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SUMMARY:Dr. Cris Niell: Neural circuits for natural vision
DESCRIPTION:Natural visual processing entails a complex interplay between sensory input\, behavioral context\, and on-going brain dynamics. Our lab seeks to understand how these processes give rise to goal-directed visual behaviors\, by exploring the neural circuits mediating ethologically relevant behaviors that laboratory mice perform\, including prey capture and distance estimation. We are also implementing novel experimental approaches to investigate neural coding of the visual scene as animals freely move through their environment. Finally\, I will present a new research direction studying the completely different\, yet largely unexplored\, visual system of the octopus.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-chris-niell/
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:Peiying Wen: Optogenetic reactivation of electroconvulsive shock-impaired memory engram
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis week’s speaker is Peiying Wen from the Snyder and NINET Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/peiying-wen-optogenetic-reactivation-of-electroconvulsive-shock-impaired-memory-engram/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260311T170000
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SUMMARY:Neuropizza with the Selvanathan & Miller labs
DESCRIPTION: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 everyone.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neuropizza-with-the-selvanathan-miller-labs/
LOCATION:Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre\, F-106\, 2211 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuropizza
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T110000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Keri Martinowich: Spatially-resolved molecular approaches for understanding human brain circuits and disease vulnerability
DESCRIPTION:This talk will highlight recent efforts to generate and analyze spatially resolved molecular datasets to better understand structure–function relationships in the human brain\, particularly in the context of complex brain disorders. While single-cell and single-nucleus sequencing approaches have rapidly advanced our ability to define molecularly distinct cell populations\, these methods often lack the spatial and circuit context necessary to interpret how cells interact within intact brain tissue. I will describe integrative strategies that combine spatial transcriptomics\, single-cell genomics\, and data-driven computational approaches to define molecularly distinct spatial domains within human brain regions\, map cell–cell and circuit-level interactions across these domains\, and identify enrichment of disease-associated molecular profiles in specific cellular and spatial contexts. Across examples from cortical and subcortical circuits\, these approaches provide a framework for understanding how molecular heterogeneity is organized in space and how this organization may confer selective vulnerability in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disease.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-keri-martinowich/
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:Karina Thiessen: The Effects of Cannabinoids on Acute Stress Response in Humans: An MRI Study
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis week’s speaker is Karina Thiessen from the Schutz Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/karina-thiessen-the-effects-of-cannabinoids-on-acute-stress-response-in-humans-an-mri-study/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260320T110000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Stephan Lammel: Neural Dynamics of Dopamine Neurons in Motivated Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Despite decades of research on the properties of ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons\, the precise information encoded by these cells in reward learning and motivated behavior remains uncertain. In this talk\, I will describe recent work investigating two distinct modalities of the midbrain dopamine system at different levels of investigation. First\, I will present work leveraging an approach that combines Neuropixels recordings and optogenetics to examine dopamine neurons at the single-cell level. In conjunction with computational modeling\, we explored the neural dynamics of dopamine subpopulations across different VTA subregions in mice performing a reward-seeking task. Second\, I will discuss a neural mechanism that explains why a chronic high-fat diet paradoxically diminishes the desire for high-fat\, sugary foods\, even when these foods are easily accessible. We found that this reduction in desire is attributed to decreased neurotensin signaling from nucleus accumbens inputs to dopamine neurons in the lateral VTA. We propose that restoring this desire\, either through dietary modifications or by enhancing neurotensin expression and release\, can drive changes in eating behavior and promote weight loss. Together\, our experiments are geared towards developing comprehensive frameworks for understanding dopamine’s diverse roles in behavior.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-stephan-lammel/
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:Neilan Tan: Effects of early life adversity on memory retention and anxiolytic phenotypes in mice
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis week’s speaker is Neilan Tan from the Snyder Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neilan-tan-effects-of-early-life-adversity-on-memory-retention-and-anxiolytic-phenotypes-in-mice/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260323T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260323T170000
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SUMMARY:Functional neuroimaging of spontaneous thought with relevance to addiction and craving
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Dr. Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva\, Professor in the Department of Psychology\, will present “Functional neuroimaging of spontaneous thought with relevance to addiction and craving.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 \n 
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/functional-neuroimaging-of-spontaneous-thought-with-relevance-to-addiction-and-craving/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T120000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Zachary Pennington: An amygdala-hypothalamic circuit gates stress vulnerability.
DESCRIPTION:There is substantial individual variability in how individuals respond to stress\, and a major predictor of this variance is the prior experience of stress. Here\, I’ll share data showing that prior stress inflates negative valence signals in an amygdala-hypothalamic circuit and increases stress vulnerability.
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-zachary-pennington/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T160000
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SUMMARY:Michelle Jung: Effects of maternal and offspring sucrose consumption on offspring hormones and behaviour
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis week’s speaker is Michelle Jung from the Soma Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/michelle-jung-effects-of-maternal-and-offspring-sucrose-consumption-on-offspring-hormones-and-behaviour/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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