J. Amiel Rosenkranz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., 2002, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) Room 2.168 Phone: 847-578-8680 Fax: 847-578-3268 Email: amiel.rosenkranz@rosalindfranklin.edu

Neurophysiology of Emotion and Memory

A dysfunction in the production, influence or perception of emotion is at the core of several psychiatric disorders. The amygdala is part of a system that mediates the influence of emotion on behavior and memory formation. In this laboratory we examine 1) how the amygdala influences these processes, 2) how it changes during learning, and 3) how it is disrupted in animal models of psychiatric disorders.

Modulation of synaptic integration