Lecture Peter Strick (U. Pittsburgh): Basal Ganglia Circuits w

Prof. Dr. Peter Strick is:

• Distinguished Professor & Chair of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine (primary appoint.)
• Thomas Detre Endowed Chair in Neuroscience
• Professor, Depts. of Neurological Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Psychiatry (second. appoints.)
• Co-Director of the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (CNUP)
• Director, Systems Neuroscience Institute (SNI)
• Director, Neuroscience Imaging Center (NIC)
• Scientific Director, University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute (UPBI)

Dr. Strick's research focuses on 4 major topics:

i) the motor areas of the cerebral cortex- their involvement in movement generation and control, as well as in motor skill acquisition and retention;

ii) the motor, cognitive and affective functions of the basal ganglia and cerebellum;

iii) the neural basis for the mind-body connection; and

iv) unraveling the complex neural networks that comprise the central nervous system.

For more information: http://www.neurobio.pitt.edu/faculty/strick.htm

Where and when:

14:00-15:00 Mar 12, 2018

MPI, conference room 163