Current Projects
Neural Circuits of Cognitive Flexibility
Cognitive flexibility is a higher-order executive function that is necessary to flexibly adapt previously learned behaviors to a changing environment.
Neurobiological Mediators of Early Adversity
Early life adversity (ELA) in the form of maltreatment, neglect, distant parent-child relationships, and unpredictable or disorganized parental care can have potent and long-lasting effects on emotional wellbeing and cognitive functions.
Intergenerational Transmission of Stress Effects
In this project, we aim to identify how stress effects can be transmitted from one generation to the next through both behavioral- and molecular transmission pathways.
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Stress
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is a form of neuroplasticity by which neural stem cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus develop into young neurons that functionally integrate into the local neural circuitry.