Short CV

Michel Picardo obtained his PhD in Neuroscience from Aix-Marseille University in 2012. He subsequently carried out postdoctoral research at New York University (USA), where he investigated neural mechanisms of vocal learning in songbirds, with a particular focus on how song production is encoded in the premotor cortex. Since 2018, he has been a researcher at the Institut de Neurosciences de la Méditerranée (INMED) in Marseille. His research focuses on cortical development, aiming to understand how hippocampal network activity emerges during early development under both physiological and pathological conditions.

Title of the talk

Building the Hippocampal Network: Early Dynamics and Their Disruption in Autism

Abstract

In this talk, Michel will present how hippocampal dynamics change during early development The presentation will introduce the role of the hippocampus in integrating sensorimotor information and forming cognitive representations and discuss experimental approaches combining behavioral analysis and in vivo 2 photon calcium imaging in developing mice. Finally, the talk will highlight how alterations in these mechanisms may contribute to abnormal circuit development in autism spectrum disorder models.