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A molecular rationale for the unpredictable nature of behavior

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Air date:	Monday, February 22, 2016, 12:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 299 (43 Live, 256 On-demand)
Category:	Neuroscience
Runtime:	01:02:17
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Description:	NIH Neuroscience Series Seminar Dr. Stowers lab is studying how cues in the environment are detected and transformed into electrical activity in the brain to generate behavior. They are identifying the coding logic of all aspects of the system: (1) specific pheromone chemosignals that generate stereotypic behavior; (2) sensory neurons that detect pheromones and other specialized chemosignals; (3) the neural and molecular mechanisms in the brain that result in stereotypic behavior. They are studying several independent stereotypic behaviors in the mouse: male-male aggression, pup-suckling, inter-species fear, female reproductive behavior, and scent marking. Analysis of these behaviors in parallel will enable them to determine the neural mechanisms that specify each behavior as well as the common mechanisms that underlie general principles of stereotypic behavior.

NLM Title:	A molecular rationale for the unpredictable nature of behavior / Lisa Stowers.
Author:	Stowers, Lisa. National Institutes of Health (U.S.),
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Abstract:	(CIT): Dr. Stowers' lab is studying how cues in the environment are detected and transformed into electrical activity in the brain to generate behavior. They are identifying the coding logic of all aspects of the system: (1) specific pheromone chemosignals that generate stereotypic behavior; (2) sensory neurons that detect pheromones and other specialized chemosignals; (3) the neural and molecular mechanisms in the brain that result in stereotypic behavior. They are studying several independent stereotypic behaviors in the mouse: male-male aggression, pup-suckling, inter-species fear, female reproductive behavior, and scent marking. Analysis of these behaviors in parallel will enable them to determine the neural mechanisms that specify each behavior as well as the common mechanisms that underlie general principles of stereotypic behavior.
Subjects:	Behavior--physiology Brain--physiology Mice Neurons--physiology Pheromones, Human
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast

NLM Classification:	WL 300
NLM ID:	101678418
CIT Live ID:	17915
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=17915

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