DESCRIPTION The 3rd Annual SCI Community-Research Engagement Symposium is a unique event guided by a principle of community-research information exchange. During the course of the day, we will showcase current SCI research and provide a platform for those with lived-experience to share their research priorities. Open to the general public. Registration is required for attendance. Limited space available. [...]

Visiting guest Dr. John Howland from the University of Saskatchewan will be presenting "Rodent models of maternal immune activation during pregnancy: effects on the offspring relevant to psychiatric disorders” on Friday, December 15th, 2017, Noon-12:50 PM in HSC Clara Christie.

The Speakers will be:   Ms. Quinn Andre, BSc (MSc Candidate working with Dr. Catherine Lebel, Developmental Neuroimaging Lab, University of Calgary) Title: “Neurological links to internalizing and externalizing behaviours in healthy children”.   Mr. Lazaro Sanchez Rodriguez, MSc (Research Assistant working with Dr. Roberto Sotero, Computational Neurophysics Lab, University of Calgary) Title: “Design of optimal nonlinear network controllers for Alzheimer's Disease”. When: Thursday,11 January, 2018 [...]

Department of Neuroscience Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Polaris Brain Dynamics Research Group “Facilitation memory persistence through consolidation in young and middle-aged rats” by Alexandra Gros, Ph.D. University of Edinburgh, UK http://cvscience.aviesan.fr/cv/1964/alexandra-gros Friday, January 12, 2018 9:00 am   EP 1201 Everyone is Welcome!

Visiting guest Dr. István Katona from the Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences will be presenting "Non-canonical forms of endocannabinoid signaling” on Friday, January 12th, 2018, Noon-12:50 PM in HSC Theatre One.

Dr. Greg Neely presenting “Acute and chronic pain; an evolutionary perspective” in the conference room on the south side of the HRIC building, floor 1A, room 1AC56 on Thursday from 11:00 AM - Noon.

You are invited to the public release and celebration of the Top 11 Depression Research Priorities as determined by Albertans. Date: January 25, 2018 Time: 10:00am-12:00pm Location: North Atrium, 3rd Floor, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (11405-87 ave NW) RSVP by January 10th at dpslaunch.eventbrite.ca For more information on the project visit: http://www.aihealthsolutions.ca/initiatives-partnerships/spor/patient-engagement-platform/alberta-depression-priority-setting-project/

Department of Neuroscience Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience Harley Hotchkiss Memorial Lecture "Imaging Neuromodulatory Activity in Mouse Visual Cortex" by Jack Waters, PhD Associate Investigator Allen Institute for Brain Science University of Washington Seattle, Washington   Friday, January 26, 2018  11:00 am   EP1201 Everyone is Welcome!

Dr. Laura Stone from the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, will be presenting "Low back pain: Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Epigenetic Regulation of Supraspinal Neuroplasticity” on Friday, January 26th, 2018, Noon-12:50 PM in HSC Theatre One. See poster below and website for more info: http://www.stonepainlab.com/