Breakfast & Science Seminar 22
The second of the 2022 Breakfast and Science Seminar Series will be virtual.
Date and time: Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 – 9:00 to 10:30 CET
Location: Virtual on Zoom.
Program
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome & Introduction
09:15 – 10:00 Emotion dynamics: the brain at unrest
Patrik Vuilleumier,
Neurology and Imaging of Cognition Lab, Dept of Neuroscience (NEUFO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
Swiss Affective Science Center (CISA), University of Geneva.
CIBM MRI UNIGE Cognitive and Affective Neuroimaging Section.
Abstract
Emotions do not only serve to assign a particular value to objects or events forming the content of consciousness, but can directly regulate perception, attention, or memory, thus shaping the content of consciousness and action. The talk will describe brain mechanisms by which positive or negative emotional episodes can influence mental states and cognitive functions in a sustained manner, over prolonged period of time following the emotion eliciting events. Using functional neuroimaging in healthy people and psychiatric patients, our work demonstrates dynamic and lasting changes in both activity and connectivity of brain networks following transient emotion episodes. These effects are strongly modulated by individual affective traits or personality factors. Our findings have implications for better understanding and assessing changes in brain function associated with mood and anxiety disorders.
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10:00-10:30 CIBM News and Updates
Seminar Chair
Francois Lazeyras,
Head of CIBM MRI HUG-UNIGE Clinical MR Imaging Sectionn
Please register by Monday February 21, 2022, 12:00
To join us on Zoom, please register at the following link:
https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5ctf–prjsiGdLCnbzjiKSMTeIRJGe0Nwpo
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
