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How Time Flies: The Molecular Architecture of Memory
More than a century of experimental research, as well as our own personal experience, tells us that memories can persist from seconds and minutes to a lifetime. Dr. Carew discusses his intriguing and influential research using Aplysia, a sea animal from the California coast whose unique brain structure allows a close examination of the molecular machinery that creates memories, both fleeting and lasting.
Opiates, Brownies, Sex and Cocaine: Seeking the Brain Signature for Desire
For most of human history, desires that profoundly motivate our behavior have been the focus of poets, philosophers and therapists...but they have been elusive targets for scientists. Dr. Childress will show us how recent advances in brain imaging allow us to "see" into the brain during our most intimate "desire states." Understanding how the brain expresses and modulates desire will aid the development of treatments for the learned disorders of desire: the addictions.
"Ah yes, I remember it well..." Remembering, Forgetting and the Movie "Memento"
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Think you remember accurately the details from that party or business meeting several weeks ago? Think again! Did the movie "Memento" accurately depict someone with memory impairment? We'll find out tonight! Dr. Zola is a leading expert in the neuroscience of memory and how it is organized in the brain. He will discuss recent insights gained from research about memory distortion, memory impairment, and maintaining successful memory function as we age.