Institution: University of Valencia; Spain

Laboratory/Department: Functional Neurobiology

Research topic: Experience in the study of neural circuits mediating innate behavioural responses, especially those involving emotional learning, such as social and sexual behaviours:

• Amygdala and emotions. Study of the role of the amygdala in the generation of emotional and motivated behaviours and its pathologies.
• Neurobiology of sociosexual behaviour. Study of the neural circuitry and endocrinology underlying the control of sexual attraction, agonistic encounters (aggression) and maternal behaviour.

Methodologies: Tract-tracing techniques, immunocytochemistry, behavioural paradigms.