| Start Date: | 5/3/2017 | Start Time: | 4:00 PM |
| End Date: | 5/3/2017 | End Time: | 5:30 PM |
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Event Description
BIOMED Seminar
Title:
Untangling the Neural Circuitry of Attention
Speaker:
Behrad Noudoost, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Montana State University
Details:
Visual attention is an integral part of our daily life. A network of cortical and subcortical structures are involved in control of visual attention. To date, how these areas interact with each other and the chain of events giving rise to visual attention are still unclear. I will present our findings regarding the neurons and neuromodulators involved in attention and will discuss how these findings help us untangle the neural circuitry of attention.
Biosketch:
Dr. Noudoost received his MD in 2002 from Isfahan University in Iran and then received his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences in Tehran, Iran. During his PhD research, he studied the neural basis of object recognition with Dr. Hossein Esteky.
Dr. Noudoost conducted his postdoctoral research on neural mechanisms of top-down control of cognitive functions with Dr. Tirin Moore at Stanford University. In 2013, Dr. Noudoost joined the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Montana State University as an assistant professor.
Dr. Noudoost's research aims at understanding the neural mechanisms and neuropharmacological basis of cognitive functions, such as attention and working memory. Several funding agencies, including NIH, NSF, and Whitehall Foundation, support the research in his lab. |
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Location:
Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB), Room 120, located on the northeast corner of 33rd and Chestnut Streets. |
Audience:
Undergraduate StudentsGraduate StudentsFacultyStaff |
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