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CONTE COLLOQUIUM ON MENTAL HEALTH
Neural Mechanisms of Social Bonding: Implications for Novel Therapies for Autism
Larry J. Young, PhD
Director, Silvio O. Conte Center for Oxytocin and Social Cognition
William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Emory University
Dr. Young will discuss his research on the role of oxytocin and other brain chemical in regulating social bonding in monogamous prairie voles. Insights from this research has led to a greater understanding of the social brain and may give rise to novel therapies for improving social functioning in psychiatric disorders characterized by impairments in social cognition.
Tuesday March 24th at 6:00PM
Dinner available at 5:45PM
The Northwest Labs Building, B-101
52 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Free and open to the public
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