In Sur Lab Publications Posted Read More
Tuned responses of astrocytes and their influence on hemodynamic signals in the visual cortex
Schummers, J., H. Yu and M. Sur. Science 320: 1638-1643, 2008.
How the brain processes emotions
A new glimpse into working memory
“Lost” memories can be found
Kay Tye receives Presidential Early Career Award
Pinpointing loneliness in the brain
A day in the life of a synapse reveals new facets of the adult brain
How neurons lose their connections
Protein imaging reveals detailed brain architecture
Neuroscientists Reveal how the Brain can Enhance Connections
Congratulations to Kwanghun Chung: 2015 Packard Fellowship Recipient
Leveraging Genetic Diversity to Drive Precision Medicine
How the brain controls sleep
How the brain encodes time and place
Glenn Foundation gift to MIT to fund multiple research initiatives on how we age
Uncovering a dynamic cortex: Neuroscientists show that multiple cortical regions are needed to process information.
Recalling happier memories can reverse depression: Artificially reactivating positive memories could offer an alternative to traditional antidepressants.
Process that allows brains to learn and remember also leads to degeneration with age.
Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have identified a master genetic regulator that could account for faulty brain functions that contribute to schizophrenia.
How the brain tells good from bad
Picower neuroscientists identify neurons in the amygdala that assign emotions to experience.
Picower researchers ID brain mechanisms underlying alertness and attentiveness
Alana Foundation gift to support study of Down syndrome
Picower Institute to partner on four projects with Case Western Reserve University.
How Brain Waves Guide Memory Formation
Neurons hum at different frequencies to tell the brain which memories it should store
Epigenomics of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
Study of epigenomic modifications reveals immune basis of Alzheimer's disease
Sugar on the Brain Circuit
Mice seeking sweets may hold key to compulsive overeating
Decoding Sugar Addiction
Separate neural circuits control sugar cravings and healthy eating
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Patrick Purdon, MD
Dr. Purdon’s research integrates neuroimaging, biomedical signal processing, and the systems neuroscience of general anesthesia and sedation.
His group conducts human studies of anesthesia-induced unconsciousness, using a variety of techniques including multimodal neuroimaging, high-density EEG, and invasive neurophysiological recordings used to diagnose medically refractory epilepsy. They also develop novel methods in neuroimaging and biomedical signal processing to support these studies, as well as methods for monitoring level of consciousness under general anesthesia using EEG.
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Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD
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Susumu Tonegawa, PhD
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Li-Huei Tsai, Ph.D
13Oct9:00 am- 5:00 pmThe Picower Institute Fall 2017 SymposiumNeural Circuits of Emotion and Motivation9:00 am - 5:00 pm 43 Vassar St Room 46-3002, Cambridge, MA 02139Event Type:Symposia,Availability:Must RegisterPublic Event
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Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Fall 2017 Symposium Neural Circuits of Emotion and Motivation Friday, October 13, 2017 | 9:00am - 5:00pm MIT Building 46, Singleton Auditorium (46-3002) REGISTRATION REQUIRED - REGISTER HERE
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Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Fall 2017 Symposium
Neural Circuits of Emotion and Motivation
Friday, October 13, 2017 | 9:00am – 5:00pm
MIT Building 46, Singleton Auditorium (46-3002)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – REGISTER HERE
Speakers:
Catherine Dulac, PhD | Harvard University
Barry Everitt, ScD | University of Cambridge
Steven Flavell, PhD | Picower Institute, MIT
Hailan Hu, PhD | Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Zachary Knight, PhD | University of California, San Francisco
Eve Marder, PhD | Brandeis University
Hee-Sup Shin, MD, PhD | Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Garret Stuber, PhD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kay Tye, PhD | Picower Institute, MIT
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8:30am – 9:00am – Breakfast
9:00am – 5:00pm – Speaking Program
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16Oct4:00 pm- 5:00 pmPicower Lecture with Dr. Fred "Rusty" GageNeurogenesis: Early Fate Decisions, Maturation and Differentiation4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 43 Vassar St Room 46-3002, Cambridge, MA 02139Event Type:Picower Lecture,Availability:Public Event
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(Monday) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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CANCELLED — To be rescheduled for Fall 2017.
Neurogenesis is a process wherein primitive, uncommitted cells transition through a series of choice points as they acquire ever more mature fates. In this seminar, I will report on three new findings related different phases of this process. In the first part, I will report on the discovery that nuclear pore proteins play a pivotal role in maintaining neural stem cell fate, both in vitro and in vivo. The second part of the seminar will concern the use of human induced pluripotent cells to reveal that when the initial rate of maturation in progenitor cells to neurons accelerates in disease, defects in mature neuronal function emerge. Finally, I will discuss our new approach to developing organoids to model 3-D elements of more mature human brain function.
Speaker
Fred H. Gage, Ph.D., a Professor in the Laboratory of Genetics, joined The Salk Institute in 1995. He received his Ph.D. in 1976 from The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Gage’s work concentrates on the adult central nervous system and unexpected plasticity and adaptability to environmental stimulation that remains throughout the life of all mammals. In addition, he models human neurological and psychiatric disease in vitro using human stem cells. Finally his lab studies the genomic mosaicism that exists in the brain as a result of mobile elements that are active during neurogenesis.
Prior to joining Salk, Dr. Gage was a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, and American Philosophical Society, a foreign member of the European Molecular Biology Organization and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Gage has served as President of the Society for Neuroscience in 2002, and past President for the International Society for Stem Cell Research 2012.
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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
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Li-Huei Tsai, PhD
17Oct4:00 pm- 5:00 pmAging Brain Initiative Seminar Series with Dr. Scott Small4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 43 Vassar St Room 46-3002, Cambridge, MA 02139Event Type:Aging Brain Seminar SeriesAvailability:Public Event
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(Tuesday) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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43 Vassar St Room 46-3002, Cambridge, MA 02139
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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
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Li-Huei Tsai, PhD
1Nov4:00 pm- 5:00 pmAging Brain Initiative Seminar Series with Dr. Richard Ransohoff4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 43 Vassar St Room 46-3002, Cambridge, MA 02139Event Type:Aging Brain Seminar SeriesAvailability:Public Event
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(Wednesday) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Room 46-3002 (Singleton Auditorium)
43 Vassar St Room 46-3002, Cambridge, MA 02139
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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
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Li-Huei Tsai, PhD
Recent Publications
In Sur Lab Publications Posted Read More
miR-132, an experience-dependent microRNA, is essential for visual cortex plasticity.
Mellios, N., H. Sugihara, J. Castro, A. Banerjee, C. Le, A. Kumar, B. Crawford, J. Strathmann, D. Tropea, S. S. Levine, D. Edbauer and M. Sur. Nature Neuroscience 14: 1240-1242, 2011.
In Sur Lab Publications Posted Read More
Division and subtraction by distinct cortical inhibitory networks in vivo
Wilson, N.R., C.A. Runyan, F.L. Wang, and M. Sur. Nature 488: 343-348, 2012.
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