YCSC Grand Rounds
"Finding the Right Partner: Unraveling the Mechanisms of Cognitive Circuit Assembly"
Session Description
Disruption of brain circuits is associated with increased vulnerability to neuropsychiatric disorders and intellectual disability. Advances in genetics have identified hundreds of genetic risk factors for cognitive dysfunction and psychiatric disorders. This lecture provides a framework to directly linking genetic risk factors to circuit dysfunction. The learning objectives are for participants to be able to:
- Describe the circuits involved in higher order cognition
- Understand the developmental mechanisms underlying synaptic specificity
- Understand how mutations can disrupt the development of cognitive circuits
Continuing Education
YCSC Grand Rounds are reviewed for eligibility for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits on an annual basis and most lecture-style sessions are approved for the year. Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Individual event designation details are provided at applicable live events.
YCSC grand rounds sessions are typically presented in the Cohen Auditorium at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays from September through June, with a live stream available via Zoom. Internal participants are encouraged to attend sessions in person. Most recordings are posted internally via YCSC Internal Announcements on SharePoint within a few days, and select session recordings are available on the YCSC grand rounds website. Compassionate Care Rounds are not recorded to maintain confidentiality.