BHRI Seminars/Forums
As a result of COVID-19 and in the interest of protecting our community, in-person group meetings at Kent State University have been put on hold.
The BHRI 2021-2022 Seminar Series will be held virtually.
Influential neuroscientists present cutting-edge research at the BHRI Seminar Series, which occurs monthly from noon - 1:00pm, September through May.
BHRI Neurodiversity Forum - May 20, 2021
Speakers: Danielle Jones, Jessy Rice, Zachary Strickler
Seminar Series - 2020-2021
September 22, 2020
Emotion: Insights from Ethology
David Huron, PhD, School of Music and Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, The Ohio State University
October 20, 2020
Role of prefrontal parvalbumin cells in stress-related mood disorders
Laurence Coutellier, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University
November 17, 2020
Translational approaches to the discovery of mechanisms of sleep, circadian disruption and opioid dependence
Ryan Logan, PhD, Center for Sleep and Circadian Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
December 15, 2020
Robert Handa, PhD, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
January 26, 2021
Defects in myelination are a common pathophysiology in autism spectrum disorder
Brady Maher, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
February 16, 2021
Translational Neuroelectronics
Dion Khodagholy, PhD, Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
March 16, 2021
Big data brain imaging, virtual reality, and neurofeedback for stroke rehabilitation research
Sook-Lei Liew, PhD, Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Health, University of Southern California
April 20, 2021
From brain to body and back: consequences of disrupted body clocks on health
Ilia Karatsoreos, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
May 18, 2021
Linguistic Processing in Autism: Challenges in Studying a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Diane Williams, PhD, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Penn State University
Seminar Series - 2019-2020
September 16, 2019
Neural correlates of perceptual deficits following early-life hearing loss and stress
Merri Rosen, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Optimizing dance interventions to promote neuroplasticity
Angela Ridgel, PhD, Department of Exercise Physiology, Kent State University
October 14, 2019
Music as an emotional signal
Joshua Albrecht, PhD, School of Music, Kent State University
Adrenarche: linking behavioral and brain changes in primate evolution
Rafaela Takeshita, PhD, Department of Anthropology, Kent State University
November 18, 2019
Cellular mechanisms underlying function and experience-dependent development of brainstem sound localization circuits
Bradley Winters, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Factors impacting age-related changes on speech perception in noise
Bruna Mussoi, PhD, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Kent State University
December 16, 2019
Investigations of the brain circuits that control ovulation
Richard Piet, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University
The Electrophysiological Neuroscience Laboratory of Kent (ENLoK): Past, Present, and Future
Joshua Pollock, PhD, Department of Sociology, Kent State University
January 21, 2020
Optical probing of neurodegeneration
Hod Dana, PhD, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
February 18, 2020
Remyelination failure as a cause of disease progression in multiple sclerosis
Ranjan Dutta, PhD, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic