鶹AV

2015


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


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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, 鶹AV

Wednesday, ٱ𳦱𳾲2 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, 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV 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., 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV 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

鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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

鶹AV 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, 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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

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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, 鶹AV

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 鶹AV

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 鶹AV Centre of Expertise in Chronic Pain Symposium 2015

Networks of Care: Low Back and Chronic Pain

The 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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 mRNA translation initiation in depression

Argel Aguilar Valles, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal; Department of Biochemistry, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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
鶹AV

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

More info

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, 鶹AV

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

鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV 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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

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, 鶹AV

Thursday, January 29, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., LIvingston Hall, MGH, L7-140

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