{"585872":{"#nid":"585872","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Neural Circuits Governing Parental Behavior","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnita Autry, Harvard University\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nParental care is essential for the survival and well-being of young, though parents or other adults sometimes show neglect or aggressive behavior toward infants.\u0026nbsp; While maternal behavior has been studied extensively, agonistic behavior toward infants remains poorly understood.\u0026nbsp; I will review work in which I participated that combined molecular, optogenetic, and behavioral techniques to understand how galanin neurons in the medial preoptic area control positive aspects of mouse parental behavior.\u0026nbsp; Then I will describe my independent research project which expands on these approaches to uncover how a population of neurons in the perifornical area of hypothalamus (PeFA) expressing neuropeptide urocortin-3 (ucn3) governs agonistic infant-directed behavior.\u0026nbsp; Prior studies have associated ucn3 PeFA neuronal activity with anxiety and stress-related behavior, though this circuit has not previously been to parental behavior.\u0026nbsp; My findings suggest that ucn3 PeFA neurons govern the negative regulation of parental behavior in a physiologically relevant manner.\u0026nbsp; My research goal is to define the anatomy and function of this novel behavioral circuit and to connect the anatomy with infant-directed behavior in various physiological states.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nParental care is essential for the survival and well-being of young, though parents or other adults sometimes show neglect or aggressive behavior toward infants.\u0026nbsp; While maternal behavior has been studied extensively, agonistic behavior toward infants remains poorly understood.\u0026nbsp; I will review work in which I participated that combined molecular, optogenetic, and behavioral techniques to understand how galanin neurons in the medial preoptic area control positive aspects of mouse parental behavior.\u0026nbsp; Then I will describe my independent research project which expands on these approaches to uncover how a population of neurons in the perifornical area of hypothalamus (PeFA) expressing neuropeptide urocortin-3 (ucn3) governs agonistic infant-directed behavior.\u0026nbsp; Prior studies have associated ucn3 PeFA neuronal activity with anxiety and stress-related behavior, though this circuit has not previously been to parental behavior.\u0026nbsp; My findings suggest that ucn3 PeFA neurons govern the negative regulation of parental behavior in a physiologically relevant manner.\u0026nbsp; My research goal is to define the anatomy and function of this novel behavioral circuit and to connect the anatomy with infant-directed behavior in various physiological states.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Anita Autry, Harvard University"}],"uid":"27964","created_gmt":"2017-01-11 19:10:14","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:13:21","author":"Jasmine Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-01-31T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2017-01-31T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-01-31T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-01-31 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-01-31 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-01-31 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166892","name":"School of Biological Sciences Seminar"},{"id":"76431","name":"Georgia Tech Neuro"},{"id":"25121","name":"gt neuro"},{"id":"17641","name":"gtneuro"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions about logistics or would like to set up an appointment with the speaker, please contact the School of Biological Sciences\u0026#39; administrative office at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebio-admin@lists.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}