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SUMMARY:Celebrating FLS Research Success: Presentation 1: Light adaptatio
 n in the face of light adaptation\, Presentation 2: Rhythms and Blue: co
 lour regulates biological timing 
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DESCRIPTION:The next seminar in the ‘Celebrating Research Success in the 
 Faculty of Life Sciences (FLS)’ series will be given by two members of t
 he Sensory & Computational Neuroscience (SCoNe) Research Theme: Prof Rob
  Lucas and Dr Tim Brown. \n\nRob’s presentation will be entitled ‘Light 
 adaptation in the face of light adaptation’. Abstract: As the world gets
  brighter\, the neural circuits we use for vision change to take maximal
  advantage of the altered environment. In this study we asked how the vi
 sual system measures background light intensity in order to produce thes
 e changes. We show that this process relies upon an independent photorec
 eptor mechanism in the eye.\n\nTim’s presentation will be entitled ‘Rhyt
 hms and Blue: colour regulates biological timing’. Abstract: Dawn and du
 sk are the key portions of the day when light can reset our internal bio
 logical clock. Alongside the pronounced changes in illumnination across 
 twilight\, the colour of light also varies in a predictable manner. Here
  we show that cells within the circadian clock use this change in colour
  to estimate sun-position and that this mechanism is essential for appro
 priate physiological alignment to the solar cycle.\n\nThe seminar is sch
 eduled to take place just prior to FLS Happy Hour to allow discussions a
 nd networking to continue after the actual presentation.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Michael Smith Lecturer Theatre\, Michael Smith Building\, Manche
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