Saturday, June 11, 2022 8:00am to 6:15pm
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500 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
https://na.eventscloud.com/website/35896/home/ #URNeuroscienceNeurodevelopment offers a unique lens to understand the structure and function of the brain. Neurodevelopmental principles have long been recognized by classic neuroanatomists and are increasingly applied to investigate the origins of brain disorders. Recent animal research has yielded a series of breakthroughs regarding the molecular genetic mechanisms that govern early patterning, neurogenesis and wiring of the nervous system. In parallel, new technologies to visualize neural circuits and control neuronal activity have revolutionized studies of the functional architecture of brain circuits and their activity-dependent maturation. While animal work increasingly identifies the ‘how’, ‘where’ and ‘when’ of brain development, human and clinical research are crucial for linking this work with evolutionarily conserved genetic and cellular/circuit substrates, to uncover the etiology of human-specific neurodevelopmental diseases. Thus, the wealth of new information about neurodevelopment marks an exciting and potentially transformative period for developmental neurobiology. By drawing together researchers from different fields, this symposium aims to generate discussion and debate on how recent advances in delineating neurodevelopmental processes across species shape our understanding of the brain, including its systems-level function and dysfunction.
To register, email cmeregistration@urmc.rochester.edu or call (585) 275-7666.
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