• Date and time: October 31, 2017 from 11:00am-12:00 pm
  • Location: BiocomplexityInstitute Conference Room
  • Speaker:  Sarah K. Williams Avram, Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    National Institute of Mental Health

Oxytocin and vasopressin are known as the “social” neuropeptides because  of their well-established roles inregulating social behavior across mammalian species. The wide range of behaviors associated with these neuropeptides along with the wide spread distribution of their receptors within the CNS suggests that regional activation of receptors is required for specific behavioral repertoires. I will discuss our recent work using transgenic mouse models, optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulation, and behavioral assays to investigate how these peptides influence aggressive behaviors as well as social memory through distinct neural circuitries. Sex differences in these effects will be highlighted.

Contact Anne Wailes for more information: awailes@vt.edu

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Williams_Seminar _Flyer_10.31.17.pdf “Manipulation of oxytocin and vasopressin receptor circuits impacts aggression and social memory
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