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I am born in 1984 in a smalltown of the Province of Quebec, Canada named Sainte-Sophie. Biology, music, mathematics and archeology were some of the interests that I developed very early during my childhood. As a teenager, I was interested in the observation of fish reproduction in captivity. Beta fishes, Pterophyllum, Gouramis, Poecilia are some of the fishes from which I could observe courtship, nest-building and breeding behaviours. Parallely, I also developed interests for computer programming. Texas Instrument scripts, Matlab, QBasic, Html, Javascript, PHP and MySQL are some of the languages that I used during different parts of my life.

During my undergraduate and graduate studies, I've had diverse interests including biology, anthropology, philosophy and internet sociology. I also participed in numerous activities targeted at stimulating interest in the general public for neuroscience.

I have always been interested in describing society, culture and the neural mechanisms that underlie social interactions in the normal population and in individuals with psychiatric disorders. I think that an understanding of human and animal social behaviors can be obtained by neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Combining neuroscientific techniques with classical approaches describing dynamic social phenomenons such as those found in sociology and economics will allow us to further our understanding of social complexity. I am now studying the neural basis of social cognition in macaques. This work is performed at the Platt laboratory, Duke University.

Research articles

Chang SW, Gariépy JF, Platt ML. (2012) Neuronal reference frames for social decisions in primate frontal cortex. Nature Neuroscience doi: 10.1038/nn.3287 (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Missaghi K., Chevallier S., Chartré S., Robert M., Auclair F., Lund, J.P., Dubuc R. (2011) Specific neural substrate linking respiration to locomotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109:E84-E92 (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Missaghi K., Chartré S., Robert M., Auclair F., Dubuc R. (2011) Bilateral connectivity in the brainstem respiratory networks of lampreys. Journal of Comparative Neurology doi: 10.1002/cne.22804 (Link)

Martel B., Guimond J.C., Gariépy J.-F., Gravel J., Auclair F., Kolta A., Lund J.P., Dubuc R. (2007) Respiratory rhythms generated in the lamprey rhombencephalon. Neuroscience 148:279-293 (Link)

Gravel J., Brocard F., Gariépy J.-F., Lund J.P., Dubuc R. (2007) Modulation of respiratory activity by locomotion in lampreys. Neuroscience 144:1120-1132 (Link)

Reviews and chapters

Gariépy J.-F., Missaghi K., Dubuc R. (2010) The interactions between locomotion and respiration. Progress in Brain Research 187:173-188 (Link)

Dubuc R., Brocard F., Antri M., Fénelon K., Gariépy J.-F., Smetana R., Ménard A., Le Ray D., Viana Di Prisco G., Pearlstein E., Sirota M.G., Derjean D., St-Pierre M., Zielinski B., Auclair F., Veilleux D. (2008) Initiation of locomotion in lampreys. Brain Research Reviews 57:172-182 (Link)

Poster abstracts and presentations

Gariépy J.-F., Du E., Xie D.L., Platt M.L. (2013, submitted) Neural basis of social learning in rhesus macaques. Neuroscience Abstract 2013. Society for Neuroscience.

Xie D.L., Gariépy J.-F., Du E., Platt M.L. (2013, submitted) Inhaling oxytocin increases contagious yawning in rhesus macaques. Neuroscience Abstract 2013. Society for Neuroscience.

Du E., Gariépy J.-F., Paltt M.L. (2013) Social learning of food preferences in rhesus macaques. UCLA conference.

Gariépy J.-F., Chang S.W., Du E., Platt M.L. (2013) Neural basis of deceptive tactics in the primate prefrontal cortex. Ascona conference, Monte Verita, Switzerland.

Gariépy J.-F., Chang S.W., Du E., Platt M.L. (2012) Neural correlates of deceptive tactics in the primate prefrontal cortex. Neuroscience Abstract 2012. Society for Neuroscience, 129.05. Nanosymposium on the neural basis of decision-making. (Link)

Chang S.W., Gariépy J.-F., Platt M.L. (2012) Differential encoding of social decision outcomes by neurons in primate orbitofrontal cortex, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and anterior cingulate gyrus. Neuroscience Abstract 2012. Society for Neuroscience, 129.10. Nanosymposium on the neural basis of decision-making. (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Chang S.W., Du E., Platt M.L. (2012) Neural correlates of deceptive tactics in the primate prefrontal cortex. Poster A10, Society for Social Neuroscience Annnual Meeting (Link)

Chang, S.W.C., Gariépy, J.-F., Platt M.L. (2012) Differential encoding of social decision outcomes by neurons in primate orbitofrontal cortex, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and anterior cingulate gyrus. Talk 7, Society for Social Neuroscience Annnual Meeting. (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Chang S.W., Du E., Platt M.L. (2012) Neural correlates of deceptive tactics in the primate prefrontal cortex. Tenth International Congress of Neuroethology. (Link)

Chang S.W.C., Gariépy J.-F., Platt M.L. (2012) Neuronal reference frames for social decisions in primate prefrontal cortex. Computational neuroscience meeting 2012. (Link)

Gariépy J.-F. (2011) Neurons in the mesencephalic locomotor region project monosynaptically to neurons in the respiratory-generating centers. Neuroscience Abstract 2011. Society for Neuroscience (Link)

Gariépy J.-F. (2011) Neurons in the mesencephalic locomotor region project monosynaptically to neurons in the respiratory-generating centers. 5th SFN Satellite Symposium on Motor Systems. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Gariépy J.-F. (2011) From intention to accusation: Biases and subjectivity in the concept of moral responsability. Journal club of the GRSNC student association (Link)

Missaghi K., Gariépy J.-F., Charté S., Chevallier S., Robert M., Wajcman J., Desrochers D., Auclair F., Dubuc R. (2011) Programmation centrale des ajustements respiratoires liés aux mouvements. 1ere journée scientifique du GRAPA, UQAM.

Gariépy J.-F., Missaghi K., Chartré S., Chevallier S., Robert M., Auclair F., Dubuc R. (2010) Muscarinic modulation of the respiratory generator in lampreys. Neuroscience Abstract 2010. Society for Neuroscience (Link)

Gariépy J.-F. (2010) What could social games tell us about how the brain makes decisions in social and non-social contexts ? Journal club of the GRSNC student association (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Missaghi K., Chartré S., Robert M., Auclair F., Lund J.P., Dubuc R. (2009) Bilateral organisation of respiratory centers in lampreys. Neuroscience Abstracts 2009. Society for Neuroscience (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Robert M., Chevallier S., Gascon S., Auclair F., Lund J.P., Dubuc R. (2009) A neural substrate for respiratory modulation during locomotion. 31e Symposium International du GRSNC, Breath Walk and Chew : The neural challenge (Link)

Missaghi K., Chartré S., Robert M., Gariépy J.-F., Auclair F., Veilleux D., Lund J.P., Dubuc R. (2009) Bilateral organisation of respiratory centres in lampreys. 31e Symposium International du GRSNC, Breath Walk and Chew : The neural challenge (Link)

Gariépy J.-F. (2008) Matlab: Analyse d'images et production de vidéos avec l'imagerie calcique, l'électrophysiologie et autres données imagées. Workshop of the GRSNC student association. (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Chevallier S., Gascon S., Robert M., Auclair F., Lund J.P., Dubuc R. (2008) Central mechanism for pre-programming increases of respiratory drive in relation to movements. Neuroscience Abstracts 2008. Society for Neuroscience (Link)

Gariépy J.-F. (2007) Les mécanismes d'ajustements de la respiration lors de la locomotion. GRSNC retreat.

Gariépy J.-F., Gravel J., Gascon S., Auclair F., Dubuc R. (2006) Effects of stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region on respiratory activity in lampreys. Neuroscience Abstracts 2006. Society for Neuroscience (Link)

Gariépy J.-F., Gravel J., Dubuc R. (2006) Effets de la stimulation de la région locomotrice mésencéphalique sur l’activité respiratoire de la lamproie. XVIe Symposium du Département de Sciences biologiques de l’Université de Montréal.

Awards

Post-doctoral fellowship of the Fonds de la recherche de la santé du Québec (2012-2014)

Michael Smith supplement for foreign studies, CIHR (2012)

Frederick Banting and Charles Best Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral award, CIHR (2009-2012)

Travel award for the Satellite Symposium on Motor Systems, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (2011)

Award for excellence in doctoral studies, Faculté des études Supérieures et post-doctorales de l’Université de Montréal (2008-2009)

Next Generation Award, Society for Neuroscience (2008)

Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s award, CIHR (2008)

Award for accelerated transfer to Ph. D. studies, Faculté des études Supérieures et post-doctorales de l’Université de Montréal (2007-2008)

Award for accelerated completion of M. Sc. studies, Faculté des études Supérieures et post-doctorales de l’Université de Montréal (2008)

Master’s training award, FRSQ (2007-2009, accepted for 1½ year)

Undergraduate laboratory training award, Faculté des études Supérieures et post-doctorales de l’Université de Montréal (2005-2006)

Grants

Grant for holding a local scientific meeting, PIÉ, Fédération des associations étudiantes du campus de l'Université de Montréal (2011)

Activities

2012-2013 BrainFacts.org blogger (Link)

2008-2013 Mentor, Academos (Link)

2012 Organizer of the Social Neuroscience Journal Club, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University.

2011-2012 Invited member of the Student/Postdoc advisory group. Society for Neuroscience.

2011-2012 Host for the visit of the 2 national champions of the National Science Olympiad at the Society for Neuroscience conference, Washington D.C.

2011-2012 Contributing as a champion of the Neuroethology section in the NeurOnLine community, Society for Neuroscience (Link)

2011 Speaker, SEUR project - Project for high school students visiting the Université de Montréal for a week (Link)

2011 Creator and presenter for the scientific content of the Brain Awareness Week Montreal scientific activity at the Eurêka! Festival (Link)

2010-2011 Content Facilitator in History of Neuroscience, SfN Wikipedia Initiative

2005-2011 Brain Awareness Week presenter in elementary schools

2009-2011 Member of the student association of the GRSNC.

2010 Member of the committee for the creation of a B. Sc. in Neuroscience, Université de Montréal, Student delegate

2010 Organizer for the Matlab and ImageJ workshops in Neuroscience, Université de Montréal (Link)

2008-2010 Demonstrator, KIN2000 - Laboratory of sensory-motor integration and reaction times, Département de kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal

2008-2010 Demonstrator, SBM2001 - Laboratory of neural simulation, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal

2007 Producer and distributor, Brain Awareness Week Montreal Movie

2006-2007 Head of the French Elementary school presentations committee for Brain Awareness Week Montreal

Open-source computer scripts

jfgCIM - A calcium imaging software for Matlab (Link)

jfgTAS - A video analysis software for Matlab to track the tail movements of lampreys or rats swimming in a bath with no markers on the body. (Link)

PSPs Analysis Script - A Spike2 script that analyses EPSPs and IPSPs following stimulation in gap-free acquired files (Link)

Phase Analysis Script - A Spike2 script that finds the phase relation between rhythmical events (Link)

Media coverage

Coverage of the Nature Neuroscience 2012 paper (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Huffington Post (Newspaper, 11/06/2012) (Link)

Les vulgaires scientifiques (Radio show, 21/10/2010) (Link)

Synapse (Blog, 01/12/2008) (Link)

SfN News (Blog, 14/11/2008) (Link)

Gala Forces Avenir (Finalist in a Gala recognizing Brain Awareness Week activities, 2008) (Link)

Neuro News, Montreal Neurological Institute (Blog, 01/03/2008) (Link)

L'union fait la force (TV Show, Radio-Canada, 2007)

Le Forum (University newspaper, 19/02/2007) (Link)

Brain Awareness Week, The Movie (2007) (Link)

Jean-Francois Gariepy, PhD

Duke University

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