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:
Define and describe sex differences in hippocampal function that are relevant to the weathering of the cognitive functions of the brain
Describe interactions between sex hormones, stress hormones and excitatory amino acids that regulate the degree of weathering of the brain
Discuss strategies for achieving neuroprotection by estrogens or other agents that alter neuronal survival and regulate free radical damage.