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SUMMARY:CBN Really Awesome Data Discussion: Rafiq Huda Lab
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Maxwell Madden in Rafiq Huda Lab \nDate and Time: October 9\, 2026\, 12:00 – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Nelson Biology Laboratories\, 604 Allison Rd\, Rm D406\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\, USA
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/cbn-really-awesome-data-discussion-huda-lab/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T153000
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SUMMARY:Special Iron's Lecture Colloquium: Yael Hanein\, PhD (Tel Aviv University)
DESCRIPTION:“Listening to the Body: Soft Electronics\, Electrophysiology and the Physics of Human–Machine Interfaces”\nSpeaker: Yael Hanein\, PhD\nProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Tel Aviv University \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, October 7\, 2026\, 3:30 – 4:30 PM \nLocation: 330W\, Physics & Astronomy Building\, Busch Campus \nZoom Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/95124198614?pwd=dnBzWnhUTmVSRjJZaVR1QnpvazduZz09 \nAbstract: The human body continuously generates electrical signals that reflect neural activity\, muscle activation\, eye movements\, cardiac function\, and cognitive state. Accessing this rich information outside the laboratory\, however\, requires interfaces that can conform to the body\, remain stable during natural behavior\, and resolve weak physiological signals in the presence of motion and environmental noise. In this talk\, I will describe our development of soft\, wearable electrode technologies that bring electrophysiological measurements from controlled laboratory experiments into everyday environments. I will discuss how advances in materials\, electrode–skin interfaces\, sensing electronics\, and signal analysis enable high-quality EEG\, EMG\, EOG\, and ECG recordings using unobtrusive wearable systems. Examples will include mapping facial muscle activity\, decoding gestures and silent speech\, monitoring sleep\, and quantifying physiological and cognitive states. I will conclude with our current efforts to move from sensing to interaction\, combining multimodal physiological measurements\, AI\, and electrical stimulation to create adaptive human–machine interfaces that can infer state and intention and ultimately interact with the nervous system in closed loop. \nFor more information\, go to the colloquium webpage:  https://physics.rutgers.edu/events/colloquium
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/special-irons-lecture-colloquium-yael-hanein-phd-tel-aviv-university/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T120000
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SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Translational Work-in-Progress (ADRD-TWIP): Lihui Tu\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Intraindividual sleep–activity dynamics as markers of neurocognitive risk”\nSpeaker: Lihui Tu\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Researcher\, Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center; Institute for Health \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, October 7\, 2026\, 12-1 PM \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94769804345?pwd=IMqJIIvuDmRl997R6O4U4NKbt6UWfs.1\nMeeting code: 947 6980 4345\nPasscode: 454288 \nWith a background in clinical psychiatry\, Dr. Lihui Tu earned his Ph.D. in Psychiatry from Peking University. He specializes in Alzheimer’s disease\, focusing on large-scale data analysis and longitudinal modeling. Before joining Rutgers\, he spent over a year as a postdoctoral researcher at RIKEN in Japan. His current research examines cognitive aging within Native American populations. \nDr. Tu will discuss his specific aims and intended methodology for a potential grant application examining intraindividual sleep–activity dynamics as wearable-derived markers of neurocognitive risk. He is interested in feedback and suggestions to refine the characterization of temporal features and sleep–activity phenotypes\, and to identify the most appropriate approaches for relating these measures to cognitive performance\, cognitive change\, and incident MCI/ADRD. Dr. Tu’s research focuses on cognitive aging and ADRD\, with particular interests in digital phenotyping\, longitudinal data\, and scalable markers of early neurocognitive vulnerability.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/alzheimers-disease-and-related-dementia-translational-work-in-progress-adrd-twip-lihui-tu-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T100000
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SUMMARY:CCNP Seminar: Ugne Ziausyte (MD/PhD Student)
DESCRIPTION:“An upcoming study on latent cause inference in disorders of compulsivity”\nSpeaker: Ugne Ziausyte\nMD/PhD Student\, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School\, Rutgers University \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, October 7\, 10-11am EDT (Eastern) \nZoom link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94117265887?pwd=lmaGLwwbJ7buoK4aOMHofVvOWo64AX.1 \nCompulsivity is characterized by repetitive\, self-deleterious behavior\, often performed despite the knowledge of its disruptive effects on the pursuit of long-term goals. While classically characterized as a symptom driven by overactive habit systems\, recently\, alternative conceptualizations have emerged. In this talk\, I will introduce an upcoming study that investigates how compulsivity may be explained through the lens of latent cause inference – a theory describing how people understand their environment by categorizing their experiences into shared\, unobservable causes – in populations with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or alcohol use disorder (AUD)\, two canonical disorders of compulsivity.  After providing a methodological overview of the novel task designed for this study\, I will describe the behavioral and neural hypotheses in detail and share predictions for study results.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/ccnp-seminar-ugne-ziausyte/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T150000
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SUMMARY:A 3-Day Training Workshop at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) at Rutgers University\, in partnership with the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)\, is hosting a three-day in-person training workshop on using MRI methods for human imaging.  CAHBIR at Rutgers offers cutting-edge human imaging services. This 9-hour workshop (spread over 3 days) is designed for faculty\, students and staff who are going to be involved in human MRI research. The workshop provides an introduction to MRI methods\, MRI safety\, study design and analysis. It also covers pragmatic issues related to scanning at CAHBIR. The in-person workshops are also open to people who are not affiliated with Rutgers. Seating is limited. Please register by September 15th. \nDate & Time: \n\nTuesday\, September 29\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM\n\nLocation: \n\nSeptember 29-30: RWJMS Research Tower (RT)\, Room V10\, Busch Campus\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\nOctober 6: CABM Seminar Room 010\, Rutgers RWJMS/Busch Campus\, 679 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\n\nEach workshop day will feature new content presented by CAHBIR’s expert team. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98852513027?pwd=ymk9qTjxixiu8MfZVl7a2o7FxBBF8Z.1\nMeeting ID: 988 5251 3027\nPasscode: 12345 \nLearn  more: https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2026/08/07/2026-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-3-day-workshop/ 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/a-3-day-training-workshop-at-the-rutgers-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-3/
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SUMMARY:RWJ-NCB Seminar Series (Hybrid): Ai Yamamoto\, PhD (Columbia University)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, October 6\, 2026 at 10:00 am in the Research Tower\, Room V10 for an RWJ-Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology Seminar Series featuring Dr. Ai Yamamoto\, Associate Professor of Neurology\, Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University.  Dr. Yamamoto will be presenting on the topic of “Clearing Up the Mess: Eliminating the Proteinopathy to Combat Neurodegenerative Disease.”  The host for this seminar is Dr. Pingyue Pan\, MD\, PhD (RWJ-Neuroscience and Cell Biology).  All are welcome to attend.     \nClick Here to Join \nMeeting ID: 991 8562 6685 \nPassword: 134629
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rwj-ncb-seminar-series-ai-yamamoto-phd-columbia-university/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T130000
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SUMMARY:CBN Seminar: Annelise Snyder\, PhD (Western Washington University)
DESCRIPTION:“Defining innate immune mechanisms underlying microglial control of brain metastases in breast cancer”\nSpeaker: Annelise Snyder\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\, Biology Department\, Western Washington University \nDate and Time: October 2\, 2026\, 12:00 – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Nelson Biology Laboratories\, 604 Allison Rd\, Rm D406\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\, USA
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/cbn-seminar-annelise-snyder-phd-western-washington-university/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260224T021229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T134743Z
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SUMMARY:BHI Plenary Seminar (Hybrid): Scott J. Russo\, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
DESCRIPTION:“Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Depression”\n Speaker: Scott J. Russo\nLeon Levy Director of the Brain-Body Research Institute\nNash Family Department of Neuroscience\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nDate and Time: Thursday\, Oct 1\, 2026\, 12 Noon (ET) \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93226447395?pwd=Rb5AbsEVw5PPkdDC99GKpVOKjJQQqH.1 \nMeeting ID: 932 2644 7395  |  Passcode: 100126 \nLocation: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM)\, Piscataway\nRoom 010 on the Busch campus \nAbstract: Stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have an increasingly high worldwide prevalence and exact tremendous individual burden. While there are some effective treatments for stress disorders\, more than a third of affected individuals do not achieve full remission by available antidepressant medications or established psychotherapeutic treatments. One of the most important risk factors for these stress disorders is exposure to chronic psychosocial stress. Therefore\, elucidating the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the effects of psychosocial stress is crucial to advancing our understanding of disorders like MDD and PTSD and ultimately to develop treatment options and prevention strategies. Interactions between the central nervous system (CNS) and other organ systems\, including the immune system\, are tightly regulated. Psychosocial stress can profoundly impact this bi-directional communication\, with disruptions in the neuroimmune axis increasingly recognized as an important factor in the pathogenesis of stress disorders. Chronic stress activates the innate immune system resulting in mobilization of peripheral myeloid cells (i.e.\, monocytes) and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines\, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6). In humans\, it is well established that a subset of patients with stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders display a state of chronic low-grade inflammation\, characterized by increased circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and leukocytosis. The most enduring immune change observed in stress disorder subjects and in mouse chronic stress models is monocytosis\, an increase in production and egress of monocytes from bone marrow stores. Interestingly\, monocyte levels correlate strongly with quantitative measures of stress suggesting that monocytes might be dynamically regulated. Indeed\, our recent work identified a population of stress-responsive neurons in the brain that project to and innervate the bone marrow to control monocytosis. Activation of this circuit by stress increases circulating levels of monocytes and trafficking to target tissues. In addition\, stress disrupts the endothelial BBB allowing greater entry of circulating proteins directly into brain reward regions like the NAc. While these findings have provided important insights into the pathophysiology of stress and depression\, we still know little about the mechanisms by which these stress-induced peripheral immune changes can affect neuronal function and ultimately behavior. In this talk\, I will discuss recent data in both mice and humans to support a model in which peripheral immune cells interface with the brain at the neurovascular unit to control brain circuit function and behaviors relevant to depression and anxiety. \nLearn more about the seminar \nHosted by Yong Kim\, PhD (Neurosurgery/RWJMS) \nLearn more about the BHI Plenary Seminar Series 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/bhi-plenary-seminar-hybrid-scott-j-russo-phd-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T110000
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SUMMARY:A 3-Day Training Workshop at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) at Rutgers University\, in partnership with the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)\, is hosting a three-day in-person training workshop on using MRI methods for human imaging.  CAHBIR at Rutgers offers cutting-edge human imaging services. This 9-hour workshop (spread over 3 days) is designed for faculty\, students and staff who are going to be involved in human MRI research. The workshop provides an introduction to MRI methods\, MRI safety\, study design and analysis. It also covers pragmatic issues related to scanning at CAHBIR. The in-person workshops are also open to people who are not affiliated with Rutgers. \nDate & Time: \n\nTuesday\, September 29\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM\n\nLocation: \n\nSeptember 29-30: RWJMS Research Tower (RT)\, Room V10\, Busch Campus\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\nOctober 6: CABM Seminar Room 010\, Rutgers RWJMS/Busch Campus\, 679 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\n\nEach workshop day will feature new content presented by CAHBIR’s expert team. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98852513027?pwd=ymk9qTjxixiu8MfZVl7a2o7FxBBF8Z.1\nMeeting ID: 988 5251 3027\nPasscode: 12345 \nLearn  more: https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2026/08/07/2026-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-3-day-workshop/ 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/a-3-day-training-workshop-at-the-rutgers-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T120000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
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SUMMARY:CMBN Faculty Candidate: Dashiell Sacks\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Neurophysiological Insights into the Developing Brain and Mental Health”\nDate and Time: September 30\, 11 AM – 12 PM\, 2026 \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99337315908?pwd=RMvrrblGU7sI4VILuTEhoubGnwLPuK.1 \nLocation: Aidekman Research Center Room 103\, Newark\, NJ 07102\, USA \nDashiell Sacks is a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his PhD from the Thompson Institute\, University of the Sunshine Coast\, Australia. His research focuses on understanding how early environments shape brain development from infancy through adolescence\, with a particular interest in factors that influence early mental health and wellbeing. His work spans longitudinal cohort studies in Australia and the United States and integrates environmental\, behavioral\, and EEG measures to identify neurodevelopmental mechanisms that can inform early identification and intervention efforts.”
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/cmbn-faculty-candidate-dashiell-sacks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260828T052830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T133625Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Women’s Brain Health Initiative (RWBHI) Plenary Seminar (Virtual): Jennifer S. Stevens\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Neuroendocrine contributors to traumatic stress: Understanding women’s risk”\nSpeaker: Jennifer S. Stevens\, PhD\nCo-Director\, The Grady Trauma Project\nAssociate Professor\, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences\nEmory University School of Medicine\nInvestigator\, Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation\nAtlanta VA Health Care System \nDate and Time: Tuesday\, September 29\, 2026\, 12:00 PM (EST) \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94401127117?pwd=EEkh3qdxGpKIFzpefpYdstiLR3y8St.1\nMeeting ID: 944 0112 7117  | Passcode: 092926 \nDr. Stevens’ earlier work from the Grady Trauma Project identified a polymorphism in the PACAP receptor gene that contributes to risk for PTSD among women but not men. Further developments in this line of research provide one of the best-studied biological explanations for the gender disparity in PTSD diagnosis. The lab recently observed that childhood trauma predicts decreased behavioral-inhibition-related mPFC and hippocampal function in women with PTSD but does not impact function in resilient women who experienced trauma but do not have PTSD. The newest studies in the lab address 1) associations between menstrual cycle hormones and brain-based signatures of stress vulnerability in young women\, 2) longitudinal changes in neural structure and function over perimenopause\, and 3) maternal responses to infant cues in the early postpartum window.  Learn more \nLearn more about the Rutgers Women’s Brain Health Initiative \nLearn more about the BHI Plenary Seminar Series 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-womens-brain-health-initiative-rwbhi-plenary-seminar-virtual-jennifer-s-stevens-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T140000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T103634Z
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SUMMARY:A 3-Day Training Workshop at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research (CAHBIR) at Rutgers University\, in partnership with the Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)\, is hosting a three-day in-person training workshop on using MRI methods for human imaging.  CAHBIR at Rutgers offers cutting-edge human imaging services. This 9-hour workshop (spread over 3 days) is designed for faculty\, students and staff who are going to be involved in human MRI research. The workshop provides an introduction to MRI methods\, MRI safety\, study design and analysis. It also covers pragmatic issues related to scanning at CAHBIR. The in-person workshops are also open to people who are not affiliated with Rutgers. \nDate & Time: \n\nTuesday\, September 29\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nWednesday\, September 30\, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nTuesday\, October 6\, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM\n\nLocation: \n\nSeptember 29-30: RWJMS Research Tower (RT)\, Room V10\, Busch Campus\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\nOctober 6: CABM Seminar Room 010\, Rutgers RWJMS/Busch Campus\, 679 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\n\nEach workshop day will feature new content presented by CAHBIR’s expert team. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98852513027?pwd=ymk9qTjxixiu8MfZVl7a2o7FxBBF8Z.1\nMeeting ID: 988 5251 3027\nPasscode: 12345 \nLearn  more: https://brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2026/08/07/2026-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research-3-day-workshop/ 
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/a-3-day-training-workshop-at-the-rutgers-center-for-advanced-human-brain-imaging-research/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T140000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260923T214305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T215056Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Network Neuroscience Interest Group: Amy Kuceyeski\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“The Krakencoder: a multi-modal connectome fusion tool for brain-behavior mapping”\nSpeaker: Amy Kuceyeski\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Mathematics\, Radiology Department\, Brain and Mind Institute\, Weill Cornell Medicine \nDate and Time: Friday\, September 25 at 1:00 PM \nZoom link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/lp756?pwd=Y3Q1NTNGTFJibHpYcUUwYUNaaFg5UT09\nIn-Person: SRB seminar room \nSummary: In this talk\, Dr. Kuceyeski will introduce the Krakencoder – her lab’s new tool for multi-modal integration of brain network measurements that allows mapping between connectome processing pipelines as well as between structural and functional connectomes. This AI tool allows state of the art preservation of inter-individual differences in brain networks through a shared latent space. In an extension from the original publication earlier this year\, she will demonstrate the flexibility of the tool for jointly minimizing site differences (harmonization) as well as maximizing brain-behavior mapping accuracy for various metrics. She also demonstrate how the tool can be used to create interpretable feature importances when mapping to behavior or demographics. This tool represents the power of AI in better understanding the mapping between brain structure and function and behavior.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-network-neuroscience-interest-group-amy-kuceyeski-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260924T120021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T120848Z
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SUMMARY:CBN Really Awesome Data Discussion: Brian Daniels Lab
DESCRIPTION:“CNS-derived SerpinA3n exerts a protective function during WNV orthoflavivirus encephalitis.”\nSpeaker: Vishal Karuppusamy from Brian Daniels Lab \nDate and Time: September 25\, 2026\, 12:00 – 1:00 PM \nLocation: Nelson Biology Laboratories\, 604 Allison Rd\, Rm D406\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854\, USA
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/cbn-really-awesome-data-discussion-brian-daniels-lab/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T170000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260630T011258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T054905Z
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SUMMARY:Ira B. Black Memorial Lecture: Michelle Monje Deisseroth\, MD\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for the 2026 Ira B. Black Memorial Lecture on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 at 4 PM in the East Lecture Hall\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway Campus.\n\nThis year’s lecture will feature Michelle Monje Deisseroth\, MD\, PhD\, Milan Gambhir Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Chambers-Okamura Endowed Director for Pediatric Neuro-Immuno-Oncology at Stanford University and Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute.  Dr. Monje Deisseroth will be presenting on “Neuron-glial interactions in health and disease: from cognition to cancer.”\n\nWe also invite you to join us for some light refreshments following the lecture in the Old Student Lounge.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Mary Tran at 732-235-5391 or trant2@rwjms.rutgers.edu.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/ira-b-black-memorial-lecture-michelle-monje-deisseroth-md-phd/
LOCATION:East Lecture Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
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SUMMARY:RARC Treatment & Recovery Special Interest Group meeting: Dr. Utsha G. Khatri (University of Pennsylvania)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the next RARC Treatment & Recovery Special Interest Group meeting on Thursday\, September 24\, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nUtsha G. Khatri\, MD\, MS\, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Deputy Director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice at the University of Pennsylvania\, will present: \nNavigating the Risk Cliff: Preliminary Data on Post-Release MOUD Continuity \nDr. Khatri is a board-certified emergency and addiction medicine physician and health services researcher whose work focuses on improving addiction treatment and redesigning health systems to better serve marginalized communities. \nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99937613919?pwd=n9Rgo2DV9VEs3uP4D168HKm9FpxlXz.1 \nMeeting ID: 999 3761 3919\nPasscode: 695997
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rarc-treatment-recovery-special-interest-group-meeting-dr-utsha-g-khatri-university-of-pennsylvania/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T180000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260519T184614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T155223Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual International Brain & Spine Tumor Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Attend the 2nd Annual International Brain & Spine Tumor Symposium to learn from national and international experts\, at NJ’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. \nDate and Time: Thursday\, September 24th\, 2026\, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm \nLocation: Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center\n165 Somerset Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ \nVirtual & In-Person Meeting \nView agenda: https://cinj.org/sites/default/files/documents/Neuro-Symposium-Agenda-2026.pdf \nMedical Students\, Residents\, Fellows\, Graduate Students and Other Trainees Submit your Abstracts! \nRegister and Submit abstract: Please visit the website for more information\, to complete registration & for abstract submission: https://cinj.org/education/2nd-annual-international-brain-and-spine-tumor-symposium \nWe invite all medical students\, residents\, fellows\, and other trainees to submit an abstract of their original work. All submitted work will be reviewed by the selection committee\, and exemplary abstracts will be selected for a presentation at the conference in either poster or oral presentation. All submitted abstracts are automatically considered for subject matter awards\, which will be announced at the symposium.\nDeadline for submission: September 3rd\, 2026\, at 11:59 PM EST.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/2nd-annual-international-brain-spine-tumor-symposium/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260219T114536Z
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SUMMARY:2026 NJACE and RUCARES Conference
DESCRIPTION:We have extended the registration deadline to September 21\, 2026. We invite you to join us to unite researchers\, professionals\, and allies in the Autism community and to share ideas and network via presentations and a poster session. We are excited to welcome Dr. Ethan Goldberg\, Dr. William Graves\, Dr. Brian Greer\, and Dr. Tracy Tran as additional presenters\, alongside our keynote speakers Dr. Brian Boyd and Dr. Xinyu Zhao! \nRegister by September 21! Scan the QR code on the flyer or use the following link: https://quikpayasp.com/rutgers/commerce_manager/payer.do?orderType=BHI_RUCARESAnnualConference \nDate & Time: September 24\, 2026\, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nLocation: Rutgers University Douglass Student Center\n100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901 \nLearn more: https://njace.us/annual-conference/  \nFull schedule: https://njace.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NJACE-3rd-Annual-Conference-Program-Book.pdf
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/2026-njace-and-rucares-conference/
LOCATION:Rutgers University Douglass Student Center 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260915T105735Z
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SUMMARY:CCNP Seminar: Michael Hallquist\, PhD (Emory University)
DESCRIPTION:“Reinforcement learning states and the dynamics of mood”\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, September 23\, 10-11 AM EDT (Eastern)\nZoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/6397147065 \nSpeaker: Michael Hallquist\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Psychology\, Emory University\n\n\nWhy do our moods change over days\, sometimes without an obvious change in our circumstances? Computational accounts propose that mood reflects both rewarding and punishing experiences and how much we learn from them. I will present evidence that fluctuating reinforcement learning states help explain the emergence of positive and negative moods in everyday life.\n\nIn a 28-day study\, 318 participants completed smartphone-based learning tasks twice daily and reported their mood and daily experiences four times daily\, alongside wearable EEG and ECG recordings. A Bayesian reinforcement learning model used choices between stimuli learned on different days to identify dissociable changes in reward and punishment learning. States of amplified reward learning predicted subsequent increases in positive mood\, whereas amplified punishment learning predicted increases in negative mood\, across lags extending to seven days and accounting for prior mood. These learning states were also reflected in cortical and cardiac responses to reinforcement and moderated the relationship between everyday experiences and subsequent mood. Stronger coupling between punishment learning and later negative mood was associated with greater trait negative emotionality.\n\nThese findings support a computational account in which changing learning states influence how experiences accumulate into sustained affective states. I will discuss how connecting learning\, physiology\, and mood across naturalistic timescales can clarify mechanisms of psychiatric vulnerability and motivate new approaches to studying mood disturbances.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/ccnp-seminar-michael-hallquist-phd-emory-university/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260304T161025Z
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SUMMARY:2026 RARC Fall Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This year marks RARC’s fifth anniversary. Join fellow researchers\, clinicians\, trainees\, staff\, and community partners to share new findings and innovative approaches in addiction science\, connect with colleagues\, and learn about the future of addiction research at Rutgers as we explore advancing research to real-world impact. Register Now \nKeynote speaker: Dr. Yasmin Hurd\nDirector\, Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai \nProfessor\, Pharmacological Sciences \nProfessor\, Neuroscience \nProfessor\, Psychiatry\nProfessor\, Artificial Intelligence and Human Health\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, September 16\, 2026\, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM \nLocation: Busch Student Center\, Multipurpose Room\n604 Bartholomew Rd\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854 \nRegistration Fees:\nFaculty: $50\nTrainees\, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows: $25\nStaff: $25\nUndergraduate students: Free\nExternal attendees: $50\nNote: Principal investigators are welcome to register and pay for their lab members through a single registration submission. The form includes a space to list additional attendees. \nPlease see the flyer and schedule for additional details. \nQuestions may be directed to rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu. \nWe hope you will join us as we celebrate five years of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center within the Brain Health Institute!
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/2026-rarc-fall-symposium/
LOCATION:Busch Student Center\, Multipurpose Room 604 Bartholomew Rd\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260627T013841Z
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SUMMARY:Brink of Pink Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme is Brain Health\, Burnout\, and Cognitive Resilience in the Workplace\, featuring four 25-minute student-led panels: \n\nBrain Health in Women – Hormones\, stress\, and cognitive load across a woman’s life and career\nBrain Health in Men – Stigma\, emotional suppression\, and stress’s impact on mental health\nThe Aging Workforce – Cognitive longevity\, neuroplasticity\, and workplace support strategies\nClinicians\, Caregivers & First Responders – Burnout\, compassion fatigue\, and mental resilience\n\nDate and time: September 15\, 2026\, from 8 am-1 pm. \nThe symposium is seeking research staff and APPs who are passionate about brain health and interested in speaking as a panelist. \nHere are a couple of links from last year’s event for reference: \n\nAMWA Recap Article\nBrink of Pink Symposium Webpage
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/brink-of-pink-symposium/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260911T093133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T093133Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar Series for Rising Scholars (Hybrid): Li Xin Lim\, PhD (PI: Andrew Westbrook\, PhD)
DESCRIPTION:“From cognitive demand to TMS perturbation: EEG markers of neural criticality”\nSpeaker: Li Xin Lim\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Associate\, PI: Andrew Westbrook\, PhD \nDate and Time: Monday\, September 14\, 2026 12:00 PM \nIn-Person: Room 127\, Staged Research Building (SRB)\, Busch Campus \nJoin via Zoom: Please email the host\, Dr. Noelle Stiles (noelle.stiles@rutgers.edu)\, or check the CAHBIR Slack #General thread for the link \nAbstract: The critical brain hypothesis proposes that the brain operates near a transition point where excitation and inhibition are balanced\, allowing neural activity to flexibly reorganize in response to changing demands. We use a time-resolved EEG measure of scale invariance\, d2 to estimate distance from this critical regime: lower d2 indicates neural dynamics closer to criticality. We benchmark d2 using ground-truth simulations of a neural mass model and show that d2 is lowest when excitation and inhibition are balanced. d2 is then applied to a task-switching paradigm\, showing more demanding trials shifted neural activity farther from criticality\, whereas faster\, more accurate\, and more flexible behavior tended to occur closer to criticality. These relationships also differed across brain regions\, suggesting that deviations from criticality can reflect both cognitive effort and adaptive control. Because excitation-inhibition balance is thought to govern proximity to criticality\, a key next question is whether experimentally perturbing cortical excitability changes critical dynamics and behavior. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) offers a noninvasive means to test this proposed causal mechanism. Participants received continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS; inhibitory)\, intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS; excitatory)\, and sham stimulation in three separate sessions. Relative to sham\, iTBS is associated with lower post-stimulation resting-stated2\, consistent with a shift toward criticality. During a memory-guided saccade task\, cTBS increases d2 across fixations\, visually guided-\, and memory-guided saccade periods\, indicating a shift away from criticality; it also reduces memory-guided saccade velocity. These findings suggest that theta-burst stimulation can differentially reshape neural criticality\, with consequences for cognitive control and memory-guided behavior.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-series-for-rising-scholars-hybrid-li-xin-lim-phd-pi-andrew-westbrook-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260903T144258Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience and Cell Biology 2026 Seminar Series: Aurelio Galli\, PhD\, DSc
DESCRIPTION:“Radiogenetics: A Transformative Approach to Control Brain Activation and Cell Fate”\nSpeaker: Aurelio Galli\, PhD\, DSc\nDistinguished Professor\, Heersink School of Medicine\, Vice Chair\, Basic Research\, Director for Gastrointestinal Biology Research\, University of Alabama at Birmingham \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, September 9\, 2026\, 10:00 AM \nLocation: Research Tower\, Room V10 \nHost: Pingyue Pan\, MD\, PhD\nDepartment of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/neuroscience-and-cell-biology-2026-seminar-series-aurelio-galli-phd-dsc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260811T051946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T051946Z
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SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Translational Work-in-Progress (ADRD-TWIP): Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“The Social Exposome as a Contributor to Biological Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk”\nSpeaker: Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Neurology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School\, Resident Member of the Institute for Health (IFH) Center for Health Aging Research (CHAR) \nDate and Time: Wed\, September 2\, 2026\, 12-1 PM \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94769804345?pwd=IMqJIIvuDmRl997R6O4U4NKbt6UWfs.1\nMeeting code: 947 6980 4345\nPasscode: 454288 \nDr. Guzmán-Vélez directs a research program at the Rutgers Center for Healthy Aging Research focused on culturally-sensitive\, interdisciplinary observational and intervention studies. Her work aims to address brain health and dementia risk in diverse populations\, with particular interest in: 1) Identifying midlife risk factors for AD and related dementias; 2) Understanding the pathophysiology and mechanisms underlying long COVID-related neurological symptoms; 3) Testing interventions that can improve brain health and cognition.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/alzheimers-disease-and-related-dementia-translational-work-in-progress-adrd-twip-edmarie-guzman-velez-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T140000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260824T075519Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Network Neuroscience Interest Group: Kayson Fakhar\, PhD (Queens' College\, University of Cambridge)
DESCRIPTION:“Human cortical networks trade communication efficiency for computational reliability”\nSpeaker: Kayson Fakhar\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Researcher\nQueens’ College\, University of Cambridge \nDate and Time: Friday\, August 28 at 1:00 PM \nZoom link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/lp756?pwd=Y3Q1NTNGTFJibHpYcUUwYUNaaFg5UT09\nIn-Person: SRB seminar room \nSummary: Brains are often described as cost-efficient communication networks\, optimally balancing the cost of long connections with the benefits of fast communication. Here\, inspired by the “use it or lose it” principle\, we present a novel game-theoretic model of self-organizing neural units and show that the brain is\, in fact\, sub-optimal in both regards: First\, we demonstrate that regional competition for connectivity under propagative communication dynamics naturally gives rise to network configurations similar to those derived from the human cortex while being even more efficient and economical. Next\, we use a reservoir computing framework to compare the information processing capacity of these networks against those of the brain. Although comparable in performance\, the more optimal trade-off comes with a tax on computational reliability. Through synthetic lesions\, we show that these networks are fragile because\, to optimize for communication\, they funnel information through a spatially clustered “oligarchy” comprising a tight set of transmodal hubs. In contrast\, the human brain uses a more distributed “rich club” backbone that better resists breakdown following targeted attacks\, even when it means higher wiring costs and less efficient communication. This reveals a previously overlooked principle: cortical networks trade both cost and efficiency for reliable computation. Thus\, our findings highlight computational reliability as another\, and even more prominent driver of brain connectivity compared to wiring cost and communication efficiency.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-network-neuroscience-interest-group-kayson-fakhar-phd-queens-college-university-of-cambridge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260809T061100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T062703Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Brain Health Institute Chalk Talk: Jaclyn Eisdorfer\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“AI-Driven Behavior and Circuit Dissection of Motor Dysfunction and Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury”\nSpeaker: Jaclyn Eisdorfer\, PhD\nDepartment of Cell Biology & Neuroscience\, School of Arts and Sciences\, Rutgers University \nDate and Time: Friday\, August 28\, 2026\, 10:00 – 11:00 AM \nIn-person: CABM Room 010 \nZoom Meeting Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99079242791?pwd=KcaB2DdVZhePWOErkDU8LT2aVk1DVb.1 \nHosted by Department of Neurosurgery and Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-brain-health-institute-chalk-talk-jaclyn-eisdorfer-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T150000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260809T060940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T060940Z
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Brain Health Institute Hybrid Seminar: Jaclyn Eisdorfer\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“AI-Driven Behavior and Circuit Dissection of Motor Dysfunction and Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury”\nSpeaker: Jaclyn Eisdorfer\, PhD\nDepartment of Cell Biology & Neuroscience\, School of Arts and Sciences\, Rutgers University \nDate and Time: Thursday\, August 27\, 2026\, 2:00 – 3:00 PM \nIn-person: CABM Room 010 \nZoom Meeting Link: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/99079242791?pwd=KcaB2DdVZhePWOErkDU8LT2aVk1DVb.1 \nHosted by Department of Neurosurgery and Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI)
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-brain-health-institute-hybrid-seminar-jaclyn-eisdorfer-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260709T050724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T050724Z
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SUMMARY:Center for NeuroMetabolism Special Seminar: Xiao Wang\, PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
DESCRIPTION:“Therapeutic Gene Editing for Metabolic Diseases: Toward a Platform for In Vivo Corrective Editing”\nGuest Speaker: Xiao Wang\, PhD \nAssistant Professor\, University of Pennsylvania \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, August 26\, 2026\, 10-11 AM EST \nLocation: CHI 3209\, 89 French Street\, New Brunswick \nZoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/91458902759?pwd=77Ogzh9wNBdGQkWy9UmX0w1yZ4c9BI.1 \nMeeting ID: 914 5890 2759  |  Password: 053942 \nHosted by: Zhiping Pang\, MD\, PhD \nDirector\, Center for NeuroMetabolism
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/center-for-neurometabolism-special-seminar-xiao-wang-phd-university-of-pennsylvania/
LOCATION:CHI 3209\, 89 French Street\, New Brunswick
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260818T055252Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar Series for Rising Scholars (Hybrid): Ahmad Beyh\, PhD (PI: Linden Parkes\, PhD)
DESCRIPTION:“Geometric constraints and cognitive inputs jointly shape emergent brain dynamics and topology”\nSpeaker: Ahmad Beyh\, PhD\nPostdoctoral Fellow\nPI: Linden Parkes\, PhD \nDate and Time: Monday\, August 24\, 2026\, 12:00 PM \nIn-Person: Room 127\, Staged Research Building (SRB)\, Busch Campus \nJoin via Zoom: Please email the host\, Dr. Noelle Stiles (noelle.stiles@rutgers.edu)\, or check the CAHBIR Slack #General thread for the link \nAbstract: How the brain’s physical geometry gives rise to its flexible functional repertoire remains a central question in neuroscience. Here\, we trained three classes of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) on a working-memory task\, forming a graded hierarchy of spatial constraints: Vanilla RNNs (no spatial constraints)\, Masked RNNs (projection constraints limiting where information enters and leaves the network)\, and biophysical RNNs (bioRNNs; projection constraints and spatial embedding of the networks’ connectivity using the brain’s inter-regional Euclidean geometry). We assessed how well each RNN class predicted empirical fMRI activity without exposing them to it during training. Our results showed that bioRNNs were the only networks to successfully predict empirical brain activity and to organize their dynamics into a spatial pattern that recapitulated the brain’s principal hierarchy (the sensorimotor–association axis). Additionally\, bioRNNs’ ability to predict empirical brain activity emerged along a trajectory in which geometry was laid down first\, then partly traded back as the task was mastered. Importantly\, brain-like topological features emerged in bioRNNs as they increased their task proficiency while maintaining their ability to predict brain activity. Taken together\, our results indicate that physical geometry and cognitive inputs play distinct\, complementary roles: while geometry constrains the space of possible brain dynamics\, cognitive inputs determine which dynamics are expressed. They also situate topology as the scaffold through which the physically embedded brain reconciles wiring costs and computational demands.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-series-for-rising-scholars-hybrid-ahmad-beyh-phd-pi-linden-parkes-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T130000
DTSTAMP:20261011T141826
CREATED:20260730T051016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T051016Z
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SUMMARY:Neuroscience Seminar Series for Rising Scholars (Hybrid): Jeffrey Luci\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:“Arterial Spin Labeling and Perfusion Mapping Techniques\, An Overview”\nSpeaker: Jeffrey Luci\, PhD\nResearch Assistant Professor and CAHBIR Technical Director \nDate and Time: Tuesday\, August 4\, 2026\, 12:00 PM \nIn-Person: Room 127\, Staged Research Building (SRB)\, Busch Campus \nJoin via Zoom: Please email the host\, Dr. Noelle Stiles (noelle.stiles@rutgers.edu)\, or check the CAHBIR Slack #General thread for the link \nAbstract: Dr. Jeffrey Luci will provide an introduction to MR-based Arterial Spin Labeling\, how the technique has evolved\, and what the current state of the field is. Dr. Luci will provide real-world examples\, sample datasets\, and processing code to help understand the basics.
URL:https://www.brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/event/neuroscience-seminar-series-for-rising-scholars-hybrid-jeffrey-luci-phd/
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