Jay
Schulkin, Ph.D.
Research Professor,
Dept of Physiology and Biophysics
CBBC Faculty Profile
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Jay
Schulkin, Ph.D. |
Campus
Address:
Basic Science Building
Mailing
Address:
Department of Physiology, Basic Sciences Building, Georgetown University, Washington,
DC
Tel: 202-863-2504
Fax: 202-863-2994
E-mail: jschulkin@acog.org
Research
Interests:
The cognitive and biochemical neuroscience of appetitive and fear-related events.
Research
Summary:
We study the biological mechanisms of both appetitive and avoidance (fear)-related
behaviors. Our focus has been on three species: human, monkey, and the rat.
In particular, we look at how the brain adapts to diverse conditions under normal
and pathological conditions. Other research interests include the cognitive
and neural systems that underlie social knowledge, the philosophy of cognitive
sciences, and human information processing systems.
Teaching:
Psychobiology, neuroscience, neuroendocrinology
Populations
Studied:
People, rats, and monkeys.
Methods
Used:
Behavioral studies, lesion and hormone impant studies, in situ histochemistry,
fMRI.