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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on Oxytocin: A New Approach to Treating Addiction – 1/29/2018

Oxytocin: A New Approach to Treating Addiction – 1/29/2018

Mary Lee National Institutes of Health Abstract: Direct evidence of cerebrospinal fluid penetrance of oxytocin after intranasal and intravenous administration and effect of systemic oxytocin administration on methylphenidate-induced changes in […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on How the brain controls behavior: Using flies to study motor control at the circuit level – 9/25/2017

How the brain controls behavior: Using flies to study motor control at the circuit level – 9/25/2017

Claire McKellar Janelia Research Campus/HHMI Abstract: Investigating how the nervous system controls complex behaviors in simple animals could reveal mechanisms that are fundamental to behavior across species. Cutting-edge genetic tools […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on Seeing What Others Cannot See – 10/2/2017

Seeing What Others Cannot See – 10/2/2017

Thomas G. West Author of Thinking Like Einstein and In the Mind’s Eye Krasnow Institute Advisory Board Member Abstract: For over 25 years, Thomas West has been a leading advocate […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on Modeling and quantification of astrocyte activity from calcium imaging data – 10/16/2017

Modeling and quantification of astrocyte activity from calcium imaging data – 10/16/2017

Guoqiang Yu Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Abstract: Recent studies have suggested that astrocytes exert proactive regulatory effects on brain information processing and that they are deeply involved in […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on Cellular and molecular aberrations in Neurodevelopmental disorders associated with autism, intellectual disability and related disorders – 10/30/2017

Cellular and molecular aberrations in Neurodevelopmental disorders associated with autism, intellectual disability and related disorders – 10/30/2017

Jyothi Arikkath University of Nebraska Medical Center Abstract: Autism spectrum disorders represent a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficits in social interaction, communication skills and repetitive behavior. These […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on The Future for Advanced Studies: Integrating Team Science and Convergence – 11/6/2017

The Future for Advanced Studies: Integrating Team Science and Convergence – 11/6/2017

Jim Olds Schar School and Krasnow Institute George Mason University Abstract: When we think of ‘Advanced Studies’ in the context of science, the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton (IAS) […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on The Challenge of Modeling Cognition for Computational Social Science – 3/20/2017

The Challenge of Modeling Cognition for Computational Social Science – 3/20/2017

Bill Kennedy Assistant Professor Center for Social Complexity Computational Social Science Program Abstract: Computational Social Science (CSS) uses models of cognition, mostly human cognition. Zero intelligence agents may be useful […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on A novel role for Drosophila Amyloid Precursor Protein in regulating axonal retrograde trafficking of selective cargoes – 3/6/2017

A novel role for Drosophila Amyloid Precursor Protein in regulating axonal retrograde trafficking of selective cargoes – 3/6/2017

Tanja Godenschwege Florida Atlantic University Department of Biological Sciences Abstract: One of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the presence of β-amyloid plaques that result from abnormal processing […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on Of Form and Function: Stochastic Optimization Elucidates Role of Dynamics in Proteinopathies – 2/27/2017

Of Form and Function: Stochastic Optimization Elucidates Role of Dynamics in Proteinopathies – 2/27/2017

Amarda Shehu Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science George Mason University Abstract: All processes that maintain and replicate a living cell involve moving biomolecules. The energy landscape underscores the inherent […]

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Monday Seminar, Past Monday Seminars | Comments Off on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Mason – 2/13/2017

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Mason – 2/13/2017

Hina Mehta (Associate Director, Office of Technology Transfer) Sean Mallon (Associate Vice President, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Office of the Provost) Bob Smith (Director, Mason Small Business Development Center, Mason Enterprise […]

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