Kerry J. Ressler

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Emory_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NIMH_Outstanding_Investigator_Award
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:birthYear 1965
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:David_Anderson
gptkb:Michael_Davis
gptkbp:conference gptkb:Society_for_Neuroscience
gptkb:American_Psychiatric_Association
gptkb:International_Society_for_Traumatic_Stress_Studies
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:educational_programs MD
PhD
gptkbp:field Neuroscience
Psychiatry
gptkbp:grantType NIH grants
NIMH_grants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kerry J. Ressler
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Eric_Kandel
gptkbp:investmentFocus gptkb:Frontiers_in_Behavioral_Neuroscience
Neuropsychopharmacology
Biological Psychiatry
gptkbp:knownFor Research on PTSD
gptkbp:notableWork Studies on the neural mechanisms of fear
gptkbp:occupation Neuroscientist
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Journal_of_Neuroscience
Nature
Biological Psychiatry
gptkbp:researchContribution Impact of social support on mental health
Role of the hippocampus in memory
Behavioral interventions for anxiety disorders
Clinical implications of fear research
Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD
Development of biomarkers for PTSD
Development of novel treatments for PTSD
Genetic factors in PTSD
Impact of chronic stress on health
Impact of pharmacogenetics on treatment response
Impact of stress on brain function
Impact of trauma on brain structure
Influence of early life stress on mental health
Influence of genetics on anxiety disorders
Mechanisms of memory
Neural circuits involved in fear learning
Neuroimaging studies of PTSD
Pharmacological treatments for PTSD
Role of epigenetics in fear memory
Role of mindfulness in anxiety treatment
Role of the amygdala in fear processing
Therapeutic targets for anxiety disorders
Translational research in psychiatry
Understanding the biology of fear
Role of the prefrontal cortex in emotion regulation
Neurobiological_basis_of_fear_extinction
Neurobiological_effects_of_psychotherapy
Neurobiological_mechanisms_of_resilience.
Neurotransmitter_systems_in_anxiety
gptkbp:researchFocus Fear and anxiety
gptkbp:researchInterest Molecular biology
Electrophysiology
Imaging techniques
Animal models
Behavioral assays