Primary Recipient

CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE

Amount

$206,420.00

Award Date

7/14/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Investigation of the effects of increased neurosteroid exposure on the maturing cerebral cortex highlights the importance of the downstream effects of stress on cortical development. In particular, nonspecific stress is the most consistent factor recogniz