WIN Seminar - Susan Bookheimer: The Uniquely Human Hippocampus: Evidence from Functional Imaging in Health and Disease
The human hippocampus is a highly conserved brain structure bearing close anatomical resemblance to that of the rat. Nonetheless, animal research into hippocampal function has focused primarily on neural populations coding memory for aspects of spatial navigation, while descriptions of human memory more often examine memory functions that are uniquely human, such as verbal and declarative memory for distinct learning episodes. This talk will present multi-modal, high-resolution studies of hippocampal structure, function and connectivity to address two questions: How can a structure so similar across species give rise to such uniquely human memory capabilities? Why is a structure so fundamental to our functioning as humans so vulnerable to damage throughout the lifespan?
Date:
4 April 2018, 13:00 (Wednesday, -2nd week, Trinity 2018)
Venue:
John Radcliffe OCMR Building (MRS), Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details:
Seminar Room
Speaker:
Prof Susan Bookheimer (UCLA)
Organising department:
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Organiser:
Nancy Rawlings (University of Oxford)
Part of:
WIN Wednesdays Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Nancy Rawlings
