Virtual Tutorial Fair: August 13th 8-9 PM ET .

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Instructor Topic Zoom Room

Dr. Ed Pace-Schott

Sleep https://partners.zoom.us/j/2402528654

Meeting ID: 240 252 8654

Dr. Aaron Kuan Synaptic Circuits

https://harvard.zoom.us/j/8573954920

Meeting ID: 8573954920

Drs. Katie Lehigh & Yasmin Escobedo

Pain, Pleasure, & Everything in Between

https://harvard.zoom.us/j/92532831027

Meeting ID: 92532831027

Dr. Joe Zak How the Brain Learns

https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97581931387?pwd=UnFVRFdSajlpNFJKQ0s3bitYYjZwUT09Password: HBL2020

Meeting ID: 97581931387

Dr. Tari Tan Sex and the Brain

https://harvard.zoom.us/j/96860233000

Meeting ID: 968 6023 3000

Dr. Julien Grimaud Maps of the Brain

https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95810674153

Meeting ID: 958 1067 4153

Dr. Laura Magnotti Tutorial Logistics and Questions

https://harvard.zoom.us/my/laura.magnotti

Meeting ID: 709 230 7162.

Maps(Julien Grimaud)

Learning & Memory(Joe Zak)

Sleep(Ed Pace-Schott)

Tutorial Logistics

(Laura Magnotti)

SynapticCircuits

(Aaron Kuan)

Pain &Pleasure

(Katie andYasmin) Sex & Brain

(Tari Tan)

Virtual Tutorial Fair: Course Info

Dr. Ed Pace-Schott Dr. Katie Lehigh & Yasmin Escobedo Dr. Joe Zak Dr. Aaron Kuan Dr. Tari Tan Dr. Julien Grimaud

The Neurobiology of Sleep Pain, Pleasure, and Everything In Between How the Brain Learns Synaptic Circuits Sex and the Brain Maps of the Brain

Neuro 101L Neuro 101M Neuro 101F Neuro 101N Neuro 101G Neuro 101J

https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/77260 https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/77371 https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/77140 https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/77372 https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/77157 https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/77258

The scientific study of sleep is both highly interdisciplinary and among the most unifying of topics in psychology and the neurosciences. Scientific findings increasingly point to the importance of sleep for mental health and optimum performance, as well as to sleep disruption as both a result and potential cause of mental illness. In psychiatric neuroscience, sleep is an area in which many fundamental questions remain unanswered due to the unique challenges of studying human sleep.

We rely on our sense of touch for essential tasks and behaviors, including feeding, object recognition, avoiding physical harm, mating behaviors, and child rearing. This course covers the neural components and circuitry that underlie our sense of touch. From skin to the cortex, we will explore touch and its role in development, diseases, and most importantly, in our everyday life.

The course will start with a brief introduction aimed at reviewing general neurophysiological concepts on neurons, synapses, plasticity, as well as experimental techniques. We will then spend the major part of the year studying three main aspects of learning and its underlying plastic mechanisms: developmental, non-synaptic and sensory plasticity. The final weeks of the course will be devoted to developing a research proposal building upon knowledge acquired throughout the year.

Brain circuits are made up of complex networks of interconnected neurons. In this course, we seek to understand how the architectures of different neuronal circuits support a diverse range of functions, including sensory perception, locomotion, learning and memory. Through discussions of review articles and original research, we will cover a range of state-of-the-art experimental approaches in model organisms ranging from worms to humans, as well as explore how discoveries in circuit neuroscience can benefit engineering fields such as robotics and artificial intelligence.

Animals exhibit many innate, sex-specific behaviors that provide useful models to study the underlying neural circuits, and sex differences in the nervous system also have important implications for human health. Through discussions, activities, and lectures, this course introduces students to various aspects of sexually dimorphic neural circuits across modelorganisms, while emphasizing critical thinking and effective science communication.

Neurons close to each other in the brain often get activated by parts of the world that are also close to each other: connected body parts, similar sounds, words with related meaning. This organized pattern of activity gives rise to brain maps of our surroundings. In this course, we will explore how the brain creates, uses, and updates such maps to make sense of the world around us. We will look at neuronal circuits in different parts of the brain to see how scientists discover new neuronal maps, how these maps function and develop, and how they evolve with experience.

I am an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Sleep and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital and have been a sleep researcher for over 25 years. My research seeks to discover ways in which poor sleep might contribute to the development of pathological anxiety and how sleep and circadian interventions might be used to treat anxiety disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. To study these questions, my laboratory uses ambulatory sleep monitoring, psychophysiology, functional magnetic resonance imaging, hormone assays and nightmare and dream diaries.

Katie: I am a Postdoc at HMS. I work on how serotonin neurons regulate somatosensory and autonomic behaviors. My research integrates genetic tools, physiology, molecular techniques. Beyond research, I spend most of my time with my 1 year old. I love taking him to the beaches and hiking trails! I'm also a cheese enthusiast and have been known to watch a fair amount of reality TV.

Yasmin: I am a Postdoc at HMS. I was born and raised in Mexico. I did a PhD at Brandeis where I studied homeostatic plasticity. I now work on the biophysical properties of serotonin neurons. Outside of science, I love hiking, cooking and world literature and there will always be a special place in my heart for the novels of the Latin-American boom.

I am a postdoctoral research fellow in Prof. Venkatesh Murthy’s laboratory. My research interests involve understanding the mechanisms by which sensory information are encoded by the central nervous system. I using optical-based methods to study how olfactory stimuli are transmitted to the brain via specialized cells known as olfactory receptor neurons. This project involves understanding how odor mixtures are encoded by neurons at both the population and single cell level in live animals.

Prior to joining Prof. Murthy’s group at Harvard, I received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Colorado where I used electrophysiological methods to study the unique circuit properties of neurons that comprise specialized structures in the olfactory bulb known as glomeruli.

I’m a Postdoc at HMS. I went to Harvard for undergrad not so long ago ('09, Pfoho), majoring in Physics and minoring in Music. I also attended New England Conservatory to study violin performance. I completed my PhD in Applied Physics - my thesis research focused on nanopores for DNA sequencing. Late in my graduate career, I became fascinated with systems neuroscience and decided to switch fields into neurobiology.

Currently, I am investigating how circuit connectivity in mouse cortex underlies visually-guided decision-making. I am combining new imaging technologies with virtual reality behavior and in-vivo calcium imaging. I'm excited to explore the growing field of circuit neuroscience with you!

I am a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and Director of Educational Programming for the PhD Program in Neuroscience. In this role I get to spend my time training the next generation of neuroscientists from the high school through graduate school stages and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field.

I completed my PhD at Harvard Medical School in Dr. Bob Datta’s lab, where I studied the anatomical organization of a specialized olfactory system in mice. I have studied sexually dimorphic behaviors in sheep, mice, and C. elegans worms.

When I’m not working, you’ll find me out in the woods somewhere hiking, trail running, or orienteering.

I am an Instructor and Postdoctoral Fellow in the MCB Department. I was born and raised in France. I completed my PhD work in the lab of Prof. Venki Murthy on the olfactory cortex of the mouse.

My research focuses on integrative neuroscience and systems neuroscience. Using in vivo electrophysiology, imaging techniques, and machine learning, I investigate the circuits underlying bilateral olfactory perception in mice.

In my spare time, I like to bake, take care of my mustache, watch TV (my husband and I are big fans of Ru Paul's Drag Race), and play video games (Animal Crossing New Horizon has been my game of choice during the lockdown).

Virtual Tutorial Fair: Enrollment

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