Translational intersections and concurrent disorders in the fentanyl crisis

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Dr. Victor Li from Vancouver General Hospital will present “Translational intersections and concurrent disorders in the fentanyl crisis.” Zoom link if unable to attend in person: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 Meeting ID: 593 670 6150 Passcode: 506627


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Dr. Paul Frankland: Ontogeny of hippocampus-dependent memory

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Memories for events (i.e., episodic memories) formed in early development differ from those in adulthood in at least two regards. First, these memories tend to be rapidly forgotten (i.e., infantile amnesia). Second, they tend to […]


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Tony Fong: Automated Home-Cages for High-Throughput Assessments of Rodent Behaviors

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS), a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Tony Fong from the Murphy lab. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1 Meeting ID: 627 7370 […]


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Dr. Fergil Mills: Novel amygdalostriatal circuits for valence and fear

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 The amygdalostrital transition zone (ASt) is situated at a crossroads between the amygdala and striatum, but its role in motivated behaviors is poorly understood. We have explored the functional role and genetic identity of this […]


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Peiran Zhou: Monoaminergic modulation of behavioral inhibition: insights from a novel rodent task

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for the UBC Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars (BNS), a lecture series featuring DMCBH trainees and professors in a casual setting. Talks take place from 3-4 pm every Friday in DMCBH 3402A-C and on Zoom. RSVP is not required. This week's speaker is Peiran Zhou from the Floresco lab. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/62773707502?pwd=SW9DrCTkXaS2LbDf9TEdVXgOHqTGAq.1 Meeting ID: 627 7370 […]


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Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize: Artists’ Night

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Join us for an Artists’ Night on January 10th, 2025 to celebrate the incredible submissions of the finalists from over 50 submissions to the Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize! Click here to learn more about the art contest. This exciting evening will feature an art exhibition, conversation, food, and beverages, culminating in the announcement of the […]


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Dr. Ami Citri: Cocaine to Volition: A research arc driven by automated behavioral analysis

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 I will discuss unpublished projects exploring the circuit basis of action selection, describing how in-house development of an automated tool for behavioral annotation modified our research arc. Starting from cocaine-driven stereotypic actions, we are exploring […]


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Dr. Florian Engert: Focus versus Competence: Attentional Switching in Larval Zebrafish

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Decision making strategies in the face of conflicting or uncertain sensory input have been successfully described in many different species.  Here we analyze large behavioral datasets of larval zebrafish engaged in a ‘coherent dot’ optomotor […]


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From idea into action: implementation of Road to Recovery at St. Paul’s Hospital and 1-year findings

DMCBH Room 3402 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

This month, Dr. Seonaid Nolan and Dr. Brittany Dennis, from BCCSU and UBC will present “From idea into action: implementation of Road to Recovery at St. Paul’s Hospital and 1-year findings.” Zoom link if unable to attend in person: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/5936706150?pwd=bWFoeDNGMkk2ZVNOQk9FTFZIT0lZdz09&omn=62102214283 Meeting ID: 593 670 6150 Passcode: 506627


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UBC Kickstart Updates

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258


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UBC Kickstart Updates

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258


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Dr. Dorothy Schafer: Microglia-astrocyte crosstalk governing synapse remodeling

Rudy North Lecture Theatre, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Microglia and astrocytes have been implicated in remodeling synapses, but whether and how these cells coordinate to remodel synapses remain open questions. Here, we have identified key mechanistic underpinnings by which microglia instruct astrocytes to […]


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Neuroscience Research Colloquium

The Neuroscience Research Colloquium (NRC), is a series of lectures featuring local and international neuroscientists.