BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:141@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230323T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230323T024500 DTSTAMP:20250106T203710Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/aug-17-2022-mind-gap-ho rmonal-contraceptives-and-brain-health-symposium-4-hormonal/ SUMMARY:Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health—Symposium 4: Hormonal Contraceptives and Cognition DESCRIPTION:This symposium is part of our virtual "Mind the Gap: Hormona l Contraceptives and Brain Health" series\, which brings attention to the& nbsp\;brain health issues that women+ face and encourage the medical\, sci entific and commercial communities to address them. \;In this session\ , we will hear from three renowned speakers who will discuss pertinent top ics related to evaluating research on hormonal contraceptives and its' rel ation to cognition\, empathy\, and social-emotional brain functions. Atten dees will also get a chance to join the conversation during a Q&\;A per iod to close the session. Dr. Gillian Eintstein will moderate the event an d facilitate conversation.Agenda10:00-10:05—Welcome Remarks10:05-10:30 —Speaker 1: Dr. Adriene Beltz\, \;University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor \, Michigan \;10:30-10:55—Speaker 2: Dr. Birgit Derntl\, \;Unive rsity of Tübingen\, Germany10:55-11:20—Speaker 3: Dr. Marie-France Mari n\, \;University of Quebec\, \;University of Montreal11:20-11:45 —Q&\;AIndividual Event CostGeneral Public: $15Students: $10We offer y ou the option of \;registering for individual events \;or signing up for the \;entire series. Video recordings of our conference session s will be sent to all registrants following each event. Register for this individual event below. \;Individual Event Registration \;Speakers Bios \;Dr. Adriene BeltzTalk Title: \;From General Inferences to S pecific Effects: Evaluating Research on Hormonal Contraceptives and Cognit ionTalk Abstract: \;The importance of ovarian hormones for neurocognit ion \;is established in the experimental literature. Only recently\, h owever\, have hormonal contraceptives been considered as \;natural&nbs p\;experiments of ovarian hormone effects in girls\, women\, and people wi th uteri. Indeed\, research on hormonal contraceptives and cognition has s urged in the past decade. This talk will provocatively synthesize this ext ant literature\, focusing on spatial skills and verbal memory. The synthes is will emphasize the neuroendocrine aspects of hormonal contraceptives (e .g.\, estrogenic\, progestational\, and androgenic activities) that may ma tter most for cognition\, the timing and persistence of potential effects (i.e.\, organizational vs. activational effects)\, and the strength of evi dence for effects (indicated by the methods of reviewed studies). The talk will end by sharing exciting new developments and future research directi ons.Bio: \;Dr. Adriene Beltz is an Associate Professor of Psychology a t the University of Michigan. She is a quantitative developmentalist who s tudies sex hormone influences on the brain and gendered behaviors across t he lifespan. She specializes in ovarian hormone links to cognition and psy chopathology and uses innovative methods to reveal when women are – and are not – well-represented by averages. Dr. Beltz received her PhD in Ps ychology\, specializing in Social\, Cognitive\, and Affective Neuroscience \, from Penn State University\, and she completed a post-doctoral position at the same university focused on quantitative methodology before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2016. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health\, Jacobs Foundation\, and James S. McDonnel l Foundation. She has also received awards from the Association for Psycho logical Science as well as Divisions 5 (Methods) and 6 (Behavioral Neurosc ience) of the American Psychological Association \;Dr. Birgit DerntlTa lk Title: \;Empathy\, Stress and so Much More: Hormonal Contraception and the Social BrainTalk Abstract: \;Many million women use hormonal c ontraceptives\, with oral contraceptives being the most prescribed pill wo rldwide. However\, little is known about the effects of hormonal contracep tives on brain architecture and behavior\, in particular socio-emotional p rocesses. In this talk I want to present recent findings on two different socio-emotional aspects\, namely empathy and stress reactivity. First\, I want to talk about results from a longitudinal study investigating the imp act of starting\, stopping or continuously taking oral contraceptives on t he behavioral and neural correlates of empathy and more generally brain ar chitecture. Moreover\, I will show recent data comparing stress reactivity of women taking oral contraceptives\, women using intra-uterine devices a nd naturally cycling women. With our research we aim to contribute to a be tter understanding of the effects of hormonal contraceptives on the social brain and consequently socio-emotional behavior – ultimately supporting users and clinicians around the world to make more informed choices regar ding contraception.Bio: \;Dr. Birgit Derntl\, trained psychologist and psychotherapist (CBT)\, full professor for Innovative Neuroimaging\, Depa rtment f or Psychiatry &\; Psychotherapy\, Tübingen Center for Mental Health\, University of Tübingen\, Germany. Research focus: Social and Aff ective Psychoneuroendocrinology with a particular focus on Women's Mental Health. \;Dr. Marie-France MarinTalk Title: \;Hormonal Contracepti ves and Their Effects on the Brain\, Cognition\, and Mental HealthTalk Abs tract: \;Hormonal contraceptives abolish the menstrual cycle and signi ficantly decrease endogenous sex hormone levels. Consequently\, the brain regions having a high density of sex hormone receptors are no longer expos ed to fluctuating levels of sex hormones. Our laboratory is interested in documenting the acute and lasting effects of hormonal contraceptives on th e brain\, with a focus on cognition and mental health. In this talk\, two sets of data will be presented. First\, data on hormonal contraceptive use and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed . In this study\, we showed that women using hormonal contraceptives had h eightened psychological distress in response to the pandemic and this effe ct was also observed in past hormonal contraceptive users. Second\, data c ollected from more than 200 individuals (with naturally cycling women who have never used hormonal contraceptives\, current users\, and past users) will be presented\, with a focus on cognitive tasks that typically favour men or women\, as well as structural MRI data. Between-group differences w ill be explored as well as the parameters associated with hormonal contrac eptive use\, such as duration of use and androgenicity. This presentation will highlight the importance of documenting not only current hormonal con traceptive use and its associated variables but also considering history o f past hormonal contraceptive use\, as this could have long-lasting effect s on the brain.Bio: \;Dr. Marie-France Marin holds a PhD in neuroscien ce from the University of Montreal and completed postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts General Hospital\, Harvard Medical School. She is a prof essor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Quebec in Montr eal\, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction at the University of Montreal\, a researcher at the Montreal Mental Healt h University Institute Research Centre\, and a research member of the Rés eau intersectoriel de recherche en santé de l’Université du Québec. H er expertise focuses on the impact of stress and stress hormones on the mo dulation of emotional memories. During her postdoctoral training\, she fur thered her knowledge of the modulation of memory processes\, with a partic ular focus on fear-related and traumatic memories. In 2016\, she founded t he Stress\, Trauma\, Emotions\, Anxiety\, and Memory Lab (STEAM Lab). She and her team are pursuing two main research axes: one focusing on the mech anisms by which stress and sex hormones influence fear and safety learning and the other focusing on the intergenerational transmission of the risk for psychopathologies in families with a parent suffering from post-trauma tic stress disorder. Overall\, supported by major funding agencies\, her r esearch aims to document the environmental and biological factors that inc rease one’s vulnerability to develop various stress or fear-related psyc hopathologies. Recently\, she was awarded a Canada Research Chair in hormo nal modulation of cognitive and emotional functions. \;Moderator \ ; \;Dr. Nafissa Ismail\, Professor of Psychology\, University of Ottaw a \; \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2024/11/mtg_brain_health_conference_-_2022_website_jpg_10.jpg CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR