Optogenetic Dissection of Sleep-Wake Circuits in the Brain
Event details
| Date | 12.01.2016 |
| Hour | 14:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Antoine Adamantidis, University of Bern (CH) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
BIOENGINEERING SEMINAR
Background:
Dr. Antoine Adamantidis’s research interests aim at understanding the structure and function(s) of sleep-wake circuits in the mammalian brain using in vivo optogenetics, high density electrophysiology and optical imaging. His research program has been driven by questions such as: What defines a sleep/wake circuit? What is the relevance of neural discharge rate in controlling sleep-wake transitions and maintenance? What is the mechanism of memory consolidation during sleep? How do pathophysiological symptoms of sleep disorders (narcolepsy, insomnia, etc.) relate to sleep-wake circuits dynamics? In his recent work, his laboratory identified brain circuits that control arousal, rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep, and support sleep-dependent memory consolidation.
Bio:
Dr. Antoine Adamantidis graduated from University of Liege, Belgium (2005) and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, USA (2010). In 2010, he became assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry, McGill 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 Neurophysiology at the Department of Neurology, University of Bern (CH).
Background:
Dr. Antoine Adamantidis’s research interests aim at understanding the structure and function(s) of sleep-wake circuits in the mammalian brain using in vivo optogenetics, high density electrophysiology and optical imaging. His research program has been driven by questions such as: What defines a sleep/wake circuit? What is the relevance of neural discharge rate in controlling sleep-wake transitions and maintenance? What is the mechanism of memory consolidation during sleep? How do pathophysiological symptoms of sleep disorders (narcolepsy, insomnia, etc.) relate to sleep-wake circuits dynamics? In his recent work, his laboratory identified brain circuits that control arousal, rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep, and support sleep-dependent memory consolidation.
Bio:
Dr. Antoine Adamantidis graduated from University of Liege, Belgium (2005) and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, USA (2010). In 2010, he became assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry, McGill 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 Neurophysiology at the Department of Neurology, University of Bern (CH).
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