Jason J. Radley, PhD
Associate Professor
Department
Psychological & Brain Sciences
Biography
We combine behavioral, physiological, functional neuroanatomical, and cellular approaches to unravel the neural circuitry that underlies adaptive neuroendocrine responses to stress. Recently we have identified a locus in the basal forebrain that serves as a neural hub for integrating and relaying information between the limbic forebrain and neuroendocrine effectors in the hypothalamus. We now use this system to examine the cellular and circuit-induced alterations that contribute to chronic stress-induced neuroendocrine dysfunction.
Research areas
- Systems neuroscience
- Behavioral neuroscience
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurotransmitters
- Hormones
- Memory loss
- Psychiatric disorders
- Addiction
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Frontal cortex
- Hippocampus
- Amygdala
- Cerebellum
- Thalamus
- Striatum
- Brainstem
- Learning
- Memory
- Fear learning
- Stress
- Limbic System
- Animal behavior
- Anatomical tracing
- Ontogenetics
- Chemogentics
- Endocrinology