An Afternoon with Professor George Bentley

Berkeley Scientific: the journal of young scientists

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Kuntal Chowdhary¹  Harshika Chowdhary¹  Manraj Gill¹  Atiriya Hari¹  Rhea Misra¹  Jess Evaristo¹  Ali Palla¹ 

[1] University of California

关键词: George Bentley;    Stress;    Birds;    GnRH;    GnIH;   

DOI  :  10.5070/BS3181020653

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University of California, Berkeley

【 摘 要 】

This year, BSJ had the pleasure of interviewingProfessor George Bentley. Professor Bentley’sresearch interests include avian reproductivebiology, neuroendocrinology and behavior.As an ornithologist, Professor Bentley hascompleted extensive studies on song controlsystems. Endocrine and behavioral responsesto stimuli such as vocalizations have beendocumented for decades, yet the “black box”approach has been applied to any explanationof the brain’s involvement. Any externalstimulus has to be first monitored by and thenresponded to by the brain for the stimulusto have a physiological effect. To affect thereproductive axis, these stimuli must influencethe gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)system. Much of Professor Bentley’s recentwork has been on the recently identifiedneuropeptide, gonadotropin-inhibitoryhormone (GnIH). BSJ had the opportunity tolearn more about the role of stress in the GnRHsystem.

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