Cognition in the Noise: Remembering, Remapping, and Reframing Cognition Dynamics Andre Fenton, PhD, Professor of Neural Science, New York University will be giving a colloquium talk at 4:00 pm with a Q&A to follow! How do we learn and know? For much of my career it was assumed that neurons respond to external stimuli as if to represent […]
Closing the Loop Between Human Neurophysiology and Behavior Dwight Kravitz, PhD, Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, George Washington University will be giving a Colloquium talk at 4:00 pm with a Q&A to follow! A core goal of human cognitive neuroscience must be the use of physiological observation to clarify the mechanisms that shape behavior. At […]
Tamar Makin, PhD, Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cambridge University will be giving a colloquium talk at 4:00 pm with a Q&A to follow! Against Brain Reorganisation: Perspectives from individuals with congenital and acquired hand loss Input loss has been claimed to facilitate a process known as reorganisation – whereby a brain area becomes physiologically reassigned […]
Our very own Jason Fischer, PhD of Hopkins will be giving a Colloquium talk at 4:00 pm with a Q&A to follow! Living in the (next) moment: how the mind models the physical structure and dynamics of the world Our seamless interaction with the world is no small feat. Packing delicate groceries, stacking glassware, reshuffling […]
Jessica Glazier, PhD from the Psychology department at Northeastern University will be giving an early career colloquium seminar at 4:00 pm today in MARYLAND 110! Q&A to follow Inclusive gender cognition: exploring gender categorization with diverse gender identities Research on gender categorization has mostly approached gender as a binary construct, examining the perceptions of and […]
Carlos Ponce, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School will be giving a Colloquium talk at 4:00 pm in Krieger 205 with a Q&A to follow! Tuning landscapes of the ventral stream Primates can reason visually about images with different statistical properties, such as photographs, art, and even computer-generated scenes. However, it is […]
Christopher Harvey, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard University will be giving a PBS Colloquium Talk at 4:00 today with a Q&A to follow! Cortical circuits for spatial navigation My lab seeks to understand how the mammalian brain performs the computations that underlie cognitive functions, with a focus on spatial navigation, decision-making, and short-term memory. […]
Dmitriy Aronov, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Columbia University will be giving a Colloquium talk at 4:00 pm with a Q&A to follow! Using food-caching birds to study the neuroscience of episodic memory Throughout each day the brain captures snapshots of distinct experiences, forming episodic memories that often last a lifetime. This function depends on […]
Annegret Falkner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Princeton University will be giving a Colloquium talk at 4:00 pm with a Q&A to follow! Mapping the neural dynamics of social dominance and defeat Social experiences can have lasting changes on behavior and affective state. In particular, repeated wins and losses during fighting can facilitate and suppress […]
Maria J. Olvera Caltzontzin, PhD from the Laboratory of Integrative Neural Circuits and Behaviors at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience will be giving an early career colloquium seminar at 4:00 pm today in Krieger 205! Q&A to follow Insular Cortex Nos1 Neurons Regulate Non-Homeostatic Feeding Behavior Although homeostatic feeding is vital for survival, humans […]
Abdul-Rahim Deeb from the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University will be giving an early career colloquium seminar at 4:00 pm today in Krieger 205! Q&A to follow Perception of Dynamics Over Time Without special training or feedback, observers can make accurate judgements concerning the relative mass of two colliding objects. […]