Behavorial Neuroscience Faculty   

                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                    

Douglas  A.  Bayliss,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor and Chair of Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of Neuromodulation in Central Neurons
James  A.  Coan,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Neuroscience of Emotional Expression and Individual Emotion-Regulation Capabilities
Jay  Hirsh,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Molecular genetics; development and function of neurotransmitter-synthesizing neurons in Drosophila
Vesna  Jevtovic-Todorovic,  M.D., Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Anesthesiology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms by which anesthetic drugs interact with neurotransmitter systems in the central nervous system to produce pharmacological and toxicological effects.
Bankole  A.  Johnson,  D.Sc., M.D., Ph.D., M. Phil., FRCPsych.    [more information]
Alumni Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Integration of the Study of Brain Functions and the Behavioral Aspects of Addiction Medicine
Jonathan  Kipnis,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests:
Neuro-Immune Interactions
Wendy  J.  Lynch,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Research Interests:
Behavioral Pharmacology, Sex Differences, Animal Models of Addiction
Michael  Menaker,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Circadian Rhythms
Dennis  R.  Proffitt,      [more information]
Commonwealth Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Human Perception & Cognition
Ignacio  Provencio,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Associate Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
The Role of Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells in the Photic Regulation of Mammalian Circadian Rhythms
Emilie  F.  Rissman,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Research Interests:
Steroid receptor and epigenetic interactions affecting behavior.
B.  Jill  Venton,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Research Interests:
Analytical Neurochemistry; Electrochemical Detection of Adenosine; Mechanisms of Drugs of Abuse using Capillary Electrophoresis
Herman  Wijnen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Biology

Research Interests:
Molecular basis of circadian behavior in animals
Cedric  L.  Williams,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Relationship between emotionally arousing events and their capacity to modulate brain systems that encode new experiences into memory
Brian  J.  Wiltgen,  Ph.D.    [more information]
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Research Interests:
Mechanisms of long-term memory storage in the hippocampus and neocortex; Neural basis of motivation and goal-directed learning.