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SUMMARY: Department of Neuroscience Seminar: Christopher D. Harvey\, PhD (H
 arvard University)
DESCRIPTION: Christopher D. Harvey\, PhD\, is giving a Department of Neuros
 cience Seminar talk at WashU Medicine.
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 ght: 400\;"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht
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 ta=05%7C02%7Cliams%40wustl.edu%7C0ea32ea48dea47a4869608de9bcd842e%7C4ccca3b
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 JAdIsxNdtdoMA%3D&reserved=0">Christopher D. Harvey. PhD | Neurobiology</a><
 a href="https://www.janelia.org/lab/lippincott-schwartz-lab" target="_blank
 " rel="noopener"><br /></a><br />Professor of Neurobiology\, Harvard Medica
 l School<br />Director of Admissions\, Program in Neuroscience</p><p>What a
 re our brains doing as we make decisions? How do we navigate complex spatia
 l environments? For instance\, how do we use cues from our environment to m
 ake correct decisions on how to navigate through a city toward our destinat
 ion?The Harvey lab seeks to understand fundamental principles for the funct
 ion and organization of neuronal circuits in the mammalian cortex. We inves
 tigate how circuits perform computations involved in working memory and dec
 ision-making\, especially in the context of spatial navigation.</p><p>Our a
 pproach is based on connecting properties of neuronal circuit function with
  behavior in the mouse. We utilize a variety of experimental methods to stu
 dy activity dynamics in circuits and the relationship between circuit dynam
 ics and architecture. Recently\, we have initiated efforts to combine our e
 xperimental program with a program for computational and theoretical modeli
 ng. Together our approach emphasizes the dynamics and the mechanisms by whi
 ch circuits perform computations (how does a circuit compute?) and also aim
 s to identify the computations performed in specific circuits (what does a 
 circuit compute?).</p><p>Many current experiments are centered on a recentl
 y developed virtual reality system in which mice can navigate through visua
 l virtual environments. This system allows us to train mice to perform perc
 eptual decision-making tasks and to probe circuit function during these tas
 ks using a wide range of optical\, electrophysiological\, genetic\, and ana
 tomical methods.</p>
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
LOCATION:Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium
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ORGANIZER;CN="Liam Savage":MAILTO:liams@wustl.edu
URL;VALUE=URI:https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/events/event/department-of-neu
 roscience-seminar-christopher-d-harvey-phd-harvard-university/
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