DATE
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SPEAKER
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RESEARCH INTEREST
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TITLE
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LOCATION
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2/4/2020
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John Oghalai, USC
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acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) surgery, chronic ear disease, cochlear implantation, progressive hearing loss |
“Optical Imaging of Cochlear Function and Dysfunction”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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11/19/2019
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Maoli Duan, Karolinska University Hospital
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sudden deafness, sensorineural hearing loss, vestibular disorders and earlier intervention, diagnosis of infants and children with hearing loss
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“Prevention and Treatment of Inner Ear Disease”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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11/5/2019
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novel sound pathways in amphibians, sound localization, middle ear mechanics, hair cell research, animal models
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“High-end Audio: Neuroethology of Ultrasonic Communication in Amphibians”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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5/7/2019
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advanced brain scanning, electrophysiological techniques, neuromodulation
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“Towards an Understanding of Tinnitus Heterogeneity”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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4/2/2019
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child development, cognitive neuroscience, social development, music training
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“The Brain’s Crescendo: How Music Training Impacts Child Development”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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3/5/2019
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sensory function and development, dendritic integration, auditory neural circuits
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“Developmental regulation of temporal precision in the mammalian sound localization circuitry”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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2/26/2019
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systems neuroscience, imaging of neural circuits, auditory cortex
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“Neural Circuits for Auditory Behaviors and Emotions”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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2/5/2019
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signal processing, psychoacoustics, auditory rehabilitation
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“Improving Cochlear Implant Signal Processing”
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1/15/2019
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brain development
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“Coordinated development of vascular and perivascular cells during a critical period of synaptic refinement in the auditory system”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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6/19/2018
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Anu Sharma, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
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cortical plasticity, cross-modal reorganization in the context of hearing loss and audiological interventions
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“Cross-Modal Re-organization in Hearing Loss”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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5/1/2018
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Sarah Creel, UCSD
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language development, word recognition, eye tracking, cognitive control, music perception
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Protracted Perceptual Learning and Why Children aren’t so great at Language
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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4/3/2018
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Yuan Wang, Florida State University
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neuronal circuits, neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodegeneration
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Circuit development and dynamics in the auditory brainstem – Implications in fragile x syndrome
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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3/6/2018
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Josh Bernstein, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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speech intelligibility, computational modeling, multimodal speech perception by cochlear implant users
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“Optimizing cochlear implants for single-sided deafness”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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**SPECIAL ARO DATE: 2/15/2018**
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Shihab Shamma, University of Maryland
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acoustic signal representation in mammalian auditory systems, neurophysiology, psychoacoustics
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“Cortical Mechanisms for Auditory Cognition: Selective Attention and Categorization”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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2/6/2018
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Ivan Milenkovic, University of Leipzig
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imaging, age-related changes in plasticity and spatial hearing, encoding of simple and complex sounds
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“Modulation of neuronal activity by ATP, GABA and glycine in the developing auditory brainstem circuit
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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5/17/2016
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Lee Miller, UC Davis
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neural networks involving speech perception, multisensory integration, audiovisual spatial attention and integration
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“Hearing Loss and Neurotechnology: New Approaches to Improve Speech Perception”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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5/3/2016
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Mike Wehr, University of Oregon
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how local circuits in the auditory cortex encode and transform sensory information
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“Temporal processing circuitry in auditory cortex”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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4/19/2016
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CANCELLED: Adrian KC Lee, University of Washington
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auditory attention, spatial localization, multimodal imaging
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“Mapping the cortical dynamics of auditory attention”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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4/12/2016
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Charlie Schroeder, Nathan Kline Institute and Colombia Univ.
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neural mechanisms of sensory and cognitive processing, electrical field potentials
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“Rhythm-based selection of cell-circuits at local and network scales”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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3/8/2016
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Laurel Carney, University of Rochester
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neurophysiological and computational modeling, complex sounds, signal processing
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“Representations of complex sounds in the midbrain”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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3/1/2016
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Frédéric Theunissen, University of California, Berkeley
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auditory cortex, auditory processing, neural processing
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“Voice and meaning in the avian brain”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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2/16/2016
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Mitch Sutter, University of California, Davis
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attention and action regarding neural processing of sound
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“Modulation of auditory cortical activity by task-engagement”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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1/19/2016
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Sarah London, University of Chicago
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brain development, molecular and genomic correlates of behavior, experience-dependent neural plasticity, learning and memory
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“Associating epigenetic modifications with sensory learning of complex natural behavior”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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12/1/2015
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Khaleel Razak, UC Riverside
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sensory processing development, auditory cortex, echolocation, passive sound localization, Fragile X
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“Mechanisms of altered cortical spectrotemporal processing in a mouse model of presbycusis”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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11/17/2015
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Greg Hickok, UC Irvine
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neuroanatomy of language, neural plasticity, neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience
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“What is the planum temporale doing for hearing and speech?”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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10/6/2015
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John Middlebrooks, UC Irvine
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neurophysiology, psychophysics, auditory prosthesis, computational neuroscience; auditory cortex
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“Spatial Hearing at the Cocktail Party”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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7/31/2015
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Dr. Jim D’Amour, New York University
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auditory cortex plasticity, oxytocin, pup calls
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“Concurrent excitatory and inhibitory plasticity in the auditory cortex”
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6/2/2015
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Dr. Christophe Micheyl, Starkey Hearing Research Center
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psychometrics, Bayesian statistics, audio signal processing
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“Bayesian models in hearing science”
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5/19/2015
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Dr. Dan Polley, Harvard
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modulation and plasticity of auditory processing
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“Recovery of sensory function following peripheral nerve injury: the intersection of intrinsic compensatory plasticity and immersive sensory training”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Cait Askew
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5/5/2015
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Dr. Sarah Bottjer, USC
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vocal learning and behavior, neurogenesis and cell death, activity-dependent refinement of neural connectivity, synaptic plasticity and neurophysiology
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“Neural representations of current and goal behaviors during sensorimotor learning”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Sarah
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4/21/2015
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Dr. Donna Fekete, Purdue
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molecular basis of inner ear development
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“Patterning the radial axis of the developing cochlea”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Sarah
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4/7/2015
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Dr. Harrison Lin, UC Irvine
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skull base surgery, otology, neurotology, hearing and balance
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“Intraneural stimulation of cranial nerves”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host: Sarah
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2/17/2015
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Dr. Deda Gillespie, McMaster University
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neural development, plasticity and sensory processing
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“Glutamate/GABA/glycine co-transmission in the immature auditory brainstem: Sorting it all out”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Sarah
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2/3/2015
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Dr. Edward Chang, UC San Francisco
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human speech, intractable epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and adult brain tumors
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“Speech processing in the human superior temporal gyrus”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Luke
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1/20/2015
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Dr. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, Boston University
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Auditory attention, spatial hearing, neuro-electric imaging, neural coding
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“Individual differences in listeners with normal hearing thresholds”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Sarah
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12/2/2014
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Dr. Frederick J. Gallun, Oregon Health and Science University
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auditory; psychophysics; hearing loss; binaural; traumatic brain injury
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“Diagnosing central auditory dysfunction in an adult population”
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11/18/2014
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Dr. Ron Frostig, UC Irvine
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Sensory neocortex: structure, function and plasticity
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“The spread: a novel unifying principle for sensory neocortex”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Luke
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11/4/2014
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Dr. Stephen David, Oregon Health and Science University
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auditory system, cortex, computational neuroscience, systems neuroscience, behavior
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”Understanding the network for top-down control of auditory representation”
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10/21/2014
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Dr. Yaser Ghavami, UC Irvine
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otolaryngology, otology, microvascular surgery, hearing loss
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“Vestibular Migraine and Meniere’s Disease”
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10/7/2014
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Dr. Raju Metherate, UC Irvine
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neurophysiology, synaptic physiology of auditory cortex
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“Towards a first drug treatment for auditory processing disorders; actions of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain”
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Natural Sciences I Rm 1114 4pm Host:Cait Askew
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6/4/2014
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Dr. Dan Sanes, NYU
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auditory science, neural development, and learning
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“Critical periods for neural and perceptual development”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Carol
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5/21/2014
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Dr. Josh McDermott, MIT
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psychophysics and computational audition, music perception
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“Understanding Audition via Sound Analysis and Synthesis”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Carolyn
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5/7/2014
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Dr. Carolina Abdala, USC
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cochlear physiology and function, aging in peripheral auditory system
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“Development of Human Cochlear Function”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Carol
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4/30/2014
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Dr. Sunil P. Gandhi, UC Irvine
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cortical plasticity, connectivity
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“Reactivating cortical plasticity using inhibitory neuron transplantation”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Carolyn
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4/23/2014
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Dr. Mike Yassa, UC Irvine
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long term memory, neurodegenerative diseases, aging, imaging
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“Memory discrimination and the aging brain”
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4/16/2014
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Dr. Yi Shen, UC Irvine
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psychophysics
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“Failures of acoustic communication from target-masker similarity”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Carol
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4/2/2014
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Dr. George Spirou, West Virginia University
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neural mechanisms and development of neural circuits for sound localization
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“Structural Transformations of Neurons and Glia During Neural Circuit Formation”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Minhan
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3/19/2014
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Dr. Jeffrey Wenstrup, Northeast Ohio Medical University
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mechanisms of central auditory processing and limbic system
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“Acoustic Communication and the Emotional Brain:Contextual Modulation of Auditory Responses in the Amygdala”
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Herklotz Center 4pm Host:Sarah
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3/5/2014
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Dr. Sarah Bottjer, USC
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auditory development and learning, neural circuits (cellular and systems level)
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“Cortico-basal ganglia circuits for developmentally regulated learning”
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CANCELLED
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2/19/2014
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Dr. Peter Bremen, UC Irvine
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spatial sound localization, auditory scene analysis, neurophysiology, psychophysics
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“Source Segregation by Spectra and Space”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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2/5/2014
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Dr. Allan Ryan, UC San Diego
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inner/middle ear biology, hair cells, auditory dysfunction
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“Molecular mechanisms of hair cell damage and fate regulation”
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Herklotz Center 4pm
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1/15/2014
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Dr. Edwin Rubel, University of Washington
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inner ear development, plasticity and pathology, hair cell death, auditory pathway
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“Dendritic Patterning In Binaural Brainstem Auditory Neurons: What We’ve Learned About Dendritic Plasticity And What We May Learn About Communication Deficits Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders”
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SBSG 1517 4pm
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