Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.
Dr. McEwen reports no commercial conflict of interest.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and InterMDnet. Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Describe how the HPA axis is controlled by a number of extra-hypothalamic brain structures which have inputs to the hypothalamus
Outline how individual differences in HPA activity arise in animal models from early-life experiences
Discuss individual differences in "weathering", i.e., rate of aging of the human brain and show how they may parallel animal models.