Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Courses

Interrogating the Role of GABAa Receptors in Meta-Plasticity - Rich Kramer (UC Berkeley)

Explore GABAa receptors' role in meta-plasticity with Rich Kramer. Discover molecular mechanisms bridging timescales in learning and memory, from milliseconds to weeks, in this neurobiology research presentation.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perspectives and Discussion - Metaplasticity

Exploración de la metaplasticidad y sus implicaciones en el aprendizaje cerebral. Discusión entre expertos sobre mecanismos moleculares, celulares y de circuitos que permiten el aprendizaje asociativo a través de múltiples escalas temporales.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pathway-Specific TNF-Mediated Metaplasticity in the Hippocampus - Cliff Abraham

Explores pathway-specific TNF-mediated metaplasticity in the hippocampus, examining neural mechanisms for associating events across different timescales and their implications for learning and memory.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Decoding Time With Long-Term Plasticity of Short-Term Plasticity - Dean Buonomano

Exploring how the brain bridges timescales in learning, from milliseconds to days, through long-term changes in short-term synaptic plasticity. Insights into neural mechanisms of temporal processing and memory formation.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perspectives and Discussion - Memory Updating

Explore diverse perspectives on memory updating mechanisms across multiple timescales, from molecular to behavioral levels, in this neurobiology conference discussion on learning and plasticity.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Updating in Young and Old Mice - Janine Kwapis

Explore molecular mechanisms behind memory updating in mice across age groups. Discover how the brain associates events over various timescales and the biological processes supporting associative learning.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Uncertainty-Based Memory Updating - Mate Lengyel

Explores mechanisms of memory updating based on uncertainty, bridging timescales in associative learning from molecular to behavioral levels. Discusses implications for neural plasticity and learning.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Role of Dendritic Plasticity in Memory Organization - Megha Seghal

Explore dendritic plasticity's role in memory organization, bridging neural events across timescales. Discover mechanisms supporting associative learning from molecular to behavioral levels.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How the Brain Constructs a World - KITP Blackboard Talk by Maneesh Sahani

Explore the fascinating process of how our brains construct reality in this insightful talk by Maneesh Sahani. Delve into neuroscience and cognitive theories to understand perception and mental world-building.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Self-Consistent Solutions to Make an Animal - KITP Blackboard Talk by Francis Corson

Explore self-consistent solutions in animal development through Francis Corson's theoretical physics lecture, bridging biological concepts with mathematical modeling and pattern formation principles.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Why Are We Excited About the Kitaev Model? - KITP Chalk Talk by Natalia Perkins

Explore quantum spin liquids and the Kitaev model with Prof. Natalia Perkins. Discover the fascinating world of spin fractionalization and its potential applications in quantum information technology.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Spatially Resolved Transport of Interacting Electrons - Andy Lucas (U Colorado-Boulder)

Explores spatially resolved transport of interacting electrons, discussing non-Fermi liquid behavior and quantum matter beyond quasiparticle paradigms in condensed matter physics.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ordinary Strangeness - Sankar Das Sarma

Explore quantum matter beyond Fermi-liquid theory in this talk on "ordinary strangeness," discussing non-quasiparticle phenomena, transport, and Cooper pairing in unconventional materials.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Transport in the Hubbard Model - Quantum Monte Carlo Study - Thomas Devereaux

Explore quantum Monte Carlo study of transport in the Hubbard model with Thomas Devereaux. Gain insights into electron correlations beyond quasiparticle paradigms in condensed matter physics.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Criterion for Strange Metallicity in the Lorenz Ratio - Erez Berg

Explore strange metallicity through the Lorenz ratio with Erez Berg. Discover new insights into non-Fermi liquid behavior and electron correlations beyond traditional quasiparticle theories.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video