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Seminar - Prof John O’Keefe, Nobel Prize Winner, UCL Cell and Developmental Biology/SWC.

24 June 2024, 4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Professor John O'Keefe Seminar

Title: The Discovery of the Hippocampal Place Cells

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Olive Byrne – UCL Division of Biosciences

Location

JZ Young Lecture Theatre
Anatomy Building
University College London
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

In his talk, Nobel Prize winner, Professor John O'Keefe, FRS FMedSci, will describe the events leading up to the discovery of place cells in the hippocampus and how this led to the Cognitive Map theory. Along the way, he will discuss the roles of technological advances, serendipity, and the prepared mind in scientific breakthroughs.  
Drinks reception to follow in the Haldane Hub (Ground floor, Anatomy Building) from 5:00pm.  

To attend, please register via blue link above (Eventbrite).

Host: Professor Patricia Salinas. 

About the Speaker

Professor John O'Keefe,

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL Cell and Developmental Biology/SWC

More about Professor John O'Keefe,