The 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…

  Join 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,…

The 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…

The 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,…