Young Investigator Symposium Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Fucntion

罗伯茨IBN 9815479类固醇激素是神经通讯和发育的整体调节剂。这些简单的分子充当荷尔蒙，有可能影响从启动神经发育到成年个体突触活动的所有神经功能。类固醇激素的非基因组作用、与胶质细胞的相互作用以及类固醇激素对神经组织的作用等方面的最新研究进展，对神经内分泌生理学、神经元细胞生物学、生殖生理学以及学习记忆、衰老、攻击、社会背景、进食和情绪等非生殖行为都产生了显著的影响。这一行动将为将在1997年、1998年、1998年和1999年关于类固醇激素和脑功能的研讨会上举行的青年研究员研讨会提供支持。这个研讨会汇集了具有不同科学背景和观点的科学家，以便将分子生物学、解剖学、生理学和行为学的各个方面整合在一个单独的会议上，重点关注关于类固醇激素和大脑功能的重要和及时的问题。主题从核外类固醇激素受体到性别分化的比较方法，再到类固醇对神经元存活的调节。每年，在这个迅速变化和进步的领域，都会有新的关于跨学科主题的研讨会。列入青年研究人员专题讨论会提供了一种机制，以确保初级科学家的大力参与，承认他们的成就和潜力，并促进合作努力，这可能会显著提高我们对基本神经生物学机制的理解。

Roberts IBN 9815479 Steroid hormones are integral modulators of neural communication and development. These simple molecules, acting as hormones, have the potential to influence all neural functions from initiation of neural development to the activity of individual synapses in adults. Recent advances in knowledge about non-genomic actions of steroid hormones, the interactions with glial cells, and the role of steroid hormones on neural organization, have had striking effects on neuroendocrine physiology, neuronal cell biology, reproductive physiology and non-reproductive behaviors such as learning and memory, aging, aggression, social context, feeding, and emotion. This action will provide support for a Young Investigator Symposium to be held at the 1997, 1998, 1998, and 1999 Workshop on Steroid Hormone and Brain Function. This workshop brings together scientists of varied scientific background and perspectives in order to integrate aspects of molecular biology, anatomy, physiology, and behavior within a single session focused on an important and timely issue concerning steroid hormones and brain function. Topics have ranged from extranuclear steroid hormone receptors to a comparative approach to sexual differentiation to steroid modulation of neuronal survival. Each year, new symposia are presented on interdisciplinary topic in a field that is rapidly changing and advancing. The inclusion of the Young Investigator Symposium provides a mechanism to ensure the strong participation of beginning scientist, to recognize their achievements and potential, and to facilitate collaborative efforts that may significantly enhance our understanding of fundamental neurobiological mechanisms.