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不可或缺的调节剂。 这些简单的分子，作为激素，有可能影响所有的神经功能，从神经发育的启动到成年人单个突触的活动。 类固醇激素的非基因组作用、与神经胶质细胞的相互作用以及类固醇激素在神经组织中的作用等方面的最新进展对神经内分泌生理学、神经细胞生物学、生殖生理学和非生殖行为（如学习和记忆、衰老、攻击、社会环境、进食和情感）产生了显著影响。 这一行动将为1997、1998、1998和1999年类固醇激素和脑功能讲习班期间举行的青年研究者专题讨论会提供支助。 该研讨会汇集了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一的会议中，重点关注有关类固醇激素和大脑功能的重要而及时的问题。 主题范围从核类固醇激素受体到性分化的比较方法，再到神经元存活的类固醇调节。 每年都有新的研讨会在一个快速变化和发展的领域提出跨学科的主题。 包括青年研究者研讨会提供了一种机制，以确保开始科学家的强烈参与，承认他们的成就和潜力，并促进合作努力，可能会显着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.