Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization Presents

Eminent Neuroscientist Guest Speaker Event

Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities - Student Funding Board

Rodolfo Llinas, M.D., Ph.D.

May 7^th, 2007

3:00pm @ The Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study – Room 229

George Mason University, Fairfax Campus

Come Early for Coffee, Tea, & Cookies

Directions & Parking Information can be found at www.krasnow.gmu.edu

Intrinsic electrical properties of neurons and brain function

Present research suggests that the evolution of the nervous system addressed both the specialization of individual electrical neuronal properties as well as that of the circuits they weave. When these two variables are considered conjointly the issue of sensory input as informing vs specifying internal functional states become one of the central questions relating to global CNS function.