The Brain is not a Computer
Ústav anorganické chemie AV ČR, Komise J. Williama Fulbrighta

In her talk, Anne Andrews will present and highlight the important roles of chemistry in the brain and that chemists could and should play in neuroscience research. Anne Andrews leads efforts in basic and translational research on anxiety and depression, and at the nexus of nanoscience, neurotechnology, and neuroscience. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on understanding how the serotonin system and particularly, the serotonin transporter, modulate neurotransmission to influence complex behaviors including anxiety, mood, stress responsiveness, and learning and memory.

Prof. Andrews and her team have developed electronic biosensors for sensing virtually any signaling molecule or metabolite at ultra-low levels. These implantable devices for sensing in brain or the spinal cord will provide feedback for treating chronic health conditions, e.g., mental health and stress disorders, and will enable the adoption of more healthy lifestyles and improve our understanding of behaviorally relevant information encoded by chemical modulators.

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