Optical dissection of the thalamocortical circuits underlying the processing of sensory information in the mouse somatosensory system
Sensory cortices are organized in multiple interconnected layers and contain several functionally distinct neural subnetworks. Elucidating the logic of interaction within and between cortical layers and subnetworks is essential for understanding the cellular basis of cortical function. In this seminar, I will focus on the role of specific layers in the modulation of sensory responses in the mouse somatosensory cortex. I will also present the development and application of new optical methods to monitor and bidirectionally manipulate the activity of neurons with high spatial resolution. I will discuss how these new technologies may greatly facilitate our understanding of the network mechanisms underlying the function of thalamocortical circuits.
Date:
11 February 2020, 16:00
Venue:
Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details:
Second floor, Sherrington Building
Speaker:
Dr Tommaso Fellin (Italian Institute of Technology)
Organiser:
Cortex Club (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
raffaele.sarnataro@cncb.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Raffaele Sarnataro
Part of:
Cortex Club - Oxford Neuroscience Society
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Raffaele Sarnataro,
Marta Blanco pozo,
Ilenia Salaris
