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SUMMARY:Stress and the social brain
DTSTART:20111027T121500
DTSTAMP:20260510T053546Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Carmen Sandi\nStress is a potent modulator of brain functio
 n and cognition\, and can have a major impact on social behaviors. Epidemi
 ologic data in humans indicates that early life stress can have long-term 
 consequences in individuals’ personality\, including increased aggressio
 n and antisocial behaviors. In addition\, other stress-related pathologica
 l conditions\, such as anxiety and depression are frequently associated wi
 th alterations in both the motivation and the actual way to interact with 
 other conspecifics. I will present work carried out in different animal mo
 dels developed in our lab in which stress affects the nature of social int
 eractions\, social motivation\, dominance hierarchy\, and aggressive behav
 ior. I will show some of the key neural mechanisms translating stress effe
 cts\, including the involvement of synaptic cell adhesion molecules and ge
 nes of the serotonin family\, epigenetic mechanisms\, as well as changes i
 n the pattern of corticolimbic interactions. I will finally discuss the fi
 ndings within a broader context reflecting on the societal implications of
  stress.
LOCATION:SV 1717 A
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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