2011 meeting:
This meeting was sponsored by the BRI, Semel Institute, the UCLA Departments of Neurobiology, Neurology, Physiological Science, and Psychology.
Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium, UCLA, Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Symposium Schedule:
8:30 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Alcino J. Silva, Ph.D., Departments of Neurobiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Session 1 Chair: David Glanzman, Ph.D., Departments of Integrative Biology & Physiology, and Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles
9:05 Investigations of Human Episodic Memory using High Resolution Functional MRI
Susan Y. Bookheimer, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
9:35 Roles of DSCR1 in Learning & Memory and Neurodegeneration: Implications for Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
Karen T. Chang, Ph.D., Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, and Department of Cell & Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
10:05 Neural Mechanisms for Vocal Recognition Learning in Songbirds
Timothy Q. Gentner, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego
10:35 Coffee Break
Session 2 Chair: Michael Fanselow, Ph.D., Departments of Psychology, and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 Imaging Neuronal Ensembles in Mice During Learning
Takaki Komiyama, Ph.D., Section of Neurobiology and Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego
11:30 Optogenetic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jin Hyung Lee, Ph.D., Departments of Electrical Engineering, and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
12:00 The Aware Mind in the Motionless Body: Neuroimaging in Disorders of Consciousness
Martin M. Monti, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
12:30 Lunch Break
Session 3 Chair: Alcino J. Silva, Ph.D., Departments of Neurobiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
2:00 Spaces within Spaces: The Parietal Cortex Simultaneously Maps Position within Multiple Reference Frames
Douglas A. Nitz, Ph.D., Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego
2:30 Decoding Distributed Cortical Signatures of Memory Retrieval with fMRI
Jesse Rissman, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
3:00 Cortical Sensory Processing: The Impact of Specific Neurons and Individual Layers
Massimo Scanziani, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
3:30 Coffee Break
Session 4 Chair: Barbara Knowlton, Ph.D, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
4:00 Cell-Type Specific Regulation of Hippocampal Interneuronal Microcircuits
Ivan Soltesz, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine
4:30 New Ways to Image Neuronal Activity and Synaptic Protein Turnover
Roger Tsien, Ph.D., 2008 Nobel Laureate (Chemistry), Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego
5:00 Genetic Dissection of Mammalian Basal Ganglia Circuit: Insights into Pathological Behaviors
William Yang, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
5:30 Reception- Gonda Building First Floor Conference Room, 1357
Previous meetings:2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
This meeting was sponsored by the BRI, Semel Institute, the UCLA Departments of Neurobiology, Neurology, Physiological Science, and Psychology.
Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium, UCLA, Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Symposium Schedule:
8:30 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Alcino J. Silva, Ph.D., Departments of Neurobiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Session 1 Chair: David Glanzman, Ph.D., Departments of Integrative Biology & Physiology, and Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles
9:05 Investigations of Human Episodic Memory using High Resolution Functional MRI
Susan Y. Bookheimer, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
9:35 Roles of DSCR1 in Learning & Memory and Neurodegeneration: Implications for Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
Karen T. Chang, Ph.D., Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, and Department of Cell & Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
10:05 Neural Mechanisms for Vocal Recognition Learning in Songbirds
Timothy Q. Gentner, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego
10:35 Coffee Break
Session 2 Chair: Michael Fanselow, Ph.D., Departments of Psychology, and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 Imaging Neuronal Ensembles in Mice During Learning
Takaki Komiyama, Ph.D., Section of Neurobiology and Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego
11:30 Optogenetic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jin Hyung Lee, Ph.D., Departments of Electrical Engineering, and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
12:00 The Aware Mind in the Motionless Body: Neuroimaging in Disorders of Consciousness
Martin M. Monti, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
12:30 Lunch Break
Session 3 Chair: Alcino J. Silva, Ph.D., Departments of Neurobiology, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, and Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
2:00 Spaces within Spaces: The Parietal Cortex Simultaneously Maps Position within Multiple Reference Frames
Douglas A. Nitz, Ph.D., Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego
2:30 Decoding Distributed Cortical Signatures of Memory Retrieval with fMRI
Jesse Rissman, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
3:00 Cortical Sensory Processing: The Impact of Specific Neurons and Individual Layers
Massimo Scanziani, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
3:30 Coffee Break
Session 4 Chair: Barbara Knowlton, Ph.D, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
4:00 Cell-Type Specific Regulation of Hippocampal Interneuronal Microcircuits
Ivan Soltesz, Ph.D., Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine
4:30 New Ways to Image Neuronal Activity and Synaptic Protein Turnover
Roger Tsien, Ph.D., 2008 Nobel Laureate (Chemistry), Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego
5:00 Genetic Dissection of Mammalian Basal Ganglia Circuit: Insights into Pathological Behaviors
William Yang, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
5:30 Reception- Gonda Building First Floor Conference Room, 1357
Previous meetings:2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002