The NIH Systems Neuroscience Seminar Series aims to increase the exposure of NIH Neuroscience community to broad topics in Systems Neuroscience, which is focused on understanding the function and structure of neural circuit and systems. We have invited worldwide scientists to present their research on various aspects of Systems Neuroscience, such as neural circuit, computational neuroscience, and neurotechnology.
The NIH Systems Neuroscience seminars are open to the entire NIH Community.
How to Join
- Location: Porter Neuroscience Building, 35, Room 640
- Remote Access: Zoom (Meeting ID: 161 037 4804; Passcode: 676583)
Committee Chairs
- Yi Gu, PhD yi.gu@nih.gov
- Arash Afraz, PhD arash.afraz@nih.gov
Credit: Nikhil Mummanemi; Dr. Prashant Chittiboina's lab.
2022 - 2023 Schedule
The seminars start at 10:00 a.m., the first Thursday of each month, October 2022 through June 2023.
| Date | Speaker | Host | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 6, 2022 |
Guohong Cui, MD, PhD NIEHS, NIH |
Huaibin Cai, PhD | Exploring new strategies for diagnosing and treating Parkinson’s disease |
| Oct. 20, 2022 |
Surya Ganguli, PhD Stanford University |
Mark Histed & Barry Richmond | Understanding neural dynamics in high dimensions across multiple timescales; from perception to motor control and learning |
| Nov. 3, 2022 |
Hui Lu PhD GW School of Medicine |
Michelle Antoine, PhD | Effects of MeCP2 loss at the level of neural circuits: an approach to understanding Rett syndrome. |
| Dec. 13, 2022 |
John Reynolds Salk Institute |
Mark Histed, PhD |
Intrinsic traveling waves of neural activity in Area MT of the awake, behaving monkey regulate the gain of stimulus-evoked responses and perceptual sensitivity |
| Jan. 12, 2023 |
Ila Fiete, PhD (Virtual Visit) Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Yi Gu, PhD | Computing with attractors in the brain |
| Feb. 2, 2023 |
Ann Graybiel, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Huaibin Cai, PhD | The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act |
| Feb. 9, 2023 |
Adrienne Fairhall, PhD (Virtual Visit) University of Washington |
Lorna Role, PhD. | Variability and robustness in birdsong |
| Mar. 2, 2023 |
Alison Barth, PhD Carnegie Mellon University |
Catherine Weisz, PhD |
Area of Interest: Expectation, surprise, and somatostatin neuron plasticity during learning Now in room 610. |
|
***CANCELLED*** Apr. 6, 2023 |
Melissa Warden, PhD Cornell University |
Hendrikje Nienborg, PhD | Neuromodulation and the balance between goal-directed and reactive behavior |
| May 4, 2023 |
Steffen Hage, PhD University of Tubingen |
Yogita Chudasama, PhD | Vocal motor control mechanisms in non-human primates: new insights into the evolution of human speech |
| June 1, 2023 |
Aryn Gittis, PhD Carnegie Mellon University |
Huaibin Cai, PhD |
Area of Interest: Our research seeks to understand how neural circuits in the basal ganglia are organized and function to shape movement in health and disease |
Special Acknowledgement - Porter’s User Group
The NINDS Office of the Scientific Director (OSD) acknowledges the Porter’s User Group for sponsoring the Series.
Recorded Seminars
Recorded Seminars for the 2022-2023 Season. Recordings will be deleted in September 2023. Seminars are generally available within in two days of the seminar date.
| Date | Speaker | Seminar Link | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 13, 2022 | John Reynolds, Ph.D. | Zoom | 0F$c.VBO |
| Jan. 12, 2023 | Ila Fiete, Ph.D. | Zoom | JyH5^D?X |
| Feb. 3, 2023 | Ann Graybiel, Ph.D. | ht!C$$=3 |