The research goals of our laboratory are to characterize the cognitive and brain changes that  occur during aging, as well as to develop behavioral, pharmacological, and dietary strategies to attenuate mnemonic and neurobiological age-related alterations using animal models. Towards this goal, one of our primary interests is to determine the roles that sex, hormones, and brain chemistry play in brain function and cognition in young versus aged  animals. Our interests incorporate these goals with relevance to Alzheimer’s disease-related variables.

One of our primary goals is to determine the effects that clinically used ovarian hormone therapies have on the brain and its function. For example, we have been studying the effects of estradiol, Premarin and progestins on cognition and neurobiology, using rodent models of menopause. Please see "Research Publications" for our recently published research.

Dr. Heather Bimonte-Nelson receiving the 2007 Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium Outstanding Young Investigator Award:

For grant funding information, please go to https://sec.was.asu.edu/directory/person/848335 and click Research Activity.