Dr. Boris Heifets: Psychedelics, anesthesia and dreaming

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 In this lecture, I will discuss our group's efforts to deconstruct the psychedelic 'state', drawing on both human and mouse experiments. While dreaming, anesthesia and psychedelics are often considered distinct, I argue that they share […]


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Michelle Jung: Effects of maternal sucrose consumption during pregnancy on maternal and fetal glucocorticoids

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 DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Michelle Jung from the Soma lab. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61318867702?pwd=VER4SC9FSGFzSW5TZHFKWi8vaUlEUT09 Meeting ID: 613 […]


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Dr. Alex Kwan: Making synapses with psychedelics

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 Numerous drugs have the ability to alter our perception, cognition, and mood. Some of these compounds, such as ketamine and serotonergic psychedelics, have also shown promise as treatment for mental illnesses. The behavioral effects are […]


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Alex Yu: Multiple neuropeptides underlie different forms of behavioural facilitation

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 DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Alex Yu from the Behavioural Neurogenetics Lab.  Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1 Meeting ID: 627 […]


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