51ΑΤΖζ research is making a difference, and 51ΑΤΖζ Chancellor Mark Mone is sharing whatβs happening in a series of Chancellor Chats.
Karyn Frick, distinguished professor of psychology, joined Mone for the inaugural chat on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The two discussed Frickβs groundbreaking research on the impact of estrogens in regulating memory formation and brain function. Future chats will include other researchers, scientists, alumni and partners.
Mone and Frick talked about her work and offered the roomful of listeners, who gathered in the 51ΑΤΖζ Student Unionβs Alumni Fireside Lounge, the chance to ask questions about aging, brain function and dementia.
βOur memories make us who we are,β Frick said. βEveryone has different memories. Thatβs what makes us all unique.β
Frickβs Neuroendocrinology of Memory Lab focuses on understanding the brain mechanisms that underlie memory formation so that she can use this information to develop treatments that reduce age-related memory loss and dementia in Alzheimerβs disease. She is primarily interested in how estrogens enhance memory formation and how estrogen loss at menopause leads to symptoms like memory loss and hot flashes.
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By Kathy Quirk, Marketing & Communications