Seminars
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May 21
Marcus Benna, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of California, San Diego
"Biologically Plausible Credit Assignment In Deep Neural Networks"
Host: James Murray
Location: Willamette 110, remote via Zoom Time: 4:00 pm
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May 28
Matt Smear, PhD
Associate Professor - Neuroscience, Psychology
University of Oregon
"Sample more, sample better: the Neurodiversity Innovation Center for Excellence in Neuroscience (NICE in neuro)"
Location: Willamette 110, remote via Zoom Time: 4:00 pm
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Jun 4
Jianhua 'JC' Cang, PhD
Paul T. Jones Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor of Neuroscience
University of Virginia
"Visual Processing and Cell Types in the Superior Colliculus"
Host: Rolf Skyberg
Location: Willamette 110, remote via Zoom Time: 4:00 pm
Abstract- The superior colliculus (SC) is an evolutionarily conserved structure that receives direct retinal input in all vertebrates. It was the most sophisticated visual center until the neocortex evolved in mammals. Even in mice and tree shrews, mammalian species that are increasingly used in vision research, the vast majority of retinal ganglion cells project to the SC, making it a prominent visual structure in these animals. In this talk, I will review our recent functional studies of the mouse SC and describe our current efforts in linking functional properties to genetically identified cell types in both mice and tree shrews.
