
| January 29 | Doug Lobner, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Sciences Marquette University |
“Role of the Environmental Toxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in Neurodegenerative Diseases” |
| February 12 | Laszlo Zaborszky, M.D., Ph.D. Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Rutgers University | “The Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System: Anatomy to Function and Dysfunction” |
| February 26 | James P. Herman, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry University of Cincinnati School of Medicine |
“Rethinking Stress Biology” |
| March 19 | Amy Van Hecke, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Marquette University |
"Plasticity of EEG asymmetry in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders" |
| April 9 | Ming Xu, Ph.D. Department of Anesthesia University of Chicago School of Medicine |
"Dopaminergic Mechanisms of Cocaine Actions" |
| April 16 | Kamran Diba, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
“Neuronal Coordination in Memory Circuits” |
| April 30 | Robert Wheeler, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Sciences Marquette University |
“The Neural Regulation of Negative Affect and Addiction” |
| May 7 | Anthony Grace, Ph.D. Department of Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh |
"Dopamine System Dysregulation by the Hippocampus and the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia" |
| May 14 | Cagla Eroglu, Ph.D. Department of Cell Biology Duke University |
“Control of Synapse Development by Astrocytes” |
| May 21 | Susan Swithers, Ph.D. Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University | “It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature -Effects of High-intensity Sweeteners on Energy Balance” |