2017.09 - UKE Entorhinal Cortex Colloquium
Neurons, Synapses and Circuits Involved in the Processing of Information from the Entorhinal Cortex
The discovery of grid cells in the entorhinal cortex and place cells in the hippocampus, awarded with the Nobel Prize in 2014, has been a major advance in our understanding of how information from the environment is conveyed to the hippocampus by characteristic activity patterns. These activity patterns involve distinct neuronal types, neuronal circuits, and synapses, which are intensively studied to unveil the specifics of the entorhino-hippocampal network. Despite the pioneering work of May-Britt and Edvard Moser on the grid cells and of John O’Keefe on the place cells in the hippocampus proper, it still needs to be understood how the representation of space and the activity of grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, representing a “map” of the surrounding environment, is transferred to hippocampal place cells which fire if the animal is in a specific position in space. This information transfer is likely to involve distinct neurons and their synaptic connections forming specific circuits that are yet poorly understood.
The symposium will bring together leading researchers that study the specifics of entorhinal and/or hippocampal neurons and synapses and their functional circuits. The organizers whish to stimulate fruitful discussions, aiming at summarizing present knowledge by leading scientists in the field and at the same time developing novel concepts and even plans for future experiments. According to the title of the symposium, the three main sessions will be entitled “Neurons”, “Synapses & Synaptic Mechanisms”, and “Circuits”.
Symposium to mark Michael Frotscher’s 70th birthday in 2017!
A detailed agenda will be posted soon
- Neurons, Synapses and Circuits Involved in the Processing of Information from the Entorhinal Cortex
- Sep 01, 2017, 08:45-19:00
- UKE Hamburg, location to be announced.