January 13, 1999
“Ions, Proteins, Glia, and Gap Junctions: Their Roles in Neuroendocrine Cell Excitability”
Glenn I. Hatton (UCR) Host: Larry Swanson (NB)
January 27, 1999
“Action Without Perception”
Melvin Goodale (University of Western Ontario) Host: Irving Biederman (NS)
February 10, 1999
“Potassium Regulation and Seizure Generation”
Phillip A. Schwartzkroin (University of Washington) Hosts: Michel Baudry & Caleb Finch (NS)
February 24, 1999
“Intelligence and Learning in Mobile Robots”
George Bekey (USC) Host: Ted Berger (NS)
March 3, 1999
“Effect and Role of Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide in Regulating the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Response to Stress”
Catherine Rivier (Salk Institute) Host: Alan Watts (NB)
March 10, 1999
“Why do Things Look as They Do?”
Tom Albright (Salk Institute) Host: Larry Swanson (NS)
March 24, 1999
“Are Complex Internal Models Biologically Plausible?”
Stefan Schaal (USC) Host: Richard Thompson (NB)
April 7, 1999
“The Mechanism and Signitficance of Homosynaptic Long-Term Depression”
Mark Bear (Brown University) Host: Michel Baudry (NB)
April 21, 1999
“Neural Substrates of Vocal Imitation of Parrots”
Georg Striedter (UC, Irvine) Host: Sarah Bottjer (NS)
May 5, 1999
“Unraveling the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cognitive Disorders with Genetics & Pharmacology”
Alcino Silva (UCLA) Host: Michel Baudry (NB)