Perspectives in Neuroscience Speaker Series

2011 - 2012

Seminars are held Mondays*, 11:30 AM, Fisher Scientific Seminar Room

2nd Floor (at the Main Entrance) Robarts Research Institute (RRI)

 

Name

Seminar Title

Date


Dr. Antonio Rangel
Computation & Neural Systems
California Institute of Technology

"The Neuroeconomics of Simple Choice."

NOTE:  DATE CHANGE
October 24, 2011


Dr. Michael Poulter
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
The University of Western Ontario

"Remodeling of the epileptic Brain."

October 31, 2011


Dr. Douglas Wylie
Department of Psychology

University of Alberta

"General Principles of Cerebellar Organization: How the Bird Brain Got It's Stripes."

November 28, 2011


Dr. Wei-Yang Lu
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
The University of Western Ontario 

"Physical interaction between acetylcholinesterase and B-neurexins: A potential mechanism of synaptic destabilization?"

December 12, 2011


Dr. Marion Wittman

"M1 Muscarinic Receptor Allosteric Potentiation: A New Strategy for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease."

January 30, 2012


Dr. Paul Frankland
The Hospital for Sick Children

"Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Memory."

 February 27, 2012


Dr. Douglas Coulter
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology

University of Pennsylvania

"Molecular, Cellular, and Circuit Mechanisms of Epilepsy Development."

March 26, 2012
***To be held in Auditorium A
      LHSC University Hospital**


Dr. Stephen Matthews
Department of Physiology
University of Toronto


"Fetal programming of Brain, Hormones, and Behaviour Across Generations."

April 30, 2012

 
Dr. Stan Dehaene
Inserm - CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit
France

 "Education Matters: Literacy, Numeracy and the Developing Brain."

 May 7, 2012
**To be held in Social Science Centre
Room 2050

All students and faculty welcome

This lecture series is organized to foster interdisciplinary research in Neuroscience.
For further information, please contact the Neuroscience Program Office at 519-661-4039.

 

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Michael Poulter, Ph.D. Director

Ms. Carol Anderson
Program Coordinator
neuroscience@uwo.ca

T (519) 661-4039
F (519) 661-4153

The University of Western Ontario
Robarts Research Institute, RRI 5260a
100 Perth Drive
London, Ontario, CANADA N6A 5K8

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Fields of Research

Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience

Computational Neuroscience

Neural Substrates of Behaviour

Neuroanatomy/Neuropathology

Neuroimaging

Neurophysiology

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