Reading and writing wirelessly in the non-human primate brain
Sébastien Tremblay (University of Pennsylvania)
Monday, 18 July 2022, 12pm to 1pm
Hosted by Nima Khalighinejad
Cognitive research in non-human primates has typically involved heavy movement restraints to accommodate brain recording and stimulation equipment. Consequently, it is not clear whether the insights generated in laboratory settings generalize to more ecological contexts, and how natural movements interact with cognitive coding by neuronal populations. I will present new data collected in semi-restrained and fully unrestrained monkeys during the performance of cognitive tasks and natural social interactions. I will also present new optogenetics techniques for the primate brain including viral delivery methods as well as chronic illumination technologies allowing wireless stimulation/inhibition of specific cell populations in freely-moving primates. I will discuss applications of such technologies for both basic and clinical research applications for primates, including humans.
About the speaker: http://plattlabs.rocks/our-team/sebastien-tremblay
How to join
This is a hybrid event that will take place in the seminar room in the Tinsley Building.
If you are attending online, the zoom link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85241891234?pwd=cXJ4S0xmNUhHV3FxREx1a1dUTzhxZz09
Meeting ID: 852 4189 1234
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