89th iCeMS Seminar/CeMI Seminar Series 27: Karel Svoboda, PhD

CeMI: Center for Meso-Bio Single-Molecule Imaging

Animals sense the world through movements and sensation, which in turn modify their movement. The goal of the Svoboda lab is to understand how movement and sensation are combined in the mammalian brain to guide behavior. They use 2-photon calcium imaging to monitor the flow of information in neuronal circuits in behaving mice. In combination with genetically encoded calcium sensors, calcium imaging can measure neural activity in axons, dendrites, and somata of multiple individual neurons. Imaging thus defines places in the brain where sensorimotor integration occurs and provides hints of the underlying mechanisms. In this talk, Dr. Svoboda will explain recent results obtained in his lab in a broader frame, so that scientists with different backgrounds can understand and enjoy his talk and participate in the discussion.

After the seminar, an informal meet-the-speaker reception will take place at the Lounge, next to the seminar room. Please join us for more discussion with Dr. Svoboda.

Lecturer Title	Karel Svoboda, PhD Janelia Farm Research Campus Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA Title: Imaging the Neural Circuits Underlying Active Sensation
Date / Time	September 22, 2011 / 10:30-11:30
Venue	2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), Main Building iCeMS Complex 1, Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (340KB)
Host	Leica Scientific Forum Kyoto Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Co-Host	Center for Frontier Medicine, Global COE Program, Kyoto University
Contact	iCeMS Kusumi Lab / Fax: 075-751-4113 akusumi@frontier.kyoto-u.ac.jp