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Lynne Kiorpes

Seminar: Oxyopia Seminar | December 2 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 489 Minor Hall

Speaker/Performer:  Lynne Kiorpes, NYU

Sponsor:  Neuroscience Institute, Helen Wills

Hypothalamic Cell Types and Circuits that Drive Survival Behaviors

Seminar: Neuroscience Seminar | December 3 | 2-3 p.m. | 125 Li Ka Shing Center

Speaker/Performer:  Yeka Aponte, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH

Sponsor:  Neuroscience Institute, Helen Wills

The diverse collection of genetically-distinct cell types in the lateral hypothalamus (LH) is crucial for orchestrating a variety of motivated behaviors that facilitate survival. A pivotal role of the LH in regulating appetitive and reward-related behaviors has been evident for decades. However, the contributions of LH circuits to other survival behaviors has been less explored. Here we examine...   More >

Sodium channel dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders

Seminar | December 5 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition

Featured Speaker:  Kevin Bender, University of California, San Francisco

Sponsor:  Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH

Thesis Seminar

Seminar: Thesis Seminar | December 6 | 4-6 p.m. | 125 Li Ka Shing Center

Speakers/Performers:  Ignas Cerniauskas, Lammel Lab; Katarina Slama, Knight Lab; Daniel Toker, D’Esposito Lab

Sponsor:  Neuroscience Institute, Helen Wills

Ignas Cerniauskas (Lammel Lab): “Chronic stress induces activity, synaptic and transcriptional remodeling of the lateral habenula associated with deficits in motivated behaviors.”

Kata Slama (Knight Lab): "Electrophysiological mechanisms of visual search in humans"

Reception afterwards.

Monkey Business: Modeling the Biology of Complex Human Social Behavior

Seminar | December 10 | 2:30-4 p.m. | 125 Li Ka Shing Center

Speaker/Performer:  Michael Platt, Director, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative; Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania

Sponsor:  Neuroscience Institute, Helen Wills

Diversification of the neural proteome in coleoid cephalopods by editing messenger RNAs

Seminar | December 12 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition

Featured Speaker:  Josh Rosenthal, MBL, Woods Hole MA

Sponsor:  Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH