Invited Speakers 2018-19

Lecture Theatre 2, George Davies Centre Thursdays, 1pm - 2pm, refreshments available afterwards

DATE	SPEAKER	HOST	TITLE
02.05.19	Dr Julija Krupic University of Cambridge	Michael Okun	Medial entorhinal grid deformations in large irregular spaces
09.05.19	Dr Ciro Civile University of Exeter	Gonzalo Urcelay	Using brain stimulation to modulate perceptual learning and face recognition skills
16.05.19	Dr Mark Humphries University of Nottingham	Michael Okun	Independent prefrontal cortex population coding of the present and the past during learning
23.05.19	Dr Tommas Ellender University of Oxford	Vincenzo Marra	Embryonic neural progenitor pools and the generation of fine-scale neural circuits
30.05.19	Prof Ivan Tyukin University of Leicester	Gonzalo Urcelay	High-dimensional brain: an efficient tool for rapid encoding of memories by single neurons
06.06.19	Prof Simon Rushden University of Cardiff	Doug Barrett	Why are we sensitive to optic flow?

DATE	SPEAKER	HOST	TITLE
24.01.19	Prof Robert Friedland Louisville University	Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska	The role of the microbiota in neurodegeneration and the prospects for gene therapy
31.01.19	Dr Jian Liu University of Leicester	Gonzalo Urcelay	Towards the next generation of retinal neuroprosthesis: visual computation with spikes
08.02.19	Prof Tim Behrens University of Oxford	Rodriqo Quian Quioriga	Building models of the world for flexible behaviour
14.02.19	Prof Jenny Morton University of Cambridge	Ruth Luthi-Carter	Sheep as large animal models of neurological function and dysfunction: not just woolly thinking
21.02.19	Prof Alan Johnston University of Nottingham	David Souto	Temporal aspects of face and gaze processing
28.02.19	Dr Bianca Jupp University of Cambridge	Gonzalo Urcelay	Investigating novel neural mechanisms of impulsivity: neurobiological risk factors for addiction?
07.03.19	Prof Jennifer Linden UCL Ear Institute	Ian Forsythe	Neural mechanisms of temporal processing in the central auditory system: a neurotheory of gap detection
14.03.19	Prof Bambos Kyriacou University of Leicester - Genetics	Gonzalo Urcelay	Molecular and neurogenetic analysis of biological clocks
21.03.19	Dr Mervyn Thomas Ulverscroft Eye Unit	Gonzalo Urcelay	Infantile nystagmus from genes to treatment
28.03.19	Dr Andrew Macaskill UCL	Jaime McCutcheon	Push - pull regulation of prefontal cortex by two opposing hippocampal pathways

DATE	SPEAKER	HOST	TITLE
4th October 2018	Dr Manuela Nowotny, Goethe University	Ben Warren	Neuronal adaptations in insect ears
11th October 2018	Prof Karin Moser, London Southbank University	Briony Pulford	The influence of feedback and expert status in knowledge sharing dilemmas
17th October 2018	Dr Matthias Soller, University of Birmingham	Alfredo De Biasio, MCB	Orchestrating mRNA processing in sex determination, neuronal development and function
25th October 2018	Dr Karen Magro University of Winnipeg	Diana Pinto	Transcultural learning: Revisioning relationships in teaching and learning in adult and higher education
1st November 2018	Dr Shauna Parkes University of Bordeaux	Fabien Naneix	Psychological and neural bases of goal-directed behaviour
8th November 2018	Prof Theresa Gannon University of Kent	Emma Palmer	Does treatment for sexual offending work? A new meta analysis
15th November 2018	Dr Petronella Kettunen, University of Oxford	Will Norton	Translational studies of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease - from zebrafish to humans
22nd November 2018	Dr Anne Laura Van Harmelen University of Cambridge	Annemieke Apergis-Schoute	Risk and resilience in adolescent mental health
29th November 2018	Dr Mark Yeoman, University of Brighton	Volko Straub	Ageing at a snail's pace: understanding ageing in an identified molluscan neuron
6th December 2018	Prof David Lagnado, UCL	Caren Frosch	Causal networks in evidential reasoning