Keck Neuroscience Program

W.M. Keck Science Department

Thomas Borowski, PhD, Program Coordinator

Spring Semester Events

Neuroscience Speaker Series

Michael Landy

Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University

"The Hebbian Normalization Model of Cortical Adaptation"

Monday, February 15th at 5:00 PM

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Paul Merritt

Department of Psychology, Georgetown University

"Trends and Emerging Issues in Cognitive Psychopharmacology"

Wednesday, March 9th at 5:00 PM

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Jessie Peissig

Department of Psychology, California State University Fullerton

"Biological Basis of Make-Up and Attractiveness"

Thursday, March 24th at 5:00 PM

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Patricia Phelps

Dept. of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA

"Effects of Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation After Spinal Cord Injury"

Monday, April 11th at 5:00 PM

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Edythe London

Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA

"Dopamine and Brain Function in Addiction"

Monday, April 25 at 5:00 PM

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center


Fall 2015 Speakers

Dr. Sergio Iniguez

Department of Psychology, CSU San Bernardino

"Fluoxetine exposure during adolescence alters emotional behavior in adulthood"

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Dr. Randal Koene

"The neurotechnology of mind uploading: Is it possible and is it 'me'?"

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Professor Robert Pechnick

Department of Basic Medical Science, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University Health Sciences

"Neurogenesis, Antidepressants and Chemobrain"

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center

Dr. Shennan Weiss

Epilepsy Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

"Mechanisms of Seizure Genesis and Spread in Human Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy"

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Seaver Commons RM 102, Pomona College

Professor Maxim Bazhenov

Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside

"What Can Sleep Tell Us About Memory Consolidation?"

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Burns Lecture Hall (RM B31), Keck Science Center