January 19, 2021
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How does the brain learn, remember and adapt to stress?

Stress circuits are flexible →

Stressynomics - where the study of stress is informed by an understanding of synapses.

Updates

What is Stressynomics?

A synaptic perspective on stress

What do we do?

Electrophysiology, Optogenetics,Behaviour

Sexually dimorphic responses to social isolation

Females are more sensitive than males to social stresses such…

CRH neurons match behavior to context after stress

Hypothalamic CRH neurons orchestrate an environmentally-flexible repertoire of behaviors following…

Selected Publications

Key papers

How does the brain learn, remember and adapt to stress?

Stress circuits are flexible

Closing the window after stress

NEW! Endogenous opioids as synaptic circuit breakers

Jackie defends!

A successful Ph.D. defence for Jackie Wamsteeker

© 2021 Stressynomics

With thanks to the University of Calgary and the Hotchkiss Brain Insitute for their support. Research funded in part by CIHR. Special thanks to AIHS.

University of Calgary - Faculty of Medicine
Hotchkiss Brain Institue

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