Dr. Maya Koronyo: Retinal manifestations of Alzheimer’s disease

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 The neural retina is a key organ for vision and […]


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Dr. Richard Mooney: From song to synapse

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Vocalizations are an essential medium for social and sexual signaling […]


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Dr. Douglas Wylie: Cerebellar Control of Flight in Birds: Easy as 1, 2, 3

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 The cerebellum contains the majority of neurons in the brain and has been implicated with many aspects of motor control. In birds this includes the control of flight. In this talk, by synthesizing behavioral, neurophysiological, […]


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Dr. Rosemary Bagot: At the intersection of threat and reward in nucleus accumbens glutamatergic afferents.

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 The nucleus accumbens integrates diverse inputs, balancing threat and reward to orchestrate motivated behaviour. Glutamatergic projections from the ventral hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex converge in the accumbens medial shell and are implicated in reward […]


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Dr. Irene Vavasour: Diving into neuroimaging research with FINS

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 The Fipke Integrated Neuroimaging Suite (FINS) hosts state-of-the-art neuroimaging equipment including a 3T Philips MRI scanner and a 3T GE PET/MR scanner. Our translational research includes developing better imaging tools for disorders such as multiple […]


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Dr. Adrienne Fairhall: Cognitive rule-switching in macaques.

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 What is the neural basis of abstraction? Working in collaboration […]


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