Events

“Translational models for studying trauma and substance use + My journey past the Brain Disease Model of Addiction” Abbie is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences with an active research lab at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound. Current work focuses on understanding the chronic impacts of physical and psychological stress using a mouse […]

Future Tense is a series featuring scientists, thinkers, and writers discussing the intersections of neuroscience, artificial intelligence and society. On February 5, join us for a presentation from UW Law professor Ryan Calo on legal and regulatory approaches to emerging technology.

Research involving nonhuman primates remains crucial for translating discoveries from rodent and computer models to humans with neurological and neuropsychiatric illnesses. Women and neuroscientists historically underrepresented in this area of neuroscience are disproportionately targeted by anti-science extremism. The speaker will discuss their more than 20 years of experience in this field and their efforts supporting […]

Spinal motor circuits reorganization in response to peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy encompasses a constellation of injuries and diseases that lead to peripheral axon degeneration, a process commonly referred to as Wallerian degeneration. This pathological axonal loss disrupts sensory-motor integration and gives rise to an array of debilitating symptoms such interjoint discoordination, postural instability, and ataxia. […]