INT'L GUEST SPEAKER - Dr Claudia Lodovichi, Neuroscience Institute CNR and Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) – Padua : Circuit formation and function in the olfactory system
The specificity of connections in the nervous system is essential to translate electrical activity into meaningful neuronal codes. We are interested in understanding how an ensemble of neurons wire together to form specific circuits and how these circuits process information. We address these questions in the olfactory system. Combining real-time imaging, quantitative anatomy, behaviour and electrophysiology we seek to understand the mechanism underlying the topographic organization of the olfactory bulb, in particular the role of the odorant receptor and spontaneous activity. We are also studying adult neurogenesis in the olfactory system, an extreme form of neuronal network plasticity. I will summarize results we recently obtained on these topics.
Date: 20 October 2017, 13:00
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: Dr Claudia Lodovichi (Neuroscience Institute CNR and Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) – Padua, Italy )
Organising department: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)
Organiser: Sarah Noujaim (University of Oxford, Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics)
Organiser contact email address: manuela.zaccolo@dpag.ox.ac.uk
Host: Professor Manuela Zaccolo MD (DPAG, University of Oxford)
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