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DESCRIPTION:The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the visi
 on of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014)\, Former Director of the Neuro (1972
 –1984)\, to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks 
 will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology\, co
 gnitive neuroscience\, and neuroimaging.\n\nSpeakers will include scientis
 ts from across The Neuro\, as well as colleagues and collaborators locally
  and from around the world. The series is intended to provide a virtual fo
 rum for scientists and trainees to continue to foster interdisciplinary ex
 changes on the mechanisms\, diagnosis and treatment of brain and cognitive
  disorders.\n\n\nTo attend in person\, register here\n\nTo watch via Vimeo
 \, click here\n\n\nVéronique Bohbot\n\nFull Professor\, Department of Psyc
 hiatry\, Douglas Hospital\, ºÃÉ«TV\n\nAbstract: Different memor
 y systems\, dependent on separate parts of the brain\, can sustain success
 ful navigation. The hippocampus is implicated in spatial memory strategies
  used when finding one’s way in the environment\, i.e. it is allocentric a
 nd involves remembering the relationship between landmarks. On the other h
 and\, another strategy dependent on the caudate nucleus can also be used\,
  i.e. the response strategy\, which relies on making a series of stimulus-
 response associations (e.g. right and left turns from given positions that
  act as stimuli\, such as turn right at the white building). Adults who us
 e spatial memory strategies showed increased fMRI activity in the hippocam
 pus\, increased grey matter in the hippocampus\, and better overall cognit
 ion compared to adults who use response strategies. Decades of research in
  my laboratory has shown that specific navigation strategies are associate
 d with several genes\, such as BDNF and ApoE\, as well as hormones\, such 
 as cortisol and progesterone. Experiences dependent modulators such as age
 \, habit\, stress and rewards also modulate strategies dependent on the hi
 ppocampus and caudate nucleus. Moreover\, certain technologies such as Glo
 bal Position Systems (GPS) or video games inhibit the use of the hippocamp
 us and are associated to poor spatial memory. These results have important
  implications on mental health because a larger hippocampus has been assoc
 iated with healthy cognition in normal aging and with a reduced risk of nu
 merous neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease\
 , Schizophrenia\, Post-Traumatic Stress disorder and Depression.\n
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LOCATION:De Grandpre Communications Centre\, Montreal Neurological Institut
 e\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2B4\, 3801 rue University
SUMMARY:Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Impact of Technology on Spat
 ial Memory\, the Hippocampus and Implications for Healthy Cognition
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