Young Investigator Symposium at 1994 Workshop on Steriod Hormones and Brain Function; April 1-5, 1994 Breckenridge, Colorado

9407769汉达类固醇激素是神经系统使用的细胞内通讯网络的关键调节剂。这些简单的激素潜在地影响几乎所有的神经功能，从发育过程中神经回路的组织到成年个体突触的活动。受类固醇激素影响的神经回路包括神经内分泌生理学、生殖行为和非生殖行为，如情绪、攻击、进食、学习和记忆。这项行动是为1994年4月1日至5日在科罗拉多州布雷肯里奇举行的1994年类固醇激素和脑功能讲习班上举行的青年研究者专题讨论会提供支助。本次研讨会汇集了科学家使用不同的方法来解决有关脑功能类固醇调节的重要和及时的问题。分子生物学家、神经解剖学家、神经生理学家和行为学家将研究大脑的性别分化、神经可塑性和类固醇作用以及其他作用机制等问题。在一个快速发展和变化的领域，这些都是至关重要的问题。研讨会的形式和青年研究者研讨会为培养年轻人才和促进合作提供了适当的机制，这可能会显著提高我们对类固醇激素影响各种神经系统的基本神经生物学机制的理解。＊＊＊

9407769 Handa Steroid hormones are key modulators of the intracellular communications network used by the nervous system. These simple hormones potentially influence virtually all neural functions, from the organization of neural circuits during development to the activity of individual synapses of adults. The circuits affected by steroid hormones include those involved in neuroendocrine physiology, reproductive behaviors, and non- reproductive behaviors such as emotion, aggression, feeding, and learning and memory. This action is to provide support for a Young Investigator Symposium to be held at the 1994 Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function in Breckenridge, Colorado on April 1-5, 1994. This workshop brings together scientists using different approaches to address important and timely issues concerning steroid regulation of brain function. Molecular biologists, neuroanatomists, neurophysiologists and behaviorists will be examining such issues as sexual differentiation of the brain, neuroplasticity and steroid action, and alternative mechanisms of action. These are fundamentally important questions in an field that is rapidly advancing and changing. The format of the workshop and the inclusion of a Young Investigator Symposium provide the appropriate mechanism to nurture young talent and facilitate collaborative efforts that may significantly enhance our understanding of the basic neurobiological mechanisms where steroid hormones can affect various neural systems. ***