2017 Neuroscience Symposium-Synapses, Circuits and Behaviors
Funded by MIT Great China Fund for Innovation and Hugo Shong Fund, the "Neuroscience Symposium-Synapses, Circuits and Behaviors" was successfuly held in Tsinghua on October 30 and 31, 2017.
Bo Hong’s Group published ’Cooperative cortical network for categorical processing of Chinese lexical tone’ in PNAS
On Oct. 30, 2017, a research team led by Professor Bo Hong from School of Medicine and IDG/McGovern Brain Institute at Tsinghua University published a research article entitled ’Cooperative cortical network for categorical processing of Chinese lexical tone’ in PNAS.
Kexin Yuan’s Group published ’Fast Inhibitory Decay Facilitates Adult-like Temporal Processing in Layer 5 of Developing Primary Auditory Cortex’ in Cerebral Cortex
On October 30, 2017, Kexin Yuan research group of Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, IDG/ Mcgovern Institute for Brain Research and Center for Brain-Inspired Computing Research published the paper online named ‘Fast Inhibitory Decay Facilitates Adult-like Temporal Processing in Layer 5 of Developing Primary Auditory Cortex’ in Cerebral Cortex.
Yi Zhong published ’The Biology of Forgetting-A Perspective’ in Neuron
On Aug.2, 2017, Prof. Yi Zhong published ’Structure and Mechanogating Mechanism of the Piezo1 Channel’ in Neuron.
Guangshuo Ou’s group published ’Centriole translocation and degeneration during ciliogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans neurons’ in EMBO Journal
On Jul. 26, 2017, Professor Guangshuo Ou’s group published ’Centriole translocation and degeneration during ciliogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans neurons’ in EMBO Journal.
Qin Shen’s Group published ’Persistent expression of VCAM1 in radial glial cells is required for the embryonic origin of postnatal neural stem cells ’ in Neuron
On July 19, 2017, Qin Shen research group of School of Medicine, IDG/ Mcgovern Institute for Brain Research and Center at Tsinghua University published the paper online named ‘Persistent expression of VCAM1 in radial glial cells is required for the embryonic origin of postnatal neural stem cells ’ in Neuron.
The 5th McGovern/CLS Summer School on Neurology and Cognitive Sciences officially opened
On July 14, 2017, the 5th McG/CLS Summer School on Neurological and Cognitive Sciences was officially opened in Tsinghua University. A total of 96 undergraduates from major universities in China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas universities will conduct 7-day systematic learning of neuroscience and cognitive science in Tsinghua University and Peking University. The curriculum modules cover nerve circuits, synapses, sensation, learning and memory, neurological diseases, psychological awareness, etc.
Sen Song’s group published ’Somatostatin Neurons in the Basal Forebrain Promote High-Calorie Food Intake’ in Cell Reports
On July 5, 2017,Sen Song’s group published ’Somatostatin Neurons in the Basal Forebrain Promote High-Calorie Food Intake’ in Cell Reports.