Yale Department of Psychology: Behavioral Neuroscience Seminar

January 17	Tracey Shors, Ph.D., Psychology, Rutgers University “From stem cells to grandmother cells: The role of neurogenesis in learning and memory”
January 23*	Bruce McEwen, Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior, Rockefeller University “Neurobiology of stress and adaptation: Behavioral medicine and the legacy of Neal Miller” *Note: Wednesday, 4:00 PM, DL220
February 14	Angela Pechenino, Ph.D., Psychology, Yale University “Effects of estrogen on gene expression in young female mice”
February 21	Patrick Orr, Psychology, Yale University “Progesterone-mediated effects on object memory”
February 28	Michael Lewis, Ph.D., Psychology, Yale University “Molecular mechanisms involved in the non-genomic effects of estrogen on memory consolidation”
March 6	Ewan McNay, Ph.D., Neuroendocrinology, Yale University “Insulin and diabetes: modulators of hippocampal function and links to Alzheimer's”
March 13, 20	No meeting, Spring Recess
March 27	JaWook Koo, Psychology, Yale University “Interleuikn-1b is essential mediator of the anti-neurogenic and anhedonic effects of stress”
April 3	Ashwini Tankiwhale, Psychology, Yale University “Role of experience in behavioral and neuronal responses to rat social alarm signals”
April 10	Stephanie Fernandez, Psychology, Yale University “Molecular mechanisms involved in estrogen-induced enhancement of memory consolidation”
April 17	Lauren Harburger, Psychology, Yale University “Estrogen and progesterone enhance hippocampal-dependent memory consolidation in female mice”
April 24	Kevin Pang, Ph.D., Neurobehavioral Lab, NJ VA Medical Center “GABAergic and cholinergic neurons of the medial septum: What are their roles in learning and memory?”