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SUMMARY:Dr. Jennifer Gommerman: Targeting B cells in MS - understanding mechanisms of action.
DESCRIPTION:I will be presenting data on an animal model of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) progression\, how we have used this model to better understand disease progression and to understand how MS treatments impact this process. By going back and forth between the animal model and MS tissues\, we have learned about what can trigger so-called “compartmentalized inflammation” in MS\, and have unveiled a potential fluid biomarker that reflects this inflammation.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-jennifer-gommerman/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260515T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260515T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251204T221611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T221621Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Christian Ruff
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-christian-ruff/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260513T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260513T180000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250812T175455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T175822Z
UID:16576-1778691600-1778695200@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Neuropizza with the Tang lab
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn about some cool science and hang out with your neuroscience colleagues over pizza and drinks!! Neuropizza takes place monthly in the Koerner conference room starting at 5:00pm and is open to everyone.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neuropizza-with-the-tang-lab/
LOCATION:Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre\, F-106\, 2211 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuropizza
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260508T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T192443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T192450Z
UID:15861-1778238000-1778241600@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Kelsie Eichel
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-kelsie-eichel/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260501T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260501T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20260128T202432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T202432Z
UID:17350-1777647600-1777651200@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Ami Citri - BNS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is visiting faculty member Dr. Ami Citri. His presentation is titled “Claustro-frontal control of cognitive function”. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-ami-citri-bns-seminar/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260501T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260501T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T191903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T214959Z
UID:15859-1777633200-1777636800@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Guillaume Dumas: Multi-Brain Neuroscience: from Generative Neurophenomenology to Inter-Personalized Psychiatry
DESCRIPTION:Human cognition and mental health do not arise from the brain alone\, but from continuous interactions among people\, bodies\, and social environments. This talk introduces a multi-brain perspective on neuroscience that connects research on consciousness with new directions in psychiatry. Using recent advances that enable multiple brains to be recorded simultaneously\, we explore how everyday social interactions\, such as conversation\, cooperation\, and shared attention\, give rise to coordinated patterns of brain activity across individuals. These patterns reflect how people align emotionally\, cognitively\, and behaviorally during real-world interactions. \nBuilding on these insights\, the talk argues for a shift in how we think about mental health. Rather than focusing solely on what happens inside an individual’s brain\, we propose an embodied and relational view in which well-being and vulnerability depend on the quality of interactions with others. Changes in how brains coordinate during social exchanges have been linked to a range of psychiatric conditions\, suggesting that mental health is shaped by relationships as much as by biology. Inter-personalized psychiatry extends this idea by considering diagnosis and intervention at the level of pairs\, families\, and groups\, integrating brain mechanisms with lived social experience. \nOverall\, this work highlights how studying brains in interaction can deepen our understanding of consciousness\, inform more socially grounded approaches to mental health\, and open new paths for clinical research and practice.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-guillaume-dumas/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260424T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260424T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T214448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T214448Z
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SUMMARY:Evelyn Young - BNS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Evelyn Young from the Interactive Mind and Motion Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/evelyn-young-bns-seminar/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T214356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T214356Z
UID:17024-1776438000-1776441600@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Solana Redway-Ziola: Cognitive Modes Detected in Children During Task-based fMRI
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Solana Redway-Ziola from the Woodward Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/solana-redway-ziola-cognitive-modes-detected-in-children-during-task-based-fmri/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T190805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T181536Z
UID:15857-1776423600-1776427200@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Kelly Dunn: How Can Differences in Opioid Withdrawal Inform New Treatment Strategies?
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will review the need for a precision medicine approach to opioid withdrawal and illustrate how variability in withdrawal symptom expression would inform novel treatment strategies. Differences in withdrawal presentation as a result of illicit fentanyl exposure will be reviewed and results from a randomized trial comparison of a new medication for withdrawal management will be presented
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-kelly-dunn/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260415T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260415T180000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250812T175356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T175807Z
UID:16574-1776272400-1776276000@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Neuropizza with the Hariri lab
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn about some cool science and hang out with your neuroscience colleagues over pizza and drinks!! Neuropizza takes place monthly in the Koerner conference room starting at 5:00pm and is open to everyone.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neuropizza-with-the-hariri-lab/
LOCATION:Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre\, F-106\, 2211 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuropizza
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260410T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260410T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T185940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251218T175743Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Mark Brandon:  Stability and drift in neural representations
DESCRIPTION:How does the brain maintain stable internal representations of the world while also remaining flexible enough to learn\, adapt\, and predict the future?  This is a central question in systems neuroscience.  In this talk\, I will present recent work from my lab that addresses this problem at both the level of network dynamics and the level of single-neuron coding. \nFirst I will focus on the head direction system and the concept of network gain as a control parameter that regulates how strongly external landmarks can realign an internal directional attractor during reorientation.  I will describe new data and models that begin to reveal the circuit mechanisms that may tune this gain signal in different behavioral contexts. \nI will then turn to hippocampal representations across days. Using chronic recordings\, we find that not all place cells drift.  In one set of experiments\, a majority of cells whose firing is constrained by environmental geometry can remain remarkably stable across sessions\, whereas other cells show substantial drift.  In a separate set of experiments\, we identify a distinct population of reward coding neurons whose drift is not random but highly organized\, showing a systematic backward shift over learning as an activity transitions from encoding current outcomes to predicting future reward locations. Together\, these studies begin to specify when neural representations are stable\, when they change\, and how that change can follow precise trajectories rather than random wander\, providing concrete constraints for models of long-term spatial memory and its disruption in disease.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-mark-brandon/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260403T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260403T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T214310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T214310Z
UID:17022-1775228400-1775232000@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Jackson Schumacher - BNS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Jackson Schumacher from the Floresco Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/jackson-schumacher-bns-seminar/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T214213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T214213Z
UID:17020-1774623600-1774627200@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Michelle Jung: Effects of maternal and offspring sucrose consumption on offspring hormones and behaviour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Michelle Jung from the Soma Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/michelle-jung-effects-of-maternal-and-offspring-sucrose-consumption-on-offspring-hormones-and-behaviour/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260327T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250714T181846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T173200Z
UID:16328-1774609200-1774612800@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Hamed Ekhtiari
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-hamed-ekhtiari/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260320T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260320T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T214130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T214130Z
UID:17018-1774018800-1774022400@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Neilan Tan: Effects of early life adversity on memory retention and anxiolytic phenotypes in mice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Neilan Tan from the Snyder Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neilan-tan-effects-of-early-life-adversity-on-memory-retention-and-anxiolytic-phenotypes-in-mice/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260320T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250801T201011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T192459Z
UID:16498-1774004400-1774008000@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Stephan Lammel: Neural Dynamics of Dopamine Neurons in Motivated Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Despite decades of research on the properties of ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons\, the precise information encoded by these cells in reward learning and motivated behavior remains uncertain. In this talk\, I will describe recent work investigating two distinct modalities of the midbrain dopamine system at different levels of investigation. First\, I will present work leveraging an approach that combines Neuropixels recordings and optogenetics to examine dopamine neurons at the single-cell level. In conjunction with computational modeling\, we explored the neural dynamics of dopamine subpopulations across different VTA subregions in mice performing a reward-seeking task. Second\, I will discuss a neural mechanism that explains why a chronic high-fat diet paradoxically diminishes the desire for high-fat\, sugary foods\, even when these foods are easily accessible. We found that this reduction in desire is attributed to decreased neurotensin signaling from nucleus accumbens inputs to dopamine neurons in the lateral VTA. We propose that restoring this desire\, either through dietary modifications or by enhancing neurotensin expression and release\, can drive changes in eating behavior and promote weight loss. Together\, our experiments are geared towards developing comprehensive frameworks for understanding dopamine’s diverse roles in behavior.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-stephan-lammel/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T214044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T214044Z
UID:17016-1773414000-1773417600@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Karina Thiessen: The Effects of Cannabinoids on Acute Stress Response in Humans: An MRI Study
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Karina Thiessen from the Schutz Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/karina-thiessen-the-effects-of-cannabinoids-on-acute-stress-response-in-humans-an-mri-study/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260313T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T184754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T173617Z
UID:15853-1773399600-1773403200@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Keri Martinowich: Spatially-resolved molecular approaches for understanding human brain circuits and disease vulnerability
DESCRIPTION:This talk will highlight recent efforts to generate and analyze spatially resolved molecular datasets to better understand structure–function relationships in the human brain\, particularly in the context of complex brain disorders. While single-cell and single-nucleus sequencing approaches have rapidly advanced our ability to define molecularly distinct cell populations\, these methods often lack the spatial and circuit context necessary to interpret how cells interact within intact brain tissue. I will describe integrative strategies that combine spatial transcriptomics\, single-cell genomics\, and data-driven computational approaches to define molecularly distinct spatial domains within human brain regions\, map cell–cell and circuit-level interactions across these domains\, and identify enrichment of disease-associated molecular profiles in specific cellular and spatial contexts. Across examples from cortical and subcortical circuits\, these approaches provide a framework for understanding how molecular heterogeneity is organized in space and how this organization may confer selective vulnerability in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disease.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-keri-martinowich/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260311T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260311T180000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251016T213120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T213120Z
UID:16938-1773248400-1773252000@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Neuropizza with the Selvanathan & Miller labs
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn about some cool science and hang out with your neuroscience colleagues over pizza and drinks!! Neuropizza takes place monthly in the Koerner conference room starting at 5:00pm and is open to everyone.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/neuropizza-with-the-selvanathan-miller-labs/
LOCATION:Koerner Pavilion Conference Centre\, F-106\, 2211 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuropizza
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260306T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260306T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T213656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T202713Z
UID:17008-1772809200-1772812800@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Peiying Wen: Optogenetic reactivation of electroconvulsive shock-impaired memory engram
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Peiying Wen from the Snyder and NINET Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/peiying-wen-optogenetic-reactivation-of-electroconvulsive-shock-impaired-memory-engram/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260306T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T183425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T232417Z
UID:15851-1772794800-1772798400@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Cris Niell: Neural circuits for natural vision
DESCRIPTION:Natural visual processing entails a complex interplay between sensory input\, behavioral context\, and on-going brain dynamics. Our lab seeks to understand how these processes give rise to goal-directed visual behaviors\, by exploring the neural circuits mediating ethologically relevant behaviors that laboratory mice perform\, including prey capture and distance estimation. We are also implementing novel experimental approaches to investigate neural coding of the visual scene as animals freely move through their environment. Finally\, I will present a new research direction studying the completely different\, yet largely unexplored\, visual system of the octopus.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-chris-niell/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260227T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260227T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T213855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T213855Z
UID:17012-1772204400-1772208000@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Jordan Hamden: The intestinal microbiome modulates brain development and degeneration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Jordan Hamden from the Ciernia Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/jordan-hamden-the-intestinal-microbiome-modulates-brain-development-and-degeneration/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260227T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250707T185555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T211904Z
UID:16291-1772190000-1772193600@staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca
SUMMARY:Dr. Leah Mayo: Lost in translation? Exploring the endocannabinoid system as a novel pharmacotherapeutic target in PTSD
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mayo will talk about studies involving animal-to-human translational work highlighting how endocannabinoid function regulates stress reactivity and fear learning\, leveraging human behavioral pharmacology and neuroimaging. She will also highlight outcomes from a recent clinical trial exploring how augmenting cannabinoid function impacts clinical\, behavioral\, and neural measures in people with PTSD.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-leah-mayo/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260223T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260223T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20260204T201741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T201741Z
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SUMMARY:Contributions of striatal astrocytes to drug addiction
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Dr. Tristan Hynes\, (Assistant Professor of Psychology at SFU and Associate Member at the DMCBH) will present “Contributions of striatal astrocytes to drug addiction.” \nZoom link if unable to attend in person:\nhttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 \n 
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/contributions-of-striatal-astrocytes-to-drug-addiction/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Monthly Monday Rounds in Mental Health and Addictions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T213807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T213807Z
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SUMMARY:Salvatore Furfaro - BNS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Salvatore Furfaro from the Snyder Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/salvatore-furfaro-bns-seminar/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260220T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20260127T200607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T224000Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Sheena Josselyn: Engrams and Memory in Mice
DESCRIPTION:Understanding how the brain encodes\, stores\, and uses information is a central goal of neuroscience. Many neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders\, including autism spectrum disorder\, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)\, and Alzheimer’s disease\, may arise from disrupted information processing. Thus\, uncovering the neural mechanisms by which information is represented in the brain is not only key to understanding normal cognition but also essential for developing targeted therapeutic strategies. \nMemory can be defined as the persistence of internal representations acquired through experience\, and the capacity to reconstruct these representations across time. The enduring physical changes in the brain that encode such information are referred to as engrams. Although the idea of a physical memory trace can be traced back to ancient Greek philosophy\, it was not formally articulated until 1904 when Richard Semon coined the term engram. Despite this long conceptual history\, identifying the precise neural substrates of an engram has proven remarkably difficult\, in part because memory is encoded across multiple levels; from epigenetic and synaptic modifications to coordinated patterns of neuronal ensemble activity. \nOur laboratory seeks to understand how specific neurons are recruited\, or allocated\, to a given engram\, and how membership within these neuronal ensembles may evolve with time\, plasticity\, or new learning. By combining molecular\, imaging\, and behavioral approaches in mice\, we aim to link changes in neuronal excitability and network dynamics to the stability and flexibility of memory representations. In my lecture\, I will describe our historic and recent findings toward mapping and manipulating memory engrams in the mammalian brain\, and discuss their implications for understanding both healthy and disordered memory.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-sheena-josselyn/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20260122T195827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T195827Z
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SUMMARY:Decoding the Brain: How Different Cells Contribute to Disease
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered what’s actually happening inside the brain when disease strikes\, and how scientists figure it out? \nDecoding the Brain: How Different Cells Contribute to Disease is a free\, after-hours science event that brings you inside the world of modern neuroscience\, without the textbooks or technical jargon. \nTaking place at The Forge in Gastown\, this evening features short\, engaging talks from local brain researchers at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health who study the brain’s many cell types – from neurons to support and immune cells – and how their breakdown contributes to neurological disease. You’ll learn how scientists see\, track\, and test brain cells using innovative tools\, and why these discoveries matter for brain health. \nThis event is designed for a general audience (no science background required). Talks are visual\, and interactive\, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. \nThe event is co-organized by the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and the Neuroscience Trainee Association\, and will have a relaxed\, after-hours atmosphere. Limited appetizers will be provided\, and drinks will be available for purchase. \n\n\nSpeakers:\nDr. Annie Ciernia\, Assistant Professor\nFrom Clues to Cures: Finding the Cells That Drive Brain Disease \nAndrew Thompson\, PhD candidate\nSeen and Sequenced: How We Study the Brain Cell at the Centre of Multiple Sclerosis \nDr. Mehwish Anwer\, Postdoctoral Fellow\nGoogle Maps for Brain Research \nJacqueline Palik\, Master’s student\nMotor Neurons: The Vulnerable Cells in ALS \n 
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/decoding-the-brain-how-different-cells-contribute-to-disease/
LOCATION:The Forge\, 208 Carrall St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 2J1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neurotalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260213T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250722T192617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T165850Z
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SUMMARY:UBC Kickstart Updates
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URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/ubc-kickstart-updates-4/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260206T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20250417T182834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T180900Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Donna Rose Addis: The Prospective Brain: Past and Future
DESCRIPTION:The human brain has the remarkable capacity to transport the self into the past and future. While previously thought of as distinct functions\, recent research has shown that memory for past events and imagination of future events rely on the same brain networks. In this talk\, I will present neuroimaging and neuropsychological research demonstrating the overlap between remembering and imagining\, the unique properties of our ability to foresee the future\, and how these abilities are affected by memory impairment.
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/dr-donna-rose-addis/
LOCATION:Rudy North Lecture Theatre\, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Neuroscience Research Colloquium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T043653
CREATED:20251028T211626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T211626Z
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SUMMARY:Jérôme Plumier: Seasonal Aggression: The Role of Steroids and Fatty Acids
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS)\, a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C. \nThis week’s speaker is Jérôme Plumier from the Soma Lab. \nLearn more
URL:https://staging.centreforbrainhealth.ca/events/jerome-plumier-seasonal-aggression-the-role-of-steroids-and-fatty-acids/
LOCATION:DMCBH Room 3402\, 2215 Wesbrook Mall\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6T 1Z3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars
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