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DIRP Non-Human Primate Core - Current Resarch Ongoing: • Differential rearing effects on neural activation associated with the development of behavioral inhibition - collaboration with Dr. Mike Davis at Emory University. • Neural and Endocrine Covariates of Differential Rearing History in maturing Macaca mulatta • Pharmacological validation of fear-potentiated startle and prepulse inhibition in rhesus macaque. • Social cognition in differentially reared monkeys. Ongoing Projects: • Persistent alterations in neural and behavioral systems associated with chronic fluoxetine administration in adolescence. An inter-institute collaborative project with Drs. Daniel Pine, Husseini Manji and Jay Giedd (NIMH), Dr. Stephen Suomi (NICHD), and Dr. John D. Higley (NIAAA). • Developmental Studies of Rhesus monkey brain development using in vivo scanning. Collaborative project with Drs. Giedd and Lenroot (NIMH) amd Dr. Steve Suomi (NICHD). • Social cognition in differentially reared monkeys using eye-tracking technology .  Collaborative project with Drs. Pine, Nelson, Ernst (NIMH, MAP). • Role of gonadal steroids at puberty in the development of orbital and medial prefrontal cortex of male rhesus macaques. Collaboration with Dr. Cynthia Shannon-Wieckert (NIMH, CBDB). • Anxiolytic properties of antalaramin in monkeys. Collaborative project with Drs. Manji (NIMH, MAP) and John D. Higley (NIAAA). Projects Under Consideration: • Potential for development of transgenic models in marmoset monkeys. Collaborative Project with Drs. Pickel (NIMH IRP Transgenic Core) and Jingshan Chen (NIMH CBDB).  Overview NHP Staff Current Research NHP Forms Related Links Contact NHP Functional MRI Core Magnetic Resonance Core Magnetoencephalography Core Microarray Core Non-Human Primate Core Scientific and Statistical Computing Core Transgenic Core Veterinary Medicine Resources (Staff only) Office of the Scientific Director Office of the Clinical Director Office of Fellowship Training Office of Technology Transfer Administrative Services Branch Administrative Services Office of the Scientific Director Site Map Participate in Research Contact Us What’s New Principal Investigators Scientists & Clinicians DIRP Labs and Branches DIRP Research Areas Staff Scientists/Clinicians

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