Na Ji seminar: 1pm July 8 at UCL
Harris, Kenneth
Dear London Systems Neuroscientists,
I would like to announce a special seminar by Na Ji (UC Berkeley), 1pm on Monday July 8th in the UCL Gavin de Beer Lecture Theatre, Anatomy G04.
Imaging the brain at high spatiotemporal resolution
To understand the brain, we need to monitor physiological processes of single synapses as well as neural activity of a large number of networked neurons, ideally at millisecond temporal resolution. Using concepts developed in astronomy and optics, my laboratory develops next-generation microscopy methods for imaging the brain at higher resolution, greater depth, and faster speed. I will discuss our recent work on improving the spatial and temporal resolution of in vivo brain imaging, including how adaptive optics improves the accuracy of calcium imaging, a systematic investigation on how lower resolution imaging approaches may lead to artifactual biological results, a high-throughput method for mapping synaptic transmission, and a kilohertz two-photon fluorescence microscopy methods that have enabled population imaging of voltage activity across hundreds of neurons.
Hope to see you there!
Kenneth
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Kenneth D. Harris
Professor of Quantitative Neuroscience
UCL Institute of Neurology
Cruciform Building, Gower Street
London WC1E 9BT
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7679 0709