Winter Madness: Melatonin as a Regulator of Seasonal Aggression

  • 1/21/2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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  • Kelsey Shackelford
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  • Seasonal aggression disorder is an emerging topic related to S.A.D as we normally think about it. Learn about physiological and cellular mechanisms underlying seasonal brain changes in aggressive and non-aggressive social behaviors, including a key role for melatonin in facilitating a “neuroendocrine switch” to alternative physiological mechanisms of aggression across the annual cycle. This research focused on Siberian hamsters, but these methods and results are being extrapolated to humans. Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Munley, PhD Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior.

     

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