From amir.shmuel at mcgill.ca Sun Jul 3 18:17:29 2011 From: amir.shmuel at mcgill.ca (Amir Shmuel, Dr.) Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:17:29 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] BIC seminar. Monday July 4th, 1 PM Message-ID: Hello all, If you are interested in meeting with Dr. Wan, please email amir.shmuel at mcgill.ca BIC seminar Monday, July 4th, 1 PM Title: Neural Correlates of Intuitive Decisions and Cognitive Experts' Intuition (Science 331:341-346, 2011) Speaker: Xiaohong Wan Cognitive Brain Mapping Laboratory RIKEN Brain Science Institute Abstract: One general and superior capability of cognitive experts is being able to make decisions intuitively and rapidly in their domains with little conscious thoughts. Although there is a history of psychological studies of chess experts over the last 100 years, the underlying neural mechanism of intuitive best next-move generation is unknown. To reveal the neural basis, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to study brain activity of professional and amateur players in the game of shogi (Japanese Chess). We found two activations specific to professionals: one in the precuneus of the parietal lobe during perception of board patterns, and the other in the caudate nucleus of the basal ganglia during quick generation of the best next move. Activities at these two sites covaried in relevant tasks. To elucidate that the involvement of the caudate head in their intuition has developed in the long-term training that the professionals had gone through, we trained novice subjects to play mini-shogi for a span of three months. We found activation of caudate nucleus in company with emergence of intuition in a subgroup of subjects, but not in the others. The further analysis reveals that the individual differences of the subjects in the development of cognitive intuition have a close relation with their anatomical structure of right caudate nucleus. Taken together, these results suggest that the precuneus-caudate circuit implements the automatic, yet complicated, processes of board-pattern perception and next-move generation in board game experts. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Mon Jul 4 14:43:14 2011 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 14:43:14 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: New introductory brain imaging course at McGill Message-ID: Forwarding on behalf of Dr. Petra Schweinhardt. Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 Subject: New introductory brain imaging course at McGill Dear All, There will be a new introductory brain imaging course at McGill offered to graduate students and high-level undergraduates in the fall. More information is found here: http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/courses Best wishes, petra From caramanos at gmail.com Mon Jul 4 21:59:01 2011 From: caramanos at gmail.com (Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:59:01 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?iso-8859-1?q?Special_BIC_Lecture_=28Mon-July-11t?= =?iso-8859-1?q?h=2C_1pm=2C_de_Grandpr=E9_Communications_Centre=3B_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=22Emotions=2C_motivation_and_basal_ganglia_in_huma?= =?iso-8859-1?q?n=3A_What_can_we_learn_from_deep_brain_stimulation?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=3F=22_--_Dr=2E_Marc_V=E9rin=29?= Message-ID: *Special BIC Lecture: Monday, July 11th at 1pm* Please note that we will be presenting a Special BIC Lecture on Monday, July the 11th at 1:00 pm. Dr. Marc V?rin (University Renne) -- Emotions, motivation and basal ganglia in human: What can we learn from deep brain stimulation? (see abstract below). This lecture will be held in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of the MNI (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------- *Emotions, motivation and basal ganglia in human: What can we learn from deep brain stimulation?* There is growing evidence of a link between both emotional and motivational impairment and deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a treatment that constitutes a therapeutic advance for severely disabled Parkinson?s disease (PD) patients. In this context, the STN DBS PD patient model seems to represent a unique opportunity for studying the functional role of the STN in emotional and motivational processing in human. In the present seminar, we will focus first on information relevant to emotional and motivational processing in PD before and after STN DBS, using the neuropsychological approach correlated with metabolic imaging by Pet Scan. We then discuss the functional roles of the STN in emotional and motivational processing assuming that the STN plays a central role in these human abilities among the basal ganglia circuitry. Dr. Marc V?rin, MD PhD Department of Neurology - Deep Brain Stimulation Center - University Hospital of Rennes - France Director of the Laboratory ?Behavior and Basal Ganglia? - University Renne ------------------------- -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:48 PM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: Special Lecture - July 15, 2011 SPECIAL LECTURE SPEAKER: Michael Frank, Associate Professor Brown University TITLE: Frontal control over basal ganglia in reinforcement learning DATE: Friday, July 15th, 2011 PLACE: de Grandpre Communications Centre TIME: 1pm Michael is currently an Associate Professor at Brown University. He is a computational neuroscientist who is widely known for his work on reinforcement learning. He is particularly interested in basal ganglia, prefrontal, and dopamine contributions to learning, and has developed influential models of this circuitry. He and others have tested the predictions in these models in Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and in relation to normal variation in dopamine genes. **DR. FRANK IS A CANDIDATE FOR FACULTY POSITION AT THE MNI** Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------- *Emotions, motivation and basal ganglia in human: What can we learn from deep brain stimulation?* There is growing evidence of a link between both emotional and motivational impairment and deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a treatment that constitutes a therapeutic advance for severely disabled Parkinson?s disease (PD) patients. In this context, the STN DBS PD patient model seems to represent a unique opportunity for studying the functional role of the STN in emotional and motivational processing in human. In the present seminar, we will focus first on information relevant to emotional and motivational processing in PD before and after STN DBS, using the neuropsychological approach correlated with metabolic imaging by Pet Scan. We then discuss the functional roles of the STN in emotional and motivational processing assuming that the STN plays a central role in these human abilities among the basal ganglia circuitry. Dr. Marc V?rin, MD PhD Department of Neurology - Deep Brain Stimulation Center - University Hospital of Rennes - France Director of the Laboratory ?Behavior and Basal Ganglia? - University Renne ------------------------- -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dr. Marc V?rin (University Renne) -- Emotions, motivation and basal ganglia in human: What can we learn from deep brain stimulation? (see abstract below). This lecture will be held in the de Grandpr? Communications Centre of the MNI (3801 University Street, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4). We hope to see there! Zografos Caramanos, Petra Schweinhardt, Amir Shmuel, Sridar Narayanan, and Jennifer Chew (Organizers) ------------------------- *Emotions, motivation and basal ganglia in human: What can we learn from deep brain stimulation?* There is growing evidence of a link between both emotional and motivational impairment and deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a treatment that constitutes a therapeutic advance for severely disabled Parkinson?s disease (PD) patients. In this context, the STN DBS PD patient model seems to represent a unique opportunity for studying the functional role of the STN in emotional and motivational processing in human. In the present seminar, we will focus first on information relevant to emotional and motivational processing in PD before and after STN DBS, using the neuropsychological approach correlated with metabolic imaging by Pet Scan. We then discuss the functional roles of the STN in emotional and motivational processing assuming that the STN plays a central role in these human abilities among the basal ganglia circuitry. Dr. Marc V?rin, MD PhD Department of Neurology - Deep Brain Stimulation Center - University Hospital of Rennes - France Director of the Laboratory ?Behavior and Basal Ganglia? - University Renne ------------------------- -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -- Zografos Caramanos, M.A. Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4 (phone) 514-299-8160; (fax) 514-398-2975 (e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca (website) www.zcaramanos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Venez c?l?brer avec nous le jeudi 14 juillet 2011? 14h30 ? l'amphith??tre Jeanne-Timmins. From jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca Fri Jul 15 09:49:54 2011 From: jennifer.chew at mcgill.ca (Jennifer Chew, Ms.) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:49:54 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] FW: TODAY - Special Lecture - Frontal control over basal ganglia in reinforcement learning Message-ID: PLEASE DISCARD IF THIS IS A DUPLICATE. THANK YOU. JENNIFER Jennifer Chew McConnell Brain Imaging Centre MNI - WB317 3801 University Street Montreal, Qc H3A 2B4 Telephone: 514-398-8554 Fax: 514-398-2975 ________________________________ From: MNISTAFF - Montreal Neurological Institute Staff [mailto:MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA] On Behalf Of Enza Ferracane, Ms. Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 9:45 AM To: MNISTAFF at LISTS.MCGILL.CA Subject: TODAY - Special Lecture ****REMINDER**** SPECIAL LECTURE SPEAKER: Michael Frank, Associate Professor Brown University TITLE: Frontal control over basal ganglia in reinforcement learning DATE: TODAY PLACE: de Grandpre Communications Centre TIME: 1pm Michael is currently an Associate Professor at Brown University. He is a computational neuroscientist who is widely known for his work on reinforcement learning. He is particularly interested in basal ganglia, prefrontal, and dopamine contributions to learning, and has developed influential models of this circuitry. He and others have tested the predictions in these models in Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and in relation to normal variation in dopamine genes. **DR. FRANK IS A CANDIDATE FOR FACULTY POSITION AT THE MNI** Enza Ferracane Montreal Neurological Institute 3801 University Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4 Director's Office, Rm 636 Tel: (514) 398-1903 Fax: (514) 398-8248 Email: enza.ferracane at mcgill.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tina.montreuil at douglas.mcgill.ca Fri Jul 15 16:04:41 2011 From: tina.montreuil at douglas.mcgill.ca (tina.montreuil at douglas.mcgill.ca) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:04:41 -0400 Subject: [BIC-announce] I will be out of the office from July 18th to July 29th. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting Fri 07/15/2011 and will not return until Fri 07/29/2011. I will respond to your message when I return from my vacation. 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WE NEED YOUR HELP **REMINDER** Good afternoon everyone: Angie Broccoli who works in the Director's Office, that I'm sure a lot of you know; will be participating for a second year in the "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" benefiting the Segal Cancer Center at the Jewish General Hospital on August 27th. This year's walk is very personal for Angie and several of us in the Director's Office whose loved ones have been touched by cancer. We will be holding a Samosa and Bake sale on TOMORROW at noon in the Jeanne Timmins Foyer to help her raise funds to support cancer research initiatives. Please join us for some delicious homemade treats and help support a very worthy cause. Hope to see you there!!! Enza -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 530 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: