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Seminar in Biomedical Engineering

Speaker: Li Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Physiology & Biophysics Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute University of Southern California <

Talk Title: Neural Circuits underlying Auditory Cortical Control of Innate Defense Behavior

Abstract: Defense against environmental threats is essential for animal survival. Previous studies have been largely focused on the neural circuitry for learned defensive behaviors such as those in fear conditioning. However, innate defense circuits responsible for the transformation of unconditioned sensory stimuli, and in particular, the role of sensory cortices in generating defensive behaviors and its underlying neural pathways, remain largely elusive. I will talk about our efforts in dissecting the neural circuits that control the auditory-signal induced innate defense behavior, by combining optogenetic and electrophysiological approaches.

Biography: http://keck.usc.edu/en/Research/Research_Institutes/Zilkha_Neurogenetic_Institute/Investigators.aspx

Host: Stanley Yamashiro

Location: OHE 122

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta