Neurobiology of insect acoustic communication
Lecturer:
Dr. Berthold Hedwig, University of Cambridge, England
Time:
July 6th, 3:00 pm
Venue:
C912, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus
Biography：
Education and Professional Experience
1985 Ph.D University of Goettingen, Germany.
1986-1997 PostDoc in Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria; University of Alberta, Canada; University of Cambridge, England.
1997- Reader, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, England
Research Interests:
Dr. Hedwig analyzed the neural mechanisms underlying acoustic communication in insects which use species-specific sounds for mate attraction. He uses behavioural, neurophysiological and optical imaging techniques with the aim to understand:
1. The neural mechanisms generating the motor patterns underlying sound production, e.g. which brain neurons control the behaviour? Which changes in the nervous systems of different species lead to the expression of species-specific motor patterns?
2. Processing of auditory signals in the central and peripheral nervous system. Which cellular and network properties establish the recognition of species-specific sound patterns?
3. Ca2+ dynamics in auditory and motor pathways: Imaging Ca2+ changes in identified neurons indicate how changes in cytosolic calcium levels contribute to auditory processing or motor pattern generation?
Publications:
Dr. Hedwig has published more than 100 paper in journals including Nature, Science, PNAS, Current Biology, etc. Published the book ‘Insect Hearing and Acoustic Communication’ (2017).
https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/berthold-hedwig