The Mind and Brain Lecture Series is designed to inform the general public about scientific advancements in Neuroscience. Through this unique opportunity, the audience will learn about new discoveries in Neuroscience including cutting edge techniques, new computational advancements and brilliant theoretical ideas about how individual cells and complex neural circuits interact to generate the mind. Using these methods, scientists strive to unravel the mysteries of the human brain.

This series is designed for a wide audience. The event is free and open to the public. To receive updates about the event and to secure your spot, please register.

Saving the Synapse: Synapses Lost and Found in brain development and Alzheimer’s

Carla J. Shatz, Ph.D.
David Starr Jordan Director, Stanford Bio-X and Professor of Biology and of Neurobiology

Professor Carla Shatz will discuss exciting advances in our understanding of how brain cell form connections in development and how those connections are affected in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Shatz’s work focuses on the visual system, which has relevance not only for perception, but also for disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, and for understanding how the nervous and immune systems interact.

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