September 9, 2019 

Neuroscience Colloquium

Maps and Goals for Navigation 

Albert Lee, PhD, Janelia

12:30pm, 4 Washington Place, Meyer 551

See attached for the revised 2019-20 schedule

 

September 9, 2019 

Sackler Thesis Defense 
The Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) in 
microglia exacerbates neuroinflammation during AlzheimerÕs disease (AD) 
and AD-like murine models, but is required for complex visual discrimination 

Julia Derk, PhD Candidate, Neuroscience & Physiology and Pathobiology

1:00pm, Smilow Seminar Room  

Hosted by Dr. Ann Marie Schmidt  

 

September 9, 2019

Neuroscience Institute Seminar
The Role of Macaque VI Neurons in Visual Processing and Behavior

Abhishek De, Graduate Student, Horwitz Lab, University of Washington     

3:00pm, Science Building, SB 1120

Hosted by Dr. Katherine Nagel

 

September 9, 2019 

Honors Program Lecture 

Life Slows Down with more Cortical Neurons: Implications for Health and Cognition

Suzana Herculano-Houzel, PhD, Vanderbilt Brain Institute

4:00pm, Alumni Hall B 

Hosted by Dr. Gyšrgy Buzs‡ki

 

September 10, 2019 

ISDM Neuroeconomics Colloquium

Two Dimensions of Subjective Uncertainty

Craig Fox, PhD, UCLA 

2:40pm, 19 W 4th Street, Room 517

 

September 11, 2019

Neuroscience Weekly Group Meeting 

Andrew Matheson (Nagel Lab)

12:00pm, Smilow Seminar Room (Note room change)

2019-20 schedule attached

 

September 13, 2019 

Swartz Seminar 
Circuit Basis of Flexible Behaviors
Takaki Komiyama, UCSD 

12:00pm, CNS, Meyer 636

 

September 13, 2019 

Neuroscience Institute Seminar
Cortical Circuit Activity Underlying Visual Spatial Perception 

Bilal Haider, PhD, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University      

2:00pm, Schwartz Lecture Hall E 

Hosted by Dr. Arjun Masurkar 

 

** Save-the-Date **

 

September 16, 2019

5th Annual Dr. Rodolfo Llinas Lecture

Modeling Human Aging Brain Disease 
Fred H. Gage, PhD, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Hosted by Gyšrgy Buzs‡ki, MD, PhD, and the Neuroscience Institute

4:00pm, Schwartz Lecture Hall E, NYU Langone Health 
Reception to follow

 

September 18, 2019 

Annual Center for Cognitive Neurology Research Day

1:00pm, Alumni Hall B, NYULH

Click here for the full agenda: https://bit.ly/34g6voD

 

September 20, 2019 

InspireScience

Hosted by the Institute for Systems Genetics and the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program,

this symposium seeks to inspire scientists to create a more outward-looking culture

through communication, engagement, and innovation.

1:00pm, Science Building, SB 103 

Hosted by the Institute for Systems Genetics and the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program

RSVP here: http://as.pn/inspiresciencersvp

 

September 23, 2019 

Neuroscience Colloquium

Neural Mechanisms of Movement Precision

Abby Person, UC Denver

12:00pm, Smilow Seminar Room

Hosted by Dr. David Schoppik 

 

September 24, 2019

Graduate School Admissions Panel
The panel will highlight the application process, give tips on writing a strong essay,

and discuss what makes a competitive candidate. You will have ample opportunity

to ask questions about any aspect of the graduate school admissions process.

Panelists: Chiye Aoki, PhD (CNS), Michael Long, PhD (NI), David Schoppik, PhD (NI)

2:00pm, Science Building, SB 1220

To register: https://bit.ly/30KGFqS

For questions: gabriela.serrano@nyulangone.org

 

September 24, 2019 

ISDM Neuroeconomics Colloquium

The Social Brain: Norms, Beliefs, and Model-Based Influence

Xiaosi Gu, PhD, Mount Sinai 

2:40pm, 19 W 4th Street, Room 517

 

September 27, 2019 

20th Annual Skirball Institute Research Symposium

Life in Motion: From Atoms to Organisms

8:30pm Ð 6pm, Alumni Hall B, NYULH

Click here for the full agenda: https://bit.ly/2HCtyjM

 

September 30, 2019 

Neuroscience Colloquium

EJ Chichilnisky, PhD, Stanford

12:30pm, CNS, Meyer 551

 

October 1, 2019

Neuroscience Institute Seminar
Sensorimotor Computations Directing Active Sampling During Larval Chemotaxis

Matthieu Louis, PhD, UCSB       

10:00am, Science Building, SB 1220

Hosted by Dr. Dmitry Rinberg

 

October 20, 2019
SfN Special Seminar

The Brain from Inside Out

Gyšrgy Buzs‡ki, MD, PhD, Dept of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Neurology

12:00pm, McCormick Place, Hall B1

www.sfn.org/lectures

 

October 20, 2019

SfN Special Seminar
Comparative Neurobiology of Vocal Communication

Michael Long, PhD, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dept of Neuroscience and Physiology

1:30pm, McCormick Place, Hall B1

www.sfn.org/lectures

 

October 20, 2019
NYU at SfN Social
7:00PM, River Roast, 315 N. La Salle Street, Chicago, IL 60654 

 

October 23, 2019

SfN Special Seminar
The Neurobiology of Long-Term Memory: Key Molecules, Diverse Cell Types, Temporal Dynamics, and Critical Periods

Cristina Alberini, PhD, CNS 

3:00pm, McCormick Place, Hall B1

www.sfn.org/lectures

 

October 29, 2019 

ISDM Neuroeconomics Colloquium

Urgency, Leakage, and the Relative Nature of Information Processing in Decision-making

Jennifer Trueblood, PhD, Vanderbilt

2:40pm, 19 W 4th Street, Room 517

 

October 31, 2019

Neuroscience Institute Seminar
Microglia Phagocytose Myelin Sheaths to Modify Developmental Myelination

Alexandria Hughes, Graduate Student, Appel Lab, University of Colorado    

3:00pm, Science Building, SB 1120

Hosted by Dr. David Schoppik

 

November 5, 2019 

ISDM Neuroeconomics Colloquium

Ilana Witten, PhD, Princeton 

2:40pm, 19 W 4th Street, Room 517

 

April 29 Ð May 1, 2020
13th Annual Neuroscience Retreat
Mohonk Mountain House Resort, 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY 12561

Registration will open in February