1998 - 1999 Presented by the Brain Research Institute and the Neuropsychiatric Institute, as well as the Interdepartmental Programs for Neuroscience, the Mental Retardation Research Center, and the Departments of Anesthesiology, Neurobiology, Neurology, Opthamology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Physiological Science, Physiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Psychology, and Surgery/Neurosurgery Jump directly to live webcasting of the seminar (link is valid only during the realtime presentation). Jump directly to the listing for: September 98 October 98 November 98 December 98 January 99 February 99 March 99 April 99 May 99 June 99 (some programs have not yet been digitized for online viewing, but will be available as soon as human resources permit; please accept our apologies for any inconvenience) |
| DATE | TITLE OF LECTURE | NAME OF SPEAKER |
| Sept. 15, 1998 (available online) |
NPI Neuroscience Lecture "Communication Between the Synapse and the Nucleus During Long Lasting Synaptic Plasticity" |
Kelsey C. Martin, M.D., Ph.D. Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University Host: Peter C. Whybrow |
Oct. 6, 1998 (available online) |
"Images of Memory in the Human Brain" |
John D. Gabrieli, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Stanford University Host: Barbara Knowlton |
Oct. 13, 1998 |
"Mechanism of Learning in the Auditory System of the Barn Owl" |
Eric I. Knudsen, Ph.D. Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine Host: Dean Buonomano |
Oct 20, 1998 (available online) |
"Perirhinal-Amygdala Memory System: Synapses, Neurons & Circuits" |
Thomas H. Brown, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, and the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University Host: Michael Fanselow |
Oct 27, 1998 |
"The Roles of Time and Oscillatory Synchronization in Odor Encoding" |
Gilles J. Laurent, D.V.M., Ph.D. Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology Host: Felix Schweizer |
Nov. 3, 1998 (available online) |
"Information Processing in the Cerebellum" |
Michael D. Mauk, Ph.D. Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School Host: Dean Buonomano |
Nov. 10, 1998 |
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE |
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Nov. 17, 1998 (available online) |
"Activity-dependent Neuromuscular Synapse Elimination in Perspective" |
Richard Ribchester, Ph.D. Department of Physiology and Centre for Neuroscience University Medical School Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Host: Alan Grinnell |
Nov. 24, 1998 |
"Role of Selective Fasciculation and Spontaneous Electrical Activity in Motor Circuit Formation" |
Lynn T. Landmesser, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Host: David Glanzman |
Dec. 1, 1998 (available online) |
Tenth Annual Brain Research Institute Neuroscience Poster Day Distinguished Lecturer "Life and Death Decisions by Neurotrophin Receptors" |
Moses V. Chao, Ph.D. The Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Medical Center Host: Allan Tobin |
Dec. 8, 1998 |
"Is Visual Perception Empirically Determined?" |
Dale Purves, M.D. Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center Host: Allan Tobin |
January 12, 1999 |
"Understanding Huntington's Disease" |
Marian DiFiglia, Ph.D. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Host: Allan J. Tobin |
January 19, 1999 (available online) |
"Genetic Approaches to Study Opioid Receptor Function" |
Brigitte Kieffer, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA CNRS and the University Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France Host: Paulette Zaki/Chris Evans |
January 26, 1999 (available online) |
"Emotion, Memory, and the Brain" |
Joseph E. LeDoux, Ph.D. Center for Neural Science New York University Host: Michael Fanselow |
February 2, 1999 (available online) |
"Elucidating Functional Properties of Central Synapses" |
R. Angus Silver, Ph.D. Department of Physiology, University College, London Host: Istvan Mody |
February 9, 1999 (available online) |
"The Many Faces of Myelin Basic Protein in the Developing Nervous System and the Immune System" |
Anthony T. Campagnoni, Ph.D. Professor, Neuropsychiatric Institute University of California, Los Angeles Host: Joe Watson |
February 16, 1999 (speaker declined to be videotaped) |
"Mechanisms of Mossy Fiber LTP in Hippocampus" |
Daniel Johnston, Ph.D. Division of Neuroscience Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Host: David Glanzman |
February 23, 1999 |
"The Role of Primary Visual Cortex in Visual Perception" |
Charles D. Gilbert, Ph.D. Rockefeller University New York Host: Shelia Nirenberg |
March 2, 1999 |
"The Role of Integrins in Memory Formation" |
Ronald L. Davis, Ph.D. Department of Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Host: David Glanzman |
March 9, 1999 |
"Vesicle Traffic and Presynaptic Function in CNS Nerve Terminals" |
Tim A. Ryan, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry, Cornell University Medical College, New York Host: Felix Schweizer |
March 12, 1999 |
Special Friday Joint Seminar "Search For Coherence: The Putative Role of Response Synchronization in Cortical Processing" |
Wolf Singer, M.D., Ph.D. Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research Frankfurt, Germany Host: David Glanzman |
March 16, 1999 (available online) |
The Tenth Annual H.W. Magoun Lecture "Blood-Brain Barrier and Non-Invasive Drug Delivery to the Brain" |
William M. Pardridge, M.D. Department of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles Host: Allan J. Tobin |
April 6, 1999 |
"The Mechanism and Significance of Homosynaptic Long-Term Depression" |
Mark F. Bear, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience Howard Hughes Medical Institute Host: Dean Buonomano |
April 13, 1999 |
"Synaptic Competition at the Neuromuscular Junction" |
Jeff W. Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Host: David Glanzman |
April 20, 1999 |
"Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cognitive Function" |
Alcino Silva, Ph.D. Departments of Neurobiology and Psychology University of California, Los Angeles Host: David Glanzman |
April 27, 1999 |
"Molecular Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease" |
Sangramm S. Sisodia, Ph.D. Departments of Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and Physiology University of Chicago Host: Joe Watson |
May 4, 1999 |
"The Ins and Outs of Synaptic Vesicles" |
Robert H. Edwards, M.D. Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco Host: Chris Evans |
May 11, 1999 |
"The Ontogeny of Everyday Life: Netrin Function in the Developing and the Adult CNS" |
Timothy E. Kennedy, Ph.D. MNI-CNS, McGill University Montreal, Quebec Host: David Glanzman |
May 18, 1999 (speaker declined to be videotaped) |
"Eavesdropping on the Brain: How Neurons Encode Information" |
Barry J. Richmond, M.D. Laboratory of Neuropsychology National Institute of Mental Health Host: Shelia Nirenberg |
May 25, 1999 (speaker declined to be videotaped) |
"New Molecules for Seeing and Stimulating Cell Excitability" |
Roger Y. Tsien, Ph.D. Howard Hughes Medical Institute University of California, San Diego Host: Felix Schweizer |
June 1, 1999 (speaker declined to be videotaped) |
"Stem Cells, Lineages and Transcription Factors in Vertebrate Neurogenesis" |
David J. Anderson, Ph.D. Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Host: Michael Fanselow |
June 8, 1999 (available online) |
The Seventh Annual Samuel Eiduson Student Lecture "Using Optical Probes to Study the Behavior of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels" |
Albert Cha Interdepartmental Graduate Program for Neuroscience University of California, Los Angeles Host: Marie-Francoise Chesselet |
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