, a neurophysiologist specialising in neuronal networks in cognition and disease, and Director of , will give his inaugural public lecture on Wednesday 5 December at 6 pm in the University's School of Chemistry, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS.
Professor Jones' team in the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, study how neurons distributed across functionally specialised brain regions share information over the course of experience to guide decisions.
Professor Jones, talking about his lecture, said: "I will introduce a range of our latest findings, including links between disrupted neural network activity during sleep to mechanisms of memory impairment in complex and horrible disorders such as schizophrenia."
Sleep is a major factor in fine-tuning and integrating memories, and Professor Jones's "favourite brain state". He's spoken about the neuroscience of sleep previously to the team at the and given a TEDMED talk entitled "."
The Professor's team use a combination of rat or mouse models, human volunteers and patients to map neural circuits.
Professor Jones added: "I will explain how recording electrical activity across multiple brain regions offers direct insights into the neural algorithms underlying cognition."
The inaugural talk, followed by refreshments, is free but tickets must .
Bristol Neuroscience brings together cross-disciplinary expertise and facilities, with world-leading strengths in laboratory and clinical research spanning a range of biology and disease.
A large proportion of the world's knowledge about how the connections between brain cells adapt to store memories comes from Bristol-led work on synaptic plasticity. Bristol is also leading on research looking at how early-life experiences influence mental health.
The public inaugural lecture entitled ' by Professor Matt Jones will take place at 6 pm on Wednesday 5 December in the School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS.