Jill M. Daniel, Ph.D., Associate ProfessorPh.D., 2000, Tulane University
Office: 3050 Percival Stern Hall
Telephone: (504) 862-3301
Email: jmdaniel@tulane.edu
The broad goal of Dr. Daniel’s research is to understand the role of ovarian hormones in the regulation of nonreproductive behaviors. The focus of current research is to identify how estrogen influences cognition and to clarify the neural mechanisms that mediate its behavioral effects.
Bohacek, J., Bearl A.M. & Daniel, J.M. (2008). Long-term ovarian hormone deprivation alters the ability of subsequent oestradiol replacement to regulate choline acetyltransferase protein levels in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of middle-aged rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 20, 1023-1027.
Bohacek, J. & Daniel, J.M. (2007). Increased daily handling of ovariectomized rats enhances performance on a radial-maze task and obscures effects of estradiol replacement. Hormones and Behavior, 52, 237-243.
Daniel, J. M. (2006). Effects of oestrogen on cognitive function: What have we learned from basic research? Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 18, 787-789..
Daniel, J.M., Hulst, J. L., & Berbling, J. L. (2006). Estradiol replacement enhances working memory in middle-aged rats when initiated immediately after ovariectomy, but not after a long-term period of ovarian hormone deprivation. Endocrinology, 147, 607-614.
Daniel, J. M., Sulzer, J. K., & Hulst, J. L. (2006). Estrogen increases the sensitivity of ovariectomized rats to the disruptive effects produced by antagonism of D2 but not D1 dopamine receptors during performance of a response learning task. Hormones and Behavior, 49, 38-44.
Daniel, J. M., Hulst, J. L., & Lee, C. D. (2005). Role of hippocampal M2 muscarinic receptors in the estrogen-induced enhancement of working memory. Neuroscience, 132, 57-64.
Daniel, J. M., Winsauer, P. J., & Moerschbaecher, J. M. (2003). Castration in rats impairs performance during acquisition of a working memory task and exacerbates deficits in working memory produced by scopolamine and mecamylamine. Psychopharmacology, 170, 294-300.
Brain and Behavior PSYC 330 / NSCI 330
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory PSYC 633 / NSCI 633