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Neuroscience Seminars & Journal Clubs

2024-2025

Upcoming Events

Golden -- Estrogen modulates reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning

February 2, 2026

Monday, 2/2/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Carla Golden (New York University)
"Estrogen modulates reward prediction errors and reinforcement learning" See: https://carlaemgolden.weebly.com/

Stratton -- Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium

February 3, 2026

Tuesday, 2/3/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Meg Stratton, PhD (UMass Amherst)
See: https://www.strattonlab.com/
Host: Sue Paradis.

Salay -- Neural principles linking sensation to affective states

February 4, 2026

Wednesday, 2/4/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Lindsey Salay (California Institute of Technology)
"Neural principles linking sensation to affective states" See: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/people/lindsey-salay/

Yemini -- Neurobiology Journal Club

February 9, 2026

Monday, 2/9/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
Eviatar Yemini (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

Adamson -- Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium

February 10, 2026

Tuesday, 2/10/2026 12:45 pm-1:45 pm Gerstenzang 123
Joint Biology/Neuroscience Colloquium
Britt Adamson (Princeton)
See: https://molbio.princeton.edu/people/britt-adamson
Host: Jim Haber.

Chevee -- Hunger accelerates reward learning through a movement specific dopamine signal

February 11, 2026

Wednesday, 2/11/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Molecular Genetics Journal Club (Faculty Search)
Maxime Chevee (Vanderbuilt University)
"Hunger accelerates reward learning through a movement specific dopamine signal" See: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/neurogenomics/person/maxime-chevee/

Monday, 2/23/26, -- Chen & Kuang -- Neurobiology Journal Club

Monday, 2/23/2026
Neurobiology Journal Club
Laurie Chen
Richard Kuang (Griffith Lab)
"An enhancer-AAV toolbox to target and manipulate distinct interneuron subtypes"

Thursday, 2/26/26, -- Kadener -- Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club

Thursday, 2/26/2026
Computational/Systems Neuroscience Journal Club
Sebastian Kadener (Kadener Lab)

Torrance & Aldalil -- Neurobiology Journal Club

March 2, 2026

Monday, 3/2/2026 11:15 am-12:05 pm Gerstenzang 124
Neurobiology Journal Club
McKinzey Torrance, PhD (Gutchess Lab)
Seif Aldalil (Turrigiano Lab)