GCNI Symposium 4-6 Nov 2024

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GCNI Symposium 4-6 Nov 2024




Objectives of the symposium:

1. To provide an overview of applications of neuroimaging techniques by a set of accessible talks to audience even with fresh background in neuroscience;

2. To forge networking and collaboration among participants from a wide range of neuroscience subdisciplines;

3. To promote the mission of Gerald Choa Neuroscience Institute (GCNI) to become a world-class environment for ground-breaking basic research on the nervous system.

Registration (Free of charge, deadline: 20 Oct 2024):

Registration link

Tentative Schedule

Registration & Opening
8:40 - 9:15 Registration
9:15 - 9:30 Opening by Prof. Mai-har Sham and Prof. Bruce Ransom and Group Photos
Day 1 (Nov 4): SESSION 1
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Benjamin Becker The University of Hong Kong
Advanced neural decoding and modulation of human emotion and motivation
10:15 - 11:00 Prof. Nick Rawlins The Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:00 - 11:20 Tea Break
11:20 - 12:05 Prof. Patrick Wong The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Forecasting Language Development from Neural Data: From Hypothesis Testing to Model Generalization

12:05 - 12:40 Panel Discussion
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
Day 1 (Nov 4): SESSION 2
14:00 - 14:45 Prof. Michael Hausser The University of Hong Kong

Illuminating causal links between neural circuit activity and behaviour

14:45 - 15:30 Prof. Julie Semmelhack The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Imaging visuomotor transformations in the zebrafish brain

15:30 - 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 16:45 Prof. Chun Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hippocampal longitudinal circuit for contextual memory

16:45 - 17:20 Panel Discussion
Day 2 (Nov 5): SESSION 1
09:30 - 10:15 Prof. Geoffrey Lau City University of Hong Kong

Imaging limbic structures in awake animals to study learning and brain disorders

10:15 - 11:00 Prof. Yulong Li Peking University

Spying on Neuromodulator Dynamics In Vivo by Constructing Multi-Color Genetically-Encoded Sensors

11:00 - 11:20 Tea Break
11:20 - 12:05 Prof. Thomas Knopfel Hong Kong Baptist University

Voltage imaging using genetically encoded voltage indicators. From the past to the future

12:05 - 12:40 Panel Discussion
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
Day 2 (Nov 5): SESSION 2
14:00 - 14:45 Prof. Helmut Kettenmann Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Role of Microglia in Health and Disease

14:45 - 15:30 Prof. Jacque Ip The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Identification and functional dissection of an understudied corticohippocampal circuit in spatial learning and memory

15:30 - 16:00 Tea Break
16:00 - 16:45 Prof. Ho Ko The Chinese University of Hong Kong

16:45 - 17:20 Panel Discussion
Day 3 (Nov 6): SESSION 1
09:00 - 09:45 Prof. Cora Lai The University of Hong Kong

Selective modulation of fear memory in non-rapid eye movement sleep

09:45 - 10:30 Prof. Israel Nelken Hebrew University

Imaging stimulus-specific adaptation in auditory cortex

10:30 - 10:50 Tea Break
10:50 - 11:35 Prof. Kerry Walker University of Oxford

Hearing in an acoustically varied world

11:35 - 12:20 Prof. Patrick Kanold Johns Hopkins University

Early life influences on early cortical circuits

12:20 - 12:50 Panel Discussion
12:50 - 14:00 Lunch


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