Invited Speakers 2017-2018
Lecture Theatre 2, George Davies Centre
Thursdays, 1pm - 2pm, refreshments available afterwards
Summer 2018
| DATE | SPEAKER | HOST | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th May 2018 | Prof Richard Harris University of Michigan |
Flav Giorgini | Discovery of pain-related neural network mechanisms |
| 10th May 2018 | Prof Irene Gottlob University of Leicester |
Jaime McCutcheon | Normal and abnormal foveal development |
| 17th May 2018 | Dr Vlad Vyazovskiy University of Oxford |
Michael Okun | Local and global dynamics of sleep and wake states |
| 31st May 2018 | Prof James Horne Loughborough University |
REM sleep and it's interactions with exploratory wakefulness | |
| 21st June 2018 | Dr Amy Milton University of Cambridge |
Gonzalo Urcelay / John Apergis-Schoute | Rewrite or repress? Parsing the mechanisms of retrieval-extinction |
| 28th June 2018 | Dr Sarah Clayton University of Leicester |
Caren Frosch | Educational outcomes and mathematics learning difficulties following preterm birth |
Spring 2018
| DATE | SPEAKER | HOST | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st February 2018 | Prof John Duncan University of Cambridge |
Robin Green | Brain networks in cognitive control |
| 8th February 2018 | Prof Michael Catt University of Newcastle |
Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska | An introduction to the National Innovation Centre for Ageing |
| 15th February 2018 | Dr Christina Howard Nottingham Trent University |
Robin Green | Paying attention to the continuously changing visual world |
| 22nd February 2018 | Dr Clemence Blouet University of Cambridge |
Jaime McCutcheon |
Central amino acid sensing in the regulation of energy balance POSTPONED |
| 1st March 2018 | Dr Bryan Singer The Open University |
Jaime McCutcheon | Drug seeking, neuroplasticity and variation in the development of addiction-like behaviour |
| 8th March 2018 | Dr Mark Yeoman University of Brighton |
Volko Straub | Ageing at a snail's pace: Understanding ageing in an identified molluscan neuron POSTPONED |
| 15th March 2018 | Prof Jennifer Linden UCL Ear Institute |
Ian Forsythe | In search of the origins of ʺlistening lossʺ: auditory brain abnormalities in mouse models of developmental disorders |
Autumn 2017
| DATE | SPEAKER | HOST | TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th October | Dr Nir Grossman Imperial College London |
Michael Okun | Non-invasive deep brain stimulation via delivery of temporally interfering electric fields |
| 19th October | Dr Olena Riabinina University of Manchester |
Vincenzo Marra / Bambos Kyriacou |
New genetic tools and their applications to study sensory neuroscience in insects |
| 26th October | Dr Eelke Snoeren Arctic University of Norway |
Firing the brain on sexual behaviour | |
| 2nd November | Prof Pamela Shaw University of Sheffield |
Ruth Luthi-Carter | Improving outcomes for motor neurone disease (MND): the journey so far and future prospects |
| 9th November | Dr Claire Russell Royal Veterinary College |
Will Norton | Generation and validation of zebrafish models of neurodegeneration and epilepsy: uses in drug discovery |
| 16th November | Dr Annemieke Apergis-Schoute University of Cambridge |
John Apergis- Schoute |
Neurobiology and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder |
| 23rd November | Prof Joerg Albert UCL Ear Institute |
Tom Matheson | What one can hear when listening to the ear of a fly |
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Cancelled 30th November |
Dt Gary Gilmour Eli Lilly & Co |
Andrew Young |
Cancelled: In vivo oxygen amperometry: a translational tool for neuroscience drug discovery
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| 7th December | Dr Robin Walker Royal Holloway |
Sarah White | Reading scrolling text: a conflict of attention |
| 14th December | Prize Postdoc Talks - Dr Florian Reichmann Dr Fabien Naneix |
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