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SUMMARY:Yin Shen\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping for their lecture with Yin Shen\, PhD\, Associate Professor in Neurology Weill Institute for Neurosciences at the University of California\, San Francisco. 
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/yin-shen-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:20240516T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T120000
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SUMMARY:Samantha Butler\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Revisiting the role(s) of netrin1 in the establishment of spinal cord circuitry.” \nThe department of Developmental and Cell Biology is hosting Dr Samantha Butler in their weekly seminar series. Dr Butler is the Eleanor I. Leslie Chair in Pioneering Brain Research; a professor in the UCLA Department of Neurobiology as well as the vice chair for Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion; a member of the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research\, the Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center\, and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/samantha-butler-phd/
LOCATION:4201 Natural Sciences II\, Irvine\, CA 92697\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240205T205001Z
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SUMMARY:Lindsay Schwarz\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCI Center for Neural Circuit Mapping for their lecture with Lindsay Schwarz\, PhD\, Assistant Faculty at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital \n“Uncovering Diversity in Norepinephrine Neural Circuits”
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/lindsay-schwarz-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:20240521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20231009T211617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T184610Z
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SUMMARY:Brad Postle\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:CNLM Colloquium Series \nControlling the Contents of Visual Working Memory \nJoin the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Brad Postle\, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. \n \nDescription: \nTwo hallmarks of working memory are flexibility — ability to mentally juggle multiple pieces of information\, prioritizing what’s relevant for the task immediately at hand while also keeping potentially important but currently unprioritized information in an accessible state — and updateability — allowing for the rapid replacement of the no-longer-needed with the newly relevant. This talk will explore these two aspects of the control of working memory at the levels of algorithmic operation and neural implementation. Specifically\, although parsimony holds that “deprioritization” and “removal” might be accomplished via the same mechanism\, I will draw on neuroimaging (EEG and fMRI)\, computational (RNN\, RL)\, and behavioral data to argue for two distinct\, novel\, processes for controlling the contents of WM: the transformation of representational geometries as a function of priority; and the top-down hijacking of mechanisms of adaptation to accomplish active removal. This work may generalize to broader questions\, such as of how we control the moment-to-moment contents of conscious awareness\, and how we diagnose and treat disorders of thought.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/brad-postle-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:20240521T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
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SUMMARY:Mario Penzo\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCI Conte Center for their seminar with Mario Penzo\, PhD\, Senior Investigator and Chief of the Unit on the Neurobiology of Affective Memory at the  Memory National Institute of Mental Health \nThe Midline Thalamus and the Control of Goal-Oriented Behaviors \nThe Seminar will be accessible in-person or Telecast via Zoom (pass: 764583)
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/mario-penzo-phd/
LOCATION:Plumwood House\, 1003 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA 92617\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240522T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240522T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240401T041115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T041115Z
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SUMMARY:EpiCenter Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 EpiCenter Symposium will celebrate the 20th year of the NIH T32 program in epilepsy research. Talks will feature speakers working to solve important problems related to epilepsy in the laboratory\, the clinic and the community.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/epicenter-symposium/
LOCATION:Sue Gross Auditorium\, 854 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, 92617\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
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SUMMARY:David Poeppel\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Cognitive Sciences will host guest speaker Dr. David Poeppel\, a Professor in the Department of Psychology from the Ernst Struengmann Institute for Neuroscience & New York University. \nSpeech is special and language is structured \nI discuss two (older but fun and straightforward) experiments that focus on general questions about the cognitive science and neural implementation of speech and language. I come to (currently) unpopular conclusions about both domains. Based on a first set of experiments\, using fMRI and exploiting the temporal statistics of speech\, I argue for the existence of a speech-specific processing stage that implicates a particularneuronal substrate that has the appropriate sensitivity and selectivity for speech. Based on a second set of experiments\, using MEG\, I outline neural mechanisms that can form the basis for more abstract\, structural processing. The results demonstrate that\, during listening to connected speech\, cortical activity at different time scales is entrained concurrently to track the time course of linguistic structures at different hierarchical levels. The results demonstrate constituent-driven\, internal construction of hierarchical linguistic structure via entrainment of hierarchical cortical dynamics. The conclusions — that speech is special and language structure-driven — provide (by now old) neurobiological provocations to the prevailing view that speech perception is ‘mere’ hearing and that language comprehension is ‘mere’ statistics.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/david-poeppel-ph-d/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom\, CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240531T163110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T163530Z
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SUMMARY:Bomin Sun\, M.D.\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Combined BNST and NAc stimulation for medical refractory depression: RCT and mechanism \nThe Center for Neural Circuit Mapping is hosting a seminar by Dr. Bomin Sun\, professor of neurosurgery at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Rui Jin Hospital.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/bomin-sun-md-phd/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) and Virtually Via Zoom\, 419 Physical Sciences Quad\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240205T205435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T163552Z
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SUMMARY:Huizhong Tao\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Hypothalamic control of mood/emotion \nThe Center for Neural Circuit Mapping is hosting a seminar by Dr. Huizhong Tao\, professor of physiology and neuroscience at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/13967/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) 1200\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240531T164220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T164220Z
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SUMMARY:Johnathan Tang\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Integrative approaches to tackling experience-dependent outcomes \nThe Center for Neural Circuit Mapping is hosting a seminar by Dr. Johnathan Tang\, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/johnathan-tang-ph-d/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) and Virtually Via Zoom\, 419 Physical Sciences Quad\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240618T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240618T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20231009T221940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T165028Z
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SUMMARY:Catherine Hartley\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:CNLM Colloquium Series \nJoin the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Conte Center@UCI for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Catherine Hartley\, associate professor of psychology at New York University. This event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. \nInteractive development of reinforcement learning and episodic memory \n \nHighlighting the fundamentally interactive nature of learning and memory\, recent studies in adults have demonstrated that the same quantitative learning signals that inform value computation during reinforcement learning also modulate how information is prioritized and represented in episodic memory. While both reinforcement learning and episodic memory processes exhibit qualitative shifts from childhood to adulthood\, how the interactions between these neurocognitive systems might change over development remains virtually unexplored. In this talk\, I will present studies that leverage computational modeling to characterize age-related shifts in how reinforcement learning computations influence the content and granularity of memory\, and how memory\, in turn\, informs value-based choices. I will discuss how these processes may support adaptive behavior at different developmental stages.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/catherine-hartley-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:20240709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240531T164916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T143634Z
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SUMMARY:Dorote Lucci\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Dorote Lucci\, Chair of the Global Conference on Advancing Mental Health. \nExploring the Intersection of AI\, Neuroscience\, and Transformative Learning: A Whole-Person Perspective from Transpersonal Psychology
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/dorote-lucci-ph-d/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) and Virtually Via Zoom\, 419 Physical Sciences Quad\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240627T220052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T220420Z
UID:10000546-1720540800-1720544400@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:UCI Conte Center Seminar Series with Debra Bangasser\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The UCI Conte Center Seminar Series will host guest speaker Dr. Debra Bangasser\, Associate Director at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University. Pastries and coffee will be provided. \nEarly resource scarcity causes lasting changes in cognition and motivated behavior
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/uci-conte-center-seminar-series-with-debra-bangasser-phd/
LOCATION:Plumwood/Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240813T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240813T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240813T192054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T192129Z
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SUMMARY:Niels Niethard PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Cognitive Sciences will host guest speaker\, Dr. Niels Niethard\, from University of Tubingen \nSleep oscillations and synaptic plasticity: A circuit perspective
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/niels-niethard-phd/
LOCATION:SSPA 2112\, Social Science Plaza A (SSPA) Room 2112\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T151500
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240829T160908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T161027Z
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SUMMARY:35th Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register for the 35th Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference\, Advances in Dementia Care\, hosted by the UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) in partnership with Alzheimer’s Orange County and Alzheimer’s Association Orange County. This year the conference will examine the important advances being made in the diagnosis\, treatment\, and care for people living with dementia. Topics will include genetic testing\, blood tests\, disease modifying therapies\, treatments for behavioral symptoms\, equity and access\, the rise of pseudomedicine\, and care navigator programs.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/35th-annual-southern-california-alzheimers-disease-research-conference/
LOCATION:Hilton Irvine and Virtual\, 18800 MacArthur Blvd\, Irvine\, CA\, 92612\, United States
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240910T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240910T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240826T210444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T211716Z
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SUMMARY:Jing Zhang\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Jing Zhang\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science\, University of California\, Irvine.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/jing-zhang-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:20240919T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240909T171729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T171729Z
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Gunn\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology seminar will host guest speaker Dr. Benjamin Gunn\, Project Scientist at University of California\, Irvine \nAn analysis of the primary hippocampal circuit implications and applications \nDespite intense interest in hippocampal contributions to behavior\, surprisingly little is known about how cortical signals are processed across even the basic multi-stage circuit. Here\, I will describe the first input/output relationship for the primary hippocampal circuit. Results identify a novel role for recurrent CA3 activity in driving throughput that challenges the notion of the tri-synaptic circuit\, while the presence of low pass filters dictates the nature of effective input frequencies and patterns. Although the simplest circuit operation\, signal throughput is critical for the execution of more complex processes required for hippocampus-dependent memory processing — how these findings place constraints upon circuit performance and the potential for different operational states will be discussed. These findings open the way to novel analyses of how the hippocampus and its contributions to behavior may be influenced in physiological and pathophysiological states. In this regard\, I will provide evidence for alterations in hippocampal circuit function following single-housing that are associated with deficits in cognitive function and other behaviors associated with depression.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/benjamin-gunn-phd/
LOCATION:Plumwood House\, 1003 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA 92617\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240205T210428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T211031Z
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SUMMARY:Wei-Chung Lee\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Wei-Chung Lee\, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard University. \n“Circuit Motifs of Sensorimotor Integration”\n\n\nNeuronal circuits transform sensory information into behavior. I will present our recent work to understand the neuronal circuit basis of decision making and motor control. First\, we studied synaptic connectivity underlying choice-selective activity in the mouse posterior parietal cortex (PPC) during a perceptual decision-making task. Using a combination of virtual-reality behavior\, two-photon calcium imaging\, connectomics\, and circuit modeling\, we analyzed how synaptic connections between PPC neurons relate to their function. Our results provide evidence for how synaptic connectivity in cortical circuits supports a learned decision-making task. Second\, we examined the wiring logic of premotor circuits controlling the Drosophila leg and wing. Using connectomics\, we found that premotor networks organize into modules linking motor neurons innervating muscles with related functions. By comparing the architectures of leg and wing motor control systems within the same animal\, we identified common principles of premotor network organization and specialized features reflecting the biomechanical constraints and evolutionary origins of these motor control systems.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/wei-chung-lee-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:20241004T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240827T171255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T173341Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Second Annual Symposium for the Center for Neurotherapeutics
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the Symposium will be to familiarize attendees with the UCI Center for\nNeurotherapeutics and introduce attendees to the exciting translational\nneuroscience research happening right on our campus and in labs across the country. We\nhope that attendees will: \n\nLearn about the vision that drives us at the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics and our\nongoing effort to advance drug development on campus.\nBecome acquainted with cutting-edge approaches being applied to develop innovative\nmodels and novel therapeutic solutions for neurological diseases. Lecture topics will\ninclude drug discovery and high-throughput screening methods to identify rational\ndrug targets. Experts from diverse disciplines will explain how they are tackling the\nchallenge of delivering small molecules and biological agents across the blood-brain\nbarrier.\nAppreciate the many opportunities for cross-disciplinary interaction and collaboration\nin this field. Our number one core value at the UCI Center for Neurotherapeutics is to\npromote collaboration across campus\, especially between faculty in the physical\nsciences and the biological sciences. We believe that only by combining such multi-\ndisciplinary expertise and diverse perspectives will it be possible to unlock new\navenues of discovery and accelerate progress toward developing meaningful solutions\nfor therapy development.\n\nOur exceptional line-up of guest speakers and UCI faculty speakers include: \n\nAnabella Villalobos (Biogen); Neurological/Rare Disease Therapies\nDonna Huryn (University of Pennsylvania); Academic Drug Discovery Challenges\nEthan Lippmann (Vanderbilt); siRNA Brain Delivery via Albumin\nSu Guo (UC San Francisco); GPCR Targeting in Parkinson’s\nHang Lu (Georgia Tech); Microtechnology & AI in Drug Screening\n Errol Arkilic (UC Irvine); Beall Applied Innovation\nLeslie Thompson (UC Irvine); Huntington’s Disease Treatment Advances\nJennifer Prescher (UC Irvine); Nature-Inspired Imaging Tools\nChristopher Hughes (UC Irvine); Blood-Brain Barrier Neurovascular Model\nMelanie Cocco (UC Irvine); Voxelotor for Red Blood Cell Modulation\n\nWhether you are a student\, postdoctoral trainee\, faculty member\, or staff member\, we\nencourage you to join us\, so please mark your calendars! \nRegistration is free! \nPlease register by Friday\, September 27\, 2024.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/2024-second-annual-symposium-for-the-center-for-neurotherapeutics/
LOCATION:Samueli Integrative Health Institute Sue Gross Auditorium\, 856 Health Sciences Quad\, Irvine\, 92697\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Community,Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240925T222627Z
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SUMMARY:Masakazu Agetsuma\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Masakazu Agetsuma\, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences\, Japan \n “Activity-dependent organization of prefrontal hub-networks for associative learning and signal transformation” \nAssociative learning is crucial for adapting to environmental changes. Interactions among neuronal populations involving the dorso-medial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) in rodents are proposed to regulate associative memory. Although neural network remodeling is generally believed to underlie learning and memory\, how this process occurs to store and process associative memory remains one of the most critical open questions in the field. To tackle this question\, we developed a pipeline for longitudinal two-photon imaging and mathematical dissection of neural population activities in mouse dmPFC during fear-conditioning procedures\, enabling us to detect learning-dependent changes in the dmPFC information coding and network topology. After confirming that the dmPFC contributes to the expression of the conditioned responses (CR) by chemogenetic silencing\, we recorded neural population activities and analyzed them by regularized regression methods and graphical modeling. We found that fear conditioning drove dmPFC reorganization to generate a neuronal ensemble encoding CR\, which was characterized by enhanced internal coactivity and functional connectivity. Importantly\, neurons strongly responding to unconditioned stimuli during fear conditioning subsequently became hubs of this novel network and revealed enhanced association with conditioned stimuli (CS) specifically in the CR ensemble\, which may work as an information-processing neural network implementing CS-triggered CR. Altogether\, we demonstrate learning-dependent dynamic modulation of population coding structured on the activity-dependent formation of the hub network within the dmPFC. features reflecting the biomechanical constraints and evolutionary origins of these motor control systems.”
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/masakazu-agetsuma-phd/
LOCATION:Plumwood House Room 166\, 1003 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA 92617\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697-3800\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240205T210855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T211725Z
UID:10000482-1728986400-1728990000@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Vahid Yaghmai\, MD\, MS\, FSAR
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Vahid Yaghmai\, Professor and Chair in the Department of Radiological Sciences\, University of California\, Irvine \n“Medical Imaging Research: From Bench to Bedside”\n\n\n\nCurrent areas of basic and clinical research in Radiological Sciences department will be highlighted. An overview of resources in the preclinical and clinical settings will be provided. Clinical examples that highlight the state-of-the-art medical imaging technology available in Radiological Sciences will also be discussed.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/christina-kim-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:20241016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240724T191849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T164530Z
UID:10000556-1729107000-1729110600@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Lisa Feldman Barrett\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The McGaugh-Gerard Lecture on Learning and Memory will host guest speaker Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett\, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University. \nThree Lessons About the Brain \n  \nEver wonder how your brain really works? Join us for the 3rd Annual McGaugh-Gerard Lecture on Learning and Memory by Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett\, an author and expert in psychology and neuroscience\, as she breaks down three key ideas about the brain’s inner workings. In this talk\, you’ll learn: \n\nHow your brain’s most important job is keeping your body running smoothly.\nHow your brain is constantly predicting what will happen next rather than reacting to the world.\nHow feeling and thinking and even seeing follow from your brain’s plan for action; your brain prepares your behavior first and creates your lived experience in the process.\n\nDr. Barrett will show how these brain functions affect how you feel\, how you think\, and what you do.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/lisa-feldman-barrett-ph-d/
LOCATION:Irvine Barclay Theater\, 4242 Campus Drive\, Irvine\, CA\, 92612\, United States
CATEGORIES:All,Community,Faculty,Scientific,Staff,Students,Students, Faculty, Staff Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241018T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241018T100000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20241016T170752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T170930Z
UID:10000606-1729240200-1729245600@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Jack Gallant\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:UCI Center for Translational Vision Research will host guest speaker Dr. Jack Gallant\, a professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Co-director of the Brain Imaging Center (BIC)\, from the University of California\, Berkeley \nA biologically plausible hierarchical convolutional energy model explains V4 responses during natural vision \n 
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/jack-gallant-ph-d/
LOCATION:Sue Gross Auditorium\, 854 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, 92617\, United States
CATEGORIES:Scientific,Staff,Students
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240205T211305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T211759Z
UID:10000483-1729591200-1729594800@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Daniele Canzio\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Neural Circuit Mapping will host guest speaker Dr. Daniele Canzio\, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences\, University of California\, San Francisco. \nHow do neurons recognize self from non-self? \nMy lab investigates how neurons distinguish self from non-self\, a process also known as neural self-avoidance. This process is critical for the establishment of neural wiring patterns during development. We are particularly interested in the role of genome architecture and epigenetic gene silencing in the generation of the transcriptional diversity underlying the process of neural self-avoidance in the mammalian brain.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/daniele-canzio-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:20241022T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240923T211204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T212550Z
UID:10000582-1729612800-1729616400@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Marcus Holmes\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory\, UCI Brain\, and UCI Conte Center will host guest speaker Dr. Marcus Holmes\, Professor of Government\, Chair of the Department of Government\, Director of the Political Psychology and International Relations Lab\, and Co-Director of the Social Science Research Methods Center from The College of William and Mary. \nThe Social Neuroscience Behind Face-to-Face Diplomacy?
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/marcus-holmes-ph-d/
LOCATION:CNLM Herklotz Conference Center and Virtually via Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory%2C UCI Brain%2C and UCI Conte Center":MAILTO:jweinsto@hs.uci.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20241021T174323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241021T174454Z
UID:10000608-1729699200-1729706400@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Albert La Spada\, M.D.\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences will host guest speaker Albert La Spada\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, a professor of Pathology\, from the University of California\, Irvine\, for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. \nDefining the Mechanistic Basis of Neurodegenerative Proteinopathy: A 35 Year Genetic Odyssey \n 
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/albert-la-spada-m-d-ph-d/
LOCATION:Crystal Cove Auditorium at the UCI Student Center\, 4113 Pereira Dr\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697-3800\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20241018T174124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241018T174350Z
UID:10000607-1729765800-1729769400@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Yannick Fotio\, PharmD\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology will host Yannick Fotio\, PharmD\, Ph.D. a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Piomelli’s lab from the University of California\, Irvine. \nMetabolic reprogramming drives pain chronification after tissue damage
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/yannick-fotio-pharmd-ph-d/
LOCATION:Plumwood House Room 166\, 1003 Health Sciences Rd\, Irvine\, CA 92617\, Irvine\, CA\, 92697-3800\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20240724T190829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T164849Z
UID:10000555-1729850400-1729864800@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Perspectives on Political Violence
DESCRIPTION:The Symposium of the UCI Center for Neuropolitics will address political violence in all its complexities. The Symposium will use the tools of neuroscience\, political science\, history and psychology to comprehensively analyze the disturbing development and potential emergence in American life. The Symposium includes the 2024 Jerrold Post Lecture on Neuropolitics\, to be given by Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/uci-center-for-neuropolitics-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241029T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241029T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20241007T214557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T214557Z
UID:10000600-1730196000-1730199600@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Yang Yang\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:UCI Epilepsy Research Center will host guest speaker Dr. Yang Yang\, Jack and Barbara McCoy Associate Professor from Purdue University\, for their EpiCenter Seminar. \n“SCN2A related autism and epilepsy: from mouse and hiPSC models to genetic medicine”
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/yang-yang-phd/
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:20241030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T150827
CREATED:20241029T174124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T184156Z
UID:10000611-1730289600-1730293200@brain.uci.edu
SUMMARY:Manuella Oliveira Yassa\, Ph.D. & Caroline Montojo\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nJoin us to learn more about the CONNECT series. This session will include an opportunity to network.
URL:https://brain.uci.edu/event/manuella-oliveira-yassa-ph-d-caroline-montojo-ph-d/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom\, CA
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ORGANIZER;CN="UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning &amp%3B Memory":MAILTO:memory@uci.edu
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