From Neurons to Human Diseases:

A Sampling of Research

in the Department of Neurobiology at UCLA

Speakers:

Alcino Silva, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology, Psychiatry, and Psychology

Uncovering the causes and developing cures for cognitive disorders

Thomas Otis, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology

Extrasynaptic GABA receptors, alcohol, and alcoholism

James Bisley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurobiology

Dealing with distractions: the relevance of parietal cortex in paying attention

Baljit Khakh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology

An approach to image ATP-gated P2X receptor activation in hyperexcitability disorders such as epilepsy and neuropathic pain

Dean Buonomano, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology

How the Brain tells Time: from Neural Dynamics to Human Behavior

Joshua Trachtenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurobiology

Heal thyself: inducing neurons in the adult brain to grow

Jack Feldman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology

Things that can stop breathing: sleep, opiates and neurodegeneration

October 19, 2007 - Faculty Club, California Room - 1:30 to 4:30 pm

ALL ARE WELCOME!