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The mission of the Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (CT IBACS) is to serve as both a beacon and incubator for research across the brain and cognitive sciences at UConn and beyond; promoting and supporting the interdisciplinary science of the mind and its realization in biological and artificial systems.

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“Anyone could, if they were so inclined, be the sculptor of their own brain.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Upcoming Events

  1. 2/19 MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Alexey Onufriev
  2. 2/19 Neuroscience Seminar Series - van der Heijden
  3. 2/20 Neuroscience Journal Club - Ragan
  4. 2/20 Philosophy Brown Bag Series: Bloomfield

MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Alexey Onufriev

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus
BPB 131

MCB Seminar Series: Dr. Alexey Onufriev
“Department of Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes Dr. Alexey Onufriev from Virginia Tech hosted by Dr. Eric May”

Contact Information: mcboffice.uconn.edu

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Neuroscience Seminar Series - van der Heijden

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

UConn Health
Low Learning Center

Sponsored by the Kim Family Fund

"Inner ear mechanics: new techniques and new insights."

Presenter:
Marcel van der Heijden, Neurosciences Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands

Host: Dr. Leslie Bernstein, lbernstein@uchc.edu

Contact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu, 860-679-8787

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Neuroscience Journal Club - Ragan

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

UConn Health
E4036

Neuroscience Journal Club

Presenter:
Michal Ragan
Graduate Assistant


Paper to be presented:
"Dopaminergic neurons inhibit striatal output through non-canonical release of GABA"

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944587/

Contact Information: Jody Gridley, gridley@uchc.edu, 860-679-8787

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Philosophy Brown Bag Series: Bloomfield

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

Storrs Campus
MAN 002 (Basement Lounge)

This week: Paul Bloomfield, "Courage: Scope, Psychology, Epistemology"

A series of informal talks by philosophy faculty and graduate students. For a description and how to sign up, see http://philosophy.uconn.edu/brown-bags/.

Contact Information: Lionel Shapiro, lionel.shapiro@uconn.edu

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News

  • In June a Brain Symposium was held which connected researchers in the brain sciences between UConn and UConn Health.
  • The Institute's annual Meet and Speak event was opened with remarks by the Vice President of Research, Radenka Maric, in which she describes the Institute as an "engine of innovation". Photo: Control cultures where neurons are grown in vitro with electrode stimulation. (Extracts from Kim Krieger/UConn Today)
  • IBACS and BIRC hosted tours of the Brain Research Center for high school students from E.O Smith and Middletown High School. Positive feedback from the students showed that they left the trip informed and inspired.

IBACS Affiliate, Doug Oliver, authors TED Lesson on Auditory Processing

Recent Posts

  • Call for applications: IBRAiN Program
  • Funded summer opportunity: Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute
  • Meet and Speak Event
  • Call for Applications: IBACS Summer Graduate Fellowships
  • The Science of Hearing

Contact Us:

Phone: 860-486-4937
E-mail: ibacs@uconn.edu
Address: CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences
University of Connecticut
337 Mansfield Rd Unit 1272
Storrs, CT 06269
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