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The Brain Research Institute, Joint Seminars in Neuroscience Fall Lecture Series

October 27, 2020 - Prof. Dr. med. Wieland Huttner, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
“Neural Stem Cell, Human-Specific Genes, and Neocortex Expansion in Development and Human Evolution”
Host: Dr. Ye Zhang


November 3, 2020 - The Arnold Scheibel Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience Lecture
Astra Bryant, Ph.D., Laboratory of Dr. Elissa Hallem, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles
"Neural Mechanisms Underlying Temperature-Driven Host Seeking by a Skin-Penetrating Human-Parasitic Nematode"
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Jiannis Taxidis, Ph.D., Laboratory of Dr. Peyman Golshani, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
"Remembering What Happened When: Emergence and Stability of Context-Specific Hippocampal Sequences Encoding Odors and Time"
Host: Dr. Felix Schweizer


November 10, 2020 - Charles H. (Tom) Sawyer Distinguished Lecture
Larry Young, Ph.D., Departments of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Disorder, Emory University
“The Neurobiology of Social Bonding, Empathy and Social Loss: Implications for Autism”
Host: Dr. Paul Micevych and LNE


November 17, 2020 - Elizabeth Phelps, Ph.D., Departments of Neuroscience and Psychology, Harvard University
“Mechanisms of Threat Control”
Host: Dr. Jennifer Silvers


December 1, 2020 - Melissa Warden, Ph.D., Departments of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University
“Neuromodulation and the Balance Between Goal-Directed and Reactive Behavior”
Host: Dr. Avishek Adhikari

December 8, 2020 - Tamas Horvath, DVM, Ph.D., Departments of Comparative Medicine, Neuroscience, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine
“Hunger Promoting Hypothalamic Neurons Drive Healthy Ageing”
Host: Dr. Jonathan Flint

If you would like to meet with a speaker via video conferencing, please contact the host listed above pertaining to your desired speaker.