Dr. Fergil Mills: Novel amygdalostriatal circuits for valence and fear

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 amygdalostrital transition zone (ASt) is situated at a crossroads between the amygdala and striatum, but its role in motivated behaviors is poorly understood. We have explored the functional role and genetic identity of this […]


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Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize: Artists’ Night

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for an Artists’ Night on January 10th, 2025 to celebrate the incredible submissions of the finalists from over 50 submissions to the Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize! Click here […]


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From idea into action: implementation of Road to Recovery at St. Paul’s Hospital and 1-year findings

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Dr. Seonaid Nolan and Dr. Brittany Dennis, from BCCSU and UBC will present “From idea into action: implementation of Road to Recovery at St. Paul’s Hospital and 1-year findings.” Zoom link if unable to attend in person: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 Meeting ID: 593 670 6150 Passcode: 506627


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UBC Kickstart Updates

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


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UBC Kickstart Updates

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


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Jackson Schumacher: Fiber photometry and optogenetic investigation of mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic regulation of risk/reward decision making

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 Jackson Schumacher from the Neural Circuits and Cognition Lab.  Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1 […]


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Dr. Dorothy Schafer: Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk governing synapse remodeling

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 Microglia and astrocytes have been implicated in remodeling synapses, but whether and how these cells coordinate to remodel synapses remain open questions. Here, we have identified key mechanistic underpinnings by which microglia instruct astrocytes to […]


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Elena Greenall: Impacts of psilocybin and the 5-HT2A antagonist M100,907 on behaviours in the cued rat Gambling Task

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 Elena Greenall from the Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience.  Zoom link: […]


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