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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.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <h3><strong>"Cortical Circuits for Spatial Na
 vigation"<br /><img class="alignright" src="https://neuro.hms.harvard.edu/s
 ites/default/files/profile-photos/O2Q5sjxD.jpeg" width="336" height="420" /
 ></strong></h3><p style="font-weight: 400\;"><a href="https://nam10.safelin
 ks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fneuro.hms.harvard.edu%2Ffacult
 y-staff%2Fchristopher-d-harvey&data=05%7C02%7Cliams%40wustl.edu%7C0ea32ea48
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 LJbXGLq0mrWi%2B8JuE4HiDGrt%2Bn6EIJAdIsxNdtdoMA%3D&reserved=0">Christopher D
 . Harvey. PhD | Neurobiology</a><a href="https://www.janelia.org/lab/lippin
 cott-schwartz-lab" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br /></a><br />Professor
  of Neurobiology\, Harvard Medical School<br />Director of Admissions\, Pro
 gram in Neuroscience</p><p>What are our brains doing as we make decisions? 
 How do we navigate complex spatial environments? For instance\, how do we u
 se cues from our environment to make correct decisions on how to navigate t
 hrough a city toward our destination?The Harvey lab seeks to understand fun
 damental principles for the function and organization of neuronal circuits 
 in the mammalian cortex. We investigate how circuits perform computations i
 nvolved in working memory and decision-making\, especially in the context o
 f spatial navigation.</p><p>Our approach is based on connecting properties 
 of neuronal circuit function with behavior in the mouse. We utilize a varie
 ty of experimental methods to study activity dynamics in circuits and the r
 elationship between circuit dynamics and architecture. Recently\, we have i
 nitiated efforts to combine our experimental program with a program for com
 putational and theoretical modeling. Together our approach emphasizes the d
 ynamics and the mechanisms by which circuits perform computations (how does
  a circuit compute?) and also aims to identify the computations performed i
 n specific circuits (what does a circuit compute?).</p><p>Many current expe
 riments are centered on a recently developed virtual reality system in whic
 h mice can navigate through visual virtual environments. This system allows
  us to train mice to perform perceptual decision-making tasks and to probe 
 circuit function during these tasks using a wide range of optical\, electro
 physiological\, genetic\, and anatomical 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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