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29 March, Dr Amy Wolff, The BHRC Young Investigator Lecture, Adams 308, 4.00 pm
"Context in Schizophrenia: Exploring Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Using an Animal Model" Dr Amy Wolff will be presenting the BHRC Young Investigator Lecture, given annually by an early career researcher who has forged an excellent research profile at the University of Otago. Dr Wolff's research involves a combination of electrophysiological recordings and behavioural analysis, with a specific focus on how altered hippocampal structure in schizophrenia may alter neural and behavioural responses to changes in context.
30 March, Dr Drew Maurer, Adams 308, 1.00 pm
"The Influence of Self-Motion on Short Time Scale Hippocampal Dynamics" Dr Maurer, from the University of Arizona's Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, explores the interplay that occurs between neuronal spike timing and local field potentials in the hippocampus. His talk will discuss the role of the theta oscillation in organising short time scale predictions.
23 April, Professor George Augustine, D'Ath Lecture Theatre, Hercus Building, 4.00 pm
"Using Light to Illuminate How the Brain Works" Professor Augustine's lab, at the Duke-National University Singapore Graduate Medical School, has identfied the role of second messengers, such as Ca and IP3, in mediating long-term synaptic depression in the cerebellum. How these signals are converted into the long lasting changes in glutamate receptor function that yield to long term depression is now under investigation. To address these questions, the Augustine lab uses a number of techniques including electrophysiological measurements and novel light-based optical imaging. This talk is co-sponsored by the BHRC and the local chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. If you would like to meet with Professor Augustine, please contact Dr Andrew Clarkson.
8 June, The BHRC Conference, Mercure Hotel, Dunedin, all day
Our one day conference will include speakers from Wellington and Christchurch. From Victoria University we welcome Professor Sue Schenk and Dr Bill Jordan. From Christchurch we we welcome Professor Tim David from the University of Canterbury, and Tracy Melzer, a PhD student from the New Zealand Brain Institute, University of Otago, Christchurch.