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Rae Silver: talking about 3 communication systems in the brain the connectomr, angiome, perivascular. Also reminding us that discovery of portal systems were first indication that hormones & brain were linked #SNS2026
Day 3: #SNS2026. Sarah Winokur - maternal infection in the postpartum. What happens to maternal beh after LPS infection. As you might expect greater time spent away from nest. OXT neurons are activated with LPS with higher peaks after LPS & nursing. With diff with parity
Comasco: the interplay between estrogens and nicotine. Women get addicted faster and have more difficulty quitting. They also go through menopause earlier and have more primary disease (lung cancer) #SNS2026
Estradiol may have a protective role on negative affect across EF to ML phases as demonstrated by ERN- de Bruijn. #SNS2026
Up next: Steroid Hormones and Brain/Behaviour. Ellen de Bruijn talking about dense EEG across the menstrual cycle (almost no studies on this but look out for her work coming out soon on error-related negativity.) #SNS2026 ERN is trans diagnostic phenotype -does it show m cycle effects. Yes
#SNS2026 estradiol’s beneficial effects may be altered by cardiometabolic challenges. Ie estradiol is not always neuroprotective. Work out of Tulane!
Day 2 #SNS2026. Gervais: menopause & sleep is this the reason for memory complaints? older women experience greater adverse effects of disturbed sleep than men. see her review in FIN that outlines the (few) studies showing sleep consequences on cognition in females
Greetings from beautiful #Torino ! Here for Steroids & Nervous System conference! We had a fantastic all-star symposium on Ovarian hormones in brain plasticity & disease risk! @cogneuroend.bsky.social @ncndgroup.bsky.social @neuromaternal.bsky.social @liisagalea.bsky.social & food is 👌 #SNS2026
The #SNS2026 conference is excellent so far!