Neuroscience

Hieu Nguyen
“Assessing direct effects of testosterone upon spatial memory systems in adult male rats”

Yanruo (Alice) Zhang
“Genome-wide Associasion Studies on Schizophrenia in East Asian Cohorts”

Lily Siemasko
“Examining the Role of GDE6 in Vertebrate Neural Tube Development”

Neuroscience Reception for graduating seniors, family and friends. Refreshments will be served in the McCardell Bicentennial Hall Great Hall.

Title: A distant mirror: What salamander learning can teach us about neural circuit evolution

Brain, body, and mindfulness: New understandings of the “self” Lecturer: Catherine Kerr, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Director of Translational Neuroscience Contemplative Studies Initiative, Brown University This talk will describe recent studies drawn from the neuroscience of embodiment in order to lay out a novel understanding of the “self”.

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST): A nexus for stress and emotion Exposure to stressful stimuli has been argued to play an important role in the etiology of anxiety disorders, and increases in anxiety-like behavior are often observed in rodents repeatedly exposed to environmental stressors. Several brain nuclei have been implicated in coordinating the autonomic, endocrine and behavioral response to stressor exposure.

Lecture Title: “Hormones have their ups and downs: Bi-directional effects of estrogens on learning and memory.”

Body feelings: Investigating neural mechanisms underlying embodiment and contemplative practice Lecturer: Catherine Kerr, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Director of Translational Neuroscience Contemplative Studies Initiative, Brown University This presentation describes recent investigations into two body perception networks in the brain.

Are you a sophomore or junior Psychology or Neuroscience major? Are you interested in conducting a thesis or an independent research project with a psychology faculty member in the future? If so, please plan to attend this informational meeting. Pizza dinner will be served!

Psychology and Neuroscience majors (with Psychology advisors) who have opted to work on a year-long thesis project will be giving their final thesis presentations. There will be four presenters each day. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.

Psychology and Neuroscience majors (with Psychology advisors) who have opted to work on a year-long thesis project will be giving their final thesis presentations. There will be four presenters each day. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.