EMPOWERING COLLABORATIVE AND
DIVERSE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AT UCLA.
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Joint Seminars In Neuroscience
December 16, 2025
Spencer Smith, Ph.D.Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chair, Dynamical Neuroscience Interdepartmental Ph.D. Program
University of California, Santa Barbara
“Large Scale Two-Photon Imaging and Complex Neuro AI To Make Your Car Better at Driving Itself“
(Faculty Host: Alex Huk)
Upcoming Events/Seminars
- 12:00pm
Geriatric Psychiatry Grand Rounds (GPGR) – Felix Schoeller, Ph.D.
- 2:00pm
Integrative Center on Addictions (ICA) Seminar Series – Steve Shoptaw, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Division of Population Behavioral Health (D-PBH) Research Seminar – Arpana Church, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Wolfgang Singer, M.D.
- 3:00pm
Department of Neurology Special Seminar – Yifat Miller, Ph.D.
- 11:00am
Brain Mapping Center (BMC) Seminar Series – Shantanu Joshi, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Integrative Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics (ICNG) Seminar Series – Jessica Rexach, M.D., Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Broad Stem Cell Research Center (BSCRC) Research Seminar – DarrellKotton, M.D.
- 9:00am
Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART) Distinguished Lecture Series – Christine Nordahl, Ph.D.
- 9:30am
Integrative Center for Learning and Memory (ICLM) Journal Club – Lukas Oesch, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Synapse to Circuit (S2C) x Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology (LNE) x Integrative Center for Neural Development, Degeneration, and Repair (ICNDDR) Joint Seminar – Valerie Tornini, Ph.D.
- 5:00pm
Science Policy Group (SPG) Fall 2025 Gathering
- 12:00pm
Women in Neuroscience (WiN) Winter Meeting
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – Avishek Adhikari, Ph.D.
- 12:30pm
Staglin Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Research Seminar – Alberto Vazquez, Ph.D.
- 2:00pm
Easton Center Dementia Colloquium: ClinicoPathologic Conference
- 9:00am
Big10 Neuroscience Seminar Series – Nikunj Mehta, Ph.D. and Wang Zheng, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) Seminar Series – Lucina Q. Uddin, Ph.D.
- 12:00pm
Joint Seminars in Neuroscience (JSN) Series – Spencer Smith, Ph.D.
- 9:00am
Neurology Grand Rounds (NGR) – Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D.
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Image: High-resolution structural MRI template brain (coronal slice. .65mm isotropic) highlighting the medial temporal lobe regions including the amygdala, hippocampus, and surrounding cortices involved in the emotional modulation of memory.
By: Leal Lab
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