Randy J. Nelson holds the Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research in the WVU School of Medicine and is director of basic science research in the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, as well as across the University. He also leads the neuroscience PhD program as one of the seven biomedical science PhD programs at the Health Sciences Center, and serves as a professor and inaugural chair in the new Department of Neuroscience.Professor Nelson earned his AB and MA degrees in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a PhD in Psychology in 1983, as well as a second PhD in Endocrinology in 1984, both from UC Berkeley. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Reproductive Biology at the University of Texas, Austin. Professor Nelson served on the faculty at The Johns Hopkins University from 1986 until 2000, where he was a professor of psychology, neuroscience, biochemistry, and molecular biology. He then served on the faculty at TheOhio State University from 2000 - 2018, during which time he served as Distinguished University Professor, as well as the co-director of both the Neuroscience Research Institute (2014-2018) and the Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program (2003-2009). He was also the faculty lead of the Chronic Brain Injuries Discovery Theme. Nelson has published nearly 500 research articles and more than 10 books describing studies in biological rhythms, behavioral neuroendocrinology, and immune function.

Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

• 1. Neuroendocrine RegulationHypothalamic Control of Female Reproduction (Brian P. Kenealy and Ei Terasawa)Inflammatory Signals and Sexual Differentiation of the Brain (Margaret M. McCarthy)Membrane-Initiated Estradiol Signaling in the Central Nervous System (Paul E. Micevych and Melinda A. Mittelman-Smith)Neuroendocrine Influences on Human Sexuality (Ashlyn Swift-Gallant and S. Marc Breedlove)Neuroendocrine Regulation of Seasonal Reproduction (Elisabetta Tolla, Jonathan H. Pérez, Ian C. Dunn, Simone L. Meddle, and Tyler J. Stevenson)Prolactin: Regulation and Actions (Robert S. Bridges)Regulation of Gonadotropins (Daniel J. Bernard, Yining Li, Chirine Toufaily, and Gauthier Schang)Sexual Differentiation (Ashley Monks)Steroids and Plasticity (Alyssa L. Pedersen and Colin J. Saldanha)Transcriptomic Architecture of Reproductive Plasticity (Susan C.P. Renn and Nadia Aubin-Horth) 2. NeuroimmunologyNeuroendocrine and Neuroimmune Mechanisms Regulating the Blood-Brain Barrier (Divine C. Nwafor, Allison L. Brichacek, Sreeparna Chakraborty, Catheryne A. Gambill, Stanley A. Benkovic, and Candice M. Brown)Neuroimmunology: Behavioral Effects (Gretchen N. Neigh, Mandakh Bekhbat, and Sydney A. Rowson)The Ouroboros of Inflammatory Signaling to the Brain for the Control of Neuroendocrine Function (Georgia E. Hodes)Regulating Systems in Neuroimmunology (William H. Walker II and A. Courtney DeVries)The Role of Microglia in the Aging Brain: A Focus on Sex Differences (Jeffrey S. Darling, Kevin Sanchez, Andrew D. Gaudet, and Laura K. Fonken)Sex-Specific Regulation of Peripheral and Central Immune Responses (Sabra L. Klein and Jaclyn M. Schwarz) 3. Behavioral NeuroendocrinologyBehavioral Neuroendocrinology: Cognition (Victoria Luine, Hunter)Behavioral Neuroendocrinology of Female Aggression (Natalia Duque-Wilckens and Brian C. Trainor)Brain Derived Steroids and Behaviors (Colin J. Saldanha) Hormones and Animal Communication (Eliot A. Brenowitz)Maternal Behavior from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Danielle S. Stolzenberg, Kimberly L. Hernandez-D'Anna, Oliver J. Bosch, and Joseph S. Lonstein)Neurobiology of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse (Ruth I. Wood and Kathryn G. Wallin-Miller)The Neuroendocrinology of Empathy (Farzaneh Naghavi and James Burkett) Paternal Behavior from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Caleigh Guoynes and Catherine Marler)The Role of Oxytocin & Vasopressin in the Neural Regulation of Social Behavior (Heather K. Caldwell)Role of Puberty in Adult Behaviors (Kristen Delevich and Linda Wilbrecht)Sexual Behavior in Females from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Donald Pfaff)Sexual Behavior in Males from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Jacques Balthazart and Gregory F. Ball) 4. Autonomic RegulationAutonomic Regulation of Kidney Function (Mohammed H. Abdulla and Edward J. Johns)Autonomic Regulation of Penile Erection (Karl-Erik Andersson)Autonomic Regulation of the Eye (Paul J. May, Anton Reiner, and Paul D. Gamlin)Autonomic Thermoregulation (Thad E. Wilson and Kristen Metzler-Wilson)Central Mechanisms Regulating Coordinated Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function (Roger Dampney)Development of Lung Innervation (Talita de Melo e Silva, Catherine Miriam Czeisler, and José Javier Otero)Neural Control of Lower Urinary Tract Function (Jonathan M. Beckel and William C. de Groat)The Role of Sex Hormones in Pain (Dayna L. Averitt, Rebecca S. Hornung, and Anne Z. Murphy) 5. Stress and the BrainCardiac Vagal Tone and Stress (Kevin T. Larkin, Alaina G. Tiani, and Leah A. Brown)Mineralocorticoid Receptors and Glucocorticoid Receptors in HPA Stress Responses During Coping and Adaptation (Edo Ronald de Kloet and Marian Joëls)Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults (Allison E. Gaffey and Brandy S. Martinez)Neuroendocrinology of Stress and Addiction (Steven Kinsey, Olivia Vanegas, Kristen Trexler, Floyd Steele, and Matthew Eckard)Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Affective Responses (Kalynn Schulz, Marcia Chavez, and Arthur Castaneda)Stress and Neuroimmunology (Eric S. Wohleb)Stress-Modulated Pathways (Nicolas Rohleder) 6. Regulation of Thirst and Water Balance, Food Intake, and Body WeightIntegration of Peripheral and Central Systems in Control of Ingestive and Reproductive Behavior (Jill E. Schneider)Molecular Regulation of Energy Balance (D. Grahame Hardie and A. Mark Evans)Regulators and Integration of Peripheral Signals (Michelle T. Foster)Thirst and Water Balance (Derek Daniels) 7. Biological Rhythms and SleepThe Hypocretin Arousal Network (Jeremy C. Borniger and Luis de Lecea)Molecular Biology and Physiology of Circadian Clocks (Ruifeng Cao)Neurobiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Steven Holfinger, M. Melanie Lyons, Nitin Bhatt, and Ulysses Magalang)Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Circadian Rhythms in Diurnal Species (Lily Yan, Laura Smale, and Antonio A. Nunez)The Regulation of Sleep (Craig Heller)Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Anatomy, Physiology, and Neurochemistry (Rae Silver)