The Bilkent Genetics Society and the Bilkent Psychology Society are holding their 9th annual Neuroscience Days event this weekend, on Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, December 19. Everyone, whether from Bilkent or outside the university, is invited to attend. (Students taking GE 250/251 who attend will receive points for the course.)
For the first time this year, all Neuroscience Days sessions will be held in English. The registration form can be accessed via @bilkentsinirbilimgunleri on Instagram.
Speakers and their topics will include:
Prof. Susanne Becker: “Psychobiological Mechanisms of the Modulation of Pain Perception”
Dr. Thomas Frank: “Functions of Inhibitory Neuronal Circuits in Sensory Processing: Lessons From the Olfactory System”
Prof. Simon E. Fisher: “A Molecular Genetic Perspective on Speech and Language”
Prof. Jeffrey Dalley: “The Brain Science of Drug Addiction: New Insights From Translational Research”
Assoc. Prof. Hande Özdinler: “Developing Cell-Based and Mechanism-Focused Drug Discovery in ALS”
Dr. Caspar M. Schwiedrzik: “Extracting Environmental Structure for Visual Perception and Prediction”
Assoc. Prof. Adam Claridge-Chang: “Drosophila Neurogenetics and Data Analysis”
Assoc. Prof. Brian Chen: “Molecular Instructions to Wire Up a Hard-Wired Neural Circuit”
Dr. Artur Luczak: “Can We Make Computers Smarter Than Humans?”
Additional details concerning the event can be found on the social media accounts listed below; questions can be sent to the direct message sections of those accounts.
Bilkent Neuroscience Days: @bilkentsinirbilimgunleri
Bilkent Genetics Society: @bilkentgenetics
Bilkent Psychology Society: @bilkentpt