Monthly Archives: March 2013

Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Thanos Tzonoupoulis, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Mechanisms and Functions of Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity in Normal and Pathological Auditory Processing 3:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Conference Room Wednesday, April 10, 2013 John Williams, Ph.D., Vollum Institute Acute … Continue reading →

Brain Maps to Mechanisms: Neural Circuit Molecular Architecture Stephen J. Smith, PhD Professor Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA Tuesday April 16, 2013 4:00pm 1495 Biomedical Science Tower

Please join us on Monday for a PAL lead by Alessandro Oltramari. Monday, April 1st at noon 340B Baker Hall Title: “A Cognitive System for Visual Intelligence” Abstract: Inasmuch as humans understand their surroundings by coupling perception with knowledge, cognitive-inspired … Continue reading →

Translational Neuroscience Program Seminar Series Maura Boldrini, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Columbia University Research Scientist Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division New York State Psychiatric Institute “Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Major Depression” Monday, April 8, 2013 12:00-1:00 PM 16th … Continue reading →

The following message is from Mike Tarr: The following message is from Mike Tarr: Jessica Cantlon will deliver the Cowan Young Investigator Lecture on April 25th. Her cv is attached, and talk information is below. If you are interested in … Continue reading →

Please note new location for Thursday’s colloquium. ————————————————- The Human Connectome Project: Progress and Perspectives David C. Van Essen, Ph.D. Alumni Endowed Professor of Neurobiology Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology School of Medicine Washington University in St. Louis Thursday, March … Continue reading →

A reminder that the second speaker in the LRDC 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series will take place on Thursday, March 21, 2013. The talk, and reception that follows, will take place at the University of Pittsburgh University Club at 3 … Continue reading →

Rapid flexibility of the motor cortex in novel situations Marc H. Schieber, MD, PhD Professor Departments of Neurology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Visual Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, NY … Continue reading →

March 18 4:30 Wean Hall 7500 “Harnessing the Dynamics of Neural Networks” Large, strongly coupled neural networks tend to produce chaotic spontaneous activity.  This might appear to make them unsuitable for generating reliable sensory responses or repeatable motor patterns. However, … Continue reading →

“Probability Logic and Human Reasoning” Niki Pfeifer Visiting Research Scholar, Center for Formal Epistemology (CMU) Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (LMU) Tuesday, March 5, 2013 12:05 pm, 817R Cathedral of Learning Abstract:  The traditional psychology of deductive reasoning was characterized … Continue reading →