Neuroscience Educational Webinar Series NEWS

Pakistan Society of Basic & Applied Neuroscience (PASBAN) is organizing Neuroscience Educational Webinar Series (NEWS). NEWS will be virtual educational webinar series. The format will be 45 minutes of presentation, 15 minutes of Q/A, and 20 minutes of general discussion. There is no fee for the participants, but pre-registration will be required.

Our cardinal objective for organizing NEWS is to improve the neuroscience concepts, enhance neuroscience research in Pakistan, and stimulate other academic and organizational activities to help PASBAN achieve its mission and goals so that the future generations are fully engaged in more rigorous East-West collaborations for the good of humanity.

The Zoom link will be shared with registered participants only.

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Upcoming Sessions:

18. Neural Mechanisms of Altered States of Consciousness under Psychedelics By: Dr. Adeel Razi December 6, 2023

List of sessions | 2022

1. What are memories made of? Learning through Neuronal Plasticity By: Professor Zafar Bashir January 5, 2022

2. Generation of new neurons in the adult and aging brain By: Dr. Mariela Trinchero February 2, 2022

3. Thinking with your eyes shut By: Professor Matt Jones March 2, 2022

4. Role of Artificial Intelligence in Telestroke: An overview By: Dr. Junaid Kalia April 6, 2022

5. In search of Potent Novel Targets to develop Therapeutic Drugs By: Dr. Sonia Siddiqui May 11, 2022

6. Sleep – the key to brain health By: Dr. Liz Coulthard June 1, 2022

7. Utilizing Quantitative Electroencephalogram for diagnosis and prognosis in Mental Health By: Dr. Soyiba Jawed July 6, 2022

8. Whisker System of rats: Neural circuitry and behavior By: Dr. Mehwish Bhatti August 3, 2022

9. AI in Neuroimaging – The Way Forward By: Dr. Sadia Shakil September 7, 2022

10. Investigating the Neuropsychological effects of Antidepressants in a translational rodent model By: Prof. Emma Robinson October 5, 2022

11. Application of machine learning to identify and localize traumatic brain injury (TBI) using Meg in clinical setting By: Dr. Waqas Rasheed November 2, 2022

12. EEG Evidence for Sundowning in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment By: Ricky Chow December 7, 2022

List of sessions | 2023

13. Organoids as a model of the human brain development, neurological disorders, and their impact on clinical applications By: Dr. Salma Jahan February 1, 2023

14. Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying anesthetic-induced cytotoxicity in the neonates, and their impact on learning and memory in adult animals By: Dr. Naweed Syed April 5, 2023

15. The Origin and Importance of Oscillations in the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis By: Prof. Stafford Lightman June 7, 2023

16. Neurology of Language By: Mr. Rashid Saleem August 13, 2023

17. 3D-Bioprinting; Tissue and Organ Regeneration By: Dr. Sheerien Rajput October 4, 2023

18. Neural Mechanisms of Altered States of Consciousness under Psychedelics By: Dr. Adeel Razi December 6, 2023

NEWS Steering & Logistic Committee