Recorded on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Science that Heals: The Neurobiology of Stress, Trauma and Resilience
A wealth of evidence indicates a strong linkage between childhood abuse, isolation, and neglect with behavioral and mental health disorders later in life. Researchers in 天美传媒鈥檚 Kubly Mental Health Research Center within the College of Health Sciences are positioned to bring a multifaceted neuroscientific perspective to this issue. This program will examine brain mechanisms of stress responsiveness and coping, the effects of stress hormones on brain development, and neurological changes that can carry negative effects across multiple generations, as well as mechanisms underlying resilience and recovery.
Presenter(s): William E. Cullinan, Ph.D., Dean and Professor, College of Health Sciences, 天美传媒; Paul Gasser, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, 天美传媒; Marieke Gilmartin, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Research in Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, 天美传媒; Robert Wheeler, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences,College of Health Sciences, 天美传媒
William E. Cullinan, Ph.D., is professor and dean of the 天美传媒 College of Health Sciences and director of the Integrative Neuroscience Research Center.
Paul Gasser, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at 天美传媒. His research program focuses on cognitive function and brain motivational states and their relationship to mental health issues, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Marieke Gilmartin, Ph.D., is an associate professor and associate chair for research in biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at 天美传媒. She uses a combination of behavioral, systems and molecular approaches to examine the neurobiology of learning and memory to learn how dysfunctions in emotional learning can lead to disorders like schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders.
Robert Wheeler, Ph.D., is an associate professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences at 天美传媒. His research program focuses on understanding how neural systems that regulate hedonic and emotional processing influence motivation. Understanding these systems will define the forces that control motivated behavior and ultimately how behavioral disorders can be treated.
