses on neurodegenerative disease\, with an emphasis on translation and the development of novel therapeutics. Please see the details and registration link for this hybrid lecture below. \n  \n  \nTalk Title: From Lab to Clinic to Lab and Creating Novel Small Molecule Approaches for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases \n  \nWhen: Wednesday\, May 10th\, 2023\, 4-5pm \n  \nWhere: Tamkin Hall\, Room F110\, with reception to follow \nPlease note the new location in Tamkin Hall\, Room F110.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/frank-m-longo-m-d-phd/
LOCATION:Tamkin Hall\, Room F110\, 831 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T170000
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SUMMARY:MSTP Distinguished Lecture Series - Dr. Vivianne Tawfik (05/19/23 @ 4PM in Tamkin F110)
DESCRIPTION:Vivianne L. Tawfik\, MD\, PhD\nAssociate Professor\nDirector of the Fellowship in Anesthesia Research and Medicine (FARM) program\nDepartment of Anesthesiology\, Perioperative and Pain Medicine\nStanford University School of Medicine \n \nNeuroimmune Interactions In Chronic Pain:\nFrom Clinical to Clinically-Informed Basic Science\nFriday\, May 19\, 2023\n4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PT \nHybrid \nIn-person: Tamkin 110 \n& Telecast: Via Zoom \n\n\n\nREGISTER \n \n\n\n\nOrganized by: MSTP students\, Jacob Deyell\, John Hong\, May Hui\, Cassie Kooiker\, Sarah O’Dell\, Yueqi Ren\, Eli Soyfer\, Laura Williamson and Celina Yang \nCo-Sponsored by: UCI Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care \nEvent Contact: May Hui | mayh1@uci.edu
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/mstp-distinguished-lecture-series-dr-vivianne-tawfik-05-19-23-4pm-in-tamkin-f110/
LOCATION:Tamkin Hall\, Room F110\, 831 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T140000
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SUMMARY:Health and Wellbeing Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to Health & Wellbeing Day! \nCome listen to panelists share their expertise in how to prioritize your health & mental wellbeing through biology.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMay 20\, 2023 \nTalks: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. \nLuncheon Mixer: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda \nThe Mind-Body Connection in the Neuroscience of Wellbeing (John Guzowski\, PhD\, Neurobiology & Behavior\, BioSci) \nExercise (Jim Hicks\, PhD\, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology\, BioSci) \nSleep (Bryce Mander\, PhD\, Psychiatry & Human Behavior; UCI SOM) \nDiet-Gut-Microbiome (Katrine Whiteson\, PhD\, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry\, BioSci) \nPsychological Pillars of Wellbeing (Joel Milam\, PhD\, Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Public Health) \nA Neuroscience Framework for Psychological Wellbeing (Golnaz Tabibnia\, PhD; Psychology; Social Ecology) \nOpen Panel Discussion / Student Q & A (all speakers\, Beth England-Mackie\, and Meladee Garst\, PhD) \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Guzowski\, PhD\nNeurobiology & Behavior\nBioSci\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   Jim Hicks\, PhD \nEcology & Evolutionary Biology\nBioSci\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBryce Mander\, PhD\nPsychiatry & Human Behavior;\nSchool of Medicine\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatrine Whiteson\, PhD\nMolecular Biology & Biochemistry\, BioSci\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoel Milam\, PhD\nEpidemiology & Biostatistics;\nPublic Health\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Golnaz Tabibnia\, PhD\nPsychology;\nSocial Ecology\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeth England-Mackie\nAssistant Director\nStudent Wellness &\nHealth Promotion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Meladee Garst\, PhD\nAssistant Director/Director\nDirector of Student Educational\nProgram & Outreach\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\,\nplease contact Lauren Morales at\nbiosci-events@uci.edu.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/health-wellbeing-day-2023/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T110000
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SUMMARY:Leslie Thompson\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:CNLM Colloquium UCI Spotlight Series \nJoin the CNLM in a hybrid colloquium featuring Dr. Leslie Thompson\, Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at UC Irvine. \nHuntington’s disease research and therapeutics; the long winding road \nHuntington’s disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that typically strikes in the prime of life with no disease modifying treatment. It is caused by a repeat expansion within the coding region of the protein Huntingtin which is expressed throughout the body and is required for a vast array of cellular processes. The disease mutation causes both a gain of function and loss of normal function which adds significant complexity to understanding disease mechanisms and advancing therapeutics. In this talk I will describe three vignettes relating to disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches undertaken in the laboratory. \nThis event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/leslie-thompson-ph-d/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory":MAILTO:memory@uci.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230525T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230525T170000
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SUMMARY:2023 CNLM Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for the 2023 CNLM Awards Ceremony. \nThe CNLM offers awards to exceptional postdoctoral researchers\, graduate trainees\, undergraduates students\, and faculty.  Awardees will be presented with a plaque and $1\,000 stipend and will be invited to present their work in brief Elevator Pitch format to the UCI academic community and the public at our annual CNLM Awards Ceremony. \nApplications for the 2023 CNLM Awards are due May 3rd.\n\n \nFor more information\, please visit: https://cnlm.uci.edu/awards/
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/2023-cnlm-award-ceremony/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Community,Faculty,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230526T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230526T120000
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CREATED:20230420T165211Z
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SUMMARY:UCI CFAR-DS Seminar Series - Dr. Beau Ances
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS) Seminar Series on May 26 at 11 am PT. We are thankful to have Dr. Beau Ances from Washington University in St. Louis visiting the University of California\, Irvine for this seminar. Over the past 15 years\, the Ances Bioimaging Laboratory (ABL) has focused on developing novel biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases including HIV associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)\, Alzheimer’s disease (AD)\, autoimmune encephalitis\, and Down syndrome. Dr. Ances will give a talk titled “Alzheimer Disease in Down Syndrome: One extra chromosome\, two extra hugs.” The presentation will be held in the Herklotz Conference Room but if you are not able to make it to the UCI campus\, you can attend through Zoom.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/uci-cfar-ds-seminar-series-dr-beau-ances/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230601T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230601T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215227
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SUMMARY:Natalie E. Zlebnik – ICAN Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:ICAN Seminar Series\nThursday\, June 1\, 2023 at 11:00am\nThe seminar will be live streamed via Zoom and In-Person.\nZOOM LINK HERE \n \nNatalie E. Zlebnik\, PhD\nDivision of Biomedical Sciences\, University of California\, Riverside School of Medicine \n“Adolescent cannabinoid exposure: effects on dopamine system development and cocaine-motivated behavior”\nAbstract: Cannabis is the most commonly abused illicit drug among adolescents\, and excessive use in this population is associated with the development of psychiatric conditions\, including drug addiction. Adolescence is a critical period for the refinement and organization of neuronal connectivity\, especially within the mesocorticolimbic dopamine circuity. In particular\, dysregulation of the guidance cue receptor\, Dcc\, in ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons disrupts spatiotemporal targeting of dopamine axons to the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). We have previously demonstrated that exposure to amphetamine in early adolescence disrupts the development of dopamine circuitry development\, leading to alterations in cognitive processing and drug seeking in adulthood. Here\, we examine whether exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) agonist WIN-55\,212-2 (WIN) in early adolescence regulates Dcc mRNA expression in the VTA and induces alterations in drug-motivated behaviors and in dopamine function in adulthood. Preliminary findings demonstrate that adolescent exposure to WIN downregulates the Dcc receptor in the VTA and disrupts organization of mesocorticolimbic dopamine circuitry. Additionally\, WIN-treated mice display aberrant self-administration of cocaine in the absence of other behavioral impairments. Ongoing experiments will elucidate functional changes in cocaine-evoked phasic dopamine release in the NAc and mPFC. Overall\, these findings support that repeated exposure to a CB1R agonist in adolescence impacts mesocorticolimbic dopamine system maturation and may have important implications for dopamine-mediated learning and psychostimulant-motivated behavior later in life. \nBio: Natalie Zlebnik\, PhD\, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences in the School of Medicine. She earned her doctorate in Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota\, and her postdoctoral fellowship was completed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine\, where her investigations focused on the role of the endocannabinoid system in normal reward-motivated behaviors and its therapeutic role in disorders of reward seeking. Her independent research program examines how drugs of abuse exploit neural mechanisms of motivated behavior to promote relapse and facilitate the transition to drug addiction. The goal is to identify molecular and circuit-level targets for the development of novel therapeutics to reduce drug craving and minimize the propensity to relapse.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/natalie-e-zlebnik-ican-seminar-series/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230630T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230630T120000
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SUMMARY:Hiruy Meharena\, PhD. - UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS) Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the UCI Center for Aging Research in Down Syndrome (CFAR-DS) Seminar Series on Friday\, June 30 at 11 am Pacific Time \nHiruy Meharena\, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Neurobiology and Molecular Biology in the School of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego. Hiruy’s group focuses on understanding how the brain develops at the molecular and cellular level to accomplish cognitive tasks. The overarching goal is to establish a comprehensive molecular map of the developing human brain in order to identify the cell-type specific gene-networks driving neurodevelopmental disorders associated with intellectual disability\, including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down syndrome. Mouse models and human derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are utilized to decode the genomic and molecular signatures of intellectual disability during neurodevelopment and cognitive processing. \nPlease register here and you will be emailed the event details.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/hiruy-meharena-phd-uci-center-for-aging-research-in-down-syndrome-cfar-ds-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Scientific
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230711T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230711T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230630T170936Z
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SUMMARY:Read Montague\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Reinforcement Learning\, Monoamines and the effort to connect neurochemical dynamics to Human Perception\n\nJoin the Conte Center @ UCI for their seminar series featuring Dr. Read Montague\, Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professor and director of the Center for Human Neuroscience Research at the Franlin Biomedical Research Institute.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/read-montague-ph-d/
LOCATION:Plumwood House\, 1003 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA 92617\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T151500
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230814T165820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T165820Z
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SUMMARY:Register Today – Annual Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference: Sex and Gender in Dementia Research and Care
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that women are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease?\n\n\n\nAttend the Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference to learn more about this and other important topics related to sex and gender in dementia research and care.  The event is hosted by UCI MIND\, Alzheimer’s Orange County and the Alzheimer’s Association Orange County Chapter.\n\n\nAbout the Conference \n\nFriday\, August 25\, 2023\, 8:00 am – 3:15 pm PT\nHilton Irvine & Virtual\nCEUs can be added onto your registration for in-person attendees\n\n  \nWho should attend? \n\nFaculty\nResearchers\nStudents\nPeople living with dementia and their families\nHealthcare providers\nSenior and social service providers\nAnyone interested!\n\n\n\n\nClick here to visit our website to learn more about registration. \n  \nPlease note that CEUs are offered at a discounted rate this year. \n  \nTo register for this hybrid event\, click the button below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor questions\, please call Megan Witbracht at 949-824-9896.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/register-today-annual-alzheimers-disease-research-conference-sex-and-gender-in-dementia-research-and-care/
LOCATION:Hilton Irvine and Virtual\, 18800 MacArthur Blvd\, Irvine\, CA\, 92612\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Community,Scientific
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230621T181326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T181326Z
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SUMMARY:Down Syndrome Showcase
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the creative and artistic talents of children and adults with Down Syndrome and an opportunity to learn about the factors that impact the health and well-being of people with Down Syndrome \nTalent Show and Art Exhibits: Anyone with Down syndrome who would like to perform on stage or display their art/crafts should contactcoordinator@dsaoc.org. Sign-ups are on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nPoster Presentations: Any UCI student or scholar interested in presenting their scientific findings related to Down syndrome should contact ndiprosp@uci.edu. \nAdmission and parking: Free. Every guest\, performer\, and exhibitor must have a ticket. Order through the theater box office: www.thebarclay.org. \nFor more information: Visit cfar-ds.uci.edu or e-mail: cfar-ds@uci.edu  \nLight refreshments will be served. 
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/down-syndrome-showcase/
LOCATION:Irvine Barclay Theater\, 4242 Campus Drive\, Irvine\, CA\, 92612\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Community,Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230919T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230901T182647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T205440Z
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SUMMARY:UCI Conte Center Seminar Series with Alexander Shackman\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Please joint the Conte Center for a lecture from Alexander Shackman\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Department of Psychology\, University of Maryland. \nDate: September 19\, 2023\, Time: 4:00 – 5:00PM (PT)\nTitle: The Nature and Neurobiology of Anxiety\nLocation: Plumwood House (Across From Medical Education) and also Telecast via Zoom\, passcode: 764583 \nPlease reach out to James Weinstock if you have any questions (jweinsto@uci.edu).
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/uci-conte-center-seminar-series-with-alexander-shackman-phd/
LOCATION:Plumwood/Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230921T172807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T192644Z
UID:10000423-1696579200-1696615200@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:2023 Inaugural Symposium for the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Al La Spada\, Director\, and Dr. Rob Spitale\, Associate Director\, of the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics are delighted to announce our upcoming Inaugural Symposium: “Exploring the Future of Neurotherapeutics” \nThe goals of the Inaugural Symposium are as follows: \n\nIntroduce the center to campus. Learn about the vision that drives us\, the milestones we’ve achieved\, and our ongoing goals to further develop the center on campus.\nAn update on state-of-the-art translational neuroscience research. Internationally renowned faculty will delineate ongoing efforts to understand the complexities of the human brain and develop innovative models and solutions for neurological diseases.Lecture topics will include therapeutic drug discovery and high-throughput methods to identify novel drug targets. Experts from diverse disciplines will explain how they are tackling the challenge of delivering small molecules and biological agents across the blood-brain barrier.\nSpurring interdisciplinary collaboration across campus. One of the core values at the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics is collaboration\, especially between faculty in the physical sciences and the biological sciences.This unique occasion will be a forum to highlight opportunities for cross-disciplinary interactions and explore potential collaborations. By combining our expertise and diverse perspectives\, we can unlock new avenues of discovery and accelerate progress toward developing novel solutions for therapy development.\n\nOur exceptional line-up of guest speakers and UCI faculty speakers include: \n\nChristopher Austin (former Director of NCATS)\nMichael Lin (Stanford University)\nJulia Schaletzky (UC Berkeley)\nRandy Ashton (University of Wisconsin)\nAnne Bang (Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Research Institute)\nViviana Gradinaru (California Institute of Technology)\nAlexandre Chan (UC Irvine)\nBrian Paegel (UC Irvine)\nSzu Wang (UC Irvine)\nErrol Arkilic (UC Irvine)\n\nWhether you are a student\, postdoctoral trainee\, faculty member\, or staff member\, we encourage you to join us\, so please mark your calendars!
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/2023-inaugural-symposium-for-the-uci-center-for-neurotheraputics/
LOCATION:Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering\, 100 Academy Wy\, Irvine\, CA\, 92617\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231009T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231009T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230804T180405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T181633Z
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SUMMARY:AI & Biomedicine Symposium: AI and Neuroscience
DESCRIPTION:This year’s annual Southern California AI and Biomedicine Symposium will focus on AI and Neuroscience.  The event is co-sponsored by the UCI Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. The free event includes a full day of talks\, lunch\, and reception. RSVP soon as space is limited. \nDownload Event Flyer
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/ai-biomedicine-symposium-ai-and-neuroscience/
LOCATION:Calit2 Auditorium\, 4100 Calit2 Building\, Irvine\, Irvine
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231017T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231017T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230929T190105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T214316Z
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SUMMARY:Mayank Mehta\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:CNLM Colloquium Series \nHippocampus 2.0: Three simple rules \nJoin the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Mayank Mehta\, professor of physics\, astronomy\, neurology\, and neurobiology at UCLA. \nThis event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. \n \nDescription: \nThe hippocampus is implicated in many learning and memory disorders including Alzheimer’s. Dozens of drugs have cured these in mice but failed in humans. Hippocampal neurons in rodents show robust spatial selectivity. Hence\, the standard test of hippocampal function in mice is the Morris Water Maze\, an allocentric spatial memory task. However\, in freely behaving primates\, hippocampal neurons show very little spatial selectivity. Further\, hippocampal damage in humans causes profound non-spatial\, egocentric\, episodic memory deficits too\, whose neurophysiological analog in rodents is unclear. We propose a novel theory of hippocampal function\, Hippocampus 2.0\, which can reconcile these long-standing differences and provide several experimental tests of this theory. The results provide a unified framework for probing hippocampal function\, which could improve translation of therapies from mice to humans.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/mayank-mehta-ph-d/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory":MAILTO:memory@uci.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230813T233250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T190556Z
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SUMMARY:Conspiracy Thinking in American Politics
DESCRIPTION:This Symposium will include the Annual Jerrold Post Lecture on Neuropolitics\, given by Keynote Speaker George Marcus. Psychiatrist Jerrold Post\, MD (1934-2020)\, who was Professor of Political Science at George Washington University\, was a founder of the field of political psychology and author of many influential books on the psychology of political leadership.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/conspiracy-thinking-in-american-politics/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom\, CA
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20231012T220819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T221033Z
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SUMMARY:Samuel Barnes Science Discussion UCI Conte Center
DESCRIPTION:Join Samuel Barnes\, PhD for his discussion on “Mechanisms underlying flexible reward learning deficits in rodents” virtually with the UCI Conte Center. \nZoom Link \nPasscode: 764583
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/samuel-barnes-science-discussion-uci-conte-center/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom\, CA
CATEGORIES:All,Scientific
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20230928T212745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T030909Z
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SUMMARY:Roger Nicoll\, M.D.
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) and the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Roger Nicoll\, professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at the University of California\, San Francisco. \nThe Biochemistry of Memory: A (not so) New and Specific Hypothesis \nEvent is jointly sponsored through the CNLM Colloquium Series and the Anatomy and Neurobiology Seminar Series. \nThis event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. \n \nDescription: \n\nCaMKII and long-term potentiation (LTP) were discovered within a decade of each other and have been inextricably intertwined ever since. In 1984 Francis Crick proposed that a memory molecule should possess two properties. First\, it should be a multimeric protein with identical subunits that can phosphorylate one another. Second\, to address how memories outlast molecular turnover he proposed that naïve unphosphorylated subunits could exchange into the phosphorylated multimer and become phosphorylated. Within two years biochemical studies established that CaMKII satisfied the first prediction. Recent biochemical studies have shown that unphosphorylated CaMKII subunits can exchange into phosphorylated CaMKII multimers\, thus satisfying Crick’s second prediction. My talk will focus on linking the biochemical properties of CaMKII to LTP. I will show that the autophosphorylation of CaMKII maintains LTP (memory) by establishing a stable CaMKII/NMDA receptor complex\, resulting in the synaptic capture of AMPA receptors. LTP survives the protein turnover of CaMKII\, which is complete within 2 weeks\, by its phosphorylation of newly synthesized naïve CaMKII molecules.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/roger-nicoll-m-d/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231025T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20231019T202107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T202107Z
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SUMMARY:Effects of Narrative Structure and Agency on Memory
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Cognitive Sciences’\nColloquia Series presents: \nJanice Chen\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Department of\nPsychological & Brain Sciences\nJohns Hopkins University \n  \nEffects of narrative structure and agency on memory \nThe world confronts our senses with a continuous stream of rapidly changing information. Yet\, we experience life as a series of episodes or events\, and in memory these pieces seem to become even further organized. How do we recall an give structure to this complex information? Recent studies have begun to examine these questions using naturalistic stimuli and behavior: subjects view audiovisual movies or read interactive stories\, then freely recount their memories of the events. Within the default network\, we find distinct brain activity patterns corresponding to individual events\, which reappear during verbal recollection; memories and neural patterns are influenced by the network structure of links between events in the narrative\, and these effects are modulated by agency. These observations construct a picture of how the brain supports our ability to comprehend and recall real-world events as they unfold continuously across time.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/effects-of-narrative-structure-and-agency-on-memory/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom\, CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20231103T152254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T152452Z
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SUMMARY:Aniruddh Patel\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:From the Department of Psychology at Tufts University\, Aniruddh Patel\, Ph.D. will be presenting “The Biology of the Beat: Motor Contributions to Auditory Cognitive Processing” at The Department of Cognitive Sciences’ Colloquia Series.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/thethe-department-of-cognitive-sciences-colloquia-series-presents-aniruddh-patel-ph-d-the-biology-of-the-beat-motor-contributions-to-auditory-cognitive-processing/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom\, CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20231027T200250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T201325Z
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SUMMARY:Flavio Donato\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Conte Center @ UCI Seminar Series \nMemory dynamics through the divergent recruitment of developmentally-defined hippocampal traces \nJoin the Conte Center @ UCI for a seminar by Dr. Flavio Donato\, assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Basel.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/flavio-donato-ph-d/
LOCATION:Plumwood House\, 1003 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA 92617\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231128T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20231009T211005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T214419Z
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SUMMARY:Anna K. Gillespie\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:CNLM Colloquium Series \nSteps toward exploring the therapeutic potential of hippocampal replay \nJoin the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Anna Gillespie\, assistant professor of biological structure\, lab medicine\, and pathology at University of Washington. This event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. \n \nDescription: \nExecuting memory-guided behavior requires storage of information about experience and later recall of that information to inform choices. Hippocampal sharp-wave ripple (SWR) events are associated with the time-compressed “replay” of representations of past experience\, and multiple correlative and causal studies have demonstrated that SWRs critically contribute to these cognitive functions. Consistent with its role in memory processes\, changes in SWRs have been reported concurrent with memory impairment in several rodent models of Alzheimer’s disease. Rescuing replay in Alzheimer’s could thus improve memory symptoms; however\, our current options for promoting physiologically relevant replay are quite limited. To address this gap\, we developed a neurofeedback paradigm for rats in which the real-time detection of SWRs triggers the delivery of positive reinforcement (food reward). In young adult animals\, this training protocol increased the prevalence of task-relevant replay during the targeted neurofeedback period by changing the temporal dynamics of SWR occurrence\, and was also associated with neural and behavioral forms of compensation after the targeted period. This work demonstrates that subjects can learn to use neurofeedback to modulate physiologically relevant patterns of hippocampal network activity and lays the foundation for future work in subjects with compromised replay\, such as rodent models of Alzheimer’s disease.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/anna-k-gillespie-ph-d/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20240125T183718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T183828Z
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SUMMARY:Donghui Zhu\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:SUNY Empire Innovation Professor Donghui Zhu\, PhD from Stony Brook University Presents: \n“Amyloid beta glycation leads to neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and Alzheimer’s pathogenesis via VDAC1-dependent mtDNA efflux” \nHybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/donghui-zhu-phd/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) and Virtually Via Zoom\, 419 Physical Sciences Quad\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240116T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20231207T161611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T162001Z
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SUMMARY:UCI Conte Center Seminar Series with Pat Levitt\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Functional Implications of Developmental Heterogeneity” by Pat Levitt\, PhD\, Chief Scientific Officer\, Senior Vice President and Director\, The Saban Research Institute\, Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics\, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles\, WM Keck Provost Professor of Neurogenetics\, Keck School of Medicine of USC
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/uci-conte-center-seminar-series-with-pat-levitt-phd/
LOCATION:Plumwood/Showa Denko Lecture Hall
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T215228
CREATED:20240125T235339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T235339Z
UID:10000470-1706169600-1706202000@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Weizhe Hong\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Professor of Biological Chemistry & Neurobiology Weizhe Hong\, PhD from the University of California\, Los Angeles Presents: \n“TBD” \nHybrid: ISEB 1200 & Zoom \n 
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/weizhe-hong-phd/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) and Virtually Via Zoom\, 419 Physical Sciences Quad\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
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