BOUS 160, Thursdays at 4:00pm
Contact john.salamone@uconn.edu if you have speaker suggestions, questions, or would like to receive email announcements.
Spring 2022
Feb 3 | Jun Zhuang (Allen Institute) | Laminar distribution and arbor density of two functional classes of thalamic inputs to primary visual cortex |
Feb 10 | Natale Sciolino (UConn – PNB) | Locus Coeruleus Neurons Encode Hunger-Regulated Motivational States Related to Feeding |
Feb 24 | Student Talk: Matt Jane | The Covariation between Cognitive Ability and Sensory Discrimination: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
Mar 3 | Student Talk: Alev Ecevitoglu | Effects of the Atypical Antipsychotic and D3/D2 Antagonist Cariprazine on Effort-based Choice |
Mar 10 | Evan Hart (NIH/NIDA) | Information content in single-photon calcium signal recordings is impoverished compared to traditional single unit recordings |
Mar 24 | Student Talk: Matt Reck Student Talk: Carl Rodriguez |
Cannabinoid approaches to reducing histamine-induced pruritus MAGL inhibition attenuates Post-surgical pain in mice |
Mar 31 | Student Talk: Gayle Edelstein Student Talk: Sonya Srynath |
Detailed Characterization of the Effects of the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter-2 Inhibitor Tetrabenazine Exploring Possible Sex Differences in the Effort-related Actions of Drugs Affecting Dopamine Transmission |
Apr 7 | Rosangela Platt (UConn) | Directional selective neurons in LGN: Searching for rules of thalamocortical connectivity |
Apr 14 | Student Talk: Niki Meka Student Talk: Amy Zeigelmeier |
Assessment of the effort-related motivational effects of modafinil analogs from NIDA laboratories Phosphodiesterase and nicotine self-administration in animal models: A review of Ciccocioppo et al. 2021 |
Apr 28 | Student Talk: Noah Raffone | The Role of Adenosine Receptors in Mediating Effects of Low Concentrations of Ethanol |
May 5 | Student Talk: Chris Babigian | Behavioral Epigenetics of Addiction: Going Beyond CPP |
Past Seminars (2014-), Past Seminars (Before 2014)
PSYC 5200 & Student Presentations
The seminars are open to any interested faculty, staff, and students. However, BNS graduate students are required to take 4 semesters of seminar (PSYC 5200) for credit. The major goal of the course is to give students a chance to practice presenting and get feedback on their research. Senior graduate students and advanced/honors undergraduates working in BNS/PNB labs may also register.
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