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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

Optimal long-term memory in complex synapses with bounded dynamical variables

2:30pm to 3:30pm
Speaker(s)
Marcus Benna, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkOptimal long-term memory in complex synapses with bounded dynamical variables03/02/2017 2:30 pm03/02/2017 3:30 pmMcGovern Seminar Room #46-3189
Mar
Thu
2
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Postsynaptic plasticity following temporally-controlled presynaptic neuron ablation in the adult retina

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Felice Dunn, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPostsynaptic plasticity following temporally-controlled presynaptic neuron ablation in the adult retina03/02/2017 9:00 pm03/02/2017 10:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Fri
3
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

New circuit-specific and cell-type-specific techniques for targeting neurons

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Ian Wickersham, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNew circuit-specific and cell-type-specific techniques for targeting neurons03/03/2017 5:00 pm03/03/2017 6:00 pm46-6011 - Simons Center Conference Room
Mar
Fri
3
BCS Community Postdoc Association
Seminar

Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience Seminar "Rebuilding Functional Circuits After Injury"

9:00pm to 11:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Zhigang He
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkMolecular & Cellular Neuroscience Seminar "Rebuilding Functional Circuits After Injury"03/03/2017 9:00 pm03/03/2017 11:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Mon
6
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

How do neural circuits generate behavior?

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHow do neural circuits generate behavior?03/06/2017 3:00 pm03/06/2017 4:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Mon
6
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

Amygdala inputs to the prefrontal cortex guide behavior during conflicting motivational signals

5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Anthony Burgos-Robles, Tye Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkAmygdala inputs to the prefrontal cortex guide behavior during conflicting motivational signals03/06/2017 5:00 pm03/06/2017 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Tue
7
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Special Seminar

Special Seminar with Dr. Joseph Moskal

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSpecial Seminar with Dr. Joseph Moskal03/07/2017 4:00 pm03/07/2017 5:00 pmRoom 46-3310 (Picower Seminar Room)
Mar
Tue
7
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Bayesian Pronoun Interpretation in Mandarin Chinese

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Meilin Zhan, Levy Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBayesian Pronoun Interpretation in Mandarin Chinese03/07/2017 5:00 pm03/07/2017 6:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
Mar
Tue
7
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Brain Art Reveal

10:15pm to 11:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrain Art Reveal03/07/2017 10:15 pm03/07/2017 11:30 pmRoom 46-3310 (Picower Seminar Room)
Mar
Wed
8
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series - Sally Temple, Ph.D.

9:00pm to 10:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series - Sally Temple, Ph.D.03/08/2017 9:00 pm03/08/2017 10:30 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Mar
Thu
9
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

Graduate Student Interview Weekend

2:30pm to 12:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkGraduate Student Interview Weekend03/09/2017 2:30 pm03/11/2017 12:00 amBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Thu
9
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

BCS Graduate Student Research Talk

7:30pm to 8:30pm
Speaker(s)
BCS Graduate Students Lea Hachigian, Richard Futrell, Emily Mackevicius
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Graduate Student Research Talk03/09/2017 7:30 pm03/09/2017 8:30 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Thu
9
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

BCS Jr. Faculty Research Talks

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Professor Steven Flavell, Professor Gloria Choi, Professor Mehrdad Jazayeri
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Jr. Faculty Research Talks03/09/2017 9:00 pm03/09/2017 10:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Fri
10
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

BCS Interview Day Poster Session

6:00pm to 7:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Interview Day Poster Session03/10/2017 6:00 pm03/10/2017 7:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Mar
Mon
13
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Event

2017 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Catherine Dulac, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_York2017 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience03/13/2017 8:00 pm03/13/2017 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Wed
15
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Neural mechanisms underlying spontaneous and learned behavior in larval zebrafish

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Misha Ahrens, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNeural mechanisms underlying spontaneous and learned behavior in larval zebrafish03/15/2017 8:00 pm03/15/2017 9:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room 46-3189
Mar
Thu
16
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Special Seminar

Special Seminar with Dr. Vikaas Sohal

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSpecial Seminar with Dr. Vikaas Sohal03/16/2017 8:00 pm03/16/2017 9:00 pmRoom 46-3002 (Singleton Auditorium)
Mar
Fri
17
Seminar

How the Brain Senses Space: Visual and Auditory Representations and their Role in Cognition

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jennifer M. Groh
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHow the Brain Senses Space: Visual and Auditory Representations and their Role in Cognition03/17/2017 9:00 pm03/17/2017 10:00 pm 7-429
Mar
Mon
20
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

Does the primate ventral stream need cortical feedback to compute rapid object identity inferences?

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Kohitij Kar, DiCarlo Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkDoes the primate ventral stream need cortical feedback to compute rapid object identity inferences?03/20/2017 4:00 pm03/20/2017 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Mon
20
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Event

Phillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Larry Abbott, Columbia University
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPhillip A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits03/20/2017 8:00 pm03/20/2017 9:30 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Tue
21
Cog Lunch

New roles for attention and memory in cocktail-party listening

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Kevin Woods, McDermott Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNew roles for attention and memory in cocktail-party listening03/21/2017 4:00 pm03/21/2017 5:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Mar
Wed
22
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

BCS Computational Tutorial: Spike Sorting

6:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jai Bhagat
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Computational Tutorial: Spike Sorting03/22/2017 6:00 pm03/22/2017 8:00 pm46-3189
Mar
Wed
22
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series - Joseph Piven, Ph.D.

8:00pm to 9:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series - Joseph Piven, Ph.D.03/22/2017 8:00 pm03/22/2017 9:30 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Mar
Thu
23
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Plastic Lunch

Plastic Lunch: Tye and Littleton Labs

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPlastic Lunch: Tye and Littleton Labs03/23/2017 4:00 pm03/23/2017 5:00 pmRoom 46-3310
Mar
Thu
23
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Cellular dissection of neuronal circuit function

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Troy Margrie
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCellular dissection of neuronal circuit function03/23/2017 8:00 pm03/23/2017 9:00 pmSingleton auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Fri
24
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Special Seminar

The Convergence of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Towards Enabling Autonomous Driving

8:30pm to 9:30pm
Speaker(s)
Prof. Amnon Shashua
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe Convergence of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Towards Enabling Autonomous Driving03/24/2017 8:30 pm03/24/2017 9:30 pm10-250
Mar
Mon
27
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Special Seminar

Picower Bioinformatics Monthly Workshop: Picower Bioinformatics Online Resources

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Bioinformatics Monthly Workshop: Picower Bioinformatics Online Resources03/27/2017 7:00 pm03/27/2017 8:00 pmRoom 46-5313
Mar
Tue
28
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Seminar

Poitras Center and Stanley Center Joint Translational Neuroscience Seminar

2:00pm to 3:00pm
Speaker(s)
Amit Etkin
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPoitras Center and Stanley Center Joint Translational Neuroscience Seminar03/28/2017 2:00 pm03/28/2017 3:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Mar
Wed
29
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Symposium

30th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing

4:00am to 4:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_York30th Annual CUNY Conference on Human Sentence Processing03/29/2017 4:00 am04/01/2017 4:00 am10-250
Mar
Thu
30
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Sensorimotor transformation and information coding across cortex during perceptual decisions

1:30pm to 2:30pm
Speaker(s)
Gerald, Pho, Sur Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSensorimotor transformation and information coding across cortex during perceptual decisions03/30/2017 1:30 pm03/30/2017 2:30 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
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