December 2015
December 1
Killam Seminar Series
Qiufu Ma, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting Mechanical Pain-Related Information
Tuesday, December 1, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
ٱ2
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar
Prebiotics, probiotics and the gut-brain axis: Implications in neurodegeneration, metabolism, immunity and everything in between
Dr. Susan Westfall, McGill
Wednesday, ٱ2 at 11:30 a.m., room 2/36 Strathcona Building
December 2
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Genetic targeting and functional organization of spinocerebellar tract (SCT) interneurons
Dr. Avihu Klar, Department of Medical Neurobiology,Institute of Medical ResearchIsrael-Canada
Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University
Wednesday, December 2 at 12:00p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
December 3
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM) seminar
Coarse grained analysis of patterned activity in a minimal neural network
Dr. Kyle Wedgwood, University of Exeter
Thursday, December 3 at 4:00 p.m., Room 1101, McIntyre Building
December 7
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminar
Roles of Neuroligin-1 and EphA4 in shaping slow oscillations during sleep
Dr. Valérie Mongrain
Monday, December 7 , 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
December 7
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Senior Seminar
Role of Cdon, a cell surface protein, in oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination
Li-Chun Wang, Senior Seminar
Monday, December 7 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345 McIntyre Building
December 7
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Imaging amyloid and tau proteins in aging and dementia
Dr. Sylvia Villeneuve, Douglas Institute
Monday, December 7, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
December 8
Killam Seminar Series
Neuronal regulation of (re)myelination
Dr. Ragnhildur Thora Karadottir, University of Cambridge
Tuesday, December 8, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
December 9
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
The role of fMRI in understanding human colour vision
Dr. Kathy Mullen, McGill Department of Opthalmology
Wednesday, December 9 at 12:00 p.m., Livingston Hall, L7-140, MGH
December 11
Department of Physiology Seminar
Mechanosensory mechanisms in mammalian touch
Dr. Ellen Lumpkin, Departments ofDermatology and Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University
Friday, December 11 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre Medical Building
December 14
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Spatiotemporal feature detection and plasticity rules in emerging neural networksinar
Dr. Jean-Claude Béïque, Centre for Neural Dynamics and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa
Monday, December 14, 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
December 14
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Methods for Resting-State Connectome Biomarkers
Dr. Gaël Varoquaux, Neurospin/INRIA, France
Monday, December 14, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
December 15
Killam Seminar Series
Spinal muscular atrophy:Defining mechanisms underlying motor unit degeneration and developing targeted therapeutics
Dr. Christine DiDonato, Lurie Children's Hospital & Stanley manne Research Institute
Tuesday, December 15, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, Brain Tumour Research Centre.
December 16
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
The role of fMRI in understanding human colour vision
Dr. Kathy Mullen, Vision Research Unit, McGill
Wednesday, December 16 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 2015
November 2
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Placental melatonin and serotonin system: implication in fetal development and programming
Dr. Cathy Vaillancourt, Ph.D., Professor, INRS, Armand Frappier Institute
Monday, November 2, 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127
November 2
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
BIC discussion: High-field imaging
Dr. Rick Hoge, BIC Core
Monday, November2, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
November 3
Killam Seminar Series
Degeneration of the Thalamostriatal System: A potential source of cognitive impairments in Parkinson's disease
Dr. Yoland Smith
Tuesday, November3, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
November 4
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
The vestibular system: multimodal integration and encoding of self-motion for motor control
Dr. Kathleen Cullen, McGill Department of Physiology
Wednesday, November 4 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 4
38th Annual Osler Lecture
The Strangest Disease: The Peculiar Past but Hopeful Future of Schizophrenia
Dr. E Fuller Torrey, M.D.
Wednesday November 4, 6 PM, McIntyre Building, Charles F. Martin Amphitheatre
November 5
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
A conformation switch in mitochondrial health and Parkinson's disease
Kalle Gehring, Ph.D., McGill Department of Biochemistry
Thursday, November 5, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Meakins Theatre, McIntyre Building
November 6
Department of Physiology Seminar
The Background potassium channels TREK and TRAAK control pain and thermosensation
Dr. Michael Kotlikoff, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Friday, November 6 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McInytre Building
November 9
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
An introduction to MNI-Display 2.0
Dr. Robert D. Vincent, McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
Monday, November 9, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
November 10
Killam Seminar Series
Myelinated nerve fibres: Past history and future prospects
Dr. Jack Rosenbluth
Tuesday, November 10, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
November 11
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Measuring human melanopsin function
Dr. Geoff Aguirre, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, November 11 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 13
McGill Division of Child Psychiatry Infant Mental Health Day
Role of fathering in building resilience in children
Kyle D. Pruett, MD, MD Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry and Nursing, Yale University & Jean Francois Bureau, PhD, PhD Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa
Friday, November 13th, 2015, 8 am to 5 pm, The Douglas Mental Health University Institute
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November 13
Department of Physiology Seminar
Live animal imaging of neurodegeneration
Dr. Daniel Côté, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut en Sante Mentale de Quebec, Laval University
Friday, November 13 at 11:00 a.m., McIntyre Building Room 1034
November 16
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and neuroinflammatory processes, role in mood and cognitive disorders
Sophie Layé, Ph.D., Research Director, INRA, Director NutriNeuro Institute, Bordeaux, France
Monday, November 16 2015, 11 :00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
November 16
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Phase-amplitude coupling in neural oscillations
Dr. Sylvain Williams, Douglas Institute
Monday, November 16, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
November 17
Killam Seminar Series
The role of inflammation and interleukin-1 in spinal cord pathologies
Dr. Steve Lacroix
Tuesday, November 17, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
November 18
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Space and time in mammalian memory networks
Dr. Mark Brandon, Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Center
Wednesday, November 18 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 20
Department of Physiology Seminar
The neurobiology for a sense of direction
Dr. Jeffrey Taube, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
Friday, November20 at 11:00 a.m., McIntyre Building, Room 1034
November 23
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminar
Synaptic plasticity in neocortical microcircuits
Dr. Jesper Sjöström, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill
Monday, November 23, 11:00 a.m. Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127, Douglas Institute
November 23
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Network modeling with biologically-based cellular models
Dr. Frances K Skinner, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto
Monday, November 23, 1:00 - 2:00p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
November 24
Killam Seminar Series
Mitochondrial proteases, membrane dynamics and neurodegeneration
Dr. Thomas Langer
Tuesday, November 24, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
November 25
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Stem cells, lipid metabolism and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
Dr. Karl Fernandes, Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital
Wednesday, November 25 at 12:00p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
November 26
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM) seminar
Understanding neuronal nonlinearities: The benefits of not using a complex dynamical model
Dr. Erik Cook, McGill Department of Physiology
Thursday, November 26 at 4:00 p.m., Room 1101, McInytre Building
November 27
Douglas Mental Health University Institute Exchange Session
Cross-Training - Vulnerabilities associated with aging: How to identify them and seek help
Friday, November 27, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
November 27
Department of Physiology Seminar
Cellular and synaptic changes underlying neuropathic pain
Dr. Steven Prescott, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
Friday, November 27 at 11:00a.m., Room 1034, McInytre Building
November 30
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Pharmacogenomics in Psychiatry: Gene Discovery, Implementation, and Utility in Major Depression
Anthony Altar, Ph.D., Senior Vice-president, Neuroscience, at Assurex, Health, Inc
Monday, November 30 2015, 11 :00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
November30
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar
Opioid receptors in addiction and mood disorders: a neurobiology perspective
Dr. Brigitte Kieffer, Department of Psychiatry, McGill
Monday, November30 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre Building
November30
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Understanding the developing human brain: Implications for neurodevelopmental disorders
Dr. Budhachandra Khundrakpam, ACE Neuroimaging Lab
Monday, November30, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
October 2015
October 1
MNI 8th Annual Denis Melançon Neuroradiology Conference
This annual conference was established to honour Dr. Melançon for his dedication to patient care and his commitment to training the next generation of neuroradiologists. The focus this year will be on the ‘Skull Base’.
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street
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October 2
Department of Physiology Seminar
Cell lineage and temporal identity specification in mouse retinal progenitor cells
Dr. Michel Cayouette, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Université de Montréal
Friday, October 2 at 11:00 a.m., McIntyre Medical Building, Room 1034
October 4
Students in Mind 2015 Mental Health Conference
Students in Mind (SiM) is an annual student mental health conference at 㽶Ƶ that engages in conversation regarding mental health and mental illness. The conference explores issues that have led to the stigmatization of mental illness and barriers that have prevented open communication.
Sunday, October 4, 9:00 a.m. - 4:14 p.m.
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October 5
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Finite mixture models and false discovery rate corrections in MRI studies
Dr. Hien Duy Nguyen, University of Queensland,
Monday, October 5, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
October 7
Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health Inaugural Public Lecture Series
The Brain, Poverty & Mental Health
Michael Meaney, C.M., PhD, C.Q., FRSC, Co-Director & Primary Investigator, Ludmer Centre
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, McIntyre Building, Palmer Theatre
October 8
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Nutrient sensing in the Gut and the Brain
Tony K.T. Lam, PhD, Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto
Thursday, October 8, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., McIntyre Medical Building Meakins Theatre, Room 521
October 14
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Contribution of astrocytes on synaptic transmission and activity-dependent plasticity
Dr. Stephane Oliet, Neurocentre Magendie, Université de Bordeaux
Wednesday, October14 at12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
October 15
Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain Lecture
Neural circuits and molecular mechanisms of pain control by opioids
Gregory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD, Stanford University
Thursday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m., MGH, Room D14-102
October 15
Centre for Medical Education & Faculty Development Office Medical Education Rounds
Using brain imaging to explore clinical reasoning
Dr. Steven J. Durning, Professor Medicine & Pathology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USU)
Thursday, October15, 4:00- 5:30 p.m., McIntyre Bldg, CyberMed classroom, 208/209
October 19
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Effect of prematurity on cerebellar microstructure and metabolism
Dr. Marie Brossard-Racine, 㽶Ƶ
Monday, October 19, 1:00 - 2:00p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
October 21
A Brilliant Night - Raising awareness and funds for brain tumor research
Sold Out
October 22 & 23
JGH Department of Psychiatry Saul Albert Memorial Conference
Dr. Salman Akhtar
October 22 & 23
BRAMS: The Next Ten Years Symposium
Tenth anniversary symposium of the international laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research
October 23
Department of Physiology Seminar
Genetic dissection of somatotopy of nociception
Dr. Artur Kania, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Université de Montréal
Friday, October 23 at 11:00 a.m., McIntyre Medical Building, Room 1034
October 26
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Placental melatonin and serotonin system: implication in fetal development and programming
Dr. Cathy Vailliancourt (INRS Armand Frappier Institute)
Monday, October 26, 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127
October 27
Killam Seminar Series
Lysosome function, dysfunction and neurodegenerative disease
Dr. Shawn Ferguson
Tuesday, October 27, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
October 28
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Synaptic mechanisms for visual computation in retinal circuitry
Dr. Jonathan Demb, Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Yale University
Wednesday, October 28 at 12:00 p.m., MGH, Livingston Hall, L7-140
October 28
McGill Addiction Day Opening Lecture
From the lab to the street
Dr. Louise Nadeau
Wednesday, October 28 at 6:30 PM, Institut universitaire en santé mentale Douglas, 6875, boul. LaSalle, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3
October 30
Department of Physiology Seminar
The Background potassium channels TREK and TRAAK control pain and thermosensation
Dr. Jacques Noel, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, IPMC
Friday, October 30 at 11:00, Room 1034, McIntyre Building
September 2015
September 8
Killam Seminar Series
Mechanisms of seizure genesis and propagation
Dr. Christophe Bernard, INS-Institut de Neurosciences des Systemes
Tuesday, September 8, 4:00 - 5:15 pm, Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
September 21
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Spinal cord inhibitor neurons as gate-keepers of touch evoked pain after nerve injury
Dr. Reza Sharif-Naeini, McGill Department of Physiology and Cell Information Systems Group
Monday, September 21, 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127
September 21
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar
Excitatory synapses get the blues: Glutamatergic synaptic dysfunction in the genesis and treatment of depression
Dr. Scott Thompson, Department of Physiology, University of Maryland
Monday, September 21, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre Medical Building
September 21
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
BIC General Assembly
Dr. Sylvain Baillet, BIC Core
Monday, September 21, 1:00 - 2: 00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
September 23
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Making connections: New roles for netrin-1 and DCC regulating myelination, synaptogenesis and plasticity
Dr. Tim Kennedy, MNI
Wednesday, September 23 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
September 28
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Reservation system and new microscopie platform
Dr. Joseph Rochford and Etienne Labrie-Dion
Monday, September 28, 11:00 a.m., Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127
September 28
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Losing memory of the present: Neural dynamics of working memory compromised by distraction
Dr. Tomas Ossandon, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Monday September 28, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
September 29
Killam Seminar Series
Exploring Critical Periods and Plasticity of Neural Circuits with Mouse Vision
Dr. Aaron McGee
Tuesday September 29, 4:00 - 5:15 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
September 30
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Calcium sensors for short-term synaptic plasticity
Dr. Wade Regehr, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Wednesday, September 30 at 12:00p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
August 2015
August 27
Douglas Institute Special Seminar
The self-addicted brain
Dr. Roy Wise, Ph.D., F.R.S.C, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Thursday, August 27 at 11:00 a.m., Perry Pavilion (E-3517), Douglas Institute
August 28
Douglas Institute Special Seminar
Bridging the genotype-phenotype gap: Genetic and optogenetic dissection of the central stress response
Dr Alon Chen, Institut de Psychiatrie Max Planck, Institut Weizmann
Friday, August 28 at 2:00 PM, Salle Douglas, Douglas Institute
Douglas Institute Special Seminar
The challenges of doing clinical trials in suicidal people – design, ethics and study considerations
Dr Simon Hatcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa
Friday, August 28 at 2:45 PM, Salle Douglas, Douglas Institute
August 31
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
The inhibitory effect of glutamate on the survival signaling of IGF-1 and its underlying mechanisms
Wenhua Zheng, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau China
Monday, August 31 at 11:00 AM, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
July 2015
July 2
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar Series
Sculpting the nervous system: Mechanisms of structural remodeling during synaptic plasticity
Dr. Karen Zito, University of California, Davis
Thursday, July 2 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
June 2015
June 5
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Balancing synaptic strengths across the dendritic tree
Dr. Yukiko Goda, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Friday, June 5 at 12:00 p.m., MGH, Livingston Hall, L7-140
June 8
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Neurobiological correlates of social and non-social decision-making processes in mice models
Sylvie Granon, Ph.D, Leader of the team "Neurobiologie de la prise de décision", UMR CNRS-Université Paris Sud 9197, Neuro Psi,
Monday, June 8 2015, 11:00 AM, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
June 8
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Human intelligence and its neurobiological correlates
Dr. Sherif Karama, 㽶Ƶ
Monday, June 8, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
June 16-17
Leadership & Neuroscience Insight Series
First session: Brain & Leadership
June 22
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Hippocampal markers of memory and the contributions to non-memory retrieval: The dependence of task and individual differences
Dr. Signy Sheldon, 㽶Ƶ
Monday, June 22, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
May 2015
May 4 - 10
National Mental Health Week
“Compassion Fatigue” with counselling psychologist, Evelyn Rodinos
Friday, May 1, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
May 4
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Epigenetic regulation of hippocampal development
Anita Thambirajah, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Micheal Meaney`s Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute 㽶Ƶ
Monday, May 4 2015, 11:00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
May 5
MNI Killam Seminar Series
Relating neural and mental representations using fMRI Seminar Series
Prof. Russell A. Poldrack, Professor of Psychology & Neurobiology, University of Texas at Austin, Imaging Research Centre
Tuesday, May 5, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpre Communications Centre, 3801 rue University,
May 6
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Senior Student Seminar
At the edge: Peripheral mechanisms in neuropathic pain
Claire Magnussen, PhD Graduate Student
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m., McIntyre Building, room 1345
May 6
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Synaptic connectivity in the nucleus accumbens
Dr. Adam Carter, Center for Neural Sciences, New York University
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m., MGH, Livingston Hall, L7-140
May 6
Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain Lecture
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as chemical signature of neuropathic pain
Hiroshi Ueda, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Nagasaki University
Wednesday, May 6 at 4:00 p.m., MGH, Room D14-10
May 8 - 29
Global Mental Health Research Seminar
The ultimate goal of this seminar, led by Duncan Pedersen, is to outline a balanced critical perspective on Global Mental Health as a new field of enquiry and practice. It will include lectures, panel presentation, case studies and plenary discussion of readings by faculty and students.
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May 8
RUIS McGill Centre of Expertise in Chronic Pain Symposium 2015
Networks of Care: Low Back and Chronic Pain
The McGill RUIS Centre of Expertise in Chronic Pain and the Scoliosis Group offers a new perspective on an integrated network of care for the management of low back and chronic pain. Click here for more info
May 11
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Stressed Parents: maternal and paternal epigenetic programming of the developing brain
Tracy Bale, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Director, Neuroscience Center SOVM, University of Pennsylvania
Monday, May 11 2015, 11:00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
May 11
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
In vivo histology with MRI
Dr. Julien Cohen-Adad, NeuroPoly, Polytechnique Montreal
Monday, May 11, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
May 12
MNI Killam Seminar Series
Mechanisms governing assembly and disassembly of the nervous system
Prof. Christopher Deppmann, Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Virginia
Tuesday, May 12, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
May 13
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Towards repairing functional neuronal circuits
Dr. Zhigang He, Division of Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
Wednesday, May 13 at 12:00 p.m., MGH, Livingston Hall, L7-140
May 14
6th Annual Albert Aguayo Lecture
Conus venom peptides: Using biodiversity to investigate cellular and molecular complexity in nervous systems
Dr. Baldomero ("Toto") Olivera
May 14 at 4:30 PM, MNI, 3801 University Street
May 19
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar
A roadmap for the prevention of dementia
Dr. John Breitner, Douglas Mental Health University Institute - Research Centre
Tuesday, May 19 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345 of the McIntyre
May 19
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
CANCELLED
Dr. Amir Schmuel
Tuesday, May 19, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
May 8 - 29
Global Mental Health Research Seminar
The ultimate goal of this seminar, led by Duncan Pedersen, is to outline a balanced critical perspective on Global Mental Health as a new field of enquiry and practice. It will include lectures, panel presentation, case studies and plenary discussion of readings by faculty and students.
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May 20
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
Linking genetically defined neurons to specific behaviors
Dr. Junchul Kim, Dept. of Psychology University of Toronto
Wednesday, May 20 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
May 25
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Senior Student Seminar
Coupling cellular metabolism to inhibitory neurotransmission
Michael Accardi, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Monday, May 25 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre
May 26
Annual George Karpati Lecture
Congenital Myopathies: From Structure to Therapy
James Dowling, MD PhD, Division of Neurology, Genetics and Genome Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Departments of Paediatrics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Tuesday May 26 at 4:00 pm, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 University
May 27
Department of Physiology Seminar
Is delivery a critical period in the pathogenesis of autism?
Dr. Yehezkel Ben-Ari, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée - INSERM
Wednesday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre
May 28-29
Montreal Bilingual Brain Initiative Symposium
Multiple perspectives on bilingualism and the brain
This international symposium on bilingualism and the brain aims to address the neural underpinnings of bilingual brain organization and issues around brain development and plasticity. Click for more info
May 29
Canadian Society for Chronobiology
Public lecture: Circadian body clocks: genes and neurons of your inner timer
Michael Hastings, PhD, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge, UK, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society
Friday, May 29 at 17:00, Concordia Loyola Campus, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W, Science Pavillion, Room: S110 (Free and open to public, no registration required)
April 2015
April 2
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM) seminar
Nonlinearities in the dendrites of neurons: How do we model them? What is their function?
Dr. Erik Cook, Department of Physiology, McGill
Thursday, April 2, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Room 1101, McIntyre Medical Building
April 7
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
No time to waste! Fast BOLD acquisition using multiband fMRI and fNIRS
Dr. Jorge Armony, 㽶Ƶ
Tuesday, April 7, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute
April 7
MNI Killam seminar series
Escaping the here and now: A neurocognitive investigation of self-generated thought
Dr. Jonathan Smallwood, Department of Psychology, York Neuroimaging Centre, York University
Tuesday, April 7, 4:00-5:15 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
April 10
Department of Physiology seminar
The deleterious impact of amyloid-beta oligomers on memory, STEP phosphatase, and sleep in Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Jonathan Brouillette, Department of Pharmacology, Université de Montréal
Friday, April 10 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre
April 13
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Prefrontal GABAerigc regulation of cognition, and its relevance to schizophrenia
Dr. Stan Floresco, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
Monday, April 13th , 11:00 a.m. (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127)
April 13
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics seminar
Amyloid beta-induced changes in DNA methylation and protein expression in early Alzheimer's disease
Dr. Sonia Do Carmo, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics 㽶Ƶ
Monday, April 13 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345 McIntyre Building
April 13
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Biomarker development for the resting state: Arterial spin labeling or functional connectivity?
Dr. Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, ACE Neuroimaging Lab
Monday, April 13, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
April 14
MNI Killam seminar series
Mitochondrial dynamics and dendrite remodeling in Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Charleen Chu, Professor of Pathology University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Tuesday, April 14, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
April 14
Global Mental Health Conference
Global innovation for mental health
Café scientifique with Dr. Vikram Patel
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April 15
Centre for Research in Neuroscience seminar
Opioid receptors and brain function: mouse genetic approaches
Dr. Brigitte Kieffer, Dept of Psychiatry, 㽶Ƶ
Wednesday, April 15 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
April 15
AECRP Frontiers in Pain Research Lecture Series
When more activity means more pain: Exploring the role of sensitivity to physical activity as a barrier to pain rehabilitation
Timothy H. Wideman, PT, PhD , AECRP
Wednesday, April 15 at 4:00 p.m., MGH, Room D14-102
April 16
2nd Neuro Epilepsy Day
The day will include research presentations, a poster session, a mini symposium on Consciousness and the Pierre Gloor Lecture entitled "Consciousness and Epilepsy: Network Mechanisms Following Pierre Gloor". This year’s lecture will be given by Dr. Hal Blumenfeld.
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April 16
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM) seminar
Lillie’s iron-wire model of nerve: Origin and developments
Dr. Michael R. Guevara, Physiology Dept, 㽶Ƶ
Thursday, April 16, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Room 1101, McIntyre Medical Building
April 17
Department of Physiology seminar
Optimized sensory coding in early sensory pathways
Dr. Maurice J. Chacron, Dept of Physiology, McGill
Friday, April 17 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre Building
April 20
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Dopamine-estrogen interactions in an animal model of amphetamine sensitization
Dan Madularu, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Brain Imaging Center Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Psychiatry Dept
Monday, April 20 2015, 11:00 Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
April 20
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics seminar
SUMOyation in synaptic development and neurogeneration
Dr. Paul Fraser, Dept of Medical Biophysics University of Toronto
Monday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m., Room 1345, McIntyre Building
April 20
Brenda Milner Lecture & Neuropsychology Day
Constructing perception, memory and decision making across cortex
Dr. Ranulfo Romo, Institute of Cellular Physiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico
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April 21
MNI Killam seminar series
Moving and removing mitochondria
Thomas Schwarz, Professor, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Centre Children's Hospital Harvard University
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
April 21
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Magnetic resonance imaging of complex white-matter microstructure
Dr. Jennifer Campbell, 㽶Ƶ
Tuesday, April 21, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre
April 22
Centre for Research in Neuroscience seminar
Temporal patterning and asymmetric cell divisions in neural progenitors
Dr. Michel Cayouette, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal
Wednesday, April 22 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
April 23
Theodore L. Sourkes lecture in neuropharmacology
Light and time: A new photoreceptor system within the eye
Prof. Russell Foster, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute
University of Oxford
Thursday, April 23, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., McIntyre Medical Building, Meakins Amphitheatre (Room 521)
April 24
Department of Physiology Seminar
Central Circuits for Mechanical Pain
Dr. Rebecca Seal, Departments of Neurobiology and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh
Friday, April 24th at 1:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre Building
April 27
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Strategies for Biomarker Discovery in Neurodevelopment Psychiatry
Armin Raznahan, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Investigator, Child Psychiatry Branch National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Monday, April 27 2015, 11:00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
April 27
Neuro Hughlings Jackson 2015 Lecture - April 27
Cortical synaptic plasticity: From amblyopia to autism
Mark F. Bear, PhD, Picower Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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April 28
MNI Killam seminar series
Novel cell autonomous modulators of CNS axon growth
Dr. William Cafferty, Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Neurology
Tuesday April 28, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, MNI, de Grandpre Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
April 29
Centre for Research in Neuroscience seminar
Long-term potentiation: the bare bones
Dr. Roger Nicoll, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco
Wednesday April 29 at 12 noon, Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
March 2015
March 3
MNI Killam Seminar Series
Scratching beneath the surface of itch, touch and pain
Dr. Diana Bautista, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, March 3, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre
March 4
Departments of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering joint seminar
Controlled study of myelination using microcontact patterning
Rosey Rasoda, Dept of Biomedical Engineering
Wednesday, March 4, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Duff Medical Building, Room 333
March 9
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics seminar
Mitochondrial fuel substrate switching and the excitable brain
Prof. Nika Danial, Harvard University
Monday, March 9 at 12:00 PM, room 1345 of the McIntyre Medical Building
March 11
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Cell Biology of dendritic cell function
Ira Mellman, PhD, Genentech, So. San Francisco, California 94080
Wednesday March 11, 12:00 - 1:00 PM , McIntyre Building, Room 504
March 11
Cafe Scientifique: Patients at the heart of health science research (ALS)
Wednesday March 11, at 7 p.m. at the Café des Beaux-Arts (1384, Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal). Get more information and registerfor free atcihr-ig [at] mcgill.ca
March 12
Centre for Research in Neuroscience seminar
A new view of macrophage action in nerve degeneration and regeneration
Dr. Richard Zigmond, Dept. of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University
Wednesday March 12 at 12:00 PM, Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
March 16
20th annual Montreal Brain Awareness Week - Public Presentation
Café Scientifique: The Hijacked Brain: Drug Addiction and Beyond
Monday, March 16th, at 7:00PM, La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, H2T 1R5)
March 16
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
The role of m㽶Ƶ translation initiation in depression
Argel Aguilar Valles, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal; Department of Biochemistry, McGill
Monday March 16 at 11:00 am, Salle Bowerman (B-1127), Institut Douglas
March 16
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar
Cortical GABAergic interneuron disorders and generalized epilepsies
Prof. Elsa Rossignol, Department of Neurosciences Université de Montréal
Monday March 16 12:00 in room 1345 of the McIntyre Medical Building
March 17
MNI Killam seminar series
Neural and neuropharmacological substrates of motivation and salience
Prof. David Zald, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University
Tuesday, March 17, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
March 18
Centre for Research in Neuroscience Seminar
The molecular basis of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma: new insights
Dr. Adriana Di Polo, Dept. of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Wednesday March 18 at 12:00 PM, Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
March 18
Departments of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering special seminar
Representing the world in the brain: Reverse biomimetic design from haptic robots
Prof. Gerald E. Loeb, M.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
Wednesday, March 18 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Room 333, Duff Medical Building, 3775 University Street
March 20
10th Annual JGH Department of Psychiatry Research Day
Using and abusing the body: Social contagion in youth
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March 20
Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM) Distinguished Lecture
Problems communicating in everyday settings: cortical control to hidden hearing loss
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, PhD, Boston University
Friday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m., Room 501, Goodman Cancer Research Centre
March 22
Montreal Autism in Motion Conference and Exhibit
Autism | Human Diversity
Sunday, March 22, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Click for more info.
March 23
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
Brain and spinal-cord plasticity associated with motor-sequence learning and consolidation
Dr. Shahab Vahdat, Functional Neuroimaging Unit, University of Montreal
Monday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
March 24
MNI Killam seminar series
Unraveling neurodegenerative disease with single cell analysis, artificial intelligence and human disease models
Steven Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Neurology and Physiology University of California, San Francisco
Tuesday, March 24, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
March 25
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology seminar
A star is born: The genesis and organization of drosophila astrocytes, and how they can be used to study neurological disease
Dr. Don van Meyel, Department of Neurology, McGill
Wednesday, March 25 at 11:30 a.m., Stratchcona building, 2/36
March 30
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Astroglial cells in development and plasticity
Natalina Salmaso, Ph.D., OPQ, Assistant Professor, CRC, Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University
Monday, March 30 2015, 11:00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
March 30
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture
BIC infrastructure software: LORIS, CBRAIN and more
Mr. Samir Das, ACE Neuroimaging Lab
Monday, March 30 at 1:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
March 31
MNI Killam seminar series
Brain circuit mechanisms for human self-control
Dr. Joshua Buckholtz, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Tuesday, March 31, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 rue University
March 31
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy research seminar in rehabilitation science
Rehabilitation of adults with traumatic brain injury: a clinical practice guideline
Bonnie Swaine, PhD, PT, Université de Montréal
Tuesday, March 31 at 4:00 PM, D-3 Davis House
February 2015
February 2
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Seminar
Delta and Mu Opioid Receptors: How siblings can fight and play together
Dr. Hélène Beaudry, Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery
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Monday, February 2 at 12:00 p.m., McIntyre Building, Room 1345
February 2
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Multi-Modal Neuroimaging of Cognitive Aging
Dr. Jason Steffener, Concordia University Psychology Department
Monday, February 2, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., ( de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
February 3
Killam Seminar Series
Neuromyelitis optica: a systemic autoimmune channelopathy
Claudia Lucchinetti, Professor Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Tuesday, February 3 at 4:00 p.m. ( de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
February 9
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Images of molecules for molecular imaging
Dr. Alexey Kostikov, BIC Core
Monday, February 9, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., ( de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
February 11
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
30 Years of Neuroimaging
Deconstructing the Brain in vivo
Prof. David Van Essen
Building a Brain in-silico
Prof. Henry Markram
Imaging the Musical Brain
Prof. Robert Zatorre
Wednesday, February 11, 8:30 AM - 6 PM, MNI
Free Registration Required
February 12
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM) seminar
Analysis of neuronal activity in right atrium ganglionated plexus in relation to atrial fibrillation
Siamak Salavatian, Université de Montréal
Thursday, February 12, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Room 1101, McIntyre Medical Building
February 16
Neuroscience Seminar
Mice are People Too: Social Modulation of and by Pain in Laboratory Mice and Undergraduates
Dr. Jeffrey S. Mogill, Ph.D., E.P. Taylor Professor of Pain Studies, 㽶Ƶ
Monday February 16, 11:00 am (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127)
February 16
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Collectively emotional: A vast limbic network tracks the common dynamics of our musical emotional experiences
Neomi Singer, PhD, Tel Aviv University
Monday, February 16, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., ( de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
February 17
MNI Killam Seminar Series
The biology of JC Virus induced demyelination in the human brain: from clinical symptoms of PML to viral gene regulation
Gene Major, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
Tuesday, February 17, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., ( de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
February 18
Centre for Research in Neuroscience seminar series
The role of the frontal lobes in human decision-making
Dr. Lesley Fellows, MNI
Wednesday, February 18 at 12:00 p.m., Montreal General Hosp., Livingston Hall, L7-140
February 19
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre special seminar
The multiple effects of literacy on the brain
Prof. Stanislas Dehaene
Thursday, February 19, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., MNI, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre
February 20
Symposium: From neurobiology and pharmacology to the treatment of mood disorders
Friday February 20, Douglas Hall, Douglas Institute
(fees, registration)
February 23
㽶Ƶ Research Centre for Studies in Aging Molson lecture series
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD): Current perspective and future directions - Dr. Janine Diehl-Schmid, MD
Dementia and end-of-life decisions: Ethical implications - Dr. Ralf J. Jox, Md, PhD
Cognition and suicidality in late-life depression - Dr. Cornelius Schule, MD
Monday, February 23 at 9:00 a.m., Douglas Hall, Douglas Mental Health Institute
February 23
Neuroscience Seminar
Isolating pathogenic mechanisms embedded in the hippocampal circuit through regional vulnerability
Scott A. Small, M.D., Boris and Rose Katz Professor of Neurology; Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center; Departments of Neurology, Radiology & Psychiatry, Columbia University
Monday, February 23, 11:00 am (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127)
February 23
Molson Lecture Series on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
The following topics will be addressed in a three-lecture program: a psychiatrist’s perspective on the behavioural variant of fronto-temporal dementia; the relation between late-life depression and comorbid cognitive impairment; and suicidality and end-of-life decisions in persons with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
The program starts at 9 a.m. For more information and to register, contact info.mcsa [at] mcgill.ca.
February 23
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics seminar
Roles of glial cells in the formation and dysfunction of the neuromuscular synapse
Prof. Richard Robitaille, Département de neurosciences, Université de Montréal
Monday, February 23 at 12:00 p.m., McIntyre Building, Room 1345
February 24
MNI Killam Seminar Series
Opioid receptors and brain function: from the gene to behavior
Brigitte Kieffer, PhD, Scientific Director, Douglas Research Centre
Tuesday, February 24, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI
February 27
Department of Physiology seminar
Optogenetic manipulation of interneurons reveals their role in theta rhythm generation and information flow in hippocampus
Dr. Sylvain Williams, Department of Psychiatry, 㽶Ƶ
Friday, February 27 at 11:00 a.m., McIntyre Building, Room 1034
January 2015
January 12
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Investigating gene dosage in copy number variants associated with autism and schizophrenia
Dr. Sébastien Jacquemont, Ph.D., Geneticist; Professor Faculty of Medicine University of Montreal
Monday, January 12th , 11:00 AM (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127)
January 13
MNI Killam Seminar Series
Cell Adhesion System that Induces CNS Synapse Development
Dr. Hideto Takahashi
Tuesday, January 13th, 4:00 - 5:00, MNI, De Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 University Street
January 16
Department of Physiology Seminar
Role of rhomboid proteases in Alzheimer disease
Dr. Lisa Marie Munter, McGill Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Friday January 16, 11:00 AM, McIntyre Building, Room 1034
January 19
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Microglial suppression of striatal dysfunctions via TNF-mediated plasticity
Dr. David Stellwagen, Ph.D., Department & Faculty of Neurology &
Neurosurgery, McGill
Monday, January 19th , 11:00 AM (Bowerman Room, Dobell, B-1127)
January 19
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Essentials of MEG, Part 2
Dr. Sylvain Baillet, Brain Imaging Centre
Monday, January 19, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
January 20
MNI Killam Seminar Series
Histopathological consensus classifications for epilepsy and tumors
Dr. Ingmar Blümcke, Professor of Neuropathology, University of Erlangen, Germany
Tuesday, January 20, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., MNI, de Grandpré Communications Centre, 3801 University Street
January 22
Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM) seminar
The functional link between neural activity and behavior in a motion-correlation detection task
Ashkan Golzar, 㽶Ƶ
Thursday, January 22, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Room 1101, McIntyre Building
January 23
Department of Physiology seminar
Spinal cord inhibitory interneurons as gate-keepers of touch-evoked pain after nerve injury
Dr. Reza Sharif Naeini, Department of Physiology, Cell Information Systems Group
Friday, January 23 at 11:00 a.m., Room 1034, McIntyre Building
January 26
Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminars
Prefrontal Neuronal Circuits of Fear Behavior
Cyril Herry, Ph.D., Researcher, INSERM, Université de Bordeaux
Monday, January 26 2015, 11:00, Bowerman Room (B-1127), Douglas Institute
January 26
Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
Title to be announced
Dr. Rick Hoge, Brain Imaging Centre
Monday, January 26, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ( de Grandpré Communications Centre, MNI)
January 27
KAC Elliot Lecture
Unexpected interactions in the basal ganglia
Bernardo L. Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D, Alice and Rodman W. Moorhead III Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Tuesday, January 27, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., MNI, Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre
January 28
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology seminar
Sensorimotor integration at the cellular level in C. elegans
Dr. Michael Hendricks, Department of Biology, McGill
Wednesday, January 28 at 11:30 a.m., Strathcona, 2/36
January 29
Centre for Research in Neuroscience seminar
Control of microtubule architecture by Doublecortin
Dr. Gary Brouhard, Department of Biology, McGill
Thursday, January 29, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., LIvingston Hall, MGH, L7-140