Title: Understanding the neural circuits of aggression

Speaker: Dayu Lin, Ph.D. ( New York University )

Time: May 11 2016 (Wed) 13:00-14:30

Venue: 101 Lecture Hall, Jinguang Life Science Building, PKU

Dr. Lin’s lab focuses on understanding the neural circuits underlying motivational behaviors, such as aggression, maternal care and feeding, using mice as an animal model. Specifically, we use various functional optogenetic and phamacogenetic manipulation and electrophysiological approaches to investigate the neural substrates involved in the behavioral expression and modulation. For example, in previous studies, we identified ventromedial hypothalamus, ventrolateral part (VMHvl) as an essential relay in male mouse aggression. Expanded from this finding, we are aimed at understanding the role of the VMHvl in encoding sensory independent aggressive motivation. Our long term research goal is to understand how sensory information triggers motivational state which in turn guides the action. 

Host: Yulong Li