Meeting Agenda
Cognition and Stress: Advances in Basic and Translational Research
July 24, 2007 –July 25, 2007
Bethesda, Maryland
Tuesday, July 24
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Overview of the workshop Participants’ self-introductions |
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| 9:00 | A systems-level model of stress effects on hippocampal plasticity and memory | Jeansok J. Kim, Ph.D. University of Washington |
| 9:30 | Novel mechanisms for stress-induced hippocampal dysfunction: dendritic spines and CRH | Tallie Z. Baram, M.D., Ph.D. UC Irvine Health Sciences |
| 10:00 | Stress, learning and the anatomy of a sex difference | Tracey J. Shors, Ph.D. Rutgers University |
| 10:45 | Stress hormones, amygdala activation and memory for emotionally arousing experiences | Benno Roozendaal, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine |
| 11:15 | Neurogenesis and depression | René Hen, Ph.D. Columbia University |
| 11:45 | General Discussion | |
| 1:15 | Intracellular signaling mechanisms mediating stress-induced collapse in prefrontal cortical function | Amy Arnsten, Ph.D. Yale University School of Medicine |
| 1:45 | Role of the medial prefrontal cortex in mediating resilience to adverse events | Steven F. Maier, Ph.D. University of Colorado |
| 2:15 | Differential effects of stress on dorsal and ventral prefrontal function | BJ Casey, Ph.D. Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
| 3:00 | Stress pathways and the persistence of memory | Cristina Alberini, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 3:30 | The impact of stress on social memories | Carmen Sandi, Ph.D. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| 4:00 | General Discussion | |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Wednesday, July 25
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | The effects of early institutionalization on brain and cognitive development | Charles A. Nelson, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School |
| 9:00 | Child depression: Cognition and stress | Neal D. Ryan, M.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| 9:30 | Superimposition of PTSD and aging: Effects of cognition, endocrinology, and brain function | Rachel Yehuda, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 10:15 | Recent insights into anxiety and depression: Opportunities for translational research | Chris Brewin, Ph.D. University College London |
| 10:45 | Cortisol, cognition and brain function | Elaine F. Walker, Ph.D. Emory University |
| 11:15 | General Discussion | |
| 12:00 | Working Lunch — Continue Discussion | |
| 1:00 | Adjourn |
