[CTN] Upcoming seminar of interest - Katie Ferguson (Yale) - Inhibitory interneuron contributions to visual processing

[Sue Ann Campbell]

Dear CTN Members,

The seminar below may be of interest.

Regards,

Sue Ann

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1:30 p.m.
Room: MC5417

Speaker: Dr. Katie Ferguson, Yale University

Title: Inhibitory interneuron contributions to visual processing

Abstract:
Interactions between diverse cell types, including distinct GABAergic interneuron populations, play a key role in shaping sensory processing within the visual cortex. Sensory processing can vary significantly depending on behavioral state, such as arousal or movement. By strengthening neural responses without changing selectivity properties, mechanisms such as gain modulation allow sensory signals to be dynamically altered based on behavioral context, with GABAergic interneurons potentially serving as key mediators of these state-dependent processes. Dr. Ferguson will discuss how she investigates the neural basis of cortical circuit function during visual processing, using two-photon laser scanning microscopy, acute and chronic circuit manipulations, and behavioral paradigms in awake, behaving mice. This work aims to elucidate how behavioral state-dependent interactions among specific cell populations shape flexible cortical function and visual perception.




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Dr. Sue Ann Campbell (she/her)

Professor and University Research Chair

Department of Applied Mathematics & Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience<https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-theoretical-neuroscience/>

Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Mathematics

University of Waterloo

Waterloo ON N2L 3G1

https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~sacampbe/

President, Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society<https://caims.ca/>


I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territory of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo main campus is located on the Haldimand tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.

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