Seminar – Anita E. Autry, PhD

Our laboratory is focused on uncovering and dissecting neural circuits that control social behaviors and understanding how these circuits are regulated under physiological and pathological conditions. Specifically, we study parental behavior which is essential for the health and survival of offspring, as well as infant-directed aggression and other behaviors associated with parenting. The research questions center around how stress affects the function of circuits controlling parental behaviors, how circuits that mediate stress responses interact over time, and how peptidergic signaling leads to lasting central and peripheral effects of stress.