Frontiers in Neuroscience Seminar Series

Frontiers in Neuroscience Fall 2012 Seminar Schedule

* Unless otherwise indicated, all seminars are at 12:00 pm in the Whitehead Auditorium

September 7, 2012
Gregory S. Berns, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Neuroeconomics, Emory University
"What is Your Dog Thinking? FMRI of Awake Unrestrained Dogs"

September 14, 2012
Zachary Johnson, PhD, Researcher at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University
"Identifying Genes that Influence Behavior in Baboons"

September 21, 2012
Ling Wei, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Emory University
"Novel Strategies in Stem Cell Transplantation Therapy after Stroke"

September 28, 2012
Carol A. Shively, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Psychology, Wake Forest University
"Stressed versus Depressed - What's the Difference?"
Videos: Part 1, Part 2.

October 5, 2012
Karen S. Rommelfanger, PhD, Director of Neuroethics Program, Emory University
"Mind over Matter: Placebo for Psychogenic Movement Disorders"
Videos: Part 1, Part 2.

October 19, 2012
Steve M. Potter, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Closed-loop, open-source electrophysiology to study learning, network dynamics, and epilepsy"
Videos: Part 1, Part 2.

October 26, 2012
Larry C. Walker, PhD, Research Professor of Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University
"The Seeds of Neurodegenerative Disease"
Videos: Part 1, Part 2.

November 2, 2012
Richard D. Mooney, PhD, Professor of Neurobiology, Duke University
"Song Learning: From Synapse to Behavior"
Videos: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

November 9, 2012
No Frontiers

November 16, 2012
Arthur W. English, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology, Emory University
"Enhancing functional recovery from nerve injury with exercise" Videos: Part 1, Part 2.

November 23, 2012
No Frontiers - Thanksgiving Holiday

November 30, 2012
Stephen F. Traynelis, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Emory University
"Effect of Disease Causing Mutations on NMDA Receptor Function"

December 7, 2012
Gary Bassell, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology, Emory University
"mRNA regulation in neuronal development, plasticity, and disease intervention"

Faculty Research Interests: Behavioral NS Computational NS Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental NS Neuropharmacology Neurological & Psychiatric Diseases Motor Control & Movement Science Systems NS

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S. Potter Lab - GFP neurons growing on a multi-electrode array

S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array (photo by Gary Meek)

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