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Wed 01 May 11:30: Perceptual decision-making in autism: From neurochemistry to cognition

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - 1 hour 26 min ago
Perceptual decision-making in autism: From neurochemistry to cognition

Our brains evaluate sensory information from the environment and using it to guide behaviour. This shapes how we interact with the world and ultimately, our physical and mental well-being. Understanding the mechanisms of perceptual decision-making is of relevance for neurodiverse populations such as autistic individuals. Here I present findings from experimental psychology, computational modelling, and brain imaging (including ultra-high-resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy) that show a) the behavioural similarities and differences between autistic and non-autistic adults during perceptual decision-making, and b) the relationships between neurotransmitters, autistic traits, and perceptual choice in adults. By integrating novel computational modelling approaches with classic task paradigms, this line of research helps bridge the gaps between neurochemistry and cognition and offers new insights into the cognitive neuroscience of autism.

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Thu 02 May 12:00: Title to be confirmed

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Thu, 18/04/2024 - 16:34
Title to be confirmed

Abstract not available

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Mon 17 Jun 12:30: FSL-MRS as an alternative to MRspa for 1H MRS processing

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Thu, 18/04/2024 - 12:28
FSL-MRS as an alternative to MRspa for 1H MRS processing

Abstract: TBC

Venue: MRC CBU West Wing Seminar Room and Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82385113580?pwd=RmxIUmphQW9Ud1JBby9nTDQzR0NRdz09

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Mon 29 Apr 12:50: Brain age prediction using diffusion MRI data

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Thu, 18/04/2024 - 12:25
Brain age prediction using diffusion MRI data

Abstract: James Bacon is an MS Physics student at the University of Cambridge. He will present the work from his summer internship where he worked on brain age prediction using diffusion MRI data.

The talk will start at ~12:50 following a MEG project presentation which starts at 12:30.

Venue: MRC CBU West Wing Seminar Room and Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82385113580?pwd=RmxIUmphQW9Ud1JBby9nTDQzR0NRdz09

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Mon 20 May 12:30: ISMRM highlights

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Thu, 18/04/2024 - 12:24
ISMRM highlights

Abstract: Attendees of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) conference will share and discuss the most significant advancements and research findings presented.

Venue: MRC CBU West Wing Seminar Room and Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82385113580?pwd=RmxIUmphQW9Ud1JBby9nTDQzR0NRdz09

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Wed 24 Apr 15:00: Social and political change in diverse societies: Insights from largescale panel studies

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Thu, 18/04/2024 - 09:18
Social and political change in diverse societies: Insights from largescale panel studies

Largescale panel studies, with stratified, random samples of a nation’s population, are relatively rare in the psychological literature. By measuring change at multiple levels over long periods of time, these studies can tell us about the relationship between individuals and the societies in which they live. This includes (1) how features of the social structure, such as inequality or deprivation, affect people and (2) how people affect the social structure (via their policy preferences and political behaviour). I will review recent research on these two key elements of societal functioning – structural effects and structural change – from two panels in very different contexts. The first is a 13-wave longitudinal study of around 20,000 New Zealanders. The second is a 3-wave study of around 160,000 people in India. I will also introduce a new panel from the UK, where we invite 500,000 people randomly sampled from the electoral register to participate in survey of social and political attitudes annually over five years. This research programme demonstrates how largescale panel data can inform theory and policy, by telling us more about how people change, and how they change their societies.

The talk is open to the public.

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Tue 11 Jun 09:30: Child Development Forum Easter II

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Sun, 14/04/2024 - 11:20
Child Development Forum Easter II

Speakers TBA

Child Development Forum are a series of talks bringing together researchers of infant, child and adolescent development across the University of Cambridge.

Talks are termly, and usually held at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (Chaucer Road).

Join the mailing list to kept up-to-date, and sign up to give a talk:

https://lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/info/ucam-childdevforum

This talk is part of the Child Development Forum (CDF) series.

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Thu 09 May 16:00: Behavioural and mechanical heterogeneities underpin cell migration essential for mouse anterior patterning

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Fri, 12/04/2024 - 09:03
Behavioural and mechanical heterogeneities underpin cell migration essential for mouse anterior patterning

Abstract not available

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Fri 17 May 16:30: The Cognitive Biology of Language The host for this talk is Jeff Dalley

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Thu, 11/04/2024 - 15:21
The Cognitive Biology of Language

The cognitive revolution in the middle of the last century has transformed the ways in which we study the human mind. Curiously, when it comes to language there is a growing behaviourist trend, where it is regarded as an acquired skill, not unlike the way in which Large Language Models (LLMs) work. In contrast, linguists in the Generative Grammar tradition consider the faculty of language to be a computational system within the mind, part of the human biological endowment. This means that biological aspects of language, in particular evolution, development, and (neural) mechanisms, are open to investigation. I will discuss recent work on ‘comparative linguistics’, particularly the behavioural, neural and cognitive parallels between human language and birdsong, and what we can and cannot conclude from it. The current behaviourist view of language has led to the rapid rise of LLMs, although these AI models are actually not about language at all. Natural language appears to be unique to the human mind, and has no parallels either in animal or artificial intelligence.

The host for this talk is Jeff Dalley

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Wed 24 Apr 15:00: Social and political change in diverse societies: Insights from largescale panel studies

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Wed, 10/04/2024 - 15:19
Social and political change in diverse societies: Insights from largescale panel studies

Largescale panel studies, with stratified, random samples of a nation’s population, are relatively rare in the psychological literature. By measuring change at multiple levels over long periods of time, these studies can tell us about the relationship between individuals and the societies in which they live. This includes (1) how features of the social structure, such as inequality or deprivation, affect people and (2) how people affect the social structure (via their policy preferences and political behaviour). I will review recent research on these two key elements of societal functioning – structural effects and structural change – from two panels in very different contexts. The first is a 13-wave longitudinal study of around 20,000 New Zealanders. The second is a 3-wave study of around 160,000 people in India. I will also introduce a new panel from the UK, where we invite 500,000 people randomly sampled from the electoral register to participate in survey of social and political attitudes annually over five years. This research programme demonstrates how largescale panel data can inform theory and policy, by telling us more about how people change, and how they change their societies.

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Wed 24 Apr 15:00: Title to be confirmed

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Wed, 10/04/2024 - 14:14
Title to be confirmed

Abstract not available

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Thu 11 Apr 12:00: “Translational applications of human brain charts: from clinical to population neuroscience” The talk is in-person only and a recording is not available.

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Mon, 08/04/2024 - 09:13
“Translational applications of human brain charts: from clinical to population neuroscience”

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The talk is in-person only and a recording is not available.

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Thu 11 Apr 12:00: “Translational applications of human brain charts: from clinical to population neuroscience”

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 02/04/2024 - 14:20
“Translational applications of human brain charts: from clinical to population neuroscience”

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Mon 03 Jun 15:00: The evolution of Alzheimer’s disease in the aging brain

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:47
The evolution of Alzheimer’s disease in the aging brain

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Thu 06 Jun 14:00: The role of reward in language learning

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:15
The role of reward in language learning

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Thu 30 May 14:00: The problem with mental health awareness

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:14
The problem with mental health awareness

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Thu 23 May 14:00: How does the human brain recognize faces?

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:14
How does the human brain recognize faces?

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Thu 16 May 14:00: Sleep to forget unwanted memories

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:13
Sleep to forget unwanted memories

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Thu 09 May 14:00: Recognition memory, its neural bases, and the role of ‘parietal’ attention allocation in its function

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:12
Recognition memory, its neural bases, and the role of ‘parietal’ attention allocation in its function

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Thu 02 May 14:00: Paranoia: My life understanding and treating extreme mistrust

Neuroscience Talks in Cambridge - Tue, 26/03/2024 - 13:12
Paranoia: My life understanding and treating extreme mistrust

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