Reminder.....
Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series
Dr. Melanie Martin
Associate Professor - Department of Physics University of Winnipeg
Adjunct Professor - Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics,
University of Manitoba
Date: Friday, September 27th, 2013 | 9:00 am
Topic: "Using MRI to find early biomarkers for CNS disorders."
Location: PX236-238, PsycHealth Centre Theatre
Brief Biosketch: As a physicist specializing in magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), I am developing a non-invasive, empirical method to
diagnose Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and other central
nervous systems disorders as early as possible. I am also using MRI to
follow the effectiveness of treatment regimes over the course of time.
Research Web Page:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/researcher-profiles-martin
For more information, contact the MNN Office at
(T) 235.3939 or email: mnn(a)sbrc.ca
Presented in co-operation with
University of Manitoba - Clinical Neuroscience Rounds
An initiative of the
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
Kelly Jorundson
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca
Everyone is invited....
Manitoba Neuroscience Network Seminar Series
Dr. Melanie Martin
Associate Professor - Department of Physics University
of Winnipeg
Adjunct Professor - Department of Pharmacology &
Therapeutics, University of Manitoba
Date: Friday, September 27th, 2013 | 9:00 am
Topic: "Using MRI to find early biomarkers for CNS
disorders."
Location: PX236/238, Psychiatry Bldg. Bannatyne Campus
Brief Biosketch: As a physicist specializing in
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), I am developing a non-invasive,
empirical method to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis,
and other central nervous systems disorders as early as possible. I am
also using MRI to follow the effectiveness of treatment regimes over the
course of time.
Research Web Page:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/researcher-profiles-martin
For more information, contact the MNN Office at
(T) 235.3939 or email: mnn(a)sbrc.ca
Presented in co-operation with
University of Manitoba - Clinical Neuroscience Rounds
An initiative of the
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
Kelly Jorundson
Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience
R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6
Tel: 204.235.3939
Fax: 204.237.4092
Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca
Dear Manitoba Neuroscience Community
On behalf of the Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience and the
Manitoba Neuroscience Network, it is my pleasure to announce the
2013-2014 Seminar Series. These monthly seminars are held in a joint
format with the University of Manitoba Clinical Neuroscience Rounds and
are intended to encourage collaboration and exchange of ideas between
the clinicians and the basic neuroscientists. This year we have put
together a diverse series of talks from the local scientists as well as
three distinguished visiting speakers. I am hoping that we all can
attend these meetings and enhance the sessions with lively discussions.
Regards,
WCSFN and MNN seminar series coordinator,
Eftekhar Eftekharpour
Regenerative Medicine Program
Spinal Cord Research Centre
Department of Physiology
745 Bannatyne Ave,
Rm. 631, BMSB, Winnipeg, MB
Reminder: BMG Seminar - Dr. Freda Miller
Date: TODAY - Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Time: 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Location: Apotex Centre, Room 264
Dr. Freda Miller
CRC Developmental Neurobiology
Department of Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto and Sick Kids Research Institute
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
TOPIC: Neural stem cells: from development to repair
Dr. Miller is one of the leading neuroscientists in Canada and works on
neural stem cells in development and repair. I strongly encourage all
members of the neuroscience community to attend if you can.
Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D.
President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience
Dear colleague:
I thought that you might be interested in this colloquium scheduled for
October. Please bring it to the attention of colleagues of yours.
Thanks very much,
Murray Singer
Murray Singer, Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3T 2N2
Ph: 204-474-8486
murray.singer(a)umanitoba.ca
Title: The Representation of Episodic Memory in Single Neurons of the
Human Hippocampus
Time and place: Thurs, Oct. 17, 2013, 3 PM (snacks at 2:30); Department
of Psychology, University of Manitoba, P412 Duff Roblin
The hippocampus is known to play a fundamental role in declarative
memory, but it is not known how mnemonic information is coded by the
activity of individual hippocampal neurons. Three coding schemes have
been considered: a localist coding scheme (i.e., "grandmother" cells), a
fully distributed coding scheme, and a sparse distributed coding scheme.
Sparse distributed coding has long been hypothesized to be the most
efficient way for hippocampal neurons to rapidly encode
pattern-separated episodic memories without overwriting previously
stored information. We measured the activity of hippocampal neurons in 9
epilepsy patients undergoing intracranial monitoring as they completed a
recognition memory test. Single-unit activity was higher in response to
targets (previously studied words) compared to foils (novel words). This
effect occurred because, for each neuron, only a few targets elicited a
strong response, as uniquely predicted by the longstanding theory that
episodic memory is supported by a sparse distributed neural code.
John Wixted is an acclaimed leader in research concerning
the basic character of human memory, applications such as eyewitness
memory, and the brain mechanisms of memory function. He regularly offers
groundbreaking advances by challenging and often refuting existing
theory and analysis. In this regard, he recently discovered that
people's recollection of learning contexts makes a continuous
contribution to memory performance, in contrast with the previously-held
all-or-none view. Likewise, he has collaboratively provided evidence
that a contemporary view of the role of the hippocampus in
recognition-memory appreciably oversimplifies the true state of affairs.
Dr. Wixted achieves these advances by means of strikingly
insightful, simple, and elegant experimental design. In his
investigations of the continuous versus discrete nature of contextual
recollection, he examined the distributions of people's ratings of their
recollective experiences on scales such as 1-20 or 1-100. This approach,
which oddly had escaped other investigators, clarified the memory
processes under scrutiny.
Dr. Wixted has an outstanding capacity to make his material
accessible and fascinating to the listening audience, almost regardless
of the inherent interest value of the lecture topic. He simplifies
complex issues and may even leave the audience feeling sorry that the
talk is over.
Dr. Wixted's contributions have earned him many recognitions
and awards during his career. He served as editor of the Psychonomic
Bulletin & Review from 1998 to 2002. He is a Fellow of the prestigious
Society of Experimental Psychologists. In 2011, that organization
awarded him the Howard Crosby Warren Medal, previously conferred on
individuals including Karl Lashley and B. F. Skinner.
The Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics will be hosting Dr.
Freda Miller from the University of Toronto on September 18 at 12:15.
Dr. Miller is one of the leading neuroscientists in Canada and works on
neural stem cells in development and repair. I strongly encourage all
members of the neuroscience community to attend if you can.
See the attached poster for details.
Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D.
President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience