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4
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

The Biophysical Basis of Prediction and the Meaning of Spikes in Sensory and Motor Thalamus

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Christopher Fiorillo
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe Biophysical Basis of Prediction and the Meaning of Spikes in Sensory and Motor Thalamus11/04/2019 9:00 pm11/04/2019 10:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room, 46-3189
Nov
Tue
5
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Development of Face Responses in Ventral Temporal Cortex; Hypothesis Space Navigation in the Interpretation of Fragmentary Linguistic Input

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Heather Kosakowski (Saxe and Kanwisher Labs)
Peng Qian (Levy Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkDevelopment of Face Responses in Ventral Temporal Cortex; Hypothesis Space Navigation in the Interpretation of Fragmentary Linguistic Input11/05/2019 5:00 pm11/05/2019 6:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Nov
Tue
5
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Seminar

Aging Brain Seminar with Jerold Chun, MD, PhD: Genomic mosaicism and somatic gene recombination in the normal and Alzheimer’s disease brain

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jerold Chun, MD, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkAging Brain Seminar with Jerold Chun, MD, PhD: Genomic mosaicism and somatic gene recombination in the normal and Alzheimer’s disease brain11/05/2019 7:00 pm11/05/2019 8:00 pm46-3310, Picower Seminar Room
Nov
Tue
5
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Seminar

Brains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Feedforward and feedback processes in visual recognition

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Feedforward and feedback processes in visual recognition11/05/2019 9:00 pm11/05/2019 10:00 pmSingleton Auditorium - 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA 02139
Nov
Wed
6
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Special Seminar

Special Seminar with Yoshiyuki Kubota, PhD: Network plastic changes in the primary motor cortex as the basis of a new motor skill acquisition

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
Yoshiyuki Kubota, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSpecial Seminar with Yoshiyuki Kubota, PhD: Network plastic changes in the primary motor cortex as the basis of a new motor skill acquisition11/06/2019 3:00 pm11/06/2019 4:00 pm46-3310, Picower Seminar Room
Nov
Wed
6
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Symposium

Alana Down Syndrome Center Symposium: Translational Research in Down Syndrome

6:00pm to 10:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkAlana Down Syndrome Center Symposium: Translational Research in Down Syndrome11/06/2019 6:00 pm11/06/2019 10:00 pm46-3002, Singleton Auditorium
Nov
Thu
7
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

The computational and neural basis of visual metacognition

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dobromir (Doby) Rahnev, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe computational and neural basis of visual metacognition11/07/2019 4:00 pm11/07/2019 5:00 pm46-3189 McGovern Seminar Room
Nov
Thu
7
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Dr. Gwyneth Card

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Gwyneth Card
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkColloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Dr. Gwyneth Card11/07/2019 9:00 pm11/07/2019 10:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Nov
Fri
8
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

Targeting sleep oscillations to improve cognition in neurodevelopmental disorders.

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dara S. Manoach, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkTargeting sleep oscillations to improve cognition in neurodevelopmental disorders.11/08/2019 5:00 pm11/08/2019 6:00 pmSimons Center Conference room 46-6011
Nov
Fri
8
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Cognitive maps for navigation in the brain: Simultaneous rigidity and flexibility through modularity

6:00pm to 7:00pm
Speaker(s)
Ila Fiete, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCognitive maps for navigation in the brain: Simultaneous rigidity and flexibility through modularity11/08/2019 6:00 pm11/08/2019 7:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (46-3002)
Nov
Fri
8
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (MCN) Program
Seminar

New Approaches for Manipulating Synapse Function and Neuronal Cell Biology with Light

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Matthew Kennedy
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkNew Approaches for Manipulating Synapse Function and Neuronal Cell Biology with Light11/08/2019 9:00 pm11/08/2019 10:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, Building 46, Room 3002
Nov
Tue
12
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Learning Hybrid Models For Planning; Understanding language with grounded program induction; A New Frontier in Clinical Neuroscience

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Joo Loula (Tenenbaum Lab)
Catherine Wong (Tenenbaum Lab)
Omar Rutledge (Gabrieli Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkLearning Hybrid Models For Planning; Understanding language with grounded program induction; A New Frontier in Clinical Neuroscience11/12/2019 5:00 pm11/12/2019 6:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Nov
Tue
12
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Human Magnetoreception: Tests of magnetite-based transduction

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Joseph L. Kirschvink, CALTECH | DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHuman Magnetoreception: Tests of magnetite-based transduction 11/12/2019 9:00 pm11/12/2019 10:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room 46-3189
Nov
Wed
13
Simons Center for the Social Brain
SCSB Colloquium Series

Understanding the neural basis of social attachment

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Devanand Manoli, M.D., Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkUnderstanding the neural basis of social attachment11/13/2019 9:00 pm11/13/2019 10:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Nov
Thu
14
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Colloquium with Thomas Clandinin, PhD

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Thomas Clandinin, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkColloquium with Thomas Clandinin, PhD11/14/2019 9:00 pm11/14/2019 10:00 pm46-3002 | Singleton Auditorium
Nov
Tue
19
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Towards a scalable theory of alternative utterances; Elucidating the structure of the comprehender’s noise model

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jennifer Hu (Levy Lab)
Yuan Bian (Gibson Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkTowards a scalable theory of alternative utterances; Elucidating the structure of the comprehender’s noise model11/19/2019 5:00 pm11/19/2019 6:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Nov
Tue
19
Thesis Defense

Enriching models of natural language with auxiliary data

9:00pm to 1:00am
Speaker(s)
Jonathan Malmaud
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkEnriching models of natural language with auxiliary data11/19/2019 9:00 pm11/20/2019 1:00 amBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street,McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Nov
Tue
19
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Cortical and thalamic circuits for active vision

9:30pm to 10:30pm
Speaker(s)
Sonja Hofer, University College London
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCortical and thalamic circuits for active vision11/19/2019 9:30 pm11/19/2019 10:30 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Nov
Fri
22
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

The Striatum and the Motivation to Act

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Ann Graybiel, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe Striatum and the Motivation to Act11/22/2019 5:00 pm11/22/2019 6:00 pmSimons Center Conference room 46-6011
Nov
Tue
26
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

The role of hippocampal sequences in deliberative control

5:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
David Theurel (Wilson Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe role of hippocampal sequences in deliberative control11/26/2019 5:00 pm11/26/2019 6:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Nov
Tue
26
Thesis Defense

Towards a theory for the emergence of grid and place cell codes

7:00pm to 11:00pm
Speaker(s)
Tzu-Hsuan Ma
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkTowards a theory for the emergence of grid and place cell codes11/26/2019 7:00 pm11/26/2019 11:00 pmSimons Center for the Social Brain, 43 Vassar Street, Simons Center Conference room (46-6011), Cambridge MA
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