Amy Arnsten, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience and of Psychology; Member, Kavli Institute of Neuroscience at Yale University
Departments & Organizations
Neuroscience: Arnsten Lab | Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
WHRY Pilot Project Program Investigators
Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age)
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience: Neural Disorders
Office of Cooperative Research
Biography
Dr. Arnsten was raised in Maplewood, N.J. where she attended Columbia High School. She received her B.A. in Neuroscience from Brown University in 1976, and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UCSD in 1981. She did post-doctoral research with Dr. Susan Iversen at Cambridge University in the UK, and with Dr. Patricia Goldman-Rakic at Yale. Dr. Arnsten's research examines the neural basis of higher cognition. Her work has revealed that the newly evolved cortical circuits that underlie higher cognition are uniquely regulated at the molecular level, conferring vulnerability in mental illness and age-related cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease. Arnsten's research has led to new treatments for cognitive disorders in humans, including the successful translation of guanfacine (IntunivTM) for the treatment of ADHD and related prefrontal cortical disorders.
Education & Training
| PhD | University of California, San Diego (1981) |
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