Thursday, March 5, 2009

Nick  Spitzer (Professor & Co-director, Kavli Institute for Brain and  Mind at UCSD) discusses stimulus-driven neurotransmitter specification  in the dopamine system, and how calcium, electrical activity and  experience can rewire the brain.

Duration: 55 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Carlos Paladini (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Gary Gaufo (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Salma Quraishi (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Fidel Santamaria (Asst Prof, UTSA

Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.