The Genius of Dogs
"Brian Hare’s research on dogs, wolves, and great apes has been a game changer. No one is better placed to authoritatively translate the meaning of this research for a better understanding of the minds of dogs and our own species.”
— Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire and Demonic Males
The Friendliest Human
Until ~25,000 years ago we shared the planet with other human species. These humans were large brained, cultural and perhaps even linguistic. I will argue that our species survived because we experienced natural selection for friendliness toward intragroup strangers.
Molecules that Restructure the Mind
Caitlin will provide an update on the research being conducted in the Jacobs Lab, investigating the effects of endogenous and exogenous hormones on brain structure.
[NAB Seminiar] How does the brain detect mistakes and correct them? Cellular mechanisms of brain resilience.
Brain function is remarkably reliable despite the imprecise performance of neurons, and the continuous perturbations caused by aging, disease or injury. How does the brain succeed in producing stereotypic behaviors over long periods of time despite these disruptions? We are studying the cellular mechanisms by which neuronal circuits are able to self-tune and adapt to perturbations.