Brain Network Dynamics Seminar Series

This seminar series will showcase leading investigators in the fields of neural dynamics and neurotechnology. Venues may be subject to change and will be updated ASAP
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Prof. Andrew Sharott (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit)
Timing: Mostly Wednesdays at 3pm, but some variation
Organising department: MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit

Talks:

Wednesday 14 August 2024 (17th Week, Trinity Term)

Closed-loop auditory stimulation of alpha oscillations in different vigilance states and possible implications for sleep dynamics
Date: 14 August 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 17th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Ines Violante (University of Surrey)
Venue: Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road OX1 3QT
Venue Details: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Prof. Andrew Sharott (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit)
Host: Huiling Tan (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 18 September 2024 (22nd Week, Trinity Term)

Invasive neurophysiology and connectomics for brain signal decoding in brain implants
Date: 18 September 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 22nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Julian Neumann (Charite University, Berlin)
Venue: John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: 6th Floor Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof. Andrew Sharott (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit)
Host: Prof. Huiling Tan (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 16 October 2024 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Mesoscale modules for working memory in primate frontoparietal cortex
Date: 16 October 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof Simon Jacob (Technical University of Munich)
Venue: Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road OX1 3QT
Venue Details: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Prof. Andrew Sharott (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit)
Host: Prof. Peter Magill (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 22 October 2024 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Mapping the thalamus’s role in reinforcement learning with Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy
Date: 22 October 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Tom Gilbertson (University of Dundee)
Venue: Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road OX1 3QT
Venue Details: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Prof. Andrew Sharott (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit)
Host: Prof. Peter Magill (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 20 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Changing Connectomes: Towards Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques to Improve Cognitive Performance
Date: 20 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof. Markus Kaiser (University of Nottingham)
Venue: Pharmacology, off Mansfield Road OX1 3QT
Venue Details: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Prof. Andrew Sharott (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit)
Host: Prof. Rafal Bogacz (Brain Network Dynamics Unit)

Editors: Nicole Harris, Andrew Sharott, Laura Wehmeyer, Nima Mirkhani