CNE Schedule Fall 2010
- - Aug 23
  - Aug 30
  - Sep 06
  - Sep 13
  - Sep 20
  - Sep 27
  - Oct 04
  - Oct 11
  - Oct 18
  - Oct 25
  - Nov 01
  - Nov 08
  - Nov 15
  - Nov 22
  - Nov 29
  - Dec 06
  - Dec 13

CNE Schedule Fall 2010

Week of	Major Events	Full Schedule
Aug 23		Aug 23
Aug 30		Aug 30
Sep 06		Sep 06
Sep 13		Sep 13
Sep 20		Sep 20
Sep 27		Sep 27
Oct 04		Oct 04
Oct 11		Oct 11
Oct 18		Oct 18
Oct 25		Oct 25
Nov 01		Nov 01
Nov 08		Nov 08
Nov 15		Nov 15
Nov 22		Nov 22
Nov 29		Nov 29
Dec 06		Dec 06
Dec 13		Dec 13

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Aug 23

Monday
- 9:00 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik UP, CG623 HY)
  - Michael Long (New York University School of Medicine), “The Origin of Time (in the Songbird Motor Pathway)”
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)

Aug 30

Monday
- 9:00 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES): Instrumentation Group (Insoo,Ankit,Seneca) present progress
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES): Madineh presents 'Simulating microinjection experiments in a novel model of the rat sleep-wake regulatory network.'.J Neurophysiol. 2010 Jan 27. Found at: http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/103/4/1937
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES)-Steven Schiff will present “Infantile Hydrocephalus in East Africa: Microbes, Images, and Climate”
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - “Status of Theoretical Particle Physics in the LHC era” presented by John Collins, The Pennsylvania State University (117 Osmond)
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
Friday

Sep 06

Monday
- Labor Day (Penn State Closed)
Tuesday
- 9:45 am to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)- CANCELED DUE TO FACULTY MEETING
- noon to 1:00 pm - CNE Faculty meeting (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 9:00 am to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting, Bruce Gluckman will present “Data Assimilation into Physiologically-based Models of Sleep dynamics for tracking and predicting state of vigilance in rats”

(216 EES)

12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “The Diabetes Tsunami: All Hands on Deck” presented by Jan Ulbrecht, PSU Institute for Diabetes and Obesity(Room 210 Hallowell Bldg, Hershey CG624E)
Thursday
9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - “How does a songbird sing his song?” presented by Dezhe Jin, The Pennsylvania State University (117 Osmond)
Friday
Brain Computer Interface Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm, in 207A EES Building
Kamrun Nahar presents:
J Fruitet, D.J. McFarland, and J.R.Wolpaw, “A comparison of regression techniques for a two-dimensional sensorimotor rhythm-based brain-computer interface”, J. Neural Eng. 7 (2010) 016003 doi:10.1088/1741-2560/7/1/016003

Sep 13

Monday
- 9:00 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES): Seizure Group (Godfrey,Madineh,Samantha,Seneca)and Materials Group (Balaji) present progress.
- 10:30 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES), Giorgio presents:
  “Endogenous electric fields may guide neocortical network activity”. Fröhlich F, McCormick DA. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20624597
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) -Mohammad Reza Abidian presenting “Advanced Nanobiomaterials for Multifunctional Neural Interfaces”
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “Balloons, Bagpipes and Blood - Imaging Single Vessel Dynamics in the Awake Mouse Cortex” presented by Patrick Drew, PSU Engineering Science and Mechanics(Room 210 Hallowell Bldg, Hershey CG624E)
- 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm - Larry Trussell ,Associate and Senior Editor for Journal of Neuroscience will be visiting CNE.
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik UP, CG623 HY)
  - Larry Trussell (Oregon Health & Science University), Title to be announced
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - “The phase diagrams of the high temperature superconductors” presented by Subir Sachev, Harvard University (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Andrew Geronimo presents:
  Brunner C, Allison BZ, Krusienski DJ, Kaiser V, Müller-Putz GR, Pfurtscheller G, Neuper C, “Improved signal processing approaches in an offline simulation of a hybrid brain-computer interface”, J Neurosci Methods. 2010 Apr 30;188(1):165-73
- 3:45 p.m. - The Penn State Action Club, Interactive Seminars in Motor Control Coordination
  - David Vaillancourt (University of Illinois, Chicago), 127 Noll Conference Room

Sep 20

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES): Histological studies (Anjum,Godfrey) and Behavioral Studies (Giorgio,Yina) present progress.
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES) Anjum Presents:
  Implanted neural electrodes cause chronic, local inflammation that is correlated with local neurodegeneration. McConnell GC, et al, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19700815
- noon NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series (216 EES), Timothy Bussey, Ph.D., Department of Experimental Psychology/Cognitive Systems University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, “Strategies for Cognitive Translation from Mouse to Human: Knock-outs, Neurogenesis, and Neuropsychiatric Disease”, NIH Seminar website
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES) Madineh Sarvestani presents “Simulating microinjection experiments in a novel model of the rat sleep-wake regulatory network.”.J Neurophysiol. 2010 Jan 27. Found at: http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/103/4/1937
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) Corina Drapaca presents “Topics in Mathematical Medicine”
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik UP, CG623 HY)
  - Daphne Bavelier (University of Rochester), “Action Video Games as Exemplary Learning Tools”
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Physics Colloquium- “Neutrino discoveries: from background to signal” presented by Irina Mocioiu, The Pennsylvania State University (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Eric Liauw presents:
  J. Faller, G. Müller-Putz, D. Schmalstieg, G. Pfurtscheller, “An Application Framework for Controlling an Avatar in a Desktop-Based Virtual Environment via a Software SSVEP Brain–Computer Interface”, http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/pres.19.1.25

Sep 27

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES) Seizure group presents research updates.
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES) Godfrey Thuku presents “Pathogenesis, clinical features, and neurological outcome of cerebral malaria” written by Idro R, Jenkins N, Newton Charles. Lancet Neurol 2005; 4: 827-40’ Link is; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16297841.
- noon NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series (216 EES), Wilson Geisler, Ph.D., Department of Psychology/Center for Perceptual Systems The University of Texas at Austin “Predictions for visual coding and performance from the statistical properties of natural scenes”, NIH Seminar website
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “Design and Optimization of Synthetic Genetic Systems for Cellular and Metabolic Engineering” presented by Howard Salis, PSU AgBio and Chemical Engineering (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik Laboratory, CG623 HY)
  - Brian Baldo (University of Wisconsin, Madison), “Sugar, spice, and everything nice: Observations on the telencephalic control of “non-homeostatic” feeding ”
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium- “Graphene: Quantum Transport ina 2D membrane” presented by Jeanie Lau, University of California, Riverside (117 Osmond) http://www.phys.psu.edu/seminars/index.html?event_id=2163;event_type_ids=0;span=2010-08-20.2010-12-25
Friday
noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
Ankit presents:
Townsend G, LaPallo BK, Boulay CB, Krusienski DJ, Frye GE, Hauser CK, Schwartz NE, Vaughan TM, Wolpaw JR, Sellers EW., “A novel P300-based brain–computer interface stimulus presentation paradigm: Moving beyond rows and columns”, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20347387

Oct 04

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES) Yina Wei Presents: Evidence fro frequency-dependent extracellular impedance from the transfer function between extracellular and intracellular potentials. Bedard C., et al, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20559865
- noon NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series (216 EES), Gerard Schellenberg, Ph.D., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, “The Genetics of Tauopathies: Modifying Genes and the Mechanism They Reveal”, NIH Seminar website
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES) topic to be discussed “Event-based minimum-time control of oscillatory neuron models: phase randomization, maximal spike rate increase, and desynchronization” <http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=19911192&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks>
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) Philipp Hoevel presents “Neural oscillators and their control from the perspective of nonlinear dynamics”
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium- “Some recent theoretical studies of nanostructure, photovoltaics and superconductors” presented by Marvin Cohen from University of California, Berkeley, (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Kamrun Nahar presents:
  Mariska J. Vansteensel, Dora Hermes, Erik J. Aarnoutse, Martin G. Bleichner, Gerwin Schalk, Peter C. van Rijen, Frans S. S. Leijten and Nick F. Ramsey “Brain–computer interfacing based on cognitive control” Annals of Neurology 67 | DOI: 10.1002/ana.21985
- 3:45 p.m. - The Penn State Action Club, Interactive Seminars in Motor Control Coordination
  - Jody Culham (University of Ontario), 127 Noll Conference Room

Oct 11

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) MST Kamrunnahar presents “Optimal slepian tapers and simultaneous evoked plus induced responses in brain computer interface task discrimination”
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “Microfluidic Devices Towards a Fully Integrated Blood Test System” presented by Sung Yang Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)http://www.bioe.psu.edu/seminars.html
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - -Physics Colloquium-“Gravitomagnetism Unfurled” presented by Tom Murphy, University of California, San Diego (117 Osmond) http://www.phys.psu.edu/seminars/index.html?event_id=2199;event_type_ids=0;span=2010-10-10.2010-10-16
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Andrew Geronimo presents:
  Marc W Slutzky, Luke R Jordan, Todd Krieg, Ming Chen, David J Mogul and Lee E Miller “Optimal spacing of surface electrode arrays for brain–machine interface applications” JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING | DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/7/2/026004
- 3:45 p.m. - The Penn State Action Club, Interactive Seminars in Motor Control Coordination
  - Lee Miller (Northwestern University), 127 Noll Conference Room

Oct 18

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)Yina Wei Presents: Evidence fro frequency-dependent extracellular impedance from the transfer function between extracellular and intracellular potentials. Bedard C., et al, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20559865
- noon NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series (216 EES), Marcel Just, Ph.D., Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging/Psychology Department Carnegie Mellon University, “Identifying and Characterizing Individual Concepts from their FMRI Signatures: from Concrete Nouns to Numbers to Social Interaction”, NIH Seminar website
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) Giorgio LaCorte presents “Defensive Responses to Mild Electrical Stimulation of the Ventral/Intermediate Hippocampus in Rats”
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “A Bioengineering Approach to Define Biomechanical Tolerances for Painful Injury & Cellular Dysfunction” presented by Beth Winkelstein, University of PA (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Eric Liauw presents:
  Alvaro Fuentes Cabrera, Dario Farina, and Kim Dremstrup “Comparison of feature selection and classification methods for a brain–computer interface driven by non-motor imagery” Med Biol Eng Comput (2010) 48:123–132; DOI 10.1007/s11517-009-0569-2

Oct 25

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)-Seizure Group Presents Data (remainder from last presentation)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES) Balaji S Presents: Changes in biphasic electrode impedance with protein adsorption and cell growth. Newbold, et al., http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20841637
- 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm- Intellectual Property Seminar (Ballroom A-B, Nittany Lion Inn)
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES) Andrew Whalen presents Deng, Bin, Jiang Wang, and Yenqiu Che. “A combined method to estimate parameters of neuron from a heavily noise-corrupted time series of active potential..” Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.) 19, no. 1 (March 2009): 015105. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19335009.
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES)-CANCELED
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “High Frequency Medical Ultrasound: Applications and Devices” presented by Jonathan Cannata, USC (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik Laboratory, CG623 HY)
  - Jeffrey D. Blaustein (University of Massachusetts), “Enduring Influences of Some Pubertal Stressors on Response to Estrogens and Progestins ”
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, (205 Henderson South)
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (207A EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium-“Helical Metals on the Surfaces of Topological Insulators” presented by Ali Yazdani (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Ankit Jain presents:
  Halder S, Rea M, Andreoni R, Nijboer F, Hammer EM, Kleih SC, Birbaumer N, Kübler A. “An auditory oddball brain-computer interface for binary choices” Clin Neurophysiol. 2010 Apr;121(4):516-23

Nov 01

* Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center, Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series, Michael Goldfarb, PhD, Vanderbilt University, Cleveland FES Center Web Series
Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)_Behavioral Group Presents Progress
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES) Ankit Jain presents “Epileptic Seizure Prediction by a System of Particle Filter Associated with a Neural Network”http://www.hindawi.com/journals/asp/2009/638534.html
- noon to 1:00 pm - NIH Neuroscience Seminar (216 EES) HENRIQUE VON GERSDORFF, PH.D., Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University,“Synaptic transmission at the ribbon synapses of the eye and ear” http://neuroseries.info.nih.gov/schedule.asp
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 9:00 to 10:00 am - Laptop Teleconference (302 EES)
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (117 EES) SfN Poster outline/preparation session.(All posters should be presented)
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “Endothelial Integrity as a Potential Target for Tumor Metastasis” presented by Bingmei Fu, CCNY (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium-“How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future” presented by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Duke University(117 Osmond)
Friday
- 8:50 am - 2010 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture in Materials “Materials in Translational Medicine” (117 Hetzel Union Bldg) http://www.matse.psu.edu/taylorlecture2010
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES) Kamrun Nahar presents: Guangquan Liu, Gan Huang, Jianjun Meng, Dingguo Zhang and Xiangyang Zhu “BImproved GMMwith parameter initialization for unsupervised adaptation of Brain–Computer interface” Int. J. Numer. Meth. Biomed. Engng. 2010; 26:681–691; DOI: 10.1002/cnm.1362

Nov 08

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)-
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES): Madineh presents 'The statistics of a practical seizure warning system'. Synder et al , J Neural Eng. 2008 December; 5(4): 392–401. Availabe at:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2888045/?tool=pubmed
- noon to 1:00 pm - NIH Neuroscience Seminar (216 EES) P. READ MONTAGUE, PH.D., Department of Neuroscience/Human Neuroimaging Laboratory, Baylor College of Medicine, “Neuroeconomic approaches to mental disorders” http://neuroseries.info.nih.gov/schedule.asp
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)- “Firing rate control of a neuron using a linear proportional-integral controller” http://iopscience.iop.org/1741-2552/7/6/066004?fromSearchPage=true
Wednesday
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, Student presentations Room 210 Hallowell Bldg) http://www.bioe.psu.edu/seminars.html
- 4:00 pm - Huck Institute of Life Sciences Seminar, “the Role of Parkin in Parkinson's Diseas” presented by Dr. Jian Feng, Department of Physiology & Biophysics and

the School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences State University of New York, Buffalo NY (108 Wartik Lab, CG623) http://www.huck.psu.edu/calendar/talks-and-seminars/neuroscience/2010/jian-feng

Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium-“title to be announced” presented by Jack Harris, Yale University (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Andrew Geronimo presents:
  Jia C, Gao X, Hong B, Gao S.“Frequency and Phase Mixed Coding in SSVEP-based Brain-computer Interface” IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2010 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Nov 15

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)-
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)-cancelled
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “TBA” presented by Fan Yuan, Duke University (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Vascular/Cellular Journal Club (216 EES)
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium-“Title to be announced” presented by Mansour Shayegan, Princeton University (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Ankit Jain presents:
  Melody Moore Jackson and Rudolph Mappus “Applications for Brain-Computer Interfaces” Brain-Computer Interfaces: Human-Computer Interaction Series, Springer Link, 2010, Volume 0, Part 2, 89-103, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-272-8_6
- 3:45 p.m. - The Penn State Action Club, Interactive Seminars in Motor Control Coordination
  - Thomas Roberts (Brown University), 127 Noll Conference Room

Nov 22

The CNE welcomes Dr. Steven Weinstein, director of pediatric epilepsy-Weill Cornell Medical College.

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)- Balaji/Godfrey present progress
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)-Ankit/Godfrey present seizure prediction article (Rescheduled for date TBD)
Tuesday

Wednesday
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar- NO SEMINAR- FALL BREAK
Thursday
- Thanksgiving (Penn State Closed)
Friday

Nov 29

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)-Anjum Parkar presents progress
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)-Madineh Sarvestani presents: 'Lactate in the brain of freely moving rodent'. Shram et al., European Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 16, pp. 461±466, 2002. Available at:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12193189
- noon to 1:00 pm- Psychology and HDFS Joint Colloquium “The Influence of Incentives on Inhibitory Control: A Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective” presented by Charles Geier, Ph.D. Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Psychology University of Pittsburgh”(Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom C)
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
Wednesday
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) SFN Debrief- Members having attended SFN should be prepared to present short summaries of important findings.
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, ““An Entrepreneurial “Voyage” to See Inside the Beating Heart”” presented by Leslie Oley, Voyage medical (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik UP, CG623 HY)
  - Kenneth Campbell (University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine), “Genetic Control of Neuronal Diversity and Circuit Formation in the Developing Mouse Telencephalon
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South

Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Kamrun Nahar presents:
  Chavarriaga R and Millan Jdel R. “Learning From EEG Error-Related Potentials in Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interfaces” IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2010 Aug;18(4):381-8. Epub 2010 Jun 21
- 3:45 p.m. - The Penn State Action Club, Interactive Seminars in Motor Control Coordination
  - Trevor Drew (University of Montreal), 127 Noll Conference Room

Dec 06

* Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center, Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series, Heidi Martin, PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland FES Center Web Series

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES), Giorgio presents: 'Frequency of gamma oscillations routes flow of information in the hippocampus'. Colgin et al., Nature 462: 353-7; 2009. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7271/abs/nature08573.html
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (location TBD)
Wednesday
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES) Lina Yin presents “Genetic-Based, Differential Susceptibility to Paraquat Neurotoxicity in Mice”.
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, Student presentations “Single-Layer On-Chip Microfluidic Flow Cytometer” presented by A. Nawaz,”Nanoscale Manipulation of the Endothelial Cell Surface Reveals Mechanical and Dynamic Coupling of Membrane Rafts and Focal Adhesion“ by D. Fuentes , PSU Student (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
- 04:00 pm The Huck Institutes for the Life Sciences Neuroscience Seminars, (108 Wartik UP, CG623 HY)
  - Mark Mayford (SCRIPPS Research Institute), Title to be announced
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm -Physics Colloquium- “Oxide Nanoelectronics” presented by Jeremy Levy from the University of Pittsburgh (117 Osmond)
Friday
- noon to 1:00 pm - Brain Computer Interface Journal Club (207A EES)
  Eric Liauw presents:
  Wilson JA, Mellinger J, Schalk G, Williams J. “A procedure for measuring latencies in brain-computer interfaces.” IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2010 Jul;57(7):1785-97. Epub 2010 Apr 15.

Dec 13

Monday
- 8:45 am Systems Research Group Meeting (216 EES)-Canceled (finals week)
- 10:00 am Systems Journal Club (216 EES)-Canceled (finals week)
Tuesday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
- noon to 1:00 pm - Controls Journal Club (216 EES)
Wednesday
- 10:00 am Center for Neural Engineering Group Meeting (216 EES)
- 12:10 pm to 1:15 pm - BioEngineering Seminar, “TBA” presented by Kam Leong, Duke University (Room 210 Hallowell Bldg)
Thursday
- 9:45 to 11:00 am - E SC 597G Neurophysics, 205 Henderson South
Friday

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