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DESCRIPTION:\nSupported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts\, The Neuro'
 s Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research 
 is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and ºÚÁÏÉç Univers
 ity.\n\n\nRegister Now\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n\nHost: Jean-Franc
 ois Cloutier\n\n\nCharacterizing the Neural Circuitry Underlying Odorant P
 erception\n\nAbstract: The olfactory system's ability to detect and discri
 minate between the vast array of chemicals present in the environment is c
 ritical for an animal's survival. In mammals\, the first step of this odor
  processing is executed by olfactory sensory neurons\, which project their
  axons to a stereotyped location in the olfactory bulb (OB) to form glomer
 uli. The stereotyped positioning of glomeruli in the OB suggests an import
 ance for this organization in odor perception. However\, because the locat
 ion of only a limited subset of glomeruli has been determined\, it has bee
 n challenging to determine the relationship between glomerular location an
 d odor discrimination. Using a combination of single-cell RNA sequencing\,
  spatial transcriptomics and machine learning\, we have generated a map of
  most glomerular positions in the mouse OB. These observations significant
 ly extend earlier studies and suggest an overall organizational principle 
 in the OB that may be used by the brain to assist in odor decoding. In add
 ition\, we have begun to characterize specific olfactory neural circuits t
 hat mediate particular innate\, odor-driven behaviors.\n\nPaul Greer\n\nAs
 sociate Professor\, University of Massachusetts Medical School\n\nPaul is 
 a Massachusetts lifer\, never having lived outside of a two-mile radius fr
 om the hospital in which he was born. Despite this embarrassingly parochia
 l upbringing\, Paul has managed to experience a broad scientific training 
 from a series of mentors to whom he remains incredibly grateful. For his d
 octoral work\, under Mike Greenberg’s mentorship\, he characterized mechan
 isms of synapse development and function relevant to human neurological di
 sorders. Upon graduating from Mike’s lab\, he joined Bob Datta’s lab\, and
  ever since he has been investigating the mechanisms by which mammals resp
 ond appropriately to exteroceptive and interoceptive chemical cues.\n
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LOCATION:de Grandpre Communications Centre\, The Neuro
SUMMARY:Killam Seminar Series: Characterizing the Neural Circuitry Underlyi
 ng Odorant Perception
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 terizing-neural-circuitry-underlying-odorant-perception-364264
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