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SUMMARY:Dr. Jared Young: Crossing the death valleys of the translational continuum: Coupling domain specificity with clinical sensitivity
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe vast majority of drugs fail when trying to go from animals to humans.  Some fields fail more than others\, with psychiatry being at the pinnacle of a competition no field wants to win.  Understanding behavior has been difficult enough\, delineating what went awry at the genetic and environmental level throughout development\, to give rise to a myriad of disorders characterized by their behavior – is there a haystack big enough for that one needle?  Then developing drugs targeting those mechanisms?  First and foremost it is our job to delineate neural mechanisms underlying normal behavior.  To do that\, we must utilize tasks with domain-task specificity\, wherein we are confident that the cognitive domain measured in animals matches that tested in humans.  We can validate these tasks\, examining their face\, predictive (including pharmacological)\, and neurobiological validities.  For treatment development\, we also need to make sure that it is a domain worth targeting – do patients exhibit deficient performance\, does the task have clinical sensitivity?  I will present data we have generated over the past two decades demonstrating this process\, how translational task-development can work in forward and reverse\, how working with clinicians enabled testing the clinical sensitivity of even some of the simplest tasks in rodents such as exploration\, and effortful motivation.  This work culminates in testing potential treatments that patients guide us toward\, such as cannabis for attenuating risk-taking in people with bipolar disorder.  Thus\, from potential pharmacotherapies\, more targeted treatments can be through this use of domain specificity in testing.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-jared-young/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Brainstorm: Innovations and Breakthroughs
DESCRIPTION:Spend an interactive morning with some of UBC’s top researchers in areas such as healthy aging\, dementia\, mental health\, brain injury\, Parkinson’s disease and autism to learn how their research is improving the lives of British Columbians and what some of the next discoveries in brain health might be. \nSpeakers include: \n\nDr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose\, Healthy Aging\nDr. Mark Cembrowski\, Learning/Memory and Dementias\nDr. Cheryl Wellington\, Brain Injury and Repair\nDr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez\, Mental Health and Addictions\nDr. Kurt Haas\, Brain Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders\nDr. Silke Appel-Cresswell\, Sensory/Motor Systems and Movement Disorders\n\nRSVP\nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to Clement Woo (clement.woo@ubc.ca).
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/brainstorm-innovations-and-breakthroughs/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Dr. Jesse Jackson: Examining the anatomy\, physiology\, and function of claustrum-cortical neurons
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nThe claustrum is a small brain region forming dense synaptic connections with most of the cerebral cortex. However\, the function of this region remains a mystery. I will highlight recent work from our group mapping the connectivity of claustrum neurons and determining how these cells control distinct cortical modules to participate in cognitive functions such as memory.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-jesse-jackson/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Computational modeling of gambling in rats: bridging the gap between rodents and humans
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Clare Hales from the Winstanley lab will present “Computational modeling of gambling in rats: bridging the gap between rodents and humans.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:  \nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5747966049?pwd=N1ppY2tUS3o4bk9vTkFSTzBna3k0Zz09 \nMeeting ID: 574 796 6049\nPasscode: 052059
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/computational-modeling-of-gambling-in-rats-bridging-the-gap-between-rodents-and-humans/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
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SUMMARY:Dr. Stuart Trenholm: A day in the life of a blind mouse
DESCRIPTION:Zoom option if unable to attend in person:\nZoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”)\nMeeting ID: 91512 289258\nPasscode: 289258\n\nIt is well established that after vision loss\, capabilities of the other sensory systems can be enhanced. However\, particularly in animal models of vision loss\, little has been done to examine how vision loss leads to alterations in the ‘blind brain’\, and how these changes affect an animal’s behavior. Here I will discuss our recent work describing changes in neuronal activity and animal behaviour in mice following vision loss.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-stuart-trenholm/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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