Events
We host workshops, seminar series, training and outreach events, bringing together researchers, clinicians, and the broader Â鶹ÊÓƵcommunity.
Check out our upcoming events below, and to receive announcements of future events. These include outreach activities for Brain Awareness Week, workshops and our seminar series.
Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Seminar
Frontotemporal spectrum disorders in ALS: a tale of two proteins
Speaker: , MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, FAAN, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University
Date/Time: Thursday Oct 22nd @ 2:30pm PDT**
In-person Location: Burnaby Campus, Halpern 114
Online:
** Please join us for a catered reception in Halpern 114 starting at 2pm
Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Seminar
Biological sex and menopause affects memory and related brain function at midlife
Speaker: , Canada Research Chair (I) in Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory and Aging, Professor, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University
Abstract: Midlife is a critical period in adulthood when episodic memory declines and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) related neuropathology arises. Midlife is also the life stage that most females with ovaries experience spontaneous menopause. Yet, little is known about the effects of biological sex and menopause status on age-related episodic memory decline and its neural correlates at midlife, and how risk factors for AD affect memory-related brain function at this critical age. In this talk I will present results from the ongoing Brain Health at Midlife and Menopause (BHAMM) study which aims to fill this knowledge gap and determine what factors support and/or hinder memory and brain function in males and females at midlife. Our initial results suggest that middle-aged females, but not males, exhibited age-related episodic memory decline, and that this effect was driven by perimenopausal and postmenopausal females. However, there was significant inter-individual variability in brain and memory function at post-menopause. Females with poorer vascular health exhibited greater memory-related deficits at post-menopause. Also middle-aged females with an apolipoprotein E e4 allele, a genetic risk factor for AD, performed better on some episodic memory measures; and worse on other measures, depending on their blood plasma amyloid beta measures. Our neuroimaging findings suggest that age and post-menopause related differences in episodic memory are associated with differences in specific hippocampal subfield volumes and in task-related midline and occipital cortex activations. Together these results highlight the importance of considering biological sex and menopause status in cognitive neuroscience studies of aging and dementia prevention.
Date/Time: Thursday Oct 29th @ 11am PDT**
In-person Location: Burnaby Campus, Big Data Hub Presentation Studio (ASB 10900)
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** Please join us for a catered reception in the Big Data Hub Atrium starting at 10:30am
Social Event: Halloween Movie Night
Take a break from work and studying and get into the Halloween spirit with INN! Join us for a relaxed movie night with snacks, Halloween fun and a chance to connect with others in the INN.
Date/Time: Wednesday Oct 28th @ 5pm PDT
Location: Burnaby Campus, AQ 3128
Undergrads, grads and postdocs are all welcome! Planning to come? Email reta_younan@sfu.ca
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