Introducing...
...faculty sponsor, Dr. Lynn Nadel, Regents'
Professor, Psychology and ARL Division of Neural Systems,
Memory and Aging. My current research is concerned
with the role of the hippocampal formation in learning and
memory. My earlier work demonstrated that this brain structure
was critical for place learning, and is the core of a brain
system responsible for creating neural cognitive maps of
environments that an animal has explored and must remember.
My current work focuses on five aspects of hippocampal function:
(1) since this cognitive system matures postnatally, in most
species only after some months, it is at particular risk
during development. We are exploring the possibility
that improper development of the hippocampus is partially
responsible for the cognitive impairments in Down syndrome
(2) the role of the hippocampus in episodic and semantic
memory, using neuroimaging and behavioral techniques ; (3)
the interaction between stress and memory, given that the
hippocampus is rich in stress receptors and is affected by
stress induction; (4) the interaction between sleep and memory
consolidation and (5) the impact of memory reactivation on
episodic memory -- what is called memory "reconsolidation."
E-mail: nadel@u.arizona.edu
URL: http://psychology.arizona.edu/people/each_detail.php?option=1&detail=22&mtitle=Core%20Faculty
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