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NSB Seminar – Talia Konkle
Neuroscience and Behavior Seminar Weds, March 27, 2019, 4:00 222 Morrill Science Center 2 Talia Konkle Department of Psychology Harvard University The shape of things and the organization of object-selective cortex
Find out more »Kay Fite Lecture – Frank Grasso
Kay Fite Lecture Weds, April 3, 2019, 4:00 222 Morrill Science Center Frank Grasso Department of Psychology Brooklyn College, CUNY The octopus with two brains Octopuses have extraordinary intelligence, yet have a brain and nervous system that is as different from ours as possible. There are actually more neurons in an octopus nervous system than that of a mouse, but the distinction between central and peripheral nervous systems is completely different. Computations are shared by the brain and nerve cords…
Find out more »Neurosciences Distinguished Lecture – Marlene Behrmann
Neurosciences Distinguished Lecture Series Weds, April 10, 2019, 4:00 222 Morrill Science Center 2 Marlene Behrmann Department of Psychology Carnegie Mellon University A broader vision of object recognition: beyond ventral cortex Abstract: The neural correlates of object recognition are typically assumed to be under the purview of the ventral pathway of the cortical visual system. Decades of empirical studies using neuroimaging as well as single unit recording in awake behaving non-human primates have supported this conclusion. I will describe some…
Find out more »Neuroscience Distinguished Lecture – Jeff Lichtman
Neuroscience Distinguished Lecture Weds, April 24, 4:00 “Connectomics: what, how, and why” Jeff Lichtman Jeremy R. Knowles Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology Santiago Ramón y Cajal Professor of Arts and Sciences Harvard University
Find out more »NSB Seminar – Karla Kaun
NSB Summer Seminar Weds, May 22, 2019, 4:00 222 Morrill Science Center II Karla Kaun Brown University
Find out more »UMass Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Conference
UMass Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Conference Focus on Neuroengineering Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:00am - 9:00pm. University Campus Center Auditorium Keynote Speaker Steve McCarroll Dorothy and Milton Flier Professor of Biomedical Science and Genetics Department of Genetics Harvard Medical School Keynote speaker sponsored by Models to Medicine, Institute of Applied Life Sciences. More information soon....
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