BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250809T214534EDT-4393K8ZhwZ@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250810T014534Z DESCRIPTION:The adult mammalian brain retains a remarkable capacity to prod uce new neurons throughout life. Adult neurogenesis is most prominent in t he mammalian forebrain where neural stem cells (NSCs) located in a special ized micro-environment need to integrate multiple signals to remain quiesc ent or be activated to generate neuronal precursors and glia. The neuronal precursors migrate long distances to reach the olfactory bulb (OB) where they integrate into adult neuronal networks and play an important role in the odor processing.\n\nIn the first part of the talk\, I will discuss som e of our unpublished data aiming to determine how adult NSCs integrate and decode various microenvironmental signals that drive them to divide or to remain poised for future needs. Of the many intracellular pathways that a re at play in somatic stem cells of different organs\, Ca2+ signaling is e merging as a key signaling hub on which multiple extracellular cues may im pinge to dynamically regulate Ca2+ fluctuations and steady-state intracell ular levels\, which in turn regulate somatic stem cell quiescence and acti vation. Using 2photon Ca2+ imaging in thin NSC processes ex vivo in brain slices followed by iterative immunostaining to identify all niche elements that are in contact with imaged cells\, our data suggest that adult NSCs integrate inputs from multiple niche elements at the level of their proces ses by dynamically regulated spatio-temporal pattern of Ca2+ fluctuations. \n\nIn the second part of the talk\, I will discuss the role of substantia innominata (SI)\, a small nucleus in the basal forebrain in the odor proc essing. Using mini-endoscopic Ca2+ imaging in freely behaving mice combine d with measurements of active sniffing\, our data demonstrate that neurona l activity in SI is specifically tuned to active sniffing and that these n eurons project back into OB to synapse with specific type of interneurons and regulate odor processing.\n\nThis seminar will take place both in-pers on and online. Details in attached poster\n DTSTART:20221125T160000Z DTEND:20221125T170000Z LOCATION:Room 1034\, McIntyre Medical Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 1 Y6\, 3655 promenade Sir William Osler SUMMARY:Physiology Seminar 'Integration and decoding of micro-environmental signals: from neural stem cells to mature neurons' URL:/physiology/channels/event/physiology-seminar-inte gration-and-decoding-micro-environmental-signals-neural-stem-cells-mature- 343612 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR