Areas of Study
- Biology, Behavior, and Neuroscience
- Neural Science
- Cognitive Science
- Animal Behavior
Research Topics
- Electrophysiological, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical analyses of adult neural plasticity in cortical and subcortical structures, particularly with respect to the contributions of gonadal and stress hormones; Neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and behavioral analyses of animal models of autism; Secondary interests include sensory system development and comparative neuroanatomy.
My laboratory features two ongoing lines of research. The primary focus is on plastic changes in the adult primate somatosensory system following peripheral nerve injury.
The second line of research involves assessment of the effects of anticonvulsant compounds, gonadal and stress hormones, or specific neurotransmitter systems, principally using an instrumental appetitive-to-aversive transfer task or a Pavlovian discrimination reversal paradigm, as well as Morris water maze, and spatial working memory tasks.
Research Interests: electrophysiological, neuroanatomical, and neurochemical analyses of adult neural plasticity in cortical and subcortical structures, particularly with respect to the contributions of gonadal and stress hormones; neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and behavioral analyses of animal models of autism; secondary interests include sensory system development and comparative neuroanatomy
Subject Areas
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
