Scholars

Research Assistant Professor

Positions:

Research Assistant Professor

overview

My research focuses on the hormonal regulation of behavior, particularly the role for neurosteroids in fear, anxiety, and emotional learning and memory.

education and training

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States) 1993
B.S. in Biological Sciences, Stanford University - (Stanford, California, United States) 1984

selected publications

Academic Articles13

Blair, R. S., Acca, G. M., Tsao, B., Stevens, N., Maren, S., & Nagaya, N. (2022). Estrous cycle contributes to state-dependent contextual fear in female rats.. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 141, 105776-105776.
Acca, G. M., Mathew, A. S., Jin, J., Maren, S., & Nagaya, N. (2017). Allopregnanolone induces state-dependent fear via the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.. Hormones and Behavior. 89, 137-144.

SDG 3
Nagaya, N., Acca, G. M., & Maren, S. (2015). Allopregnanolone in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulates contextual fear in rats.. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 9(AUGUST), 205.

SDG 3
Nagaya, N., & Maren, S. (2015). Sex, steroids, and fear.. Biological Psychiatry. 78(3), 152-153.
Nagaya, N., Tittle, R. K., Saar, N., Dellal, S. S., & Hume, R. I. (2005). An intersubunit zinc binding site in rat P2X2 receptors.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(28), 25982-25993.