Dr. Carmen Varela, Florida Atlantic University, "The Sleeping Thalamus. Sparse Cell Coordination and Burst Diversity"
Feb 17, 2022 11:00 am
- Sponsor
- MIP Seminar Committee
- Speaker
- Carmen Varela, PhD.
- Contact
- Julie Moore
- jmoor@illinois.edu
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- 107
- Originating Calendar
- Molecular and Integrative Physiology (MIP) Department Seminar Series
"The Sleeping Thalamus. Sparse Cell Coordination and Burst Diversity"
Research Interests
Thalamic circuits and their contribution to the mechanisms of learning:
- Memory formation and processing: retrieval, consolidation, schemas
- Problem solving: inference, generalization, insight
- Thalamic neuromodulators and their regulation of learning and memory
- Abnormal learning/memory conditions
http://www.psy.fau.edu/people/cvarela.php