Neuroscience Seminar Series: Colin Saldahna, Feb. 18

Come hear a research presentation by Professor Colin Saldanha, a neuroendocrinology researcher at American University.

Talk description: Unlike other vertebrates, mammals have almost lost the capacity to generate new neurons in the adult brain. This makes is difficult to treat the degeneration of neural circuits and their function during stroke, traumatic injury, and normal aging. Many songbird species show dramatic cycles in reproduction, hormone levels and neuroplasticity. This seminar will describe how, where and when neuroestradiol, an estrogen made in the brain itself, can protect brain circuits, and may help develop therapies that support neuroplasticity.