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1
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

A Uniquely Human Mind-Meld: From Behavioral Contagion to Mind Contagion

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Laurie Santos, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkA Uniquely Human Mind-Meld: From Behavioral Contagion to Mind Contagion10/01/2015 8:00 pm10/01/2015 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Mon
5
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

Brain Lunch: 3D Mapping of Alzheimer’s Pathology: A New Frontier

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Rebecca Canter, Graduate Student in the Li-Huei Tsai Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrain Lunch: 3D Mapping of Alzheimer’s Pathology: A New Frontier10/05/2015 4:00 pm10/05/2015 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Oct
Tue
6
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Symposium

Picower Institute Fall Symposium "Synapses in Health and Disease"

4:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Institute Fall Symposium "Synapses in Health and Disease"10/06/2015 4:00 am10/06/2015 4:00 am46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Wed
7
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Advisory Board Meeting

Picower Scientific Advisory Board Meeting

4:00am to 4:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 10/07/2015 4:00 am10/08/2015 4:00 amVarious
Oct
Thu
8
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Hans-Lukas Teuber Lecture: The Neural Circuitry of Sex and Violence

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
David Anderson, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHans-Lukas Teuber Lecture: The Neural Circuitry of Sex and Violence10/08/2015 8:00 pm10/08/2015 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Fri
9
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

SCSB Lunch Series - Or Shemesh

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series - Or Shemesh10/09/2015 4:00 pm10/09/2015 5:00 pm46-6011 Simons Center conference room
Oct
Mon
12
Federal Holidays, MIT Academic Schedule

Columbus Day

4:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkColumbus Day10/12/2015 4:00 am10/12/2015 4:00 am
Oct
Tue
13
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Natural scene statistics and neuronal function - the case of spatial hearing

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Wiktor Mlynarski, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNatural scene statistics and neuronal function - the case of spatial hearing10/13/2015 4:00 pm10/13/2015 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Oct
Tue
13
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Seminar

Stanley Center & Poitras Center Translational Neuroscience Joint Seminar

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Steven E. Hyman
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkStanley Center & Poitras Center Translational Neuroscience Joint Seminar10/13/2015 7:00 pm10/13/2015 8:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Wed
14
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series - Paola Arlotta

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series - Paola Arlotta10/14/2015 8:00 pm10/14/2015 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Thu
15
Brain and Cognitive Sciences Society (BCSS)
Social Event

Course 9 Student-Faculty Mixer

9:30pm to 11:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCourse 9 Student-Faculty Mixer10/15/2015 9:30 pm10/15/2015 11:00 pmMIBR Seminar Room 46-3189
Oct
Thu
22
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Neural Mechanisms for Dynamic Acoustic Communication in Flies

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Mala Murthy, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNeural Mechanisms for Dynamic Acoustic Communication in Flies10/22/2015 8:00 pm10/22/2015 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Fri
23
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas for Genome Editing

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
Feng Zhang, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkDevelopment and Applications of CRISPR-Cas for Genome Editing10/23/2015 3:00 pm10/23/2015 4:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Oct
Fri
23
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Workshop

SCSB Annual Poster Session

4:00pm to 5:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Annual Poster Session10/23/2015 4:00 pm10/23/2015 5:30 pm46 Atrium
Oct
Fri
23
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Investigating Toxicity in Drosophila Models of Huntington’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease-Like 2

4:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Megan Krench
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkInvestigating Toxicity in Drosophila Models of Huntington’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease-Like 210/23/2015 4:00 pm10/23/2015 6:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
Oct
Fri
23
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

BCS Family Weekend Reception

7:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Professor Elly Nedivi, Professor Laura Schulz, Professor Matthew Wilson
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Family Weekend Reception10/23/2015 7:00 pm10/23/2015 9:00 pmMIBR Seminar Room 46-3189
Oct
Mon
26
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Workshop

Picower Bioinformatics Monthly Workshop Series

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Bioinformatics Monthly Workshop Series10/26/2015 5:00 pm10/26/2015 6:00 pm46-6309
Oct
Tue
27
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Mechanisms of color perception and cognition uncovered by #TheDress

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Rosa Lafer-Sousa, Kanwisher Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkMechanisms of color perception and cognition uncovered by #TheDress10/27/2015 4:00 pm10/27/2015 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
Oct
Tue
27
BCS Community Postdoc Association
Special Event

Scouting the job market

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkScouting the job market10/27/2015 7:00 pm10/27/2015 8:00 pm6309
Oct
Wed
28
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Mechanisms, codes, noise and capacity in neural memory

2:00pm to 3:00pm
Speaker(s)
Ila Fiete, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkMechanisms, codes, noise and capacity in neural memory10/28/2015 2:00 pm10/28/2015 3:00 pmPicower Seminar Room #46-3310
Oct
Wed
28
BCS Community Postdoc Association
Special Event

Postdoc Academic Interview Process

7:00pm to 8:30pm
Speaker(s)
Nancy Kopell, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPostdoc Academic Interview Process10/28/2015 7:00 pm10/28/2015 8:30 pmBuilding 46-6003
Oct
Wed
28
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Seminar

Aging Brain Seminar - Dr. Phil De Jager

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkAging Brain Seminar - Dr. Phil De Jager10/28/2015 8:00 pm10/28/2015 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Wed
28
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Social Event

Undergraduate fall dinner

10:00pm to 12:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkUndergraduate fall dinner10/28/2015 10:00 pm10/29/2015 12:00 amTBD
Oct
Wed
28
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

BCS Fall Undergraduate Dinner

11:00pm to 1:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Fall Undergraduate Dinner10/28/2015 11:00 pm10/29/2015 1:00 amPILM Seminar Room 46-3310
Oct
Thu
29
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Plastic Lunch

Picower Plastic Lunch Series: Miller & Tye Lab

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Plastic Lunch Series: Miller & Tye Lab10/29/2015 4:00 pm10/29/2015 5:00 pm
Oct
Thu
29
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Visual Cortical Plasticity: The Role of Parvalbumin Expressing Inhibitory Neurons and Abnormalities in Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

6:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Eitan Kaplan
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkVisual Cortical Plasticity: The Role of Parvalbumin Expressing Inhibitory Neurons and Abnormalities in Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders10/29/2015 6:00 pm10/29/2015 8:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
Oct
Thu
29
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

How neural architecture constrains visual cognition, or — Why I stopped believing in magical numbers

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
George Alvarez, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHow neural architecture constrains visual cognition, or — Why I stopped believing in magical numbers10/29/2015 8:00 pm10/29/2015 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
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