Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest's research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.
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episode 114: Episode 114 -- Massimo Scanziani PhD
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Massimo Scanziani (HHMI UCSD) discusses how cortical circuitry in primary visual cortex serves as an amplifier of preprocessed signals from thalamus, rather than building new representations. He also theorizes about ways in which interneuron diversity may be catalogued and understood in the near future.
Duration: 39 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Alfonso Apicella (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Salma Quraishi (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Todd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Professor, UTSA)
acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.