Psychological Stress Disorders: Novel Concepts and Mechanisms

Featured Topic — Sunday, April 22, 2024 — 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM — Convention Center, Room 25C
Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: Rasna Sabharwal — Co-Chair: Alan Kim Johnson

Speakers

• Contributions of the renin-angiotensin system in psychological stress.
  Juan Saavedra — Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University Medical Center


• Activation of Angiotensin type 2 Receptor (AT2R) Contributes to Fear Memory
  Zhe Yu — George Washington University


• Differences in Excitatory and Inhibitory Balance within the Paraventricular Nucleus Reflects Response Variability to Acute Stress
  Mark M Knuepfer — St. Louis University School Medicine


• T Cell Inhibition during Pregnancy Prevents Post-partum Anxiety-like Behavior in rats with a History of Severe Preeclampsia/HELLP Syndrome
  Kedra Wallace — University of Mississippi Medical Center


• Prehypertension Augments Autonomic Imbalance in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  Ida T. Fonkoue — Emory University


• COCHAIR
  Alan Kim Johnson — Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Iowa


• CHAIR
  Rasna Sabharwal —