Perturbations and Climate Change Shape Dynamics of Neurons and Circuits
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Eve Marder, Ph.D.Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Biology, Brandeis University
Presidential Lectures are a series of free public colloquia spotlighting groundbreaking research across four themes: neuroscience and autism science, physics, biology, and mathematics and computer science. These curated, high-level scientific talks feature leading scientists and mathematicians and are designed to foster discussion and drive discovery within the New York City research community. We invite those interested in these topics to join us for this weekly lecture series.
A fundamental problem in neuroscience is understanding how the properties of individual neurons and synapses contribute to neuronal circuit dynamics and behavior. Computational and experimental studies demonstrate that the same physiological output can arise from multiple degenerate solutions, and individual animals with similar behavior can have different sets of underlying circuit parameters.
In this Presidential Lecture, Eve Marder will discuss her research into the resilience of individual animals to perturbations such as changes in temperature and high potassium concentrations. Her team aims to understand differential resilience in natural, wild-caught animals in response to climate change. The work shows the long-lasting influences of the animals’ temperature histories.