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Maternal cannabis use is a growing public health concern, yet the long-term effects of prenatal cannabis exposure remain elusive. Our understanding of how prenatal cannabis exposure affects the brain and behavior is critically informed by preclinical animal models that capture core components of human cannabis use. To this end, our laboratory and others have recently […]

Professor George Augustine –  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Talk Title: "Synapses and synaptic circuits in health and disease" Professor Lim Kah Leong – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Talk Title: "Neuroprotective and neurorestorative strategies for Parkinson’s disease" Professor Nagaendran Kandiah –  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Talk Title: "Fluid biomarker and neuroimaging profile of mild cognitive impairment […]

Zoom option if unable to attend in person Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 99412 188589 Passcode: 188589 Seeing is believing and thus, optical imaging techniques are extremely useful to study brain structure and function. I will present two projects aimed at providing the neuroscience community with better imaging instrumentation. In the first […]

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 99412 188589 Passcode: 188589 Dr. Michael Kobor is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and The Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Chair in Healthy Aging—a UBC President’s Excellence Chair. He began […]

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Innate immunity plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of […]

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Dr. Oka will discuss how innate instinct to consume water […]

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Objectives: 1) Neural stem cells build and regenerate the brain in […]

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Decision-making is an unobservable cognitive process. This makes it challenging […]

Dr. Annie Ciernia: "Mechanisms of Peripheral Lipopolysaccharide Induced Brain Inflammation" Dr. Paul van Donkelaar: "Characterizing tau pathology in survivors of intimate partner violence-related traumatic brain injury" Zoom option if unable […]