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Dr. Laura Ewell – NBB Seminar Series

NBB Seminar Series

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2:00pm

The seminar will be live streamed via Zoom and In-Person.

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Laura Ewell, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, School of Medicine

University of California, Irvine

Physiological mechanisms of behavioral discrimination of similar contexts

Abstract:

There is long-standing physiological evidence that networks of the hippocampus perform pattern separation – the process of transforming similar input patterns to more dissimilar output patterns. It is believed that this process allows animals to store similar experiences as distinct memories, however direct evidence linking pattern separation physiological mechanisms and behavioral discrimination are lacking. Furthermore, it is unclear whether this process would persist in situations where it would be beneficial to ignore small differences. In this seminar, I will present data from a novel task that allows us to link physiological computations of hippocampal CA1 and DG to task demand.

Herklotz Conference Room

300 Qureshey Research Lab
Irvine, California 92697-3800 United States
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