External Seminar: Dr Johannes Dahmen
25 January 2019, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
We are delighted to host Dr Johannes Dahmen (University of Oxford) for his talk entitled: "Contextual influences on neural processing in auditory cortex, thalamus and midbrain of the mouse"
Event Information
Open to
- All
Organiser
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Dr Jennifer Linden02076798963
Location
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Seminar Room G33UCL Ear Institute332 Gray's Inn RoadLondonWC1X 8EEUnited Kingdom
The talk will take place on Friday 25th January at 1pm in the seminar room.
Abstract:
“Classically, auditory perception is thought to rely on the flow of information from the sensory periphery via a sequence of hierarchically organised brain structures up to the cortex. However, perception is also highly dependent on the context in which a given stimulus occurs such as input from other sensory modalities, stimulus history and an animal’s actions, intentions and expectations. In the lab we combine transsynaptic tracing, electrophysiology, two-photon calcium imaging, optogenetics and behavioural analysis to a) document how such contextual variables affect processing in the auditory system and b) reveal the circuits that give rise to these effects. I aim to share the results from three ongoing projects focussing on the auditory cortex, thalamus and midbrain of the mouse.”
About the Speaker
Dr Johannes Dahmen
Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist at University of Oxford
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