Mariana Pereira

Associate Professor

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Mariana
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Location
Morrill 4 North N214

Education

PhD, 2006, University of the Republic, Uruguay

 

Center and Institute Affilitation: 

Center for Neuroendocrine Studies
Center for Research on Families
Neuroscience & Behavior Graduate Program

 

Research

Research in our lab focuses on understanding the basis of cognitive, motivational, and affective mechanisms of parenting at the circuit, neurochemical, and molecular levels, both under healthy conditions and in the context of maternal neuropsychiatric disorders. Emphasis on limbic-cortical-striatal interactions, mesocorticolimbic dopamine system, and animal models of depression and drug addiction.

 

Teaching

  • Honors 391. Neuroscience of Love
  • PSYCH 335. Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
  • PSYCH 391/591. Neurobiology of Parenting
  • PSYCH 891. Neuropsychopharmacology 

Research Areas

Behavioral Neuroscience