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2013-2014 MNN Seminar Schedule
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 19 Sep '13

19 Sep '13

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

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REMINDER: Freda Miller Seminar TODAY
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

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

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Colloquium presentation of John Wixted
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

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.

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Freda Miller visit
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

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

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Inviting VISITING SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 25 Aug '13

25 Aug '13

Here is your chance! The Manitoba Neuroscience Network will host up to 3 visiting speakers this academic year. The series coordinator is Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour (eftekhar(a)cc.umanitoba.ca) and he is inviting suggestions for exciting speakers. Please see below and respond to him with ideas. Dear Neuroscientists I am working on our MNN talk seminars and would need your inputs and suggestions for one or two visiting speakers. We are looking for rather a high profile scientist with a multidisciplinary research program including but not limited to neurotrauma, cognitive neuroscience or novel approaches in neuroscience. Please feel free to email me at: eftekhar(a)cc.umanitoba.ca Many thanks for your help --

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FW: Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 25 Aug '13

25 Aug '13

Please see the e-mail below and contact myself or Christina Weise of MHRC directly. Thanks. Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D. President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network T: 204.235.3946 │ F: 204.237.4092 │ E: chris.anderson(a)med.umanitoba.ca From: Christina Weise [mailto:christina.weise@mhrc.mb.ca] Sent: August-21-13 3:23 PM To: 'Xin-Min Li'; Chris Anderson; Benedict Albensi; Gordon Glazner; m.martin(a)uwinnipeg.ca; Zahra_Moussavi(a)Umanitoba.ca; kerstin.roger(a)ad.umanitoba.ca; racher(a)brandonu.ca; DGStrang(a)deerlodge.mb.ca Cc: Howard Chertkow; Nancy Klos; Victor Whitehead Subject: Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Good afternoon, I am writing to you today to make you aware of a national (and international) research initiative, led by CIHR, about aging and Alzheimer's. CIHR is developing a large research consortium on aging and Alzheimer's called the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) (see http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46475.html ). They currently have one application for the consortium, which has researchers from across Canada, but only includes a few researchers from Manitoba. Dr. Howard Chertkow, PI on the grant, has asked that I help him engage a few more researchers from Manitoba. I have attached the summary of the research projects and the list of researchers currently involved. If you are interested in participating in the CCNA, please contact Dr. Chertkow and Victor Whitehead (cc'd on this email) to discuss. If you have any questions please feel free to give me a call at 204-786-2090. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. Best regards, Christina Christina Weise Executive Director Manitoba Health Research Council 205-445 Ellice Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 3P5 p. (204)786-2090 e. christina.weise(a)mhrc.mb.ca <http://mhrc.mb.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Manitoba-Health-Research-Council/42456380092…> <https://twitter.com/MHRCMb>

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FW: Invitation to second annual Campus Alberta Neuroscience Symposium
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 25 Aug '13

25 Aug '13

Dear All, I visited Calgary recently and talked with their neuroscience leaders about opportunities for regional alliances. I discussed our Manitoba Neuroscience Network meeting and other things we are doing here. They were interested and told me that the Universities of Alberta, Lethbridge and Calgary have joined to form a similar group called Campus Alberta Neuroscience. I am seriously considering attending their meeting September 26-27, 2013 at the University of Calgary. The theme happens to be a topic I have a strong interest in - Exploring Neural Systems and Behaviour with Light and Optogenetics. I would like to have a stronger Manitoba presence there than just me if possible. If you are interested in this meeting, please see their e-mail below and let me know at chris.anderson(a)med.umanitoba.ca if you would like to go. Thank you. Chris Chris M. Anderson, Ph.D. President, Winnipeg Chapter, Society for Neuroscience Director, Manitoba Neuroscience Network T: 204.235.3946 │ F: 204.237.4092 │ E: chris.anderson(a)med.umanitoba.ca From: Campus Alberta Neuroscience [mailto:albertaneuro@ucalgary.ca] Sent: August-19-13 5:52 PM To: Chris Anderson Subject: Invitation to second annual Campus Alberta Neuroscience Symposium Dr. Christopher Anderson Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics University of Manitoba Dear Dr. Anderson: I am writing to make you aware of an event that will likely be of interest to you and some of your colleagues and trainees: the second annual Campus Alberta Neuroscience Symposium to be held September 26-27, 2013 at the University of Calgary. The theme of this symposium is Exploring Neural Systems and Behaviour with Light and Optogenetics. You were suggested by our Symposium Organizing Committee as an appropriate contact at your university. If there is someone more appropriate to send this information to, please forward this email on, or let us know by return email. Campus Alberta Neuroscience (albertaneuro) is a grass roots initiative of the neuroscience and mental health academic community based at the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and Lethbridge. Albertaneuro brings neuroscience researchers, educators, knowledge translators, industry, the health system and community stakeholders together to generate and implement new knowledge. This year's Symposium will focus on optogenetics, a new approach that is profoundly altering the neuroscience landscape. Using optogenetics tools, scientists can now precisely activate or silence individual cells in the brain, impact behaviour and gain significant new insights into brain function and brain health. This optogenetics symposium will include presentations by four pioneers of optogenetics and poster and networking sessions on the first day. The second day will feature workshops presented by international optogenetics leaders as well as presentations by Alberta optogenetics researchers. I sincerely hope you will consider joining us at the symposium. More information can be found at our website: albertaneuro.ca <http://albertaneuro.ca/node/85> . Attached is a symposium poster. We would be grateful if you would distribute it to others you know who might be interested. If you would like any additional information regarding Campus Alberta Neuroscience or the September 26-27 symposium, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Grant McIntyre, PhD Executive Director www.albertaneuro.ca <http://www.albertaneuro.ca/> 780-782-7598

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Winnipeg Chapter Annual Report now online!
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

The Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience Activity Report is now online and available for your viewing. We invite you to visit http://www.sfn-manitoba.ca/WCSN2012AnnualReport.pdf to read about the Chapter's activities over the last year! Regards, Kelly 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

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MNN poster award winners
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 13 Jun '13

13 Jun '13

Apologies if you receive this twice...there was some email issues yesterday. Thank you to all who attended Monday's Manitoba Neuroscience Network meeting and made it a success. There was a poster competition held at the meeting and I would like to congratulate the winners and runners-up. In the graduate student category, the winner is TAREK HABASH. The runner-up is AMRIT BOESE. In the postdoctoral fellow category, the winner is REUBEN SABA. The runner-up is ALI SALEH. Thanks to all who participated and congratulations again to the poster winners! -MNN Organizers. Kelly Jorundson Administrative Manager, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders St. Boniface Hospital Research & Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics University of Manitoba Room R4046 - 351 Taché Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6 CANADA Tel: 204.235.3939 Fax: 204.237.4092 Email: kjorund(a)sbrc.ca OR kjorund(a)yahoo.ca Website: www.sbrc.ca/dnd OR www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/units/pharmacology

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MNN poster award winners
by Winnipeg Chapter Society for Neuroscience 12 Jun '13

12 Jun '13

Thank you to all who attended Monday's Manitoba Neuroscience Network meeting and made it a success. There was a poster competition held at the meeting and I would like to congratulate the winners and runners-up. In the graduate student category, the winner is TAREK HABASH. The runner-up is AMRIT BOESE. In the postdoctoral fellow category, the winner is REUBEN SABA. The runner-up is ALI SALEH. Thanks to all who participated and congratulations again to the poster winners! -MNN Organizers.

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