Behavioral Neuroscience seeks to understand the biological basis of behavior and cognition. This is an intensely interesting, challenging problem for modern neuroscientists and psychologists, and despite major technical and conceptual advances in recent years, we are only in the very early stages of addressing it.
The interests of the CU-Boulder Behavioral Neuroscience Group are concentrated in several key areas including behavioral neuroendocrinology and neuroimmunology (with particular attention to stress, anxiety, aggression, and fear), sensory systems and pain mechanisms, recovery from brain injury, and the biological basis of learning and memory. Our labs combine an unusually wide range of techniques and conceptual frameworks, supporting molecular-genetic, pharmacologic, systems, behavioral and modeling analyses. This interdiscplinary approach also fosters a stimulating and highly collegial atmosphere.