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A weekly discussion of the neuroethological literature.
To sign up for an open date, reschedule, cancel, specify the topic and/or submit PDF's of readings for your date, please email
Lori Miller.
Speaker Guidelines: It should be as much of a discussion as a talk--somewhere between an informal lab meeting and a formal departmental seminar. Keep prepared material short (30-40 mins) so that you can interact with an inquisitive audience. A paper from the literature is preferred, with recent, classic, and/or short ones getting you extra bonus points. Your own work is a good alternative. Systems-level analyses are typically chosen, but cellular/molecular and behavioral approaches are welcomed too. Topics from previous semesters are linked below for reference.
Fall 2009
Date |
Speaker |
Possible Topic |
Readings |
| September 3 | Gil Menda | Learning and Memory in Insects | TBA |
| September 10 | Andrew Bass | Deep Homology vs. Novelty: Where do we draw the line? | Shubin, N., et al (2009) |
| September 17 | John Olthoff | How different are vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems? Musings related to development and wiring cost minimization. | Chen, B.L, et al. (2006) |
| September 24 | NEJCers | Article Potluck | Shank, S.S. & Margoliash, D. (2009) |
| October 1 | Robert Raguso | New ideas about learning bias in bees | Gegear, R.J. et al. (2009) Wright, G.A. et al. (2009) |
| October 8 | NEJCers | Article Potluck | Arendt & Reznick (2007) |
| October 15 | |||
| October 22 | Martin von Arx | Perception of host plant volatiles and their effects on the behavioral response of European grape berry moth males to their sex pheromone | Schmidt-Busser, D. et al (2009) |
| October 29 | RESCHEDULED | ||
| November 5 | Kevin Rohmann | Seasonal plasticity of peripheral auditory sensitivity in the vocal plainfin midshipman fish | None. |
| November 12 | Minoru Koyama | The escape network maps onto the transcription factor/transmitter stripe patterning in the hindbrain of zebrafish | None. |
| November 19 | Howard Howland | A review of Adrian Horridge's book, 'What does the Honeybee see and How do we know?...' |
Horridge, 2009 Etienne, A. & Howland, H. (1963) |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
| December 3 |