About
Wayne Brake, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University, Montreal. His research focuses on neuroendocrinology and behavioral neuroscience, particularly estrogen's role in cognitive strategies and dopamine transmission.
- Education: BSc in Psychology (Dalhousie University), MSc in Psychology (Carleton University), PhD in Neurological Sciences (McGill University, 1999)
- Previous Positions: Assistant Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara; Postdoctoral Fellow at Rockefeller University
Research Highlights
The Brake lab investigates how ovarian hormones regulate brain plasticity through two major projects:
- Estrogen's modulation of memory systems (hippocampus vs. striatum) and dopamine transmission in female rats
- Hormonal influences on schizophrenia symptomology and antipsychotic drug responses
Publication Trends
Recent work emphasizes estrogen's effects on:
- Cognitive strategy selection (2013-2014)
- Dopamine receptor interactions (2013-2014)
- Postpartum neuroplasticity (2011)
- Neurodevelopmental programming from perinatal stress (2007, 2004)
- Sex differences in neurochemistry (2012, 2002)
Lab Team
Current Students: Anne Almey (PhD), Dema Hussain (PhD), Waqqas Shams (PhD), Arne Hantson (MA), Czarina Evangelista (MA)
Alumni: Matt Quinlan (Cal State faculty), Dan Madularu (McGill Post Doc), Nicole Gervais (U Mass Post Doc)
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