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SUMMARY:Optogenetic Dissection of Sleep-Wake Circuits in the Brain
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Antoine Adamantidis\, University of Bern (CH)\nBIOENGINE
 ERING SEMINARBackground:\nDr. Antoine Adamantidis’s research interests a
 im at understanding the structure and function(s) of sleep-wake circuits i
 n the mammalian brain using in vivo optogenetics\, high density electrophy
 siology and optical imaging. His research program has been driven by quest
 ions such as: What defines a sleep/wake circuit? What is the relevance of 
 neural discharge rate in controlling sleep-wake transitions and maintenanc
 e? What is the mechanism of memory consolidation during sleep? How do path
 ophysiological symptoms of sleep disorders (narcolepsy\, insomnia\, etc.) 
 relate to sleep-wake circuits dynamics?  In his recent work\, his laborat
 ory identified brain circuits that control arousal\, rapid-eye movement (R
 EM) sleep\, and support sleep-dependent memory consolidation.Bio:\nDr. Ant
 oine Adamantidis graduated from University of Liege\, Belgium (2005) and t
 rained as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University\, USA (2010). In 20
 10\, he became assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry\, McGil
 l University and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute\, Montreal
 \, Canada and was awarded the Canadian Research Chair in Optogenetics and 
 neural circuits. Since 2013 he is Professor with tenure track for System N
 europhysiology at the Department of Neurology\, University of Bern (CH).
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