INT'L GUEST SPEAKER: Professor Michael J Hawken, Professor of Neural Science, New York University - 'Linking Structure and Function in the Primate Visual Pathways'
One of the key elements for elucidating the neural underpinning of vision is determining the links between structure and function of the populations of neurons that make up the circuits—from retina to the higher levels of cortex. In visual cortex there has been a long history of seminal studies that have elucidated the connections between structure and function at a number of different levels. In our recent work we have employed a range of new approaches involving large-scale image processing and connectomics to further understand the links between thalamus and cortex in both non-human primates and humans. In addition, we have used functional categorization to study the laminar specificity of neural populations. Using these different approaches we are gaining a detailed understanding of the cortical circuits involved in processing visual information.
Date: 1 December 2017, 13:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: DPAG, Large Lecture Theatre, Sherrington Building, off South Parks and Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT - 01865 272500
Speaker: Professor Michael Hawken, Professor of Neural Science (New York University)
Organising department: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)
Organiser: Sarah Noujaim (University of Oxford, Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics)
Host: Professor Andrew Parker (Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics)
Part of: DPAG Head of Department Seminar Series
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Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Sarah Noujaim, Kristine Krug