ARClub Talks

How Autistic minds become Hackers and Cybersecurity Specialists

Jonathan Scott-Lee, HSBC.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87076030035?pwd=XUpJuh8jiR0mae1AhkV79qbg8MtlSM.1.

Wednesday 23 October 2024, 11:30-12:30

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

What does psychology have to do with climate change? Challenges, evidence, and opportunities

Jacob Rode (University of Cambridge).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 23 October 2024, 15:00-16:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

The General Linear Model and complex designs including Analysis of Covariance

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 24 October 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Outsourcing cognition to the external environment: Cognitive offloading, value-based decision making, and metacognition

Sam Gilbert (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 24 October 2024, 14:00-15:00

Zangwill Club

Tales of Traumatic Stress in High-Risk Populations in the Global South: From Epidemiological to Genomic and Epigenomic Insights

The host for this talk is Larysa Zasiekina

Professor Soraya Seedat, Executive Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 25 October 2024, 16:30-18:00

Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience

Different dynamics of learning in entorhinal and hippocampal cortices

Charlotte Boccara, Norwegian Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Oslo.

Hodgkin-Huxley Seminar Room.

Monday 28 October 2024, 16:15-18:00

Cellular and circuit mechanisms of cortical function in humans and rats

Dr Sam Booker, University of Edinburgh.

Brian Matthews Seminar Room, Physiology Building, Downing Site.

Wednesday 30 October 2024, 13:00-12:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Categorical Data Analysis

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 31 October 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Balancing predictive and reactive control in next generation bioelectronic systems: towards “circadian-aware” neuromodulation for neurological conditions

Tim Denison (U. of Oxford).

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 31 October 2024, 14:00-15:00

Recurrent circuits involving motoneurons in the spinal cord

Prof Marco Beato - UCL.

Hodgkin Huxley Seminar Room, Physiology Building, Downing Site.

Thursday 31 October 2024, 16:00-17:00

Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series

Computational Microbiology of the E. coli cell envelope

Professor Syma Khalid, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room (Level 2), Dept of Pharmacology .

Friday 01 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

Zangwill Club

The Atomic Human

The host for this talk is Nicky Clayton

Prof Neil Lawrence,Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 01 November 2024, 16:30-18:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

ANOVA of balanced multi-factorial designs: between subject designs, and single subject studies

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 07 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Gradients of thalamocortical connectivity

Dr Stuart Oldham (Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Monash University).

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 07 November 2024, 14:00-15:00

Foster Talks

Molecular mechanisms that regulate the first cell fate decisions in human development

Kathy Niakan, University of Cambridge.

Hodgkin Huxley Seminar Room, Physiology builiding, Downing Site CB2 3EG.

Thursday 07 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series

Harnessing the principles of cellular resilience for therapeutics

Dr Ritwick Sawarkar, MRC Toxicology, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room (Level 2), Dept of Pharmacology .

Friday 08 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

Zangwill Club

Intergenerational transmission of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric traits and conditions

The host for this talk is Varun Warrier

Dr Laurie Hannigan, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Norway.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 08 November 2024, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Cecilie Steenbuch Traberg (University of Cambridge).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 13 November 2024, 15:00-16:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Repeated Measures and Mixed Model ANOVA

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 14 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Be still my churning stomach: The function and development of neurogastric interactions in the emotion of disgust

Edwin Dalmaijer (U. of Bristol).

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 14 November 2024, 14:00-15:00

Developmental Biology Seminar Series

Understanding actomyosin contractility and force propagation within the zebrafish neural tube: an optogenetic approach

Clare Buckley - University of Manchester.

Biffen Theater- Please subscribe to mailing list for link.

Friday 15 November 2024, 13:00-14:00

Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series

Delaying and Measuring ageing

Dr Ivana Bjedov, University College London Cancer Institute.

Seminar Room (Level 2), Dept of Pharmacology .

Friday 15 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

CBU Monday Methods Meeting

How to version control your scientific code using Git and GitHub

Máté Aller (CBU).

MRC-CBU, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge.

Monday 18 November 2024, 12:30-13:30

Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience

Towards understanding adaptive intelligence

Mackenzie Mathis, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland .

Hodgkin-Huxley Seminar Room.

Monday 18 November 2024, 16:15-18:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Post-hoc tests, multiple comparisons, contrasts and handling interactions

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 21 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Reactivation in the human brain connects the past with the present

Avital Hahamy (University College London) .

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 21 November 2024, 14:00-15:00

Developmental Biology Seminar Series

Mechanical pre-patterning as a general mechanism in early morphogenesis

Fengzhu Xiong - Gurdon Institute.

Biffen Theater- Please subscribe to mailing list for link.

Friday 22 November 2024, 13:00-14:00

Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series

Redirecting innate immune mechanisms against aggregated proteins

Dr William McEwan, University of Cambridge UK Dementia Research Institute.

Seminar Room (Level 2), Dept of Pharmacology .

Friday 22 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

Zangwill Club

Deconstruction of the social brain

The host for this talk is Richard Bethlehem

Dr Sofie Valk, Max Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 22 November 2024, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Ben Tappin (London School of Economics).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 27 November 2024, 15:00-16:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Power analysis

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 28 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Special seminar: Topics on diversity, equality and inclusion in Neuroscience - Cryptocolonial psychology: Echoes of the past that shape cognitive research today

Akira O’Connor (University of St Andrews) .

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 28 November 2024, 14:00-15:00

Foster Talks

The Environment and the Developing Brain: A Complex and Continuing Conversation

Stephen G. Matthews, Canada Research Chair in Early Development and Health, Depts Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Medicine, University of Toronto, and the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada.

Hodgkin Huxley Seminar Room, Physiology builiding, Downing Site CB2 3EG.

Thursday 28 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

Developmental Biology Seminar Series

Mechanisms regulating trophoblast development in the human placenta 

Norah Fogarty - King's College London.

Biffen Theater- Please subscribe to mailing list for link.

Friday 29 November 2024, 13:00-14:00

Department of Pharmacology Seminar Series

Postdoctoral Researcher Talks

Dr Javier Aguilera Lizarraga, Dr Anwit Pandit.

Seminar Room (Level 2), Dept of Pharmacology .

Friday 29 November 2024, 16:00-17:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Analysis of Longitudinal Data

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 05 December 2024, 11:00-12:00

Chaucer Club

Efficient coding of a complex goal-directed behaviour in mouse medial frontal cortex

Thomas Akam (U. of Oxford) .

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge - Lecture Theatre.

Thursday 05 December 2024, 14:00-15:00

Developmental Biology Seminar Series

How is limb size controlled during development and repair? New approaches for an old question

Alberto Rosello-Diez - Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience.

Biffen Theater- Please subscribe to mailing list for link.

Friday 06 December 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

Cognitive deficits after COVID-19 – insights from large scale online studies

The host for this talk is Tristan Bekinschtein

Professor Adam Hampshire,Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, IoPPN, Kings College, London.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 06 December 2024, 16:30-18:00

Adrian Seminars in Neuroscience

Camouflage and Sleep, two behaviors to study brain evolution

Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany .

Old Divinity School, St. Johns College.

Monday 16 December 2024, 18:30-20:00

Zangwill Club

Episodic cognition in cephalopod molluscs

The host for this talk is Nicky Clayton

Dr Christelle Alves-Jozet, University of Caen, Normandie..

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 31 January 2025, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Karen Douglas (University of Kent).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 05 February 2025, 15:00-16:00

Zangwill Club

To be confirmed

The host for this talk is Mirjana Boznik

Lucia Amoruso from BCBL in San Sebastian, Spain .

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 14 February 2025, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Almog Simchon (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 19 February 2025, 15:00-16:00

Zangwill Club

Autonomy as an engine for wellbeing, engagement and student performance: A gamification approach.

The host for this talk is Nicky Clayton

Nathan J. Emery PhD FHEA, Dept of Biological & Experimental Psychology, Queen Mary University of London.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 21 February 2025, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Paul Lohmann (University of Cambridge).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 05 March 2025, 15:00-16:00

Zangwill Club

Title to be confirmed

The host for this talk is Clive Wilkins

Professor Gustav Kuhn, University of Plymouth.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 07 March 2025, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Matthew Goldberg (Yale University).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 14 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Zangwill Club

To be confirmed

The host foor this talk is Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Professor Ron Mangum, University of California Davis, USA.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 23 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Rakoen Maertens (University of Oxford).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 15:00-16:00