Gina Poe, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine

Sleep for synaptic restructuring during memory consolidation.

Sleep-specific signatures of electrical activity and the unique neurochemical milieu of each sleep state combine with the elegant microcircuitry of the brain to allow memory circuit rewiring. This process allows us to gain new insights, refresh our short term memory encoding circuitry to prepare it for new learning the next day, and ultimately change our minds. 

Host Information: Emily Cambre ([email protected]) – Canetta Lab

Location: Neurological Institute

The Columbia Neuroscience Seminar series is a collaborative effort of Columbia's Zuckerman Institute, the Department of Neuroscience, the Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior and the Columbia Translational Neuroscience Initiative, and with support from the Kavli Institute for Brain Science.