Journal Club

Fridays at Noon in the Neuroscience Library

The purpose of this journal club is to critically discuss the current literature relevant to CNIR and to gain experience with an oral presentation of data and comments in a mixed forum not unlike that at scientific meetings. All NIP trainees are required to attend and mentors are encouraged to join trainees!

Papers are disseminated the week prior to the presentation to all interested researchers. Once a semester an ethics discussion will occur instead of a scientific paper. The purpose of the ethics component is to demonstrate the consequences of unethical scientific behavior on the research community and on the public perception of science.

Spring 2025 Presentations

January 10
Matthew Amontree (AART trainee): Pathogenic hypothalamic extracellular matrix promotes metabolic disease

January 17
Pauline Wonnenberg (NIP trainee): Disruption of extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets modulates extracellular space volume and geometry

January 24
Helena Schuch (NIP trainee): Dynamic responses of striatal cholinergic interneurons control behavioral flexibility

January 31
Peyton Thomas (AART trainee): Exploring the impact of APOE ɛ4 on functional connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease across cognitive impairment levels

February 14
Zac Colon (NIP trainee): Transcranial optogenetic brain modulator for precise bimodal neuromodulation in multiple brain regions

February 28
NIP Trainees: Ethics/Rigor Discussion “The ethics of neuroscience in criminal law”

March 7
Spring Break

March 14
Lara Stefansson (NIP trainee): Negative feedback control of hypothalamic feeding circuits by the taste of food

March 21

Anna Pearson (TPNH trainee): TBD

March 28
Mateo Nelson (TPNH trainee): TBD

April 4
Gemma Haney (INNS MS student): Modulation of glymphatic system by visual circuit activation alleviates memory impairment and apathy in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

April 11
James O’Leary (Postdoctoral fellow): TBD

April 25
Briana Bernstein (NIP trainee): TBD

May 23
Katie Hummel (NIP trainee): TBD