Developmental Psychobiology

Research Fields:
Developmental Psychobiology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Biological Psychiatry
Animal models of obesity, binge-eating, snacking, depression, infant-mother attachment, emotion-regulation
Epigenetics
Research Projects

Examining neurochemical, neuroanatomical and hormonal mechanisms in the development of emotion-regulation and self-regulation in animal models of depression.
Neurobiological, epigenetic and environmental mechanisms underlying the development of overeating: obesity, snacking and binge-eating, using animal models.
Animal models of adolescent and maternal depression and anxiety.
Effects of novel therapeutic approaches using animal models