Dear all,
We are happy to announce the final CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session of this term on Friday, November 15th. Dr. Cecilia Flores from the Departments of Psychiatry and of Neurology and Neurosurgery will be speaking to us about maturation of the adolescent prefrontal cortex. See below for the title and abstract.
The talk will span from 12pm-1pm in room 1552 of 2001 McGill College Avenue. Coffee and light snacks will be provided. Please BYOM (bring your own mug). All are welcome!
Hope to see you there! Best, CRAM team _____________________________________________________________________ Title: The adolescent prefrontal cortex is still under construction
Abstract: Adolescence is an age of increased vulnerability to psychiatric condition that involve alterations in prefrontal cortex (PFC) circuitry and cognitive dysfunction. In my lab we are interested in understanding the cellular and molecular processes that are ongoing in the PFC during this developmental age and how these events are impacted by experience, including drugs of abuse and stressors. This talk focuses on the adolescent maturation of dopamine neurons and on the emerging role of the Netrin-1 guidance cue system and its microRNA regulators in the gradual adolescent unfolding of dopamine connectivity, including dopamine axon tagging and pathfinding. I discuss how drugs of abuse and chronic social stress alter these maturational events, inducing susceptibility or resilience later on in life and how these effects are modified by sex, dose, and specific age within adolescence.
Dear all,
The CRAM talk initially scheduled for this Friday will now be held on November 25th (Monday) from 12-1pm, in room 735 of 2001 McGill College Avenue.
Dr. Cecilia Flores from the Departments of Psychiatry and of Neurology and Neurosurgery will be speaking to us about maturation of the adolescent prefrontal cortex. See below for abstract.
Best, CRAM team
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Title: The adolescent prefrontal cortex is still under construction
Abstract: Adolescence is an age of increased vulnerability to psychiatric condition that involve alterations in prefrontal cortex (PFC) circuitry and cognitive dysfunction. In my lab we are interested in understanding the cellular and molecular processes that are ongoing in the PFC during this developmental age and how these events are impacted by experience, including drugs of abuse and stressors. This talk focuses on the adolescent maturation of dopamine neurons and on the emerging role of the Netrin-1 guidance cue system and its microRNA regulators in the gradual adolescent unfolding of dopamine connectivity, including dopamine axon tagging and pathfinding. I discuss how drugs of abuse and chronic social stress alter these maturational events, inducing susceptibility or resilience later on in life and how these effects are modified by sex, dose, and specific age within adolescence.
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