Michael J. Meaney

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor Professor
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1956-01-01
gptkbp:children Not publicly disclosed
gptkbp:class International conferences on neuroscience
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:S._M._Meaney
gptkbp:conference gptkb:Society_for_Neuroscience_Annual_Meeting
gptkbp:contribution Understanding of the role of early life experiences in shaping behavior
gptkbp:education gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkbp:field Psychobiology
gptkbp:historicalResearch Cross-disciplinary studies
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Toronto
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michael J. Meaney
gptkbp:impact Neuroscience and psychology fields
gptkbp:influenced Developmental Psychology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Bowlby
gptkbp:investmentFocus gptkb:Journal_of_Neuroscience
gptkbp:keyIssues Epigenetic regulation of gene expression
gptkbp:knownFor Research on maternal care and its effects on brain development
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Interviews on neuroscience topics
gptkbp:mentor Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableFeature The role of maternal care in the development of stress responses
gptkbp:patentDescription The effects of maternal behavior on the development of the brain
gptkbp:profession Neuroscientist
gptkbp:publicAccess Science communication initiatives
gptkbp:publishes Maternal care, hippocampal function, and the epigenetic programming of stress responses
gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment Advancements in understanding mental health
gptkbp:researchAreas Neurodevelopmental disorders
Stress and resilience
gptkbp:researchContribution Foundational work in epigenetics and behavior.
Insights into the biological basis of behavior
gptkbp:researchField Neuroscience
gptkbp:researchFocus Epigenetics
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Canadian_Institutes_of_Health_Research
gptkb:McGill_University
Numerous peer-reviewed articles
Animal models
International research teams
High citation index
Behavioral experiments
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Montreal,_Canada
gptkbp:scientificName Awards and honors in neuroscience
gptkbp:socialResponsibility Influence on parenting practices
gptkbp:spouse Not publicly disclosed