Welcome
Inflammation in the nervous system, or neuroinflammation, is a common phenomenon in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease, developmental diseases, such as Down syndrome, and even normal aging. Much research has been aimed at understanding whether inflammatory processes are a causative or contributing factor to the mental decline in these states or whether it is a secondary result of other ongoing processes. Regardless, it is clear that neuroinflammation can have deleterious effects on neuronal integrity, synaptic function, and behavioral memory. Since neuroinflammation is a commonality across a host of disorders and diseases associated with cognitive decline, we are hosting a symposium, to address the role of neuroinflammation in the molecular pathology and behavioral memory impairments of aging and a variety of chronic diseases.
Symposium Organizers
- Amy Hein, Ph.D.
- M. Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D.
- John Olschowka, Ph.D.