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Sydney Trask

Neuroscience · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2011
Memory and Neural MechanismsStress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Publications

61

Citations

1,173

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Sydney Trask studies how the brain learns and stores fear-related memories, using rats to examine processes like fear conditioning, extinction (learning that a threat is no longer present), and memory reconsolidation. The research explores how stress, aging, and social experiences change fear learning and the underlying brain circuits, particularly regions such as the amygdala, hippocampus, and retrosplenial cortex. A recurring focus is on techniques to reduce fear responses and prevent relapse.

Fear conditioning and extinctionStress and the brainAging and memory impairmentAmygdala and hippocampal circuitsSocial behavior and development

Publication activity has been steady with periodic peaks, averaging around 5-6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through August 2029 — about 3 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R01MH136311through Aug 2029 · $364k awarded

    Behavioral, circuit, and molecular mechanisms underlying UCS deflation

1 earlier award
  • NIH R21AG081851Sep 2023 – Sep 2025 · $369k awarded

    Alleviating age-related memory impairment through proteasome stimulation

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 575 mid career Neuroscience PIs within our index
Citations: 1,173cohort median 670
h-index: 21cohort median 12
Publications / year (recent): 6.4cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 54% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 27 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 9 publications926
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory×10
  • ICPSR Data Holdings×6
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience×4
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Animal Learning and Cognition×3
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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