ICPBR Colloquia/Seminars
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Apr 08, 2025Dr. Peter Mombaerts: "Glomeruli of the mouse olfactory bulb: numbers, sizes, and shapes"The discovery of olfactory bulb glomeruli was reported by Camillo Golgi 150 years ago. Their exact number is still unknown. The 1141 odorant receptor genes in the mouse genome are key determinants of the coalescence of axons of olfactory sensory neurons into dist... -
Dec 05, 2024Dr. Kentaro Miyamoto: "Evolutionary origin of metacognition in primates"
In this talk, I will present our recent research that uncovers the mechanism by which macaque monkeys make metacognitive judgments prior to perceptual decisions. This was achieved by combining a newly developed behavioral paradigm, functional brain mapping via fM... -
Nov 26, 2024Dr. Takafumi Minamimoto: "Imaging-guided chemogenetics in nonhuman primates: advancement and future directions"
Nonhuman primates (NHPs), particularly macaques and marmosets, are invaluable models for understanding complex brain functions and behaviors. Despite their significance, tools for precise genetic neuromodulation in NHPs remain limited, hindering our ability to st... -
Nov 20, 2024Dr. Peter Mombaerts: "Visualizing how SARS-CoV-2 attacks the olfactory system in COVID-19 patients"
Anosmia, the loss of smell, is a common and often the sole symptom of COVID-19. The onset of the sequence of pathobiological events leading to olfactory dysfunction remains obscure. We reasoned that the neurotropic or neuroinvasive capacity of SARS-CoV-2, if it e... -
Oct 15, 2024【CANCELLED】Prof. Klaus Armin Nave :"Novel functions of oligodendrocytes in brain energy metabolism and neurodegenerative diseases”
Oligodendrocytes make myelin and support axonal energy metabolism with the delivery of glycolysis products. Moreover, myelin itself can act as a lipid-based energy reserve that is metabolized when glucose levels are low. Such glial metabolic support requires the ... -
Sep 02, 2024Prof. Anna Wang Roe: "A cortical specialization for foveal vision"
A common tenet of neural sensory representation is that species-specific behaviors are reflected in specialized brain organizations1. In humans and nonhuman primates, the central one degree of vision is processed by the foveola2, a retinal structure which compris...