Importance of Integrating Neurohumanities

Thursday, 1 July 2021, 12:30 – 1:30pm Guest Lecture - Mani
Ramaswami on the Importance of Integrating Neurohumanities
Professor Mani Ramaswami (TCIN) will give a presentation on
Neurohumanities and its potential and importance within Trinity,
followed by a Q&A. Professor Mani Ramaswami (TCIN) presentation
will touch on the history thus far of NeuroHumanities and
NeuroHumanities research at Trinity, the work that is currently
being supported and/or emerging, and exciting future potentialities
in this area. It will also touch on the challenges of bridging
disciplines, the importance of language, the tensions present
between "soft" and "hard" sciences, and potential ways of
negotiating the potential hurdles this emerging discipline often
faces. All are welcome to attend the presentation and Q&A
afterwards, which will provide a stimulating and exciting
discussion. About Professor Mani Ramaswami Mani Ramaswami is the
professor of neurogenetics at Trinity College Dublin. Ramaswami’s
laboratory was among the first to combine cell biology and genetics
to analyze synaptic mechanisms in Drosophila. His current work is
focused on neuronal functions of RNA-granules and RNA-binding
proteins in vivo and neural circuit mechanisms involved in
behavioral habituation. Based on his laboratory’s studies of
olfactory habituation in Drosophila, Ramaswami recently proposed
that habituation may be generally mediated by inhibitory
representations or negative images of excitatory stimulus ensembles
created by a specific form of excitation-inhibition balancing that
is altered in autism spectrum disorders. About NeuroHumanities
Networking Group The newly formed NeuroHumanities Networking Group
is dedicated to providing a functional framework for postgraduates
engaged or interested in interdisciplinary research and seeking to
expand their network and knowledge base. The NeuroHumanities
Networking Group is piloting its first 4-week series of online
events over the summer, designed to foster connections within
Trinity, hosted by Trinity Long Room Hub, hosted by Trinity Long
Room Hub.. Organised by Amelia McConville, School of English and in
association with the Institute of Neuroscience, and Fiona Stout,
Fiona Stout, School of Creative Arts , the series is supported by
the Postgraduate Wellbeing & Community Fund and Professor Mani
Ramaswami, Director of Trinity Institute of Neurosciences (TCIN).
Attending all 4 sessions of the series is highly encouraged. Learn
more at: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/