About Us
Sex hormones are potent neuromodulators of learning and memory. Yet, how these tiny molecules shape the structural and functional architecture of the human brain is virtually unknown. The Jacobs Lab uses brain imaging, endocrine, and computational approaches to deepen our understanding of hormone action in the human brain. Major initiatives include the study of endocrine aging during the midlife transition to menopause, pharmacological studies of gonadal hormone suppression, and dense-sampling studies across the diurnal cycle, menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Precision imaging studies are starting to reveal the brain's capacity for rapid reorganization well into adulthood - and hormones' potent ability to shape this process. For a complete description of current projects head here.
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Spotlights
Volunteer for a Study The Jacobs Lab is seeking adults from the Santa Barbara area to participate in a number of ongoing studies of the brain. Learn more here and contact us at UCSBJacobsLab@gmail.com
