Dr. R speaks in a recent “Ask Me Anything” event!
By kenippert January 18, 2021
Dr. R. recently participated in an “Ask Me Anything” event focused on the science of stress, along with Dean Jean King and Professor Erin Solovey.
We are constantly multitasking, moving quickly, and being overstimulated, so it’s no wonder stress has become more prevalent than ever. And in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about new types and higher levels of stress for many across the globe. It is widely known that stress can result in psychological issues like depression and anxiety, but do you also know that chronic stress can lead to a host of physiological conditions including heart disease, weight gain or loss, and immune suppression, to name a few?
In this Ask Me Anything event, Peterson Family Dean of Arts & Sciences Jean King and professors Angela Rodriguez and Erin Solovey will discuss how WPI research teams are observing stress and how it operates in the body, examining emotions and thoughts, and providing insight into how we can mitigate stress’s harmful side effects.
Drs. King, Rodriguez, and Solovey will also provide a peek inside WPI’s Neurotechnology Suite, an experimental hub that provides the potential for effective collaboration among researchers and across departments to accelerate experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, therefore enhancing our understanding of neural mechanisms, biomarkers, pathologies, and interventions.
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