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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

BCS Prospective Majors Info Session/Pizza and IceCream Social

10:00pm to 12:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Prospective Majors Info Session/Pizza and IceCream Social03/02/2016 10:00 pm03/03/2016 12:00 am3rd Floor Atrium
Mar
Thu
3
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Teuber Lecture & Awards Ceremony: Consciousness and the Brain: Replacing the “Hard Problem” with the Hard Question

9:00pm to 10:30pm
Speaker(s)
Dan Dennett, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkTeuber Lecture & Awards Ceremony: Consciousness and the Brain: Replacing the “Hard Problem” with the Hard Question03/03/2016 9:00 pm03/03/2016 10:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Fri
4
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Structural Mechanisms of Experience-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Mouse Visual Cortex

3:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Rachel W. Schecter, Bear Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkStructural Mechanisms of Experience-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Mouse Visual Cortex03/04/2016 3:00 pm03/04/2016 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Mon
7
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

Perception in a dynamic world

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
David Kleinschmidt, PhD candidate at the University of Rochester, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPerception in a dynamic world03/07/2016 3:00 pm03/07/2016 4:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Mon
7
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

The genetic basis of brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Andreas Pfenning, Ph.D., Kelis Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe genetic basis of brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease03/07/2016 5:00 pm03/07/2016 6:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Mon
7
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Seminar

Novel Technologies for Large-scale Single Unit Recording with Optogenetics, Drug Delivery and Wireless Telemetry in Freely Behaving Animals

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Tahl Holtzman PhD., Founder & CEO, Cambridge Neurotech
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNovel Technologies for Large-scale Single Unit Recording with Optogenetics, Drug Delivery and Wireless Telemetry in Freely Behaving Animals03/07/2016 8:00 pm03/07/2016 9:30 pmSeminar Room 46-3310
Mar
Tue
8
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Phillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits- Neural Computations in the Retina: from Photons to Behavior

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Markus Meister, Caltech
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPhillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits- Neural Computations in the Retina: from Photons to Behavior03/08/2016 9:00 pm03/08/2016 10:00 pm46-3002
Mar
Wed
9
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series - Nenad Sestan: Development and Evolution of Neocortical Projection Systems

9:00pm to 10:30pm
Speaker(s)
Nenad Sestan M.D., Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series - Nenad Sestan: Development and Evolution of Neocortical Projection Systems03/09/2016 9:00 pm03/09/2016 10:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Thu
10
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Federal Holidays, MIT Academic Schedule

Interview Day

5:00am to 5:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkInterview Day03/10/2016 5:00 am03/12/2016 5:00 am
Mar
Thu
10
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

BCS Graduate Student Research Talks

7:30pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Emily Mackevicius, Fee Lab
Stephen Allsop, Tye Lab
Rebecca Canter, Tsai Lab
Julian Jara-Ettinger, Schulz Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Graduate Student Research Talks03/10/2016 7:30 pm03/10/2016 8:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Thu
10
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

BCS Jr. Faculty Research Talks

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Assistant Professor Myriam Heiman
Assistant Professor Josh McDermott
Assistant Professor Mark Harnett
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Jr. Faculty Research Talks03/10/2016 9:00 pm03/10/2016 10:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Fri
11
Social Event

Interview Day Poster Session

6:00pm to 7:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkInterview Day Poster Session03/11/2016 6:00 pm03/11/2016 7:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Mon
14
Thesis Defense

The inner life of goals: costs, rewards, and commonsense psychology

1:00pm to 3:00pm
Speaker(s)
Julian Jara-Ettinger, Schulz Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe inner life of goals: costs, rewards, and commonsense psychology03/14/2016 1:00 pm03/14/2016 3:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Tue
15
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

A counterfactual simulation model of causal judgment

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Tobi Gerstenberg, Tenenbaum Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkA counterfactual simulation model of causal judgment03/15/2016 4:00 pm03/15/2016 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Tue
15
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Seminar

Stanley Center & Poitras Center Joint Translational Neuroscience Seminar

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Thomas Insel, MD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkStanley Center & Poitras Center Joint Translational Neuroscience Seminar03/15/2016 7:00 pm03/15/2016 8:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Thu
17
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Working toward a complete functional atlas of the human brain

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Jack Gallant, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkWorking toward a complete functional atlas of the human brain03/17/2016 8:00 pm03/17/2016 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Fri
18
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

SCSB Lunch Series - Stefano Anzellotti: Uncovering the dialogue between brain regions: directed and multivariate connectivity methods and their application to the study of Autism Spectrum Disorders

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Stefano Anzellotti
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series - Stefano Anzellotti: Uncovering the dialogue between brain regions: directed and multivariate connectivity methods and their application to the study of Autism Spectrum Disorders03/18/2016 4:00 pm03/18/2016 5:00 pm46-6011 - Simons Center Conference Room
Mar
Mon
21
Federal Holidays, MIT Academic Schedule

Spring Break

4:00am to 4:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSpring Break03/21/2016 4:00 am03/25/2016 4:00 am
Mar
Wed
23
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series - Sally Rogers: Changing the course of ASD: effects of early interventions

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series - Sally Rogers: Changing the course of ASD: effects of early interventions03/23/2016 8:00 pm03/23/2016 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Thu
24
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Special Seminar

From genes to cognition in a mouse model of schizophrenia predisposition

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Joshua A. Gordon
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkFrom genes to cognition in a mouse model of schizophrenia predisposition03/24/2016 8:00 pm03/24/2016 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Mar
Mon
28
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

Mechanisms of Self-organization of Neuronal Circuits in the Planarian Nervous System

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Deniz Kutay Atabay, Reddien Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkMechanisms of Self-organization of Neuronal Circuits in the Planarian Nervous System03/28/2016 4:00 pm03/28/2016 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Mon
28
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

Celebration for Feng Zhang

6:00pm to 7:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCelebration for Feng Zhang03/28/2016 6:00 pm03/28/2016 7:00 pmBuilding 46 Atrium
Mar
Tue
29
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

Automated Discovery and Learning of Complex Movement Behaviours

2:00pm to 3:00pm
Speaker(s)
Igor Mordatch, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkAutomated Discovery and Learning of Complex Movement Behaviours03/29/2016 2:00 pm03/29/2016 3:00 pmPicower Seminar Room #46-3310
Mar
Tue
29
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Neural computations underlying time-interval integration

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Seth Egger, Ph.D., Jazayeri Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNeural computations underlying time-interval integration03/29/2016 4:00 pm03/29/2016 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
Mar
Wed
30
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience - Genes, Neurons, Circuits & Behavior: An Integrated Approach in a Compact Brain

8:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Cornelia Bargmann
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkScolnick Prize in Neuroscience - Genes, Neurons, Circuits & Behavior: An Integrated Approach in a Compact Brain03/30/2016 8:00 pm03/30/2016 10:00 pmSingleton Auditorium - 46-3002
Mar
Thu
31
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Plastic Lunch

Picower Plastic Lunch Series: Littleton & Heiman Lab

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Plastic Lunch Series: Littleton & Heiman Lab03/31/2016 4:00 pm03/31/2016 5:00 pm
Mar
Thu
31
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Biological and bionic hands: Natural neural coding and artificial perception

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Sliman Bensmaia, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBiological and bionic hands: Natural neural coding and artificial perception03/31/2016 8:00 pm03/31/2016 9:30 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
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