Young Investigator Symposium at the 1995 Workshop on SteroidHormones and Brain Function: March 13-April 4, 1995: Breckinridge, CO

类固醇和甲状腺激素是神经通讯和发育的整体调节剂。这些简单的分子，作为激素，有可能影响所有的神经功能，从神经发育的开始到成人个体突触的活动。类固醇激素的非基因组作用、甲状腺激素受体同种异构体的存在、非神经元细胞参与生殖功能以及大脑自身产生类固醇激素等知识的最新进展，对神经内分泌生理学、神经细胞生物学、生殖行为和非生殖行为（如学习和记忆、攻击、进食和情绪）产生了显著影响。这项行动将支助将于1995年3月31日至4月4日在科罗拉多州布雷肯里奇举行的1995年类固醇激素和脑功能讲习班上举行的青年研究员专题讨论会。本次研讨会汇集了科学家使用不同的方法来解决有关生长因子，类固醇和甲状腺激素参与脑功能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、类固醇激素与其他生长因子和神经元的相互作用、甲状腺激素的作用机制以及非神经元细胞在脑功能中的作用等问题。在一个快速变化和发展的领域，这些都是至关重要的问题。青年研究者研讨会的加入将为培养年轻科学家和促进合作提供一种机制，这可能会显著提高我们对基本神经生物学机制的理解。

Fahrbach IBN-9500726 Steroid and thyroid hormones are integral modulators of neural communication and development. These simple molecules, acting as hormones, have the potential to influence all neural function from the initiation of neural development to the activity of individual synapses in adults. Recent advances in knowledge documenting non-genomic actions of the steroid hormones, the existence of receptor isoforms for the thyroid hormones, the involvement of non-neuronal cells in reproductive function, and the production of steroid hormones by the brain itself have had striking effects on neuroendocrine physiology, neural cell biology, reproductive behavior and non-reproductive behaviors such as learning and memory, aggression, feeding and emotion. This action will provide support for a Young Investigator Symposium to be held at the 1995 Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function in Breckenridge, CO on March 31-April 4, 1995. This workshop brings together scientists using different approaches to address important and timely issues concerning growth factor, steroid and thyroid hormone involvement in brain function. Molecular biologists, neuroanatomists, neurophysiologists and behaviorists will examine such issues as sexual differentiation of the brain, steroid hormone interactions with other growth factors and neurons, thyroid hormone mechanisms of action and the role of non-neuronal cells in brain function. These are fundamentally important questions in a field that is rapidly changing and advancing. The inclusion of the Young Investigator Symposium will provide a mechanism to foster young scientists and facilitate collaborative efforts that may significantly enhance our understanding of basic neurobiological mechanisms.