A seminar hosted by the Bristol Neuroscience Research Network with support from the British Neuroscience Association

Organisers: Dr Paul Anastasiades (Bristol Medical School) and Dr Seán Froudist-Walsh (School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology)

Simon Butt is Associate Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the role that a small subset of nerve cell – termed GABAergic interneurons – play in emergent cognition. Work from his laboratory has identified that these cells act as a physiological scaffold to direct and constrain the maturation of cortical circuits necessary for higher cognitive abilities and conscious perception. He continues to explore the relative contribution of nature versus nurture in brain development, while the translational aspects of his work are primarily concerned with understanding scaffold dysfunction in models of autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.

ALL WELCOME

To book a 1:1 with the speaker, please contact Paul Anastasiades. Note there are limited slots available and they will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Early Career Researchers: Journal Club and lunch with the Speaker special!

The day before the talk BN will be hosting a journal club aimed at Early Career Researchers who will spend 1-2 hours exploring and discussing one of the speaker's publications. Participants of the journal club are then invited to have lunch with the speaker the day of the seminar. Spaces are strictly limited! If you are an ECR, and would like to take part, please contact Sean Froudist-Walsh <sean.froudist-walsh@bristol.ac.uk> with your expression of interest.