Wishing you a ball this holiday season — from your friends at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT!
Author: Julie Pryor
Jisong Guan: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Jisong Guan, Tsinghua University
“Chasing the memory traces in mammalian cortex”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.
Yichang Jia: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Yichang Jia, Tsinghua University
“Disease mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration caused by RNA metabolism abnormalities”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.
Lihong Wang: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Lihong Wang, Tsingua University
“The neural correlates of trait rumination?”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.
Yulong Li: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Yulong Li, Peking University
“Spying nerve communication by constructing new genetically-encoded fluorescent probes”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.
Kewei Wang: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Kewei Wang
“Targeting voltage-gated Kv7/KCNQ K+ channels for therapeutic potential of neuropsychiatric disorders”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.
Liang Li: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Liang Li, Peking University
“Informational masking of speech in people with schizophrenia”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.
McGovern Institute Snowball Fight
McGovern faculty, researchers and staff participated in a snowball fight in the Bldg 46 atrium. The scene was filmed for the annual McGovern holiday video greeting.
See below for a photo gallery of the event. All photos courtesy of Justin Knight.
2013 Holiday Party
Sheng Li: McGovern Institute 2013 Fall Symposium
Sheng Li, Peking University
“Reward modulation of attention & working memory in the human brain.”
On November 4, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT hosted a joint symposium with the IDG/McGovern Institutes at Beijing Normal University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University. Guest speakers gave talks on subjects ranging from learning and memory to the neurobiology of disease. The symposium was sponsored by the McGovern Institutes and Hugo Shong.