BRaIN Program seminars are held on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English.
For the Zoom registration link, please contact the BRaIN Program at brain@muhc.mcgill.ca
Date
Speaker
September 27, 2023
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
EDI Special Event
Topic: "Picture a Scientist" screening and panelist discussion
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program EDI Committee
Topic: "Picture a Scientist" screening and panelist discussion
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program EDI Committee
October 4, 2023
Matthew P. Gardner, PhD
Department of Psychology, Concordia University
Topic: Orbitofrontal cortex involvement in updating decisions during economic choice
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program
Department of Psychology, Concordia University
Topic: Orbitofrontal cortex involvement in updating decisions during economic choice
Location: In Person - Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC
Host: BRaIN Program
October 11, 2023
Pouya Bashivan, PhD
Department of Physiology, McGill University and Associate member of the Quebec AI Institute (MILA)
Topic: Reverse engineering the cortical topography
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
Department of Physiology, McGill University and Associate member of the Quebec AI Institute (MILA)
Topic: Reverse engineering the cortical topography
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
October 18, 2023
Ciaran Murphy-Royal, PhD
Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Topic: Shoot for the stars: Targeting astrocytes to reverse stress-induced behavioural dysfunction
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Wei-Hsiang Huang
Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal
Topic: Shoot for the stars: Targeting astrocytes to reverse stress-induced behavioural dysfunction
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Wei-Hsiang Huang
October 25, 2023
Behzad Mansouri, MD, PhD
Neuro-ophthalmology clinic at iScope-Brain, Vision and Concussion
Topic: Digital medicine in eye-care
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Kathy Mullen
Neuro-ophthalmology clinic at iScope-Brain, Vision and Concussion
Topic: Digital medicine in eye-care
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Kathy Mullen
November 1, 2023
Stefanie Blain-Moraes, PhD
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
November 8, 2023
Mark Brandon, PhD
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: New insights into the mechanisms that govern attractor network state transitions to support cognition
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Topic: New insights into the mechanisms that govern attractor network state transitions to support cognition
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Jesper Sjöström
November 22, 2023
MiYoung Kwon, PhD
Department of Psychology, College of Science, Northeastern University
Topic: TBD
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Alexandre Reynaud
Department of Psychology, College of Science, Northeastern University
Topic: TBD
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Alexandre Reynaud
November 29, 2023
Alexander Baldwin, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, McGill University
In-House Research Update
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
December 6, 2023
Natalie J. Michael, PhD
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Topic: Histaminergic neuron regulation of homeostatic functions
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Charles Bourque
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
Topic: Histaminergic neuron regulation of homeostatic functions
Location: Hybrid – Virtual and In Person (Room L7-140, MGH site, RI‑MUHC)
Host: Charles Bourque