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SUMMARY:BMI SEMINAR // Hypothalamic circuits for cognition and action
DTSTART:20181205T121500
DTEND:20181205T131500
DTSTAMP:20260407T114550Z
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DESCRIPTION:Denis Burdakov\, Dept. Of Health Sciences and Technology\, ETH
  Zürich\, CH\nLesions of the hypothalamus severely impair motor and cogni
 tive functions\, indicating a critical role for hypothalamus in these proc
 esses.\nHowever\, underlying circuits and neural dynamics are poorly under
 stood. The hypothalamus contains several genetically-distinct classes of b
 rain-wide projecting neurons\, such are orexin and melanin-concentrating-h
 ormone neurons\, which co-release these neuropeptides with GABA or glutama
 te. We have been probing how these neurons orchestrate the rest of the bra
 in to control specific cognitive and behavioural acts\, by combining cell-
 type-specific in vivo recordings with functional circuit mapping\, and opt
 ogenetic and chemogenetic control of defined neurons during quantified fre
 ely-moving behaviour. We defined several genetically-distinct hypothalamic
  circuits whose natural dynamics exert powerful influence on action select
 ion and memory.  \n 
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