27 November 2014, 12.15 PM
Professor Vincenzo Crunelli, School of Bioscience, Cardiff University
Lecture Theatre B, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol
The vast majority of EEG rhythms during wake and sleep are due to the dynamic interactions of different firing patterns among cortical and thalamic neurons. In my talk, I will present an overview of our current understanding of the alpha rhythm of relaxed wakefulness and the slow waves of deep non-REM sleep with particular emphasis on the role of the thalamus in these EEG activities. Moreover, I will review our current knowledge of the abnormalities that lead to the expression of spike-and-wave discharges in the EEG, a pathophysiological rhythm that is the hallmark of absence seizures.
ALL WELCOME! No need to book. Buffet lunch served after the seminar.
