Connectionists: REMINDER: World wide VVTNS series: Wednesday, June 26 at 11am (EDT), Eve Marder Brandeis University | Cryptic (hidden) changes that result from perturbations and climate change shape future dynamics of degenerate neurons and circuits

[David Hansel]

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https://www.wwtns.online - on twitter: wwtns at TheoreticalWide

You are cordially invited to the VVTNS fourth season final lecture given by

Eve Marder

Brandeis University

on the topic of

Cryptic (hidden) changes that result from perturbations

and climate change shape future dynamics of degenerate neurons and circuits

The lecture will be held on zoom on *June 26, 2024*, at *11:00 am EDT *

To receive the link: https://www.wwtns.online/register-page


*Abstract:  *A fundamental problem in neuroscience is understanding how the
properties of individual neurons and synapses contribute to neuronal
circuit dynamics and behavior.  In recent years we have done both
computational and experimental studies that demonstrate that the same
physiological output can arise from multiple, degenerate solutions, and
that individual animals with similar behavior can nonetheless have quite
different sets of underlying circuit parameters.  Most recently, we have
been studying the resilience of individual animals to perturbations such as
temperature and high potassium concentrations.  This has revealed that
extreme environmental experiences can produce long-term changes in circuit
performance that can be hidden, or “cryptic” unless the animals are again
challenged or perturbed.  Our present experimental and computational work
is designed to understand differential resilience in natural, wild-caught
animals in response to climate change, and shows long-lasting influences of
the animals’ temperature history.


*About VVTNS : Created as the World Wide Neuroscience Seminar (WWTNS) in
November 2020 and renamed in homage to Carl van Vreeswijk in Memoriam
(April 20, 2022), its aim is to be a platform to exchange ideas among
theoreticians. Speakers have the occasion to talk about theoretical aspects
of their work which cannot be discussed in a setting where the majority of
the audience consists of experimentalists. The seminars, **held on
Wednesdays at 11 am ET,**  are 45-50 min long followed by a discussion. The
talks are recorded with authorization of the speaker and are available to
everybody on our YouTube channel.*

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