Dr. Mark Brandon: Stability and drift in neural representations

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

How does the brain maintain stable internal representations of the world while also remaining flexible enough to learn, adapt, and predict the future?  This is a central question in systems […]


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Neuropizza with the Hariri lab

Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre F-106, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Come and learn about some cool science and hang out with your neuroscience colleagues over pizza and drinks!! Neuropizza takes place monthly in the Koerner conference room starting at 5:00pm and is open to […]


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Evelyn Young – BNS Seminar

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS), a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in […]


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Dr. Christian Ruff: Neurocomputational Underpinnings of Altered Mentalization in Autism

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

A key behavioral characteristic of autistic individuals is difficulty with mentalization—the ability to understand and respond to the mental states of others. While these difficulties have important social and clinical consequences, the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying them remain poorly understood. In this presentation, I will argue that one reason for this lack of progress is the limitation of standard experimental approaches […]


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